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Author | : M. R. Wright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-10-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781914535253 |
Plato's Timaeus contains a powerful and influential myth, of the construction of the universe by a divine craftsman. A god imposes reason on necessity, to bring order from a primeval 'receptacle' of disordered matter. There results the 'child' that is the cosmos - a copy of an eternally-existing perfect model. Here eight new essays from a distinguished international cast, explore aspects of this challenging work: the principles of the mythical narrative, how the world soul and human body are formed, implications for illness - mental and physical, the importance of music and harmonious proportion. Later developments are also treated: Aristotle's theory of generation, the commentary of Proclus and elements of modern evolutionary theory.
Author | : Michael V. Griffin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0521117089 |
This book presents a necessitarian interpretation of Leibniz which grounds modal concepts in theology.
Author | : Kurt Mosser |
Publisher | : CUA Press |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0813215323 |
Kurt Mosser argues that reading Kant's Critique of Pure Reason as an argument for such a logic of experience makes more defensible many of Kant's most controversial claims, and makes more accessible Kant's notoriously difficult text.
Author | : Adriane Rini |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 365 |
Release | : 2016-09-15 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 1107077885 |
Introduces readers to the history of necessity and possibility, two modal concepts which play a key role in philosophy.
Author | : Quentin Meillassoux |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2008-06-07 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0826496741 |
After Finitude provides readings of the history of philosophy and sets out a critique of the unavowed fideism at the heart of post-Kantian philosophy. Author Quentin Meillassoux introduces a philosophical alternative to the forced choice between dogmatism and critique. After Finitude proposes a new alliance between philosophy and science and calls for an unequivocal halt to the creeping return of religiosity in contemporary philosophical discourse.
Author | : Saul A. Kripke |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780674598461 |
If there is such a thing as essential reading in metaphysics or in philosophy of language, this is it. Ever since the publication of its original version, Naming and Necessity has had great and increasing influence. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of reference, in particular of naming, and of identity. From a critique of the dominant tendency to assimilate names to descriptions and more generally to treat their reference as a function of their Fregean sense, surprisingly deep and widespread consequences may be drawn. The largely discredited distinction between accidental and essential properties, both of individual things (including people) and of kinds of things, is revived. So is a consequent view of science as what seeks out the essences of natural kinds. Traditional objections to such views are dealt with by sharpening distinctions between epistemic and metaphysical necessity; in particular by the startling admission of necessary a posteriori truths. From these, in particular from identity statements using rigid designators whether of things or of kinds, further remarkable consequences are drawn for the natures of things, of people, and of kinds; strong objections follow, for example to identity versions of materialism as a theory of the mind. This seminal work, to which today's thriving essentialist metaphysics largely owes its impetus, is here published with a substantial new Preface by the author.
Author | : Brendon Burchard |
Publisher | : Hay House, Inc |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2017-09-19 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1401952852 |
THESE HABITS WILL MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY. Twenty years ago, author Brendon Burchard became obsessed with answering three questions: 1. Why do some individuals and teams succeed more quickly than others and sustain that success over the long term? 2. Of those who pull it off, why are some miserable and others consistently happy on their journey? 3. What motivates people to reach for higher levels of success in the first place, and what practices help them improve the most After extensive original research and a decade as the world’s leading high performance coach, Burchard found the answers. It turns out that just six deliberate habits give you the edge. Anyone can practice these habits and, when they do, extraordinary things happen in their lives, relationships, and careers. Which habits can help you achieve long-term success and vibrant well-being no matter your age, career, strengths, or personality? To become a high performer, you must seek clarity, generate energy, raise necessity, increase productivity, develop influence, and demonstrate courage. The art and science of how to do all this is what this book is about. Whether you want to get more done, lead others better, develop skill faster, or dramatically increase your sense of joy and confidence, the habits in this book will help you achieve it faster. Each of the six habits is illustrated by powerful vignettes, cutting-edge science, thought-provoking exercises, and real-world daily practices you can implement right now. If you’ve ever wanted a science-backed, heart-centered plan to living a better quality of life, it’s in your hands. Best of all, you can measure your progress. A link to a free professional assessment is included in the book.
Author | : Brian Leftow |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 2012-09-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199263353 |
Brian Leftow offers a theist theory of necessity and possibility, and a new sort of argument for God's existence. He argues that necessities of logic and mathematics are determined by God's nature, but that it is events in God's mind - His imagination and choice - that account for necessary truths about concrete creatures.
Author | : Willis F. Overton |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2013-05-13 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1134735146 |
A presentation of current work that systematically explores and articulates the nature, origin and development of reasoning, this volume's primary aim is to describe and examine contemporary theory and research findings on the topic of deductive reasoning. Many contributors believe concepts such as "structure," "competence," and "mental logic" are necessary features for a complete understanding of reasoning. As the book emanates from a Jean Piaget Symposium, his theory of intellectual development as the standard contemporary treatment of deductive reasoning is used as the context in which the contributors elaborate on their own perceptions.
Author | : Bernard Williams |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2008-04-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0520256433 |
Often, we tend to suppose that the ancient Greeks had primitive ideas of the self, of responsibility, freedom and shame, and that now humanity has advanced from these. Williams's book questions this picture of history and posits that we are not very different from the Greeks in our conceptions of ethical life.