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Insights and Oversights of Great Thinkers

Author : Charles Hartshorne
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438406010
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Insights and Oversights of Great Thinkers written by Charles Hartshorne and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1983-06-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One learns a great deal about a major philosopher by coming to appreciate his perspective on the history of philosophy. Here Charles Hartshorne gives us just such a perspective on the history of philosophy and thereby on himself. This is a reexamination of the history of philosophy, looking at neglected aspects of the philosophers' thought, interpreting their views in a sharply focused, controversial manner in order to show the origins and development within the Western tradition of the metaphysical and moral views represented by process philosophy. The result is a fresh look at the tradition. This is a clearly written, readable, original, and constructive interpretation of the history of philosophy in hte West from the sixth century before Christ to the present. As the best-known living representative of process philosophy, Hartshorne shows that it has anticipations in Plato, Aristotle, Leibniz, Hegel, Schelling, and many others, even including the materialist Epicurus and the atheist Nietzsche. Process philosophy and theology have significant overlap with the views of most of the creative, constructive philosophers and theologians of recent times, including Peirce, William James, Bergson, Heidegger, Paul Weiss, Berdyaev, John Findlay, Paul Tillich, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and others. This philosophy takes creative freedom, transcending causal determinism, and a generalized idea of sympathy—"feeling of feeling," love—as universal principles of life and nature.

Creative Experiencing

Author : Charles Hartshorne
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438436653
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Creative Experiencing written by Charles Hartshorne and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vigorous and wide-ranging defense of Hartshorne’s “neoclassical metaphysics” of creative freedom.

Chan Insights and Oversights

Author : Bernard Faure
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691029023
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Chan Insights and Oversights written by Bernard Faure and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1996-12 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suzuki, Faure demonstrates how both West and East have come to overlook significant components of a complex and elusive tradition.".

A Platonic Philosophy of Religion

Author : Daniel A. Dombrowski
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791484092
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book A Platonic Philosophy of Religion written by Daniel A. Dombrowski and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Platonic Philosophy of Religion challenges traditional views of Plato's religious thought, arguing that these overstate the case for the veneration of Being as opposed to Becoming. Daniel A. Dombrowski explores how process or neoclassical perspectives on Plato's view of God have been mostly neglected, impoverishing both our view of Plato and our view of what can be said in contemporary philosophy of religion on a Platonic basis. Looking at the largely ignored later dialogues, Dombrowski finds a dynamic theism in Plato and presents a new and very different Platonic philosophy of religion. The work's interpretive framework derives from the application of process philosophy and discusses the continuation of Plato's thought in the works of Hartshorne and Whitehead.

Creativity in American Philosophy

Author : Charles Hartshorne
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438405995
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Creativity in American Philosophy written by Charles Hartshorne and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1985-06-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The reader will find that I combine hearty enthusiasm for the philosophical traditions of my country with sharp partial disagreement with nearly all their representatives. My effort throughout my career has been to think about philosophical, that is, essentially a priori or metaphysical, issues, using the history of ideas as a primary resource. "This is the second of two volumes dealing with the history of philosophy, especially of metaphysics. The first, Insights and Oversights of Great Thinkers, discusses some thirty European philosophers, from Democritus to Wittgenstein and Merleau-Ponty. In both volumes I try to learn and teach truth about reality by arguing, in a fashion, with those who in the past have sought such truth." — Charles Hartshorne In a remarkable tour de force, Charles Hartshorne presents a lively and illuminating study of what major American philosophers have said about creativity. With a special talent for perceiving and elegantly expressing the essence of a position, Dr. Hartshorne details his reactions to friend and foe, demonstrating that philosophy at its best is dialogue. Noting that metaphysics is a major theme in the American philosophical tradition, he states that "nowhere has the topic been more persistently and searchingly investigated than in this country."

The Heart of Buddhist Philosophy

Author : Nolan Pliny Jacobson
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809386089
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of Buddhist Philosophy written by Nolan Pliny Jacobson and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In arriving at the heart of Buddhist philosophy, Nolan Pliny Jacobson attempts to eliminate some of the confusion in the West (and perhaps in the East as well) concerning the Buddhist view of what is concrete and ultimately real in the world. Jacobson presents Nāgārjuna, the Plato of the Buddhist tradition, as the major exemplar of the Buddhist expression of life. In his comparison of Buddhism and Western theology, Jacobson demonstrates that some efforts in Western religious thought approach the Buddhist empirical stance.

Hartshorne, Process Philosophy, and Theology

Author : Robert Kane
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438408315
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Hartshorne, Process Philosophy, and Theology written by Robert Kane and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1989-07-03 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to Hartshorne's contributions to contemporary philosophy and theology. It also covers some of the current controversies in philosophy and theology that Hartshorne's contributions have generated. The opening chapter is a lucid and penetrating introduction to Hartshorne's thought. Some of the following chapters break new ground on issues that have concerned Hartshorne throughout his career: the nature and methods of metaphysics, the existence and nature of God, and the place of religion and metaphysics in the modern world. Many chapters survey the current state of controversies on those topics. Other chapters relate Hartshorne's work to other traditions and to trends in contemporary philosophy—to postmodernism, classical Western theism, Indian philosophy, analytical philosophy, and American pragmatism.

Omnipotence and other Theological Mistakes

Author : Charles Hartshorne
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438406029
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Omnipotence and other Theological Mistakes written by Charles Hartshorne and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-03-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents Hartshorne's philosophical theology briefly, simply, and vividly. Throughout the centuries some of the world's most brilliant philosophers and theologians have held and perpetuated six beliefs that give the word God a meaning untrue to its import in sacred writings or in active religious devotion: God is absolutely perfect and therefore unchangeable, 2.omnipotence, 3.omniscience, 4.God's unsympathetic goodness, 5.immortality as a career after death, and 6.revelation as infalliable. Charles Hartshorne deals with these six theological mistakes from the standpoint of his process theology. Hartshorne says, "The book is unacademic in so far as I am capable of being that." Only a master like Hartshorne could present such sophisticated ideas so simply. This book offers an option for religious belief not heretofore available to lay people.

Wisdom as Moderation

Author : Charles Hartshorne
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438406037
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Wisdom as Moderation written by Charles Hartshorne and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1987-07-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the great living philosophers sets forth his idea of philosophical wisdom as a mean between extremes in the philosophy of life and religion, with applications to ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and practical affairs. This work brings to a new focus the unity of Hartshorne's thought as a whole, showing the relationship between good philosophical sense and good common sense.

American Philosophy: An Encyclopedia

Author : John Lachs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135948879
Total Pages : 870 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book American Philosophy: An Encyclopedia written by John Lachs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of American Philosophy provides coverage of the major figures, concepts, historical periods and traditions in American philosophical thought. Containing over 600 entries written by scholars who are experts in the field, this Encyclopedia is the first of its kind. It is a scholarly reference work that is accessible to the ordinary reader by explaining complex ideas in simple terms and providing ample cross-references to facilitate further study. The Encyclopedia of American Philosophy contains a thorough analytical index and will serve as a standard, comprehensive reference work for universities and colleges. Topics covered include: Great philosophers: Emerson, Dewey, James, Royce, Peirce, Santayana Subjects: Pragmatism, Progress, the Future, Knowledge, Democracy, Growth, Truth Influences on American Philosophy: Hegel, Aristotle, Plato, British Enlightenment, Reformation Self-Assessments: Joe Margolis, Donald Davidson, Susan Haack, Peter Hare, John McDermott, Stanley Cavell Ethics: Value, Pleasure, Happiness, Duty, Judgment, Growth Political Philosophy: Declaration of Independence, Democracy, Freedom, Liberalism, Community, Identity

The Zero Fallacy and Other Essays in Neoclassical Philosophy

Author : Charles Hartshorne
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780812693249
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Zero Fallacy and Other Essays in Neoclassical Philosophy written by Charles Hartshorne and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For seven decades Charles Hartshorne has presented his philosophical themes with ingenuity and deep historical awareness, comparing his positions in illuminating fashion with those of major figures from Plato to Kant to Popper. Integral to Hartshorne's thinking have been bold, fresh interpretations of such notions as God, freedom, change, creativity, aesthetic meaning, the social character of experience, and generalized causal possibility with a place for probabilities and open possibilities.

Personal Identity, the Self, and Ethics

Author : F. Santos
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 023059090X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Personal Identity, the Self, and Ethics written by F. Santos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going beyond the controversy surrounding personhood in non-philosophical contexts, this book defends the need for a credible philosophical conception of the person. Engaging with John Locke, Derek Parfit and P.F. Strawson, the authors develop an original philosophical anthropology based on the work of Charles Hartshorne and A.N. Whitehead.

Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers

Author : John R. Shook
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847144705
Total Pages : 2000 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers written by John R. Shook and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2005-05-15 with total page 2000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers includes both academic and non-academic philosophers, and a large number of female and minority thinkers whose work has been neglected. It includes those intellectuals involved in the development of psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology, political science, and several other fields, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy in the late nineteenth century. Each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her doctrines and ideas, a bibliography of writings, and suggestions for further reading. While all the major post-Civil War philosophers are present, the most valuable feature of this dictionary is its coverage of a huge range of less well-known writers, including hundreds of presently obscure thinkers. In many cases, the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers offers the first scholarly treatment of the life and work of certain writers. This book will be an indispensable reference work for scholars working on almost any aspect of modern American thought.

One Hundred Twentieth-Century Philosophers

Author : Stuart Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134680376
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book One Hundred Twentieth-Century Philosophers written by Stuart Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-02-20 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Hundred Twentieth-Century Philosophers offers biographical information and critical analysis of the life, work and impact of some of the most significant figures in philosophy this century. Taken from the acclaimed Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers, the 100 entries are alphabetically organised, from Adorno to Zhang Binglin, and cover individuals from both continental and analytic philosophy. The entries have an identical four-part structure making it easy to compare and contrast information, comprising: * biographical details * a bibliography of major works * a listing of relevant secondary and critical literature * an appraisal of the philosopher's thoughts and achievements. A separate glossary provides an introduction to the origins, development and main features of major philosophical schools and movements and offers select bibliographies to guide the reader to further research.

Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers

Author : Stuart Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134927959
Total Pages : 984 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers written by Stuart Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Biographical Dictionary provides detailed accounts of the lives, works, influence and reception of thinkers from all the major philosophical schools and traditions of the twentieth-century. This unique volume covers the lives and careers of thinkers from all areas of philosophy - from analytic philosophy to Zen and from formal logic to aesthetics. All the major figures of philosophy, such as Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Russell are examined and analysed. The scope of the work is not merely restricted to the major figures in western philosophy but also covers in depth a significant number of thinkers from the near and far east and from the non-European Hispanic-language communities. The Biographical Dictionary also includes a number of general entries dealing with important schools of philosophy, such as the Vienna Circle, or currents of thought, such as vitalism. These allow the reader to set the individual biographies in the context of the philosophical history of the period. With entries written by over 100 leading philosophy scholars, the Biographical Dictionary is the most comprehensive survey of twentieth-century thinkers to date. Structure The book is structured alphabetically by philosopher. Each entry is identically structured for ease of access and covers: * nationality * dates and places of birth and death * philosophical style or school * areas of interest * higher education * significant influences * main appointments * main publications * secondary literature * account of intellectual development and main ideas * critical reception and impact At the end of the book a glossary gives accounts of the schools, movements and traditions to which these philosophers belonged, and thorough indexes enable the reader to access the information in several ways: * by nationality * by major areas of contribution to philosophy e.g. aesthetics * by major influences on the thinker concerned e.g. Plato, Kant, Wittgenstein

Faith, Fallibility, and the Virtue of Anxiety

Author : D. Malone-France
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137039124
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Faith, Fallibility, and the Virtue of Anxiety written by D. Malone-France and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malone-France brings together important themes from religious studies, philosophy, and political theory to articulate a fundamental re-conception of religious faith and an innovative argument for classic liberal norms.

Postmodern Christianity

Author : John W. Riggs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0567246302
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Postmodern Christianity written by John W. Riggs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Riggs argues for a common ground between postmodernism and Christianity, focusing on how this applies to issues such as reproductive rights and the ordination of women, gay men, and lesbians, and suggest that Christianity avoid the extreme positions of either completely accommodating itself to or completely rejecting postmodern culture.