C. S. Peirce and the Deconstruction of Tradition

C. S. Peirce and the Deconstruction of Tradition
Author: Gheorghe Jurj
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2023-01-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1527593304

What professional philosophy needs most today is a new and fresh imagination. Only this will enable a move away from the traditional positions and schools such as realism, idealism, pragmatism, and empiricism. Nothing much will happen in philosophy as long as its main object is the defense of a position expressed in history. As this book argues, there is no thinker better positioned to overcome this impasse than Charles Sanders Peirce, who, through emancipation from the intellectual fortifications of the past, made a fresh imagination spring forth. This text ably guides the reader through the work and thought of Peirce. It first analyses his dialogue with the traditions of philosophy and semiotics, from Aristotle to the present day, before moving on to a close study of Peirce’s own ontology, epistemology and logic.

Dialogue and Deconstruction

Dialogue and Deconstruction
Author: Diane P. Michelfelder
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780791400081

Text of and reflection on the 1981 encounter between Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jacques Derrida, which featured a dialogue between hermeneutics in Germany and post-structuralism in France.

Joshua Traditions and the Argument of Hebrews 3 and 4

Joshua Traditions and the Argument of Hebrews 3 and 4
Author: Bryan J. Whitfield
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2013-06-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110297817

This monograph examines the place of chapters 3 and 4 in the larger argument of Hebrews, particularly the relationship of the people of God in Heb 3:7–4:13 to the surrounding discussion of the high priest. The connection between the great high priest and the people of God proved a central question for twentieth-century scholars, including Ernst Käsemann. The first chapter of this work examines previous attempts to explain the flow of the argument and revisits the proposal of J. Rendel Harris, who thought attention to the two Joshuas of the Hebrew Bible was the key to connecting Heb 3:7–4:13 to its frame. The second chapter examines reading practices within Second Temple Judaism that shaped those of the author of Hebrews. Two subsequent chapters explore the history of Second Temple interpretation of the texts central to Harris’s proposal: Numbers 13–14 and Zechariah 3. The Levi-priestly tradition receives particular attention. The following chapter provides a careful study of the early chapters of Hebrews that explores allusions and echoes to Numbers and to Zechariah. The monograph concludes with a positive assessment of much of Harris’s proposal.

Philosophy in the Aristotelian-Thomist Tradition

Philosophy in the Aristotelian-Thomist Tradition
Author: Daniel Lowery
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2024-02-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

The Aristotelian-Thomist Tradition has long had an enduring place in the history of Western philosophy, so much so, in fact, that it is referred to as the Perennial Tradition. Written specifically for those who are in formation for service in the church, this essential text examines the metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics associated with the Aristotelian-Thomist Tradition and brings its insights into conversation with other philosophical perspectives. The text’s summary of philosophy’s history and more recent developments in Thomistic thought provide useful context as well. Although written for those who are new to the academic discipline of philosophy, this text does not shy away from some of its thorniest issues. It will thus be of value not just in the classroom, but as a much-needed resource for those who hope to labor in the vineyard of pastoral service.

Art and Representation

Art and Representation
Author: Ananta C. Sukla
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2000-12-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 031300062X

Concentrating on scholarship over the past four decades, this multidisciplinary approach to representation considers conceptual issues about representation and applies different theories to various arts. Following an introduction that traces the historical debates surrounding the concept of representation, Part One focuses on representation and language, epistemology, politics and history, sacrificial rites, possible world and postmodernism. Part Two applies current theories to painting, photography, literature, music, dance, and film. Writings highlight the vital role representation plays in the formation and appreciation of major genres of art. This work will appeal to art philosophy and aesthetics scholars and to cultural studies and linguistic scholars. Rather than advocate certain theories, the essays illustrate the inherent complexities of representation.

Handbook on Postconservative Theological Interpretation

Handbook on Postconservative Theological Interpretation
Author: Ronald T. Michener
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 801
Release: 2024-10-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666744050

Postconservative theology may be said to parallel with “postliberal theology” at its best. Orthodox, biblical, but open to new insights about how to interpret Scripture. But the new insights must be faithful as well as fresh. Postconservative theology is not the same as "progressive theology,” which tends to lean toward indeterminant faith expressions, whereas “postconservative” allows for particular faith commitments and expressions but understands that the constructive task of theology is never finished. Authors emphasize various interpretive theological lenses used for doing theology among various postconservative theologians, rather than emphasizing the philosophical background to hermeneutical theory present in other works, such as past influential thinkers (including Gadamer, Grondin, Ricoeur, Heidegger, etc.). This resource could also function as a companion to Evangelical Theological Method: Five Views (2018). This emphasis of the chapters will not be on the nuts and bolts of “how to” interpret, but rather on the theological impulses that govern various lenses (Bible, cultural context, etc.) for doing theology and the way Scripture functions with respect to the practice of interpretation.

Jacques Derrida (Routledge Revivals)

Jacques Derrida (Routledge Revivals)
Author: William Schultz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 945
Release: 2016-06-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1315470241

First published in 1992, this book represents the first major attempt to compile a bibliography of Derrida’s work and scholarship about his work. It attempts to be comprehensive rather than selective, listing primary and secondary works from the year of Derrida’s Master’s thesis in 1954 up until 1991, and is extensively annotated. It arranges under article type a huge number of works from scholars across numerous fields — reflecting the interdisciplinary and controversial nature of Deconstruction. The substantial introduction and annotations also make this bibliography, in part, a critical guide and as such will make a highly useful reference tool for those studying his philosophy.

Wittgenstein, Theory and the Arts

Wittgenstein, Theory and the Arts
Author: Richard Allen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1135199523

A collection of original essays that investigates the profound implications of Wittgenstein's philosophy to the practice, theory and criticism of the arts.

Reflections on Aesthetic Judgment and other Essays

Reflections on Aesthetic Judgment and other Essays
Author: Professor Benjamin Tilghman
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1409485110

Benjamin Tilghman has been a leading commentator on analytic philosophy for many years. This book brings together his most significant and influential work on aesthetics. Spanning a period of thirty years and covering topics in aesthetics from literature to painting, the collection traces the development of Tilghman's two principal themes; a rejection of philosophical theory as a way of resolving problems about our understanding and appreciation of art and the importance of the representation and presentation of the human and human concerns in art. Tilghman is profoundly influenced by the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein and his work is informed throughout by his conception and practice of philosophy. Written with exceptional clarity and with many references to original work in both painting and literature, this collection will be an invaluable resource not only for professional philosophers but for those working in the arts generally, art historians, critics and literary theorists.

Traditions, Voices, and Dreams

Traditions, Voices, and Dreams
Author: Melvin J. Friedman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1995
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Traditions, Voices, and Dreams offers the interested reader ample testimony that the American Novel is alive, well, and steadily breaking new ground. These collected essays also provide a new text for Contemporary American Novel classes. Teachers and students should find useful and stimulating a book that puts into perspective such contemporary masters as John Barth, Saul Bellow, E. L.