Philosophical Selections

Author : Nicolas Malebranche
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780872201521
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophical Selections written by Nicolas Malebranche and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features the selections that provide the student of modern philosophy with both a view of Malebranche's philosophical system and a picture of his most important doctrines. This title presents Malebranche's occasionalism, his theory of knowledge and the 'vision in God', and his writings on theodicy and freedom.

Author : Ernst Cassirer
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Renaissance Philosophy of Man written by Ernst Cassirer and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Milton Charles Nahm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
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Download or read book Selections from Early Greek Philosophy written by Milton Charles Nahm and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : G.W. Leibniz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401014264
Total Pages : 743 pages
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Download or read book Philosophical Papers and Letters written by G.W. Leibniz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The selections contained in these volumes from the papers and letters of Leibniz are intended to serve the student in two ways: first, by providing a more adequate and balanced conception of the full range and penetration of Leibniz's creative intellectual powers; second, by inviting a fresher approach to his intellectual growth and a clearer perception of the internal strains in his thinking, through a chronological arrangement. Much confusion has arisen in the past through a neglect of the develop ment of Leibniz's ideas, and Couturat's impressive plea, in his edition of the Opuscu/es et fragments (p. xii), for such an arrangement is valid even for incomplete editions. The beginning student will do well, however, to read the maturer writings of Parts II, III, and IV first, leaving Part I, from a period too largely neglected by Leibniz criticism, for a later study of the still obscure sources and motives of his thought. The Introduction aims primarily to provide cultural orientation and an exposition of the structure and the underlying assumptions of the philosophical system rather than a critical evaluation. I hope that together with the notes and the Index, it will provide those aids to the understanding which the originality of Leibniz's scientific, ethical, and metaphysical efforts deserve.

Author : Nicolas Malebranche
Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780872201538
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophical Selections written by Nicolas Malebranche and published by Hackett Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These substantial selections from The Search after Truth, Elucidations of the Search after Truth, Dialogues on Metaphysics, and Treatise on Nature and Grace, provide the student of modern philosophy with both a broad view of Malebranche's philosophical system and a detailed picture of his most important doctrines. Malebranche's occasionalism, his theory of knowledge and the 'vision in God', and his writings on theodicy and freedom are solidly represented.

Author : Elliott Sober
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022630888X
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Selection written by Elliott Sober and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nature of Selection is a straightforward, self-contained introduction to philosophical and biological problems in evolutionary theory. It presents a powerful analysis of the evolutionary concepts of natural selection, fitness, and adaptation and clarifies controversial issues concerning altruism, group selection, and the idea that organisms are survival machines built for the good of the genes that inhabit them. "Sober's is the answering philosophical voice, the voice of a first-rate philosopher and a knowledgeable student of contemporary evolutionary theory. His book merits broad attention among both communities. It should also inspire others to continue the conversation."-Philip Kitcher, Nature "Elliott Sober has made extraordinarily important contributions to our understanding of biological problems in evolutionary biology and causality. The Nature of Selection is a major contribution to understanding epistemological problems in evolutionary theory. I predict that it will have a long lasting place in the literature."-Richard C. Lewontin

Author : Richard Fumerton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405171022
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introducing Philosophy Through Film written by Richard Fumerton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy Through Film offers a uniquely engaging and effective approach to introductory philosophy by combining an anthology of classical and contemporary philosophical readings with a discussion of philosophical concepts illustrated in popular films. Pairs 50 classical and contemporary readings with popular films - from Monty Python and The Matrix to Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange Addresses key areas in philosophy, including topics in ethics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, free will and determinism, the problem of perception, and philosophy of time Each unit begins with an extensive introduction by the editors and ends with study questions linking readings to films Features chapter by chapter discussion of clips from films that vividly illustrate the critical philosophical arguments and positions raised in the readings

Author : Evan Pugh Professor of Philosophy Stanley Rosen
Publisher : Gramercy
ISBN 13 : 9780517229873
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Philosophy 101 written by Evan Pugh Professor of Philosophy Stanley Rosen and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Francis Bacon
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780872204706
Total Pages : 340 pages
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Download or read book Selected Philosophical Works written by Francis Bacon and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive collection available of Bacon's philosophical and scientific writings, this volume offers Bacon's major works in their entirety, or in generous selections, revised from the classic 19th century editions of Spedding, Ellis and Heath. Selections from Bacon's natural histories round out this edition by showing the types of compilations that he believed would most contribute to the third part of his Great Instauration. In her General Introduction, Rose-Mary Sargent sketches Bacon's early life, education, and legal career, and discusses the major components of his philosophical works, and traces his influence on subsequent natural philosophy.

Author : William (of Ockham)
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780872200784
Total Pages : 492 pages
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Download or read book Philosophical Writings written by William (of Ockham) and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains selections of Ockham's philosophical writings which give a balanced introductory view of his work in logic, metaphysics, and ethics. This edition includes textual markings referring readers to appendices containing changes in the Latin text and alterations found in the English translation that have been made necessary by the critical edition of Ockham's work published after Boehner prepared the original text. The updated bibliography includes the most important scholarship produced since publication of the original edition.