This book is the first philosophical study in English devoted to Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855) for over a century. Until recently, the Italian philosopher had been either overlooked or seen as tainted with idealism. The fact that he had entertained a serious dialogue with modern thinkers, partly adopting their language and methodology, prevented ......
"In recent years, we have grown accustomed to philosophical language that is intensely self-conscious and rhetorically thick, often tragic in tone. It is enlivening to read Bergson, who exerts so little rhetorical pressure while exacting such a substantial effort of thought...Bergson's texts teach the reader to let go of entrenched intellectual ......
Part two contains the text - in German and English - of the first two chapters of Hegel's "Logic". Part three then provides a clear and accessible commentary on these two chapters that both examines Hegel's arguments in detail and relates his insights to those of other philosophers.
Arthur Schopenhauer's Quantum-mystical Theory of Justice
Arthur Schopenhauer's theory of justice is radical. Justice, in Schopenhauer's system of thought, is not an epistemological construct. It is neither rights based nor process based. It rejects the concept of individual moral duty as vehemently as it embraces the concept of collective moral guilt. For Schopenhauer, justice is not a way of assessing ......
Part two contains the text - in German and English - of the first two chapters of Hegel's "Logic". Part three then provides a clear and accessible commentary on these two chapters that both examines Hegel's arguments in detail and relates his insights to those of other philosophers.
Intended for those interested in Kant's contribution to philosophy, this volume provides an overview of Kant's arguments concerning central issues in metaphysics and ethics. Arthur Melnick argues that the key to all of Kant's arguments is his constructivist theory of space and time. Melnick shows that Kant's arguments for causation and for ......
Kant's idea of "reflective" judgment is the peculiar discovery of the third "Critique". Reflective judgment articulates the interplay between sensibility and rationality, the world of nature and the human mind, in order to constitute human experience and the sphere of human inter-subjective relationships. In the act of reflection, Kant's ......
Kant's idea of "reflective" judgment is the peculiar discovery of the third "Critique". Reflective judgment articulates the interplay between sensibility and rationality, the world of nature and the human mind, in order to constitute human experience and the sphere of human inter-subjective relationships. In the act of reflection, Kant's ......
In the 1630s, Descartes assisted in the dissection of human cadavers - all to satisfy his curiosity about how bodies work. The fruits of the research can be found in this work that he decided not to publish for fear of suffering the same fate as Galileo. It is aimed at students of history, medicine, biology, and the history of science.
