Author: Hartley Burr AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : First philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The Problem of Metaphysics and the Meaning of Metaphysical Explanation
Author: Hartley Burr AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : First philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The Problem of Metaphysics and the Meaning of Metaphysical Explanation
Author: Hartley Burr AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The Problem of Metaphysics and the Meaning of Metaphysical Explanation
Author: Hartley Burr AlexanderPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484006217
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Excerpt from The Problem of Metaphysics and the Meaning of Metaphysical Explanation: An Essay in Definitions In this preface it may not be amiss explicitly to state cer tain convictions implied in the thinking here out-wrought. First there is a conviction that metaphysic is not a science of things ultimate in the cosmos, but of things ultimate in human life and destiny and ultimate only for human in sight; that consequently, metaphysical solutions must change as the human outlook changes, and that the way of our thought must develop as our powers of intuition become enlarged. No final metaphysical solution is possible, because so long as human intelligence broadens metaphysical truth must alter. It is not independent nor static, but exists for knowledge alone. That there is need to-day of a new metaphysic, a new vision of man's destiny, a new and virile exaltation of his ideals, - this, too, is a conviction underlying these writings. But the time for the great work is not yet. First must be written. As unmistakably as the century past has written the body's genesis, the genesis and evolution of the mind. To this task the natural sciences and the science of history, the varied branches of anthropology, psychology, philosophy in its manifold fields, all must contribute. And when the task is performed, or even in large part performed, forth shall arise the new synthesis, the new world-vision, and it shall be in evitable in its inspiration. But before that day we who hope for the advent must cleanse and order our house of thought, we must come to an understanding with ourselves and achieve some sane understanding of the metaphysic where with we were born. It is for the furthering of this humbler, but not unessential end, that this essay was written. 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.
The Problem of Metaphysics and the Meaning of Metaphysical Explanation
Author: Hartley Burr AlexanderPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781341004919
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
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PROBLEM OF METAPHYSICS & THE M
Author: Hartley Burr 1873-1939 AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN: 9781374249981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Problem of Metaphysics and the Meaning of Metaphysical Explanation
Author: Hartley Burr AlexanderPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781289382117
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
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Metaphysical Emergence
Author: Jessica M. WilsonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192556975
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Both the special sciences and ordinary experience suggest that there are metaphysically emergent entities and features: macroscopic goings-on (including mountains, trees, humans, and sculptures, and their characteristic properties) which depend on, yet are distinct from and distinctively efficacious with respect to, lower-level physical configurations and features. These appearances give rise to two key questions. First, what is metaphysical emergence, more precisely? Second, is there any metaphysical emergence, in principle and moreover in fact? Metaphysical Emergence provides clear and systematic answers to these questions. Wilson argues that there are two, and only two, forms of metaphysical emergence of the sort seemingly at issue in the target cases: 'Weak' emergence, whereby a dependent feature has a proper subset of the powers of the feature upon which it depends, and 'Strong' emergence, whereby a dependent feature has a power not had by the feature upon which it depends. Weak emergence unifies and illuminates seemingly diverse accounts of non-reductive physicalism; Strong emergence does the same as regards seemingly diverse anti-physicalist views positing fundamental novelty at higher levels of compositional complexity. After defending the in-principle viability of each form of emergence, Wilson considers whether complex systems, ordinary objects, consciousness, and free will are actually metaphysically emergent. She argues that Weak emergence is quite common, and that there is Strong emergence in the important case of free will.
The Problem of Metaphysics and the Meaning of Metaphysical Explanation
Author: Hartley Burr AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : First philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Metaphysics
Author: Theodor W. AdornoPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804745284
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This volume makes available in English for the first time the famed lectures on metaphysics by one of the founders of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory and one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. It provides a unique introduction not only to metaphysics but also to Adorno's own intellectual standpoint.
Kant on the Sources of Metaphysics
Author: Marcus WillaschekPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110847263X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Detailed exploration of the Transcendental Dialectic, in which Kant uncovers the sources of metaphysics in human reason.