Modern Challenges to Past Philosophy: Arguments and Responses
Autor Professor Thomas D. Sullivan, Professor Russell Pannieren Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 apr 2014
Modern Challenges to Past Philosophy argues pondering past philosophy with modern problems in mind is worth the effort, even though earlier works are uninformed by modern science and lack some of tools of modern analysis. The great texts defamiliarize our world and offer solutions to crucial questions often forgotten as we fixate on current philosophical trends.
Modern Challenges is no appeal to a return to a golden past but a study designed to show how and why understanding earlier works of some of the most penetrating minds ever to ponder eternally valid questions can contribute to a renewal of our own culture.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781441170637
ISBN-10: 1441170634
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 134 x 214 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1441170634
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 134 x 214 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States
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Cuprins
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Problems and Perspectives
Chapter 2. The Essence of Philosophy
Chapter 3. Arguments for Taking Past Philosophers Seriously
Chapter 4. Science, Scientism, and Philosophy
Chapter 5. Scientistic Attacks on Past and Present Philosophy
Chapter 6. Philosophic Attacks on Past and Present Philosophy
Chapter 7. Philosophy, Time, and Eternity
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1. Problems and Perspectives
Chapter 2. The Essence of Philosophy
Chapter 3. Arguments for Taking Past Philosophers Seriously
Chapter 4. Science, Scientism, and Philosophy
Chapter 5. Scientistic Attacks on Past and Present Philosophy
Chapter 6. Philosophic Attacks on Past and Present Philosophy
Chapter 7. Philosophy, Time, and Eternity
Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
In their characteristically clear style, Sullivan and Pannier give an account of the nature of philosophy, and then they give a series of detailed arguments for the conclusion that philosophy is best carried out in dialogue not only with philosophers contemporary to us, but also with the philosophers of the past. Those who care about doing philosophy, or who care about teaching it, should care about this book.
No serious person thinks the the latest art or literature is the best because it is the most recent. Likewise we would not continue to read Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas and Kant unless their works continue to speak to us. But how can long-dead thinkers have anything to say to 21st century minds? Thomas Sullivan and Russell Pannier engage that question and in doing so illuminate the nature of philosophy, the perennial character of its questions and the need to bring past and present together in ways that illuminate each. Elegantly crafted their book is a pleasure and a provocation.
Sullivan and Panier argue convincingly that philosophers of the past are our partners. The gems of the philosophical past are not just historical relics, but can help us in our own search for answers to philosophical questions. This book will make you want to read more history!
Some philosophers (e.g., Kant, Wittgenstein) defend various philosophical positions, but argue that past philosophy is largely irrelevant to what they are doing. This book looks at a number of these positions and makes the case against the deniers that much of past philosophy is, after all, relevant to these discussions [.] It could be background reading for any course, such as one on Wittgenstein, wherein the subject has arrogantly dismissed philosophy's past. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and graduate students.
No serious person thinks the the latest art or literature is the best because it is the most recent. Likewise we would not continue to read Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas and Kant unless their works continue to speak to us. But how can long-dead thinkers have anything to say to 21st century minds? Thomas Sullivan and Russell Pannier engage that question and in doing so illuminate the nature of philosophy, the perennial character of its questions and the need to bring past and present together in ways that illuminate each. Elegantly crafted their book is a pleasure and a provocation.
Sullivan and Panier argue convincingly that philosophers of the past are our partners. The gems of the philosophical past are not just historical relics, but can help us in our own search for answers to philosophical questions. This book will make you want to read more history!
Some philosophers (e.g., Kant, Wittgenstein) defend various philosophical positions, but argue that past philosophy is largely irrelevant to what they are doing. This book looks at a number of these positions and makes the case against the deniers that much of past philosophy is, after all, relevant to these discussions [.] It could be background reading for any course, such as one on Wittgenstein, wherein the subject has arrogantly dismissed philosophy's past. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and graduate students.