The Pimlico History Of Western Philosophy (A Pimlico original)
Language: English
Pages: 864
ISBN: B004J4VZ84
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
THE PIMLICO HISTORY significantly broadens the scope of Western philosophy to reveal the influence of Middle Eastern and Asian thought, the vital contributions of Jewish and Islamic philosophers, and the role of women within the tradition. Popkin also emphasizes schools and developments that have traditionally been overlooked. Sections on Plato and Aristotle are followed by a detailed presentation on Hellenistic philosophy and its influence on the modern developments of materialism and scepticism. Another chapter considers Renaissance philosophy and its seminal influence on modern humanism and science. Turning to the modern era, the contributors give equal attention to both sides of the current rift in philosophy between continental and analytic schools, charting the development of each right to the end of the twentieth century. Each chapter includes an introductory essay, and Popkin provides notes that draw connections among the separate articles. The rich bibliographic information and the indexes of names and terms make the volume a valuable resource. Combining a broad scope and penetrating analysis with a keen sense of what is relevant for the modern reader, the book provides an accessible intro for students and general read.
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For example, philosophers typically construct proofs for the existence and nature of God based on some aspect of the cosmos in the same way one might try to settle whether India has a king by reflecting on the good order of its citizenry. But the question cannot be settled by speculation, since many explanations for this order are possible. By contrast, if the king’s messenger were to arrive with gifts and medicines available only in the palace and a letter signed by the king, this would not only
centered on this issue and was pursued in Mill’s Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s Philosophy (1865). Second, can Reid’s refutation of the theory of ideas and his identification of “original” principles of judgment truly defeat Hume’s scepticism? This question came to the fore in the last third of the century as an important part of the assault on naturalism, which holds that the mind is a natural process, no aspect of which is beyond scientific study. The thinkers of that period thought that
meetings. The visitors were at first amazed that such advanced philosophical activity was taking place in the heartland of America and that the Saint Louis thinkers had such close contact with European, especially German, philosophical sources. Later on, Harris established the Concord Summer School of Philosophy to spread Hegel’s thought among the New England transcendentalists who had given him his first philosophical start. The aged Emerson lectured at the school, which the young William James
purposiveness. Like earlier positivism, then, empirio-criticism denies any independent role to a philosophical theory of knowledge beyond the observation that logical validity means economic instrumentality. The task of showing how knowledge is actually produced and developed belongs to an evolutionary theory of the organism. Though positivism flourished in the politically liberal climate of England and the culturally uncertain climate of late Habsburg Vienna, it made little headway in the
in historical gossip about intellectuals of past times. In contrast, in the early nineteenth century, Hegel in Germany and Victor Cousin in France made the history of philosophy the core of philosophical study. By seeing how philosophy had developed, one could then find the best or the better philosophy of the present age. In all other areas of humanistic study—literature, art, music, and so on—the history of the subject is considered an important part of understanding present-day writings,
