Philosophical Papers: Volume 2, Philosophy and the Human Sciences

Philosophical Papers: Volume 2, Philosophy and the Human Sciences
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 0521317495
ISBN-13 : 9780521317498
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Synopsis Philosophical Papers: Volume 2, Philosophy and the Human Sciences by : Charles Taylor

A selection of published papers is presented here in two volumes, structured to indicate the direction and essential unity of the work.

Philosophical Papers: Volume 1, Human Agency and Language

Philosophical Papers: Volume 1, Human Agency and Language
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781316101643
ISBN-13 : 1316101649
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Synopsis Philosophical Papers: Volume 1, Human Agency and Language by : Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor has been one of the most original and influential figures in contemporary philosophy: his 'philosophical anthropology' spans an unusually wide range of theoretical interests and draws creatively on both Anglo-American and Continental traditions in philosophy. A selection of his published papers is presented here in two volumes, structured to indicate the direction and essential unity of the work. He starts from a polemical concern with behaviourism and other reductionist theories (particularly in psychology and the philosophy of language) which aim to model the study of man on the natural sciences. This leads to a general critique of naturalism, its historical development and its importance for modern culture and consciousness; and that in turn points, forward to a positive account of human agency and the self, the constitutive role of language and value, and the scope of practical reason. The volumes jointly present some two decades of work on these fundamental themes, and convey strongly the tenacity, verve and versatility of the author in grappling with them. They will interest a very wide range of philosophers and students of the human sciences.

Making Sense of Humanity

Making Sense of Humanity
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0521478685
ISBN-13 : 9780521478687
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Making Sense of Humanity by : Bernard Williams

Collection of philosophical papers

Philosophical Papers : Volume I

Philosophical Papers : Volume I
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9780198020424
ISBN-13 : 0198020422
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Synopsis Philosophical Papers : Volume I by : David Lewis Professor of Philosophy Princeton University

The first volume of this series presents fifteen selected papers dealing with a variety of topics in ontology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.

On Philosophy and Philosophers

On Philosophy and Philosophers
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781108488457
ISBN-13 : 1108488455
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Synopsis On Philosophy and Philosophers by : Richard Rorty

"Philosophers suffer from a peculiar occupational hazard; people are always coming up and asking them just what it is that they do and how they do it. This is not the sort of question that biologists or economists or musicians get asked; people know, pretty well, what they do, and they may or may not be interested in the details. But a philosopher is different - it is very hard to imagine just what he does with his time"--

Hegel and Modern Society

Hegel and Modern Society
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9781107113671
ISBN-13 : 1107113679
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Hegel and Modern Society by : Charles Taylor

This book is an exploration of the relevance of Hegel's thought to contemporary society and politics.

Moral Psychology

Moral Psychology
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 607
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ISBN-10 : 9780262195614
ISBN-13 : 0262195615
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Moral Psychology by : Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

Since the 1990s, many philosophers have drawn on recent advances in cognitive psychology, brain science and evolutionary psychology to inform their work. These three volumes bring together some of the most innovative work by both philosophers and psychologists in this emerging, collaboratory field.

Philosophy as Cultural Politics: Volume 4

Philosophy as Cultural Politics: Volume 4
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781139463225
ISBN-13 : 1139463225
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Philosophy as Cultural Politics: Volume 4 by : Richard Rorty

This volume presents a selection of the philosophical papers which Richard Rorty has written over the past decade, and complements three previous volumes of his papers: Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth, Essays on Heidegger and Others and Truth and Progress. Topics discussed include the changing role of philosophy in Western culture over the course of recent centuries, the role of the imagination in intellectual and moral progress, the notion of 'moral identity', the Wittgensteinian claim that the problems of philosophy are linguistic in nature, the irrelevance of cognitive science to philosophy, and the mistaken idea that philosophers should find the 'place' of such things as consciousness and moral value in a world of physical particles. The papers form a rich and distinctive collection which will appeal to anyone with a serious interest in philosophy and its relation to culture.

Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity

Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 0521367816
ISBN-13 : 9780521367813
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity by : Richard Rorty

In this 1989 book Rorty argues that thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein have enabled societies to see themselves as historical contingencies, rather than as expressions of underlying, ahistorical human nature or as realizations of suprahistorical goals. This ironic perspective on the human condition is valuable on a private level, although it cannot advance the social or political goals of liberalism. In fact Rorty believes that it is literature not philosophy that can do this, by promoting a genuine sense of human solidarity. A truly liberal culture, acutely aware of its own historical contingency, would fuse the private, individual freedom of the ironic, philosophical perspective with the public project of human solidarity as it is engendered through the insights and sensibilities of great writers. The book has a characteristically wide range of reference from philosophy through social theory to literary criticism. It confirms Rorty's status as a uniquely subtle theorist, whose writing will prove absorbing to academic and nonacademic readers alike.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 23

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 23
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 323
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ISBN-10 : 9789004229549
ISBN-13 : 900422954X
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 23 by :

The social scientific study of religion is a crucial arena of human endeavor, as questions about the existence and nature of God interact with the study of religion as a human phenomenon. The twenty-third volume of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion continues the tradition of promoting extended debate of current issues in the field. The special section on Theism and Non-Theism in Psychological Science includes contributions from leading researchers in this area. This landmark collection of papers draws on a range of perspectives that both summarize the theism debate in psychology and help to move it forward in new directions. In addition, the volume includes papers on other key areas in the study of religion such as spirituality and social capital.