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Addresses of the Mississippi Philosophical Association

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 379 pages
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Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004495692

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Addresses of the Mississippi Philosophical Association is a collection of presidential and invited addresses from the members of the Mississippi Philosophical Association (MPA). Papers date from the inception of the association in the mid-1940s and continue through 1999. The common thread in these addresses is the authors' service to or leadership in the MPA. The content and methods in the chapters are diverse, including addresses on ethics, political philosophy, history of philosophy, epistemology, aesthetics, philosophy of language, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and philosophical theology. Some unique features of this book are a history of the MPA, biographical sketches and photographs of each contributor, and the inclusion of the unpublished 1988 Dunbar Lectures from Millsaps College and the unpublished 1992 Akin Lecture from Mississippi College. These essays and lectures reveal the vitality of philosophy in the colleges and universities of Mississippi. As part of the special series, Histories and Addresses of Philosophical Societies in the larger Value Inquiry Book Series, this book documents - in a unique historical format - the value and vitality of a state philosophical organization. “There has been no attempt to mold these addresses into a unity; rather, the addresses offer a glimpse of the pluralistic philosophical reflection among the philosophical faculties of the private colleges and public universities in the state of Mississippi. To the surprise of some people, philosophy is alive, well, diverse, and flourishing in Mississippi!” (from the Preface).

Things, Facts and Events

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004457812

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The volume deals with ontological and semantical issues concerning things, facts and events. Ontology tells us about what there is, whereas semantics provides answers to how we refer to what there is. Basic ontological categories are commonly accepted along with basic linguistic types, and linguistic types are accepted as basic if and because they refer to acknowledged ontological categories. In that sense, both disciplines are concerned with structure - the structure of the world and the structure of our language. An extended introduction overviews the topic as a whole, presenting in detail its history and the main contemporary approaches and discussions. More than 20 contributions by internationally acknowledged scholars make the volume a comprehensive study of some very fundamental philosophical entities.

Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association

Author : American Philosophical Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015062073518

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Personalism Revisited

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004496095

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This book presents selected addresses presented before the Personalist Discussion Group meetings held in conjunction with the annual meetings of The American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division. It includes the central ideas of American Personalistic Idealism developed during the twentieth century, its major criticisms, and recent developments by philosophers who are either Personalistic Idealists or sympathetic to the position.

Civil Society in Southeast Europe

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004495821

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Civil Society in Southeast Europe by Anonim Pdf

Since the fall of communism in 1989 Southeast Europe has been a site of far-reaching societal transformation, much of it marked by political crisis, economic upheaval, ethnic tension, and bitter war. The book comprises articles investigating the history and development of civil society in post-communist Southeast Europe. How is civil society to be grasped, what are the historical factors shaping the civil societies of the region?, what is the function of civil society in the transition to democracy and a market-economy?, and what are the prospects for the future development of the civil societies of the region in an age of globalization?, –these are just a few of the major questions addressed in this collection of articles. Many of the authors are social scientists, philosophers, and activists from the region, offering first-hand critical analysis of the state of civil society in Southeast Europe and suggesting theoretical and practical strategies for the future course of its development. The aim is to provide the reader with insight into the complex challenges that face the civil societies of the region.

Philosophical Perspectives on the "War on Terrorism"

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401204354

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Philosophical Perspectives on the "War on Terrorism" by Anonim Pdf

This book responds to the Bush Administration position on the “war on terror.” It examines preemption within the context of “just war”; justification for the United States-led invasion of Iraq, with some authors charging that its tactics serve to increase terror; global terrorism; and concepts such as reconciliation, Islamic identity, nationalism, and intervention.

Albert Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd

Author : Avi Sagi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004493452

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Albert Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd by Avi Sagi Pdf

This book is an attempt to read the totality of Camus’s oeuvre as a voyage, in which Camus approaches the fundamental questions of human existence: What is the meaning of life? Can ultimate values be grounded without metaphysical presuppositions? Can the pain of the other penetrate the thick shield of human narcissism and self-interest? Solipsism and solidarity are among the destinations Camus reaches in the course of this journey. This book is a new reading of one of the towering humanists of the twentieth century, and sheds new light on his spiritual world.

Philosophy and Art in Gurdjieff's Beelzebub

Author : Anna T. Challenger
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art and philosophy
ISBN : 904201489X

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Philosophy and Art in Gurdjieff's Beelzebub by Anna T. Challenger Pdf

This book demonstrates that the most forceful contribution to George Gurdjieff's world-view is Sufism, understood as the tradition of seeking truth wherever it can be found, especially at the meeting place of the world religions. Gurdjieff's masterpiece, Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, is philosophically analyzed in its use of literary devices to jolt the reader into radical transformation.

Africa's Quest for a Philosophy of Decolonization

Author : Messay Kebede
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Decolonization
ISBN : 9042008105

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Africa's Quest for a Philosophy of Decolonization by Messay Kebede Pdf

This book discovers freedom in the colonial idea of African primitiveness. As human transcendence, freedom escapes the drawbacks of otherness, as defended by ethnophilosophy, while exposing the idiosyncratic inspiration of Eurocentric universalism. Decolonization calls for the reconnection with freedom, that is, with myth-making understood as the inaugural act of cultural pluralism. The cultural condition of modernization emerges when the return to the past deploys the future.

Cicero: A Study in the Origins of Republican Philosophy

Author : Robert T. Radford
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004458642

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Cicero: A Study in the Origins of Republican Philosophy by Robert T. Radford Pdf

This book presents Cicero's natural law theory, including valuable definitions of the state, the ideal state, the ideal ruler, and the laws for the ideal state. Explanations are offered of the Greek sources of Cicero's republican philosophy, his influence on the Principate of Augustus, and his role in the development of modern political philosophy. As all the ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher united than Cicero, his authority should have great weight (John Adams, 1787).

Feminist Philosophy in Latin America and Spain

Author : María Luisa Femenías,Amy Oliver,Amy A. Oliver
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789042022072

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Feminist Philosophy in Latin America and Spain by María Luisa Femenías,Amy Oliver,Amy A. Oliver Pdf

This book demonstrates the vast range of philosophical approaches, regional issues and problems, perspectives, and historical and theoretical frameworks that together constitute feminist philosophy in Latin America and Spain.This is important while feminist philosophy was long dominated by Anglo-American authors. It makes available recent feminist thought in Latin America and Spain to facilitate dialogue among Latin American, North American, and European thinkers.

Presidential Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, 1931-1940

Author : Richard Hull
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0792360435

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Presidential Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, 1931-1940 by Richard Hull Pdf

Like the first three volumes in this series, this text contains the record of leaders of this philosophical society during a decade in the 20th century. Along with the addresses delivered before the Association's meetings during the years of the Great Depression, the collection provides an image and biographical sketch of the past presidents of the three divisions of the Association who served during the period 1931-1940. Included is the first English publication of one of the lost presidents of the Western Division, Charles Bruce Vibbert. While some other works are now appearing that contain some biographical facts and brief characterizations of the lives and works of some of the past presidents of The APA, this volume and its companions in the American Philosophical Association Centennial Series presents the full array of individuals who served the organization as its presidents.

Deconstruction and Reconstruction

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004495876

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Deconstruction and Reconstruction by Anonim Pdf

The essays in this volume are from the Second Conference of the Central European Pragmatist Forum, held in Krakow, Poland in 2002. Written by prominent specialists in pragmatism and American philosophy from the United States and Europe, they survey contemporary thinking on classical and contemporary pragmatism, social and political theory, ethics, aesthetics, experience, knowledge, rationality, metaphysics, and the application of pragmatist thought in contemporary Europe.

Deconstruction and Reconstruction

Author : Central European Pragmatist Forum. Conference
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9042016817

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Deconstruction and Reconstruction by Central European Pragmatist Forum. Conference Pdf

The essays in this volume are from the Second Conference of the Central European Pragmatist Forum, held in Krakow, Poland in 2002. Written by prominent specialists in pragmatism and American philosophy from the United States and Europe, they survey contemporary thinking on classical and contemporary pragmatism, social and political theory, ethics, aesthetics, experience, knowledge, rationality, metaphysics, and the application of pragmatist thought in contemporary Europe.

Ethics and Perplexity

Author : Javier Muguerza
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Dialogue
ISBN : 904201881X

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Ethics and Perplexity by Javier Muguerza Pdf

Dialogical reason requires dialogue among the members of a community. Thinkers like Habermas and Apel have proposed that judgments of both fact and value become objects of public debate. The debate should determine whether these judgments can earn the assent of the community. If so, they attain a degree of intersubjective validity. Javier Muguerza's Ethics and Perplexity makes a highly original contribution to the debate over dialogical reason. The work opens with a letter that establishes a parallel between Ethics and Perplexity and Maimonides's classic Guide of the Perplexed. It concludes with an interview that repeatedly strikes sparks on Spanish philosophy's emergence from its "long quarantine," as Muguerza puts it. These informal pieces--witty, informative, conversational--orbit the nucleus of the work: a formidable critique of dialogical reason. The result is a volume by turns vivid and profound. Muguerza insists that the experience of perplexity is inseparable from the exercise of philosophy. Perplexity is linked to aporia and wonder, which the ancients identified as the origin of their activity. The only solidarity among philosophers is that of searching, and philosophy is hardly more than a set of questions unceasingly posed and posed again, of forever open problems, of perplexities that assail us over and over again. Perplexity avoids both the certainty of dogmatism and the ignorance of skepticism. In fact, it is the only philosophical ailment capable of immunizing us against both. Philosophy is always a guide to the perplexed. The series Philosophy in Spain, founded to bring Spanish philosophy to the attention of English-speaking philosophers, seeks outstanding works by classic and contemporary Spanish thinkers as well as books on Spanish philosophy.