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Changing the Subject
Author | : Raymond Geuss |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 363 |
Release | : 2017-10-23 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0674545729 |
“A history of philosophy in twelve thinkers...The whole performance combines polyglot philological rigor with supple intellectual sympathy, and it is all presented...in a spirit of fun...This bracing and approachable book [shows] that there is life in philosophy yet.” —Times Literary Supplement “Exceptionally engaging...Geuss has a remarkable knack for putting even familiar thinkers in a new light.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “Geuss is something like the consummate teacher, his analyses navigable and crystal, his guidance on point.” —Doug Phillips, Key Reporter Raymond Geuss explores the ideas of twelve philosophers who broke dramatically with prevailing wisdom, from Socrates and Plato in the ancient world to Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Adorno. The result is a striking account of some of the most innovative thinkers in Western history and an indirect manifesto for how to pursue philosophy today. Geuss cautions that philosophers’ attempts to break from convention do not necessarily make the world a better place. Montaigne’s ideas may have been benign, but the fate of those of Hobbes, Hegel, and Nietzsche has been more varied. Yet in the act of provoking people to think differently, philosophers remind us that we are not fated to live within the systems of thought we inherit.
Essays and Treatises on Philosophical Subjects
Author | : David Hume |
Publisher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 625 |
Release | : 2013-05-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 146040260X |
This is the first edition in over a century to present David Hume’s Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Dissertation on the Passions, Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, and Natural History of Religion in the format he intended: collected together in a single volume. Hume has suffered a fate unusual among great philosophers. His principal philosophical work is no longer published in the form in which he intended it to be read. It has been divided into separate parts, only some of which continue to be published. This volume repairs that neglect by presenting the four pieces that Hume in later life desired to "alone be regarded as containing [his] philosophical sentiments and principles" in the format he preferred, as a single volume with an organization that parallels that of his early Treatise of Human Nature. This edition’s introduction comments on the historical origins and evolution of the four parts and draws attention to how they mutually inform and support one another. The text is based on the first (1758) edition of Hume’s Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. Notes advise the reader of the changes made in the final (1777) edition. Excerpts from the work of some of Hume’s most important contemporary critics are included as appendices. Hume’s abundant references to ancient historians, geographers, poets, and philosophers—many of them now quite obscure—are rendered accessible in this volume through extensive textual notes and a bibliography of online sources.
Philosophical Topics
Author | : Gary C. Gibson |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2009-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0557075297 |
105 essays written by Gary C. Gibson between 2007 and 2009 on contemporary philosophical interests. Christian ideas are considered with theological and cosmological juxtapositions for analytical purposes.
Philosophical Questions
Author | : James Fieser |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 684 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
"This topically organized anthology and textbook includes numerous excerpts from contemporary philosophers, as well as from Western classics and major Eastern texts, encouraging students to explore connections between works from the Western and Eastern traditions and from different time periods."--BOOK JACKET.
Philosophical Issues in Tourism
Author | : John Tribe |
Publisher | : Channel View Publications |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2009-03-19 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1845412494 |
Despite the geometric expansion of tourism knowledge, some areas have remained stubbornly underdeveloped and a full or comprehensive consideration of the philosophical issues of tourism represents one such significant knowledge gap. A key aim of this book therefore is to provide an initial mapping of, and fresh insights into this territory. In doing so it discusses key philosophical questions in the field such as What is tourism? Who is a tourist? What is wisdom? What is it to know something? What is the nature of reality? Why are some destinations considered beautiful? Why is tourism desirable? What is good and bad tourism? What are desirable ends? These and similar topics are addressed this book under the headings of truth, beauty and virtue.
The Philosopher's Book of Questions & Answers
Author | : D.E. Wittkower |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2013-04-18 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1440558876 |
Your life through the lens of the world's greatest thinkers! Do you ever wonder how important money really is in life or what you need to do to achieve happiness? With The Philosopher's Book of Questions and Answers, you will be one step closer to solving these uncertainties. Inside, you'll find the basics of philosophy, written in plain English, and thoughts for applying these important theories to your own life. You'll also be encouraged to dig deep into the philosophical reasoning behind your everyday actions with a series of fascinating prompts, such as: If you had ten times your wealth and ten times your income, what would you do then that you can't do now? What's a version of that activity that you could do right now? Is it ten times less meaningful, important, or enjoyable than the activity you would do with more money? From Socrates and Epicurean to Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, The Philosopher's Book of Questions and Answers will not only help you grasp history's greatest thoughts, but will also unveil the world in a whole new light.
Papers on Literary and Philosophical Subjects
Author | : Patrick Campbell Macdougall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1852 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |