Some Problems of Philosophy: A Beginning of an Introduction to Philosophy

James, William

ISBN 10: 0803275870 / ISBN 13: 9780803275874

Editore: University of Nebraska Press, 1996

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• Titolo: Some Problems of Philosophy: A Beginning of an Introduction to Philosophy
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803275870
• ISBN 13: 9780803275874
• Rilegatura: paperback
• Condizione: Very Good

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Riassunto

With the clarity that James deemed obligatory, Some Problems of Philosophy outlines his theory of perception. The early chapters expose the defects of intellectualism and monism and the advantages of empiricism and pluralism. The novelty that enters into concrete perceptual experience, and that is disallowed by the rationalizing intellect, suggests exciting possibilities. Denied any absolute truth in an ever-changing world, privy to only a piece of the truth at any given moment, the individual can, with faith and good will, help create order out of chaos. Some Problems in Philosophy, published posthumously, represents an important advance in William James’s thought.

Informazioni sull?autore

Ellen Kappy Suckiel, a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is the author of The Pragmatic Philosophy of William James and Pragmatism and Religious Belief: A Study of the Philosophy of William James.