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Heidegger's Philosophy of Being

Author : Herman Philipse
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120816848
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Heidegger's Philosophy of Being written by Herman Philipse and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1999 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scrupulously researched and rigorously argued book is the first to interpret and evaluate the central topic of Maritn Heidegger`s philosophy his celebrated question of being in the context of the full range of Heidegger`s thought. With this comprehensive approach Herman Philipse distinguishes in unprecedented ways the center from the incidental in Heidegger`s philosophy. Phillopse begins by explaining which problems an interpretation of Heidegger;`s question of being should solve and he specifies which type of interpretation is the best basis for an evaluation of Heidegger`s idea of being and shows.

Heidegger's Philosophy of Being

Author : Herman Philipse
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691001197
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Heidegger's Philosophy of Being written by Herman Philipse and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text interprets and evaluates the topic of Martin Heidegger's philosphy in the context of the full range of Heidegger's thought. With this comprehensive approach, Herman Philipse distinguishes the center from the periphery, the essential from the incidental in Heidegger's philosophy. Among other achievements this allows him to shed light on the controversial relationship between Heidegger's life and thought - in particular the connections between his philosophy and his involvement with Nazism.

Kant's Theory of Knowledge

Author : Georges Dicker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198034938
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Kant's Theory of Knowledge written by Georges Dicker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-04 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Critique of Pure Reason is Kant's acknowledged masterpiece, in which he tackles the question of how we can possibly have knowledge that does not rest on experience (a priori knowledge). The first half of the Critique advances a constructive theory of human cognition and defends the possibility of human knowledge against the skeptical empiricism of Hume. These sections of the Critique are difficult for beginners and for advanced students alike. While there exist many scholarly works discussing the Critique on an advanced level, this book is explicitly designed to be read alongside the text by first-time readers of Kant. Dicker makes Kant's views and arguments as accessible as possible without oversimplifying them, and synthesizes the views of contemporary scholars. Kant's Theory of Knowledge will be useful to both undergraduate and graduate students struggling with this notoriously difficult yet deeply influential thinker.

A Philosophy of Cinematic Art

Author : Berys Gaut
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521822440
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book A Philosophy of Cinematic Art written by Berys Gaut and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging and accessible study of cinema as an art form, discussing traditional photographic films, digital cinema, and videogames.

In Praise of Natural Philosophy

Author : Nicholas Maxwell
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773549048
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book In Praise of Natural Philosophy written by Nicholas Maxwell and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Praise of Natural Philosophy argues for a transformation of both science and philosophy, so that these two distinct domains of thought become one: natural philosophy. This in turn has far-reaching consequences for the whole academic enterprise. It transpires that universities need to be reorganized so that they become devoted to seeking and promoting wisdom by rational means – as opposed to just acquiring knowledge. Modern science began as natural philosophy. What today we call science and philosophy, in Newton's time formed one integrated enterprise: to improve our knowledge and understanding of the universe. Profound discoveries were made. And then natural philosophy died. It split into science and philosophy. But the two fragments are defective shadows of the glorious unified endeavour of natural philosophy. Rigour, sheer intellectual good sense, and decisive argument demand that we put the two together again, and rediscover the immense merits of the integrated enterprise of natural philosophy. This requires an intellectual revolution, with profound consequences for how we understand the universe, do both science and philosophy, and tackle global problems. A comprehensive addition to discussions about the purposes of academia, In Praise of Natural Philosophy has dramatic implications for the fate of our world.

Kant and the Metaphysics of Causality

Author : Eric Watkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521543613
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Kant and the Metaphysics of Causality written by Eric Watkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about Kant's views on causality as understood in their proper historical context.

Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art

Author : Darren Hudson Hick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350006912
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art written by Darren Hudson Hick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Place in garden, lawn, to beautify landscape.' When Don Featherstone's plastic pink flamingos were first advertised in the 1957 Sears catalogue, these were the instructions. The flamingos are placed on the cover of this book for another reason: to start us asking questions. That's where philosophy always begins. Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is written to introduce students to a broad array of questions that have occupied philosophers since antiquity, and which continue to bother us today-questions like: - Is there something special about something's being art? Can a mass-produced plastic bird have that special something? - If someone likes plastic pink flamingos, does that mean they have bad taste? Is bad taste a bad thing? - Do Featherstone's pink flamingos mean anything? If so, does that depend on what Featherstone meant in designing them? Each chapter opens using a real world example - such as Marcel Duchamp's signed urinal, The Exorcist, and the ugliest animal in the world - to introduce and illustrate the issues under discussion. These case studies serve as touchstones throughout the chapter, keeping the concepts grounded and relatable. With its trademark conversational style, clear explanations, and wealth of supporting features, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is the ideal introduction to the major problems, issues, and debates in the field. Now expanded and revised for its second edition, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is designed to give readers the background and the tools necessary to begin asking and answering the most intriguing questions about art and beauty, even when those questions are about pink plastic flamingos.

The Devil in Modern Philosophy

Author : Ernest Gellner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134413254
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Devil in Modern Philosophy written by Ernest Gellner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume gather together Gellner's thinking on the connection between philosophy and life and they approach the topic from a number of directions: philosophy of morals, history of ideas, a discussion of individuals including R. G. Collingwood, Noam Chomsky, Piaget and Eysenck and discussions on the setting of philosophy in the general culture of England and America.

Memento

Author : Andrew Kania
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135974985
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Memento written by Andrew Kania and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within a short space of time, the film Memento has already been hailed as a modern classic. Memorably narrated in reverse, from the perspective of Leonard Shelby, the film’s central character, it follows Leonard’s chaotic and visceral quest to discover the identity of his wife’s killer and avenge her murder, despite his inability to form new long-term memories. This is the first book to explore and address the myriad philosophical questions raised by the film, concerning personal identity, free will, memory, knowledge, and action. It also explores problems in aesthetics raised by the film through its narrative structure, ontology, and genre. Beginning with a helpful introduction that places the film in context and maps out its complex structure, specially commissioned chapters examine the following topics: memory, emotion, and self-consciousness agency, free will, and responsibility personal identity narrative and popular cinema the film genre of neo-noir Memento and multimedia Including annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Memento is essential reading for students interested in philosophy and film studies.

Possible Experience

Author : Arthur Collins
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520214994
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Possible Experience written by Arthur Collins and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revisionist exposition of Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" addresses the themes and passages in the text which seem to require an idealist thesis and shows how they may be better understood without ascribing any idealist philosophy to Kant.

Love's Philosophy

Author : Richard John White
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742512573
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Love's Philosophy written by Richard John White and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love comes in many forms and touches all our lives, and despite its changing history, it remains constant in human experience. Love's Philosophy explores the basic expressions of love. In this book, White looks at friendship, romance, parenthood, and humanitarian love in classical and contemporary perspective. He argues that the philosophical oblivion of love has been a mistake. By examining both the historical and contemporary formations of love, he proposes alternative models to guide both our thinking and our experience of loving.

A Poetic Philosophy of Language

Author : Philip Mills
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 135030011X
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book A Poetic Philosophy of Language written by Philip Mills and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting poetry and philosophy of language, Philip Mills bridges the continental and analytical divide by bringing together the writings of Nietzsche and Wittgenstein. Through an expressivist philosophy of poetry, he argues that we can understand some of the core questions in the philosophy of language. Mills highlights the continuity of poetic language with ordinary language, and positions Nietzsche and Wittgenstein's thinking as the clearest way to expand the philosophy of poetry. By tracing the expressivist tradition of philosophy of language, this study locates its roots in German Romanticism right through to the work of contemporary expressivists such as Huw Price and Robert Brandom. Where poetry has been difficult to grasp with the traditional philosophical tools used by aestheticians, A Poetic Philosophy of Language operates at the crossroads between philosophy of art and language, proposing a new philosophy of poetry with wide-ranging potentialities.

Patchwork Leviathan

Author : Erin Metz McDonnell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691197369
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Patchwork Leviathan written by Erin Metz McDonnell and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corruption and ineffectiveness are often expected of public servants in developing countries. However, some groups within these states are distinctly more effective and public oriented than the rest. Why? Patchwork Leviathan explains how a few spectacularly effective state organizations manage to thrive amid general institutional weakness and succeed against impressive odds. Drawing on the Hobbesian image of the state as Leviathan, Erin Metz McDonnell argues that many seemingly weak states actually have a wide range of administrative capacities. Such states are in fact patchworks sewn loosely together from scarce resources into the semblance of unity. McDonnell demonstrates that when the human, cognitive, and material resources of bureaucracy are rare, it is critically important how they are distributed. Too often, scarce bureaucratic resources are scattered throughout the state, yielding little effect. McDonnell reveals how a sufficient concentration of resources clustered within particular pockets of a state can be transformative, enabling distinctively effective organizations to emerge from a sea of ineffectiveness. Patchwork Leviathan offers a comprehensive analysis of successful statecraft in institutionally challenging environments, drawing on cases from contemporary Ghana and Nigeria, mid-twentieth-century Kenya and Brazil, and China in the early twentieth century. Based on nearly two years of pioneering fieldwork in West Africa, this incisive book explains how these highly effective pockets differ from the Western bureaucracies on which so much state and organizational theory is based, providing a fresh answer to why well-funded global capacity-building reforms fail—and how they can do better.

Philosophy and the Self

Author : Troy Wilson Organ
Publisher : Associated University Presse
ISBN 13 : 9780941664806
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy and the Self written by Troy Wilson Organ and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 1987 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Idealism

Author : William Graham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Idealism written by William Graham and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Pluralist Philosophies of England & America

Author : Jean André Wahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Pluralist Philosophies of England & America written by Jean André Wahl and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Philosophy of Mind

Author : Brian Beakley
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262521673
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Mind written by Brian Beakley and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together the best classical and contemporary writings in the philosophy of mind and organized by topic, this anthology allows readers to follow the development of thinking in five broad problem areas--the mind/body problem, mental causation, associationism/connectionism, mental imagery, and innate ideas--over 2500 years of philosophy. The writings range from Plato and Descartes to Fodor and the PDP research group, showing how many of the current concerns in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science are firmly rooted in history. The editors have provided helpful introductions to each of the main sections.Readings from: Plato, Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Nicolas Malebranche, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, John Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Henry Huxley, William James, Oswald Külpe, John Watson, jean Piaget, Gilbert Ryle, U.T. Place, Hilary Putnam, Daniel Dennett, Donald Davidson, Jerry Fodor, Roger Shepard, Jacqueline Metzler, Saul Kripke, Ned Block, Noam Chomsky, Stephen Kosslyn, Zenon Pylyshyn, Patricia Churchland, James McClelland, David Rumelhart, Geoffrey Hinton, Paul Smolensky, Seymour Papert.