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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... principle'). Thales, like everyone else, had seen many things come into existence and perish in water: water evaporates into air, and water turns to ice; fish come into existence and later perish in water, just as other substances (salt ...
... principle'). Thales, like everyone else, had seen many things come into existence and perish in water: water evaporates into air, and water turns to ice; fish come into existence and later perish in water, just as other substances (salt ...
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... principle that lies behind and supports all transient objects is interaction between forces, and the balance between these forces changes according to laws, logos. The underlying substance is not urstoff, but logos. Logos is the hidden ...
... principle that lies behind and supports all transient objects is interaction between forces, and the balance between these forces changes according to laws, logos. The underlying substance is not urstoff, but logos. Logos is the hidden ...
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... principle, in the same way as Empedocles. Anaxagoras, however, conceived of only one force: 'mind' (Greek: nous). He seemed to think that this mind or force has set the changes in motion towards a goal (Greek: telos). Nature is thus ...
... principle, in the same way as Empedocles. Anaxagoras, however, conceived of only one force: 'mind' (Greek: nous). He seemed to think that this mind or force has set the changes in motion towards a goal (Greek: telos). Nature is thus ...
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... principle': what we expect of others should be the touchstone for our behaviour towards others. Confucius' teachings about humanity and compassion should not be interpreted in a strictly universalist direction. He defends a ...
... principle': what we expect of others should be the touchstone for our behaviour towards others. Confucius' teachings about humanity and compassion should not be interpreted in a strictly universalist direction. He defends a ...
Side 29
... principle of justice in our existence: when something is pushed too far, a reaction occurs: 'lt is towards misfortune that the blessings turn, and the blessings rest on the misfortunes. ' When something is pushed to its extreme, it ...
... principle of justice in our existence: when something is pushed too far, a reaction occurs: 'lt is towards misfortune that the blessings turn, and the blessings rest on the misfortunes. ' When something is pushed to its extreme, it ...
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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 Gunnar Skirbekk,Nils Gilje Begrænset visning - 2001 |
A History of Western Thought: From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century Gunnar Skirbekk,Nils Gilje Begrænset visning - 2001 |
A History of Western Thought: From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century Nils Gilje,Gunnar Skirbekk Begrænset visning - 2017 |
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