Contemporary Natural

Author : Phyllis Richardson,Sølvi Dos Santos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 050051092X

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Contemporary Natural by Phyllis Richardson,Sølvi Dos Santos Pdf

A photographic style book features the living areas of artists that are comprised of natural materials and organic forms, from a sculptor's Manhattan loft apartment in a former button factory to a Russian artist's Normandy barn conversion. 12,000 first printing.

Author : Ana Marta González
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317160601

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Contemporary Perspectives on Natural Law by Ana Marta González Pdf

Resorting to natural law is one way of conveying the philosophical conviction that moral norms are not merely conventional rules. Accordingly, the notion of natural law has a clear metaphysical dimension, since it involves the recognition that human beings do not conceive themselves as sheer products of society and history. And yet, if natural law is to be considered the fundamental law of practical reason, it must show also some intrinsic relationship to history and positive law. The essays in this book examine this tension between the metaphysical and the practical and how the philosophical elaboration of natural law presents this notion as a "limiting-concept", between metaphysics and ethics, between the mutable and the immutable; between is and ought, and, in connection with the latter, even the tension between politics and eschatology as a double horizon of ethics. This book, contributed to by scholars from Europe and America, is a major contribution to the renewed interest in natural law. It provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of natural law, both from a historical and a systematic point of view. It ranges from the mediaeval synthesis of Aquinas through the early modern elaborations of natural law, up to current discussions on the very possibility and practical relevance of natural law theory for the contemporary mind.

Author : John Goyette,Mark S. Latkovic,Richard S. Myers
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780813213996

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St. Thomas Aquinas and the Natural Law Tradition by John Goyette,Mark S. Latkovic,Richard S. Myers Pdf

To explore and evaluate the current revival, this volume brings together many of the foremost scholars on natural law. They examine the relation between Thomistic natural law and the larger philosophical and theological tradition. Furthermore, they assess the contemporary relevance of St. Thomas's natural law doctrine to current legal and political philosophy.

Author : Robert P. George
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : 0198235526

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Natural Law Theory by Robert P. George Pdf

Natural law theory is enjoying a revival of interest in a variety of scholarly disciplines including law, philosophy, political science, and theology and religious studies. This volume presents twelve original essays by leading natural law theorists and their critics. The contributors discuss natural law theories of morality, law and legal reasoning, politics, and the rule of law. Readers get a clear sense of the wide diversity of viewpoints represented among contemporary theorists, and an opportunity to evaluate the arguments and counterarguments exchanged in the current debates between natural law theorists and their critics. Contributors include Hadley Arkes, Joseph M. Boyle, Jr., John Finnis, Robert P. George, Russell Hittinger, Neil MacCormick, Michael Moore, Jeffrey Stout, Joseph Raz, Jeremy Waldron, Lloyd Weinreb, and Ernest Weinrib.

Author : Richard Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350066342

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Natural and Artifactual Objects in Contemporary Metaphysics by Richard Davies Pdf

What is an object? How do we look at them? Why do they matter? This collection presents a lively, timely discussion of natural and artifactual objects, considering the relationship between them from a range of philosophical perspectives, including the philosophy of biology, the metaphysics of space and the philosophy of perception. Beginning from the starting point that natural objects are bona fide, endowed with some natural border between themselves and everything else, while artifactual objects depend on the observation of tacit conventions and may include the ordinary objects of everyday life, this volume explores, contextualises and interrogates objects. Contributors discuss a variety of objects including physical, scientific and mental ones, as well as things that appear to question the limits of object-hood, including holes, Quinean 'posits' and language. The very first collection to address this growing topic within analytic philosophy, Natural and Artifactual Objects in Contemporary Metaphysics represents a highly original work, showcasing some of the most important and influential philosophers working in Europe today.

Author : Phaidon Phaidon Editors
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838662502

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Living in Nature by Phaidon Phaidon Editors Pdf

An awe-inspiring collection of contemporary homes designed to foster a connection with the essential elements of landscape Living in Nature showcases a selection of architect-designed houses that have something fundamental in common: a special relationship with the natural world. Each of the book's 50 homes is carefully chosen for its stunning location, whether cocooned within the earth itself or soaring high amongst treetops, surrounded by cooling waters, or resisting the desert heat. With a wealth of photographs showcasing each house inside and out, Living in Nature offers inspiration -- and tranquillity.

Author : Harry B. Veatch
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780813230764

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Swimming Against the Current in Contemporary Philosophy by Harry B. Veatch Pdf

Looks at being a follower of Aristotle or St. Thomas Aquinas in a modern philosophical world.

Author : Holger Zaborowski
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780813217864

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Natural Moral Law in Contemporary Society by Holger Zaborowski Pdf

The essays of this volume examine natural moral law, different natural law theories, and the role that natural law can and should play in our contemporary society

Author : Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110566420

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Aristotle - Contemporary Perspectives on his Thought by Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou Pdf

This collection of essays by leading Aristotle scholars worldwide covers a wide range of topics on Aristotle's work from metaphysics, politics, ethics, bioethics, rhetoric, dialectic, aesthetics, history to physics, psychology, biology, medicine, technology. The thorough exploration of the issues investigated deepens our knowledge of the most fundamental concepts, which are crucial for an overall understanding of Aristotle’s work. Moreover, the contributors explore the relevance of Aristotle’s ideas to contemporary issues and provide new perspectives on the study of Aristotle’s thought. The essays of the volume were presented at the plenary sessions of the World Congress "Aristotle 2400 Years," organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Aristotle Studies of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, on May 23-28 2016, in commemoration of the 2400th anniversary of Aristotle’s birth. The aim of the congress was to advance scholarship on all aspects of Aristotle’s work, both in philosophy and in the fundamental disciplines of science. The impressive number of 250 papers from 40 countries highlighted the fact that Aristotle’s work continues to exercise an influence on our intellectual lives on a global scale.

Author : David Forte
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1589013794

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Natural Law and Contemporary Public Policy by David Forte Pdf

Rooted in Western classical and medieval philosophies, the natural law movement of the last few decades seeks to rediscover fundamental moral truths. In this book, prominent thinkers demonstrate how natural law can be used to resolve a wide range of complex social, political, and constitutional issues by addressing controversial subjects that include the family, taxation, war, racial discrimination, medical technology, and sexuality. This volume will be of value to those working in philosophy, political science, and legal theory, as well as to policy analysts, legislators, and judges.

Author : Martin Lenz,Anik Waldow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400762411

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Contemporary Perspectives on Early Modern Philosophy by Martin Lenz,Anik Waldow Pdf

Normativity has long been conceived as more properly pertaining to the domain of thought than to the domain of nature. This conception goes back to Kant and still figures prominently in contemporary epistemology, philosophy of mind and ethics. By offering a collection of new essays by leading scholars in early modern philosophy and specialists in contemporary philosophy, this volume goes beyond the point where nature and normativity came apart, and challenges the well-established opposition between these all too neatly separated realms. It examines how the mind’s embeddedness in nature can be conceived as a starting point for uncovering the links between naturally and conventionally determined standards governing an agent’s epistemic and moral engagement with the world. The original essays are grouped in two parts. The first part focuses on specific aspects of theories of perception, thought formation and judgment. It gestures towards an account of normativity that regards linguistic conventions and natural constraints as jointly setting the scene for the mind’s ability to conceptualise its experiences. The second part of the book asks what the norms of desirable epistemic and moral practices are. Key to this approach is an examination of human beings as parts of nature, who act as natural causes and are determined by their sensibilities and sentiments. Each part concludes with a chapter that integrates features of the historical debate into the contemporary context.​

Author : J. C. Johari
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political science
ISBN : 8120707184

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Contemporary Political Theory by J. C. Johari Pdf

Author : Jing’ai Wang,Shunlin Liang,Peijun Shi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031041587

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The Geography of Contemporary China by Jing’ai Wang,Shunlin Liang,Peijun Shi Pdf

This textbook provides a comprehensive and very detailed insight into Chinese Contemporary Geography in English. It documents the geographical issues associated with China's rapid growth. Since initiating the reforms and open policy, China has achieved tremendous success. China's rapid growth is now a driving force in the global economy and is achieving unprecedented rates of poverty reduction. However, China also faces a number of sustainability and emerging challenges associated with rapid growth such as growing regional disparities in terms of per capita income and social-economic development, sustainable resource development, and issues related to regional and global economic integration. In addition, rapid economic growth has also brought about major challenges such as resource shortages, ecological and environmental destruction, land degradation and frequent disasters. This book presents the authors’ reflections. This lavishly illustrated book covers physical geography, history, and economic and political systems of the world's most populous country. The major focus is on geographical issues in China's contemporary development: agriculture, population, urbanization, resource and energy, and environment. The lead author of the book has taught relevant courses in China for three decades, and authored and edited multiple textbooks for Chinese students. This book will appeal to undergraduate students of geography and related disciplines with a regional focus on China and to the general reader who wants to learn different geographical aspects of modern China with little academic background in geography.

Author : Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic,Marcin J. Schroeder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3039435361

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Contemporary Natural Philosophy and Philosophies - Part 2 by Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic,Marcin J. Schroeder Pdf

Modern technology has eliminated barriers posed by geographic distances between people around the globe, making the world more interdependent. However, in spite of global collaboration within research domains, fragmentation among research fields persists and even escalates. Disintegrated knowledge has become subservient to the competition in the technological and economic race, leading in the direction chosen not by reason and intellect but rather by the preferences of politics and markets. To restore the authority of knowledge in guiding humanity, we have to reconnect its scattered isolated parts and offer an evolving and diverse but shared vision of objective reality connecting the sciences and other knowledge domains and informed by and in communication with ethical and esthetic thinking and being. This collection of articles responds to the second call from the journal Philosophies to build a new, networked world of knowledge with domain specialists from different disciplines interacting and connecting with the rest of the knowledge-producing and knowledge-consuming communities in an inclusive, extended natural-philosophic, human-centric manner. In this process of reconnection, scientific and philosophical investigations enrich each other, with sciences informing philosophies about the best current knowledge of the world, both natural and human-made, while philosophies scrutinize the ontological, epistemological, and methodological foundations of sciences.

Author : Robert B. Potter,David Barker,Thomas Klak,Denis Conway
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317875987

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The Contemporary Caribbean by Robert B. Potter,David Barker,Thomas Klak,Denis Conway Pdf

This text focuses on the contemporary economic, social, geographical, environmental and political realities of the Caribbean region. Historical aspects of the Caribbean, such as slavery, the plantation system and plantocracy are explored in order to explain the contemporary nature of, and challenges faced by, the Caribbean. The book is divided into three parts, dealing respectively with: the foundations of the Caribbean, rural and urban bases of the contemporary Caribbean, and global restructuring and the Caribbean: industry, tourism and politics.