A History of Western Thought: From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth CenturyRoutledge, 4. dec. 2017 - 432 sider This is a comprehensive introduction to the history of Western Philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to Twentieth Century thought. In addition to all the key figures, the book covers figures whose contributions have so far been overlooked, such as Vico, Montesquieu, Durkheim and Weber. Along with in-depth discussion of the philosophical movements, Skirbekk and Gilje also discuss the natural sciences, the establishment of the Humanities, Socialism and Fascism, Psychoanalysis, and the rise of the social sciences. History of Western Thought is an ideal introduction to philosophy and the sociological and scientific structures that have shaped modern day philosophy. |
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... emphasized other topics and ways of thinking. This is an important point, because what we have now indicated forms ... emphasize what one believes to be relevant and important in the historical diversity. No one is able to read ...
... emphasized other topics and ways of thinking. This is an important point, because what we have now indicated forms ... emphasize what one believes to be relevant and important in the historical diversity. No one is able to read ...
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... emphasize primary sources. But to grasp the philosophical problems, it may often be helpful to read textbook commentaries. In this approach it is important to view any text from the primary sources as a part of the textual corpus to ...
... emphasize primary sources. But to grasp the philosophical problems, it may often be helpful to read textbook commentaries. In this approach it is important to view any text from the primary sources as a part of the textual corpus to ...
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... emphasizes the measurable mathematical aspects of the world, not the world as experienced by human beings. However, it was this 'idealized' view of mathematical concepts and models that paved the way for scientific and technological ...
... emphasizes the measurable mathematical aspects of the world, not the world as experienced by human beings. However, it was this 'idealized' view of mathematical concepts and models that paved the way for scientific and technological ...
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... emphasized repeatedly that liberation presupposes control over one's actions: 'When all a man's enterprises have neither motive nor desire ~~ his works are burnt up in wisdom's fire — then wise men call him learned'.“ But liberation is ...
... emphasized repeatedly that liberation presupposes control over one's actions: 'When all a man's enterprises have neither motive nor desire ~~ his works are burnt up in wisdom's fire — then wise men call him learned'.“ But liberation is ...
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... emphasize thatthe ethical and the political as a rule are connected in the city-state. Cf. the opposition between Aristotle and Machiavelli (Ch. 8). Explorers and adventurers from around the world have encountered new and remarkable ...
... emphasize thatthe ethical and the political as a rule are connected in the city-state. Cf. the opposition between Aristotle and Machiavelli (Ch. 8). Explorers and adventurers from around the world have encountered new and remarkable ...
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4 Aristotle natural order and man as a political animal | 66 |
5 The late classical period | 89 |
6 The Middle Ages | 109 |
7 The rise of the natural sciences | 151 |
15 Kant the Copernican revolution in philosophy | 273 |
16 The rise of the humanities | 293 |
17 Hegel history and dialectics | 306 |
18 Marx productive forces and class struggle | 321 |
19 Kierkegaard existence and irony | 337 |
20 Darwin the debate about our conception of man | 347 |
21 Nietzsche and pragmatism | 354 |
22 Socialism and fascism | 365 |
8 The Renaissance and realpolitik Machiavelli and Hobbes | 175 |
9 Doubt and belief man in the centre | 190 |
10 Rationalism as a system | 203 |
11 Locke enlightenment and equality | 212 |
12 Empiricism and critique of knowledge | 225 |
13 The Enlightenment reason and progress | 242 |
14 Utilitarianism and liberalism | 263 |
23 Freud and psychoanalysis | 377 |
24 The rise of the social sciences | 391 |
25 New advances in the natural sciences | 412 |
26 A glance at contemporary philosophy | 424 |
27 Modernity and crisis | 453 |
Index | 472 |
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A History of Western Thought: From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century Nils Gilje,Gunnar Skirbekk Begrænset visning - 2017 |
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