The uses of the past from Heidegger to Rorty doing philosophy historically

"In this book Robert Piercey asks how it is possible to do philosophy by studying the thinkers of the past. He develops his own theory through readings of historically minded philosophers. Piercey shows that what is distinctive about these figures is a concern with philosophical pictures - extr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Piercey, Robert (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2009.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38413103*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The uses of the past
  • 1. Doing philosophy historically
  • 2. The role of narrative
  • 3. Defending the historical thesis
  • 4. The critical approach: MacIntyre
  • 5. The diagnostic approach: Heidegger
  • 6. The synthetic approach: Ricoeur.