| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 668 pages) |
| Series |
The evolution of modern philosophy |
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Evolution of modern philosophy.
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| Contents |
Descartes : metaphysics in the service of science -- Spinoza : metaphysics in the service of ethics -- Leibniz : metaphysics in the service of theodicy -- Hume : metaphysics committed to the flames? -- Kant : the possibility, scope, and limits of metaphysics -- Fichte: transcendentalism versus naturalism -- Hegel : transcendentalism-cum-naturalism; or, absolute idealism -- Frege : sense under scrutiny -- The early Wittgenstein : the possibility, scope, and limits of sense; or, sense, senselessness, and nonsense -- The later Wittgenstein : bringing words back from their metaphysical to their everyday use -- Carnap : the elimination of metaphysics? -- Quine : the ne plus ultra of naturalism -- Lewis : metaphysics in the service of philosophy -- Dummett : the logical basis of metaphysics -- Nietzsche : sense under scrutiny again -- Bergson : metaphysics as pure creativity -- Husserl : making sense of making sense; or, the ne plus ultra of transcendentalism -- Heidegger : letting being be -- Collingwood : metaphysics as history -- Derrida : metaphysics deconstructed? -- Deleuze : something completely different |
| Summary |
This book charts the evolution of metaphysics since Descartes and provides a compelling case for why metaphysics matters |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Metaphysics -- History
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Philosophy, Modern.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Metaphysics.
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Metaphysics
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Philosophy, Modern
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139029223 |
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1139029223 |
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9781139206228 |
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1139206222 |
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9781139204644 |
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1139204645 |
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