| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 199 pages) |
| Contents |
The logical ideas of John Duns Scotus -- Leibniz on the labyrinth of the continuum: his articulation of the principle of continuity -- Peirce's theory of evolutionary love in the context of his metaphysical doctrines -- Kierkegaard and Hegel on truth, subjectivity and regulative hopes -- Kierkegaard and virtue epistemology: belief formation and formation of the self -- Royce, Hegel, and the doctrine of the concrete universal revisited -- Epistemic contextualism on religious belief: a reading of William James's "The Will to Believe" -- Kierkegaard on indirect communication: the unity of his authorship and the upbuilding discourses -- Peirce's synechism as a realism of universals -- Hegel and Peirce on idealism, realism and the threat of nominalism -- Open questions in the philosophy of language: causal theories of reference, hybrid theories of language and designation -- Hegel and pragmatism: perspectives and contribution to a debate |
| Summary |
This book is a collection of different studies in the history and development of powerful philosophical ideas, though it is not confined to a particular stage in this history. It highlights to the reader that looking at the history of insightful connections and theories increases the awareness of the importance of providing a historical context that develops a conversation: ideas require minds concerned with them, which renders ideas almost living things. The book studies and relates the ideas of philosophers including Duns Scotus, Leibniz, Hegel, Royce, Kierkegaard, Peirce, and James, among o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Philosophy -- History.
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History of ideas.
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Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600.
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Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Essays.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Reference.
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Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781527514768 |
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1527514765 |
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