The Fundamental Questions Of Philosophy Routledge Revivals

Author : Alfred C Ewing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
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Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136208720

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The Fundamental Questions of Philosophy (Routledge Revivals) by Alfred C Ewing Pdf

First Published in 1951, this outline work on the theory of knowledge and metaphysics is intended both for university students who have recently started on the subject and for any who, without having the advantage of studying it at university, wish by private reading to acquire a general idea of its nature. The book deals with all the main questions arising within the field in so far as they can be stated and discussed profitably and simply. The topics discussed include the place of reason in knowledge and life, the possibility of knowledge beyond sense-experience, the theory of perception, the relation of body and mind, alleged philosophical implications of recent scientific doctrines, the problem of evil and the existence of God.

Author : Alfred C Ewing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136208737

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The Fundamental Questions of Philosophy (Routledge Revivals) by Alfred C Ewing Pdf

First Published in 1951, this outline work on the theory of knowledge and metaphysics is intended both for university students who have recently started on the subject and for any who, without having the advantage of studying it at university, wish by private reading to acquire a general idea of its nature. The book deals with all the main questions arising within the field in so far as they can be stated and discussed profitably and simply. The topics discussed include the place of reason in knowledge and life, the possibility of knowledge beyond sense-experience, the theory of perception, the relation of body and mind, alleged philosophical implications of recent scientific doctrines, the problem of evil and the existence of God.

Author : E.S. Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317217213

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A Philosophy in Outline (Routledge Revivals) by E.S. Bennett Pdf

First published in 1931, this book provides a brief overview of the essentials of philosophy. It aims to combat the notion of the inaccessibility of philosophy by providing an introduction to its history and what the author believes to a ‘minimum dose...of incontrovertible philosophical truth’. The book merely assumes an ordinary level of adult education and offers an outline of the key areas of philosophy — consciousness, reality, experience, Life, God, love, aesthetics, conduct, logic — and as such will be of interest as a very useful starting point for anyone wishing to undertake further studies.

Author : Rudolf Haller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317686859

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Questions on Wittgenstein (Routledge Revivals) by Rudolf Haller Pdf

Wittgenstein, possibly the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century, is often labelled a Neopositivist, a New-Kantian, even a Sceptic. Questions on Wittgenstein, first published in 1988, presents a selection of nine essays investigating a matter of vital philosophical importance: Wittgenstein’s relationship to his Austrian predecessors and peers. The intention throughout is to determine the precise contours of Wittgenstein’s own thought by situating it within its formative context. Although it remains of particular interest to Anglo-Saxon philosophers, special familiarity with Austrian philosophy is required to appreciate the subtle and profound influence which this cultural and philosophical setting had on Wittgenstein’s intellectual development. Professor Haller has spent his career exploring these themes, and is one of the foremost authorities on both Wittgenstein and contemporary Austrian philosophy. Questions on Wittgenstein thus offers a unique insight into the twentieth-century tradition of Austrian philosophy, and its importance for Wittgenstein’s thought.

Author : Stephen Mulhall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317688204

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On Being in the World (Routledge Revivals) by Stephen Mulhall Pdf

On Being in the World, first published in 1990, illumines a neglected but important area of Wittgenstein’s philosophy, revealing its pertinence to the central concerns of contemporary analytic philosophy. The starting point is the idea of ‘continuous aspect perception’, which connects Wittgenstein’s treatment of certain issues relating to aesthetics with fundamental questions in the philosophy of psychology. Professor Mulhall indicates parallels between Wittgenstein’s interests and Heidegger’s Being and Time, demonstrating that Wittgenstein’s investigation of aspect perception is designed to cast light on much more than a bizarre type of visual experience: in reality, it highlights what is distinctively human about our behaviour in relation to things in the world, what it is that distinguishes our practical activity from that of automata. On Being in the World remains an invaluable resource for students of Wittgenstein’s philosophy, as well as anyone interested in negotiating the division between analytic and continental philosophy.

Author : John Casey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135021627

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Morality and Moral Reasoning (Routledge Revivals) by John Casey Pdf

First published in 1971, the five essays in this book were written by young philosophers at Cambridge at that time. They focus on two major questions of ethical theory: ‘What is it to judge morally?’ and ‘What makes a reason a moral reason?’. The book explores the relation of moral judgements to attitudes, emotions and beliefs as well as the notions of expression, agency, and moral responsibility.

Author : A. R. M. Murray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136971150

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An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Routledge Revivals) by A. R. M. Murray Pdf

First published in 1953, this seminal introduction to political philosophy is intended for both the student of political theory and for the general reader. After an introduction which explains the nature and purpose of philosophy, Dr Murray provides a critical examination of the principle theories advanced by political philosophers from Plato to Marx, paying special attention to contemporary issues. The book also makes an attempt to define the essential issues of philosophical significance in contemporary politics, with special reference to the conflict between political authority and individual rights, and to show how the different moral assumptions underlying authoritarian and democratic systems of government are ultimately based upon different theories of logic.

Author : Andrew Benjamin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317675532

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Translation and the Nature of Philosophy (Routledge Revivals) by Andrew Benjamin Pdf

This engrossing study, first published in 1989, explores the basic mutuality between philosophy and translation. By studying the conceptions of translation in Plato, Seneca, Davidson, Walter Benjamin and Freud, Andrew Benjamin reveals the interplay between the two disciplines not only in their relationship to language, but also at a deeper, cognitive level. Benjamin engages throughout with the central tenets of post-structuralism: the concept of a constant yet illusive ‘true’ meaning has lost authority, but remains a problem. The fact of translation seems to defy the notion that ‘meaning’ is reducible to its component words; yet, to say that the ‘truth’ is more than the sum of its parts, we are challenging the very foundations of what it is to communicate, to understand, and to know. In Translation and the Nature of Philosophy, the author sets out his own theory of language in light of these issues.

Author : Bernard Bosanquet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136235603

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Science and Philosophy (Routledge Revivals) by Bernard Bosanquet Pdf

First published in 1927, Science and Philosophy: And Other Essays is a collection of individual papers written by Bernard Bosanquet during his highly industrious philosophical life. The collection was put together by Bosanquet’s wife after the death of the writer and remains mostly unaltered with just a few papers added and the order of entries improved. The papers here displayed consist of various contributions Bosanquet made to Mind, the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, the International Journal of Ethics and other periodicals, as well as work from volumes of lectures and essays under his own or other editorship. Throughout the collection, Bosanquet considers the relationship between science and philosophy. The two subject areas became increasingly intertwined during Bosanquet’s lifetime as scientific writers grew more interested in the philosophical investigation of the concepts which underlined their work and philosophical thinkers recognised the importance of the relationship between mathematics and logic as well as that between physics and metaphysics. The first essay in this volume discusses this idea explicitly and all subsequent articles may be regarded as essays in support of the main discussion with which the volume opens.

Author : R. S. Peters
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317494782

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Ethics and Education (Routledge Revivals) by R. S. Peters Pdf

First published in 1966, this book was written to serve as an introductory textbook in the philosophy of education, focusing on ethics and social philosophy. It presents a distinctive point of view both about education and ethical theory and arrived at a time when education was a matter of great public concern. It looks at questions such as ‘What do we actually mean by education?’ and provides a proper ethical foundation for education in a democratic society. The book will appeal to both teachers and students of philosophy as well as education.

Author : David Cheney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134696246

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Broad's Critical Essays in Moral Philosophy (Routledge Revivals) by David Cheney Pdf

The ideas of C. D. Broad have affected the work of moral philosophers throughout the twentieth century to the present day. First published in 1971, this edited volume contains Broad’s best essays on the philosophical problems of Ethics, mostly written and published between 1914 and 1964. Among the essays are Broad’s important critiques of G. E. Moore’s ethical theory, his lecture entitled ‘Determinism, Indeterminism and Libertarianism’, and other pieces discussing topics as broad as Conscience, Egoism and Free Will. This reissue serves as an important companion to Broad’s other works, a number of which have also been reissued within the Routledge Library Editions series, and will be invaluable to students interested in Broad’s theories and twentieth-century philosophical thought.

Author : Arnold Hauser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134889860

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The Philosophy of Art History (Routledge Revivals) by Arnold Hauser Pdf

First published in 1959, this book is concerned with the methodology of art history, and so with questions about historical thinking; it enquires what scientific history of art can accomplish, what are its mean and limitations? It contains philosophical reflections on history and begins with chapters on the scope and limitations of a sociology of art, and the concept of ideology in the history of art. The chapter on the concept of "art history without names" occupies the central position in the book — thoroughly discussing the basic philosophical outlook for the whole work. There are also further chapters on psychoanalysis, folk art and popular art. The chapter on the role of convention in the history of art points the way for further study.

Author : Patrick O'Sullivan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136736896

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Economic Methodology and Freedom to Choose (Routledge Revivals) by Patrick O'Sullivan Pdf

First published in 1987, Professor O'Sullivan's work provides an in depth philosophical examination of the foundations of method in Economics and other human sciences. The argument is unabashedly dialectical in the great Socratic-Platonic tradition, and the reissue will be very welcome to all students of methodology, in particular those students of economic methodology seeking a refreshing alternative to yet more mathematical game playing. In an age dominated and perhaps to an extent perplexed by an ultimately non-committal postmodernism the book provides a root and branch critique of the epistemological relativism which must lie at the root of the whole post-modernist approach; and in reasserting the fundamental importance not only for the methods of science but also for European civilisation of the pursuit of truth it takes a stance which is very much against the tide of the times. A heterodox perspective is also provided and defended in detail regarding the real nature of economic methodology whereby it is shown that Economics epitomises a teleological mode of explanation which is significantly different from the efficient causal modes of explanation of the natural sciences. In fact Economics is the ultimate subjectivist/interpretative discipline in the methodological sense of Max Weber and Alfred Schutz, a fact which has only been recognised (and welcomed) in the Austrian school of Economics.

Author : Norriss S. Hetherington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317677659

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Encyclopedia of Cosmology (Routledge Revivals) by Norriss S. Hetherington Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Cosmology, first published in 1993, recounts the history, philosophical assumptions, methodological ambiguities, and human struggles that have influenced the various responses to the basic questions of cosmology through the ages, as well as referencing important scientific theories. Just as the recognition of social conventions in other cultures can lead to a more productive perspective on our own behaviour, so too a study of the cosmologies of other times and places can enable us recognise elements of our own cosmology that might otherwise pass as inevitable developments. Apart from modern natural science, therefore, this volume incorporates brief treatments of Native American, Cave-Dweller, Chinese, Egyptian, Islamic, Megalithic, Mesopotamian, Greek, Medieval and Copernican cosmology, leading to an appreciation of cosmology as an intellectual creation, not merely a collection of facts. It is a valuable reference tool for any student or academic with an interest in the history of science and cosmology specifically.

Author : Stephan Körner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 085527168X

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Fundamental Questions of Philosophy by Stephan Körner Pdf