The Impulse to philosophise
What impulses lead us to ask philosophical questions and pursue philosophical enquiry? In a series of stimulating essays fourteen distinguished thinkers examine philosophy and their own engagement with it. Titles such as 'How philosophers (who lose their faith) redefine their subject', �...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
1992.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Royal Institute of Philosophy supplements ; 33. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42008669*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The examined life re-examined / Colin Radford
- Trouble with leprechauns / Martin Hollis
- On why philosophers redefine their subject / Stuart Brown
- Some philosophers I have not known / Frederic Raphael
- The roots of philosophy / John White
- Re-engaging with real arguments / Alec Fisher
- Can philosophy speak about life? / İlham Di̇lman
- Congenital transcendentalism and 'the loneliness which is the truth about things' / Frank Cioffi
- Philosophical plumbing / Mary Midgley
- Beyond representation / Anthony Palmer
- Scenes from my childhood / Bryan Magee
- Metaphysics and music / Michael Tanner
- Philosophy and the cult of irrationalism / Brenda Almond
- Is philosophy a 'Theory of everything'? / G.M.K. Hunt.
