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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Side ix
... reason 190 Cogito, ergo sum 1 90 God and rationalism 192 The mechanistic world—view and the relationship between soul and body 195 Pascal ~ the reason of the heart 196 Vico — history as a model 196 Questions 200 Suggestions for further ...
... reason 190 Cogito, ergo sum 1 90 God and rationalism 192 The mechanistic world—view and the relationship between soul and body 195 Pascal ~ the reason of the heart 196 Vico — history as a model 196 Questions 200 Suggestions for further ...
Side x
... reason and progress 242 Modernization and science 242 Worldly well-being 244 Montesquieu * distribution of power and environmental influence 24-6 Helvétius * the individual and pleasure 247 Economic liberalism 249 Adam Smith 249 Ricardo ...
... reason and progress 242 Modernization and science 242 Worldly well-being 244 Montesquieu * distribution of power and environmental influence 24-6 Helvétius * the individual and pleasure 247 Economic liberalism 249 Adam Smith 249 Ricardo ...
Side 2
... reasons are not personal: if a reason is valid, it is valid for everyone, and it is equally valid regardless of who states it. A reason that gives us the right to claim knowledge is thus a reason that stands firm in the face of critical ...
... reasons are not personal: if a reason is valid, it is valid for everyone, and it is equally valid regardless of who states it. A reason that gives us the right to claim knowledge is thus a reason that stands firm in the face of critical ...
Side 14
... reason: reason is correct; our senses deceive us. The objection that this was madness was made already during his lifetime. An opponent of Parmenides' teaching is said to have stood up and walked back and forth while. this claim was ...
... reason: reason is correct; our senses deceive us. The objection that this was madness was made already during his lifetime. An opponent of Parmenides' teaching is said to have stood up and walked back and forth while. this claim was ...
Side 18
... reason; they all occur mechanically, as in the motion of billiard balls. This is our interpretation so far. Here we see how the internal development of the Greek natural philosophy led to a first-class explanatory model of substance and ...
... reason; they all occur mechanically, as in the motion of billiard balls. This is our interpretation so far. Here we see how the internal development of the Greek natural philosophy led to a first-class explanatory model of substance and ...
Indhold
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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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