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Author | : Thomas Nagel |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1989-02-09 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780195056440 |
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Human beings have the unique ability to view the world in a detached way, but at the same time each of us is a particular person in a particular place, each with his own "personal" view of the world. Thomas Nagel's ambitious and lively book tackles this fundamental issue, arguing that our divided nature is the root of a whole range of philosophical problems, touching every aspect of human life. He deals with its manifestations in such fields of philosophy as the mind-body problem, personal identity, knowledge and skepticism, thought and reality, free will, ethics, the relation between moral and other values, the meaning of life, and death.
Author | : Thomas Nagel |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 1989-02-09 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0195056442 |
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Human beings have the unique ability to view the world in a detached way, but at the same time each of us is a particular person in a particular place, each with his own "personal" view of the world. Thomas Nagel's ambitious and lively book tackles this fundamental issue, arguing that our divided nature is the root of a whole range of philosophical problems, touching every aspect of human life. He deals with its manifestations in such fields of philosophy as the mind-body problem, personal identity, knowledge and skepticism, thought and reality, free will, ethics, the relation between moral and other values, the meaning of life, and death.
Author | : R. Jay Wallace |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2017-01-05 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0190660759 |
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The View from Here is a study of our most fundamental attitudes toward the past. The book explores the dynamics of affirmation and regret, tracing the connections of each to our ongoing attachments. The focus is on situations in which our attachments commit us to affirming events or decisions that we know to have been unfortunate or regrettable.
Author | : Jeremy W. Bowman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Sander Verhaegh |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2018-11-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0190913177 |
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During the past few decades, a radical shift has occurred in how philosophers conceive of the relation between science and philosophy. A great number of analytic philosophers have adopted what is commonly called a "naturalistic" approach, arguing that their inquiries ought to be in some sense continuous with science. Where early analytic philosophers often relied on a sharp distinction between science and philosophy--the former an empirical discipline concerned with fact, the latter an a priori discipline concerned with meaning--philosophers today largely follow Willard Van Orman Quine (1908-2000) in his seminal rejection of this distinction. Sander Verhaegh here offers a comprehensive study of Quine's groundbreaking naturalism. Building on Quine's published corpus as well as a wealth of unpublished letters, notes, lectures, papers, proposals, and annotations from the Quine archives, Verhaegh aims to reconstruct both the nature and the development of his naturalism. As such, Working from Within aims to contribute to the rapidly developing historiography of analytic philosophy, and to provide a better, historically informed, understanding of what is philosophically at stake in the contemporary naturalistic turn. Transcriptions of five unpublished papers, letters, and notes are included in the appendix.
Author | : Alpo Penttinen |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2024-01-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1527572331 |
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In the wake of various secularization processes, a growing number of people in Western societies are now describing themselves as “non-religious.” But what does this sociological fact really mean, for the Church and for society at large? Has human religiosity a future after secularization? It does, this book argues, but in a radically altered form. Taking its cue from Pope Francis’s suggestion that globalizing humanity is presently living through a genuine “epochal shift,” this book presents an original analysis of the transformative effect of secularization on our spiritual predicament in the Western, now definitively post-Christian, world. Instead of succumbing to the all-too-common polarizations in contemporary religious discourse, this book aspires to overcome the “religious” vs. “secular” dichotomy through developing the logic of “Radical Secularization,” arguably the genuine novelty of the particularly Western process of secularization. The past homogeneously religious culture is certainly dusking, but this only paves the way for the dawn of the future and radically open horizon for our human search for meaning. This challenging book will offer intellectual impulses and spiritual incentives to everybody who ponders the future of human religious evolution after secularization.
Author | : David Sherman |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2009-01-30 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1444303287 |
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Reflecting the profound influence he continues to exert on popular consciousness, Camus examines the complete body of works of French author and philosopher Albert Camus, providing a comprehensive analysis of Camus’ most important works—most notably The Myth of Sisyphus, The Stranger, The Fall, The Plague, and The Rebel—within the framework of his basic ethical orientation. Makes Camus’ concerns clear in terms that will resonate with contemporary readers Reveals the unity and integrity of Camus’ writings and political activities Discusses Camus’ ongoing relevance by showing how he prefigures many postmodern positions in philosophy, literature, and politics
Author | : Nagel Thomas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780317382426 |
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Author | : Robert Sugden |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS |
ISBN | : 0198825145 |
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Normative analysis in economics usually aims at satisfying individuals' preferences, valuing economic freedom and viewing markets favourably. Behavioural research, however, shows that individuals' preferences are often unstable. Robert Sugden proposes a reformulation of normative economics compatible with psychology of choice.
Author | : Paavo Pylkkänen |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9789027251572 |
Download Dimensions of Conscious Experience Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
It is by now commonly agreed that the proper study of consciousness requires a multidisciplinary approach which focuses on the varieties and dimensions of conscious experience from different angles. This book, which is based on a workshop held at the University of Skövde, Sweden, provides a microcosm of the emerging discipline of consciousness studies and focuses on some important but neglected aspects of consciousness. The book brings together philosophy, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, linguistics, cognitive and computer science, biology, physics, art and the new media. It contains critical studies of subjectivity vs objectivity, nonconceptuality vs conceptuality, language, evolutionary aspects, neural correlates, microphysical level, creativity, visual arts and dreams. It is suitable as a text-book for a third-year undergraduate or a graduate seminar on consciousness studies. (Series A)