E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten
Hetherington What Makes a Philosopher Great?
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-38683-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Arguments for Twelve Philosophers
E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-317-38683-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
In this book, 12 accomplished contemporary philosophers argue for the greatness of 12 of their predecessors, from antiquity to the 20th century. The book’s purpose is not to generate a list of the very best philosophers; instead, the aim is to better identify what might constitute philosophical greatness. Through separate case studies devoted to Plato, Zhuangzi, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, du Châtelet, Hume, Kant (who receives two chapters), Nietzsche, Peirce, Frege, and Wittgenstein, What Makes a Philosopher Great? grapples with some possible aspects of philosophical greatness, drawing upon a vast sweep of philosophical history. In so doing, the book also provides increased clarity as to what philosophy is and could be.
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INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Great Philosophers: The Very Idea
Chapter 2: Platonism vs. Naturalism
Chapter 3: Aristotle on Essence and Virtue: Still Relevant, Still Great
Chapter 4: The Greatness of Zhuang Zhou
Chapter 5: Aquinas
Chapter 6: Descartes as a Great Philosopher
Chapter 7: Margaret Cavendish
Chapter 8: Hume’s Theory of the Human Being
Chapter 9: Kant for Anti-Kantians
Chapter 10: Kant’s Metaphysics and Epistemology
Chapter 11: Nietzsche: This Time It’s Personal
Chapter 12: C.S. Peirce: America’s Greatest Philosopher
Chapter 13: Frege and the Logical Turn
Chapter 14: Wittgenstein: Philosopher of Philosophy
