Author: Webster Cook
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267635542
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Excerpt from Philosophical Papers; Second Series, No; 4: The Ethics of Bishop Butler and Immanuel Kant Kant opens the first of his ethical treatises with the now famous statement, Nothing can possibly be con ceived in the world or even out of it, which can be called good without qualification except the Good Will, and in developing the notion of the good will he first brings clearly into view the great difficulty of Idealistic ethics. For when we are told that somewhat is good, we at once ask for what is it good. If it is good at all, it must be good for something, and we thus conclude with Butler that its purpose or end must be outside of or beyond itself. This seems especially true of the will. As action, it is necessarily determined to some end, and its goodness would seem to consist in its adaptation to its purpose. With Hedonistic and Theological ethical writers (if there is any fundamental distinction between these) such has always been the view of will, but Kant on the contrary tells us that the good will is good in itself, not for anything beyond. It is good not because of what it can accomplish, but simply by virtue of the volition, and considered by itself must be esteemed higher than anything that can be brought about by it.' ('like a jewel it has its value A/ wholly in itself.' Here then Kant comes in direct oppo sition to Hedonism; Happiness, here or hereafter. Thekant and butler. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Philosophy as Cultural Politics: Volume 4
Author: Richard Rorty
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139463225
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139463225
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
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.
Philosophical Papers; Second Series, No; 4
Author: Webster Cook
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267635542
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Excerpt from Philosophical Papers; Second Series, No; 4: The Ethics of Bishop Butler and Immanuel Kant Kant opens the first of his ethical treatises with the now famous statement, Nothing can possibly be con ceived in the world or even out of it, which can be called good without qualification except the Good Will, and in developing the notion of the good will he first brings clearly into view the great difficulty of Idealistic ethics. For when we are told that somewhat is good, we at once ask for what is it good. If it is good at all, it must be good for something, and we thus conclude with Butler that its purpose or end must be outside of or beyond itself. This seems especially true of the will. As action, it is necessarily determined to some end, and its goodness would seem to consist in its adaptation to its purpose. With Hedonistic and Theological ethical writers (if there is any fundamental distinction between these) such has always been the view of will, but Kant on the contrary tells us that the good will is good in itself, not for anything beyond. It is good not because of what it can accomplish, but simply by virtue of the volition, and considered by itself must be esteemed higher than anything that can be brought about by it.' ('like a jewel it has its value A/ wholly in itself.' Here then Kant comes in direct oppo sition to Hedonism; Happiness, here or hereafter. Thekant and butler. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267635542
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Excerpt from Philosophical Papers; Second Series, No; 4: The Ethics of Bishop Butler and Immanuel Kant Kant opens the first of his ethical treatises with the now famous statement, Nothing can possibly be con ceived in the world or even out of it, which can be called good without qualification except the Good Will, and in developing the notion of the good will he first brings clearly into view the great difficulty of Idealistic ethics. For when we are told that somewhat is good, we at once ask for what is it good. If it is good at all, it must be good for something, and we thus conclude with Butler that its purpose or end must be outside of or beyond itself. This seems especially true of the will. As action, it is necessarily determined to some end, and its goodness would seem to consist in its adaptation to its purpose. With Hedonistic and Theological ethical writers (if there is any fundamental distinction between these) such has always been the view of will, but Kant on the contrary tells us that the good will is good in itself, not for anything beyond. It is good not because of what it can accomplish, but simply by virtue of the volition, and considered by itself must be esteemed higher than anything that can be brought about by it.' ('like a jewel it has its value A/ wholly in itself.' Here then Kant comes in direct oppo sition to Hedonism; Happiness, here or hereafter. Thekant and butler. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Philosophical Papers : Volume II
Author: David Lewis Professor of Philosophy Princeton University
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019802066X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
This second collection of essays by Lewis focuses on causation probability, dependence and decision, and several other related topics. The thirteen papers are a major contribution to philosophy by one of the most influential and imaginative of contemporary American philosophers.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019802066X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
This second collection of essays by Lewis focuses on causation probability, dependence and decision, and several other related topics. The thirteen papers are a major contribution to philosophy by one of the most influential and imaginative of contemporary American philosophers.
Philosophical Papers
Author: University of Michigan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Philosophical Papers, 1896-99
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415098632
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415098632
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Embodying the Spirit
Author: Michael J. McClymond
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801878077
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
"This book will appeal to scholars and students of popular religion as well as to general readers interested in the subject."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801878077
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
"This book will appeal to scholars and students of popular religion as well as to general readers interested in the subject."--BOOK JACKET.
Philosophical Papers and Letters
Author: G.W. Leibniz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401014264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 743
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401014264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 743
Book Description
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.
Philosophical Approaches to the Foundations of Logic and Mathematics
Author: Marcin Trepczyński
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004445951
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Philosophical Approaches to the Foundations of Logic and Mathematics consists of eleven articles addressing various aspects of the "roots" of logic and mathematics, their basic concepts and the mechanisms that work in the practice of their use.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004445951
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Philosophical Approaches to the Foundations of Logic and Mathematics consists of eleven articles addressing various aspects of the "roots" of logic and mathematics, their basic concepts and the mechanisms that work in the practice of their use.
Social and Political Thought of American Progressivism
Author: Eldon J. Eisenach
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 1603840095
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Through a variety of primary sources--including speeches, poems, magazine articles, and book excerpts--this collection illustrates the origins, ambitions, and political legacy of the American Progressivism movement (1886–1924). A general introduction offers a history of the movement and a brief discussion of recent historiographical debates; headnotes introduce each selection and provide historical and political context.
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 1603840095
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Through a variety of primary sources--including speeches, poems, magazine articles, and book excerpts--this collection illustrates the origins, ambitions, and political legacy of the American Progressivism movement (1886–1924). A general introduction offers a history of the movement and a brief discussion of recent historiographical debates; headnotes introduce each selection and provide historical and political context.