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 ......
Plato defined eros as the yearning for things beautiful and good. This study of ethics and wisdom is based on this original sense. Aimed at lay readers as well as professional philosophers, it presents fundamental philosophical arguments.
"Communicative Praxis and the Space of Subjectivity" spans the fields of philosophy and communication, illustrating how the amalgam of discourse and action, and language and social practices, is constructive of the way that we define ourselves and makes sense of the world in which we exist. The author provides an elaboration of an original concept ......
Based on the author's experiences with the infamous Dreyfus case, this novel about the scape-goating of a Jewish schoolteacher depicts anti-Semitism embedded in European society. It also demonstrates how truth slowly but inexorably comes to light through the dedication and perseverance of a few humble defenders.
Reviewing each major theory of philosophy chronologically, the authors organise these theories into their respective subject areas: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. Within each subject area, they discuss how the sceptical challenge gave rise to different philosophical positions.
In present-day societies, knowledge is not only the key to the world, but the making of the world. In this broad-ranging analysis of the central role that knowledge plays in our life Nico Stehr critically examines the premises of existing social theory and explores the knowledge relations in advanced societies. The result is i significant new synthesis of social theory. The issues addressed in "Knowledge Societies" include: the process of scientization - the penetration of scientific knowledge not only into production but into most spheres of social action; the transformation of the political system by increasingly knowledgeable citizens; the rise of specific areas of expertise and changes in corresponding institutions based on the deployment of specialised knowledge; a shift in the nature of societal conflict from struggles about the allocation of income and property to claims and conflict about generalized human needs; the emergence of fragility as a basic attribute of modem social organizations. The author does not argue that the transformations of contemporary societies around knowledge lead to any unilinear pattern of change, or to universal shifts to the advantage of specific social groups. But his argument amply demonstrates that all social theories now need to take account of the changing nature of social relations around knowledge, and defines the parameters within which this analysis should take place. This book will be essential reading for all those interested in social theory, sociology of knowledge and science, and the whole issue of knowledge in the late twentieth century,
Seeks to establish the a priori principles underlying the faculty of judgement. This title deals with the subject of our aesthetic sensibility. It discusses the apparent teleology in nature's design of organisms, that is, organisms display a complex inter-working of parts, which are subordinated as means to serve the purpose of the whole.
Jerome A. Popp examines the role of Dewey-based pragmatism in the past, present, and future of philosophy of education. He insists that even though Marx-ian utopian thought subjugated Dewey's ideas during the 1970s, Dewey's epistemological arguments are directly relevant to contemporary philosophy. He contends that not only are Dewey's arguments ......
