Western Philosophy
An Anthology
(Sprache: Englisch)
The new edition of this celebrated anthology surveys the Western philosophical tradition from its origins in ancient Greece to the work of today's leading philosophers
Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides an authoritative guided tour through...
Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides an authoritative guided tour through...
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The new edition of this celebrated anthology surveys the Western philosophical tradition from its origins in ancient Greece to the work of today's leading philosophersWestern Philosophy: An Anthology provides an authoritative guided tour through the great tradition of Western philosophical thought. The seminal writings of the great philosophers along with more recent readings of contemporary interest are explored in 144 substantial and carefully chosen extracts, each preceded by a lucid introduction, guiding readers through the history of a diverse range of key arguments, and explaining how important theories fit into the unfolding story of Western philosophical inquiry. Broad in scope, the anthology covers all the main branches of philosophy: theory of knowledge and metaphysics, logic and language, philosophy of mind, the self and freedom, religion and science, moral philosophy, political theory, aesthetics, and the meaning of life, all in self-contained parts which can be worked on by students and instructors independently.
The third edition of the Anthology contains newly incorporated classic texts from thinkers such as Aquinas, Machiavelli, Descartes, William James, and Wittgenstein. Each of the 144 individual extracts is now followed by sample questions focusing on the key philosophical problems raised by the excerpt, and accompanied by detailed further reading suggestions that include up-to-date links to online resources. Also new to this edition is an introductory essay written by John Cottingham, which offers advice to students on how to read and write about a philosophical text.
Part of the Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies series, Western Philosophy: An Anthology, Third Edition remains an indispensable collection of classic source materials and expert insights for both beginning and advanced university students in a wide range of philosophy courses.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Western Philosophy “
Preface xvAcknowledgements xxi
Guidance for Readers and Format of the Volume xxviii
Introductory Essay: How to Read a Philosophical Text and How to Write about It xxxi
Part I Knowledge and Certainty 1
1 Innate Knowledge
Plato, Meno 3
2 Knowledge versus Opinion
Plato, Republic 12
3 Demonstrative Knowledge and Its Starting points
Aristotle, Posterior Analytics 19
4 New Foundations for Knowledge
René Descartes, Meditations 22
5 The Senses as the Basis of Knowledge
John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding 28
6 Innate Knowledge Defended
Gottfried Leibniz, New Essays on Human Understanding 34
7 Scepticism versus Human Nature
David Hume, Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 39
8 Experience and Understanding
Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason 44
9 From Sense-certainty to Self-consciousness
Georg Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit 48
10 Beliefs Judged by Their Practical Effects
William James, What Pragmatism Means 54
11 Against Scepticism
G. E. Moore, A Defence of Common Sense 61
12 Does Empirical Knowledge Have a Foundation?
Wilfrid Sellars, The Myth of the Given 68
Part II Being and Reality 74
1 The Allegory of the Cave
Plato, Republic 76
2 Individual Substance
Aristotle, Categories 83
3 Supreme Being and Created Things
René Descartes, Principles of Philosophy 87
4 Qualities and Ideas
John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding 94
5 Substance, Life and Activity
Gottfried Leibniz, New System 99
6 Nothing Outside the Mind
George Berkeley, Principles of Human Knowledge 105
7 The Limits of Metaphysical Speculation
David Hume, Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 111
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Metaphysics, Old and New
Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena 117
9 Reality as Flux
Alfred Whitehead, Process and Reality, and Science and the Modern World 125
10 Being and Involvement
Martin Heidegger, Being and Time 131
11 The End of Metaphysics?
Rudolf Carnap, The Elimination of Metaphysics 138
12 The Problem of Ontology
W. V. O. Quine, On What There is 144
Part III Language and Meaning 150
1 The Meanings of Words
Plato, Cratylus 152
2 Language and Its Acquisition
Augustine, Confessions 160
3 Thought, Language and Its Components
William of Ockham, Writings on Logic 162
4 Language, Reason and Animal Utterance
René Descartes, Discourse on the Method 166
5 Abstract General Ideas
John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding 169
6 Particular Ideas and General Meaning
George Berkeley, Principles of Human Knowledge 173
7 Denotation versus Connotation
John Stuart Mill, A System of Logic 178
8 Names and Their Meaning
Gottlob Frege, Sense and Reference 183
9 Definite and Indefinite Descriptions
Bertrand Russell, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy 188
10 Meaning and Use
Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue and Brown Books 194
11 Non-descriptive Uses of Language
J. L. Austin, Performative Utterances 202
12 How the Reference of Terms is Fixed
Saul Kripke, Naming and Necessity 207
Part IV Mind and Body 214
1 The Immortal Soul
Plato, Phaedo 21
Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena 117
9 Reality as Flux
Alfred Whitehead, Process and Reality, and Science and the Modern World 125
10 Being and Involvement
Martin Heidegger, Being and Time 131
11 The End of Metaphysics?
Rudolf Carnap, The Elimination of Metaphysics 138
12 The Problem of Ontology
W. V. O. Quine, On What There is 144
Part III Language and Meaning 150
1 The Meanings of Words
Plato, Cratylus 152
2 Language and Its Acquisition
Augustine, Confessions 160
3 Thought, Language and Its Components
William of Ockham, Writings on Logic 162
4 Language, Reason and Animal Utterance
René Descartes, Discourse on the Method 166
5 Abstract General Ideas
John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding 169
6 Particular Ideas and General Meaning
George Berkeley, Principles of Human Knowledge 173
7 Denotation versus Connotation
John Stuart Mill, A System of Logic 178
8 Names and Their Meaning
Gottlob Frege, Sense and Reference 183
9 Definite and Indefinite Descriptions
Bertrand Russell, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy 188
10 Meaning and Use
Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue and Brown Books 194
11 Non-descriptive Uses of Language
J. L. Austin, Performative Utterances 202
12 How the Reference of Terms is Fixed
Saul Kripke, Naming and Necessity 207
Part IV Mind and Body 214
1 The Immortal Soul
Plato, Phaedo 21
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Autoren-Porträt
JOHN COTTINGHAM is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading, and an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford University. He is the author of numerous books including Descartes, The Rationalists, On the Meaning of Life, and In Search of the Soul. He is co-translator of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes, and has published numerous articles on the history of philosophy, moral philosophy, and the philosophy of religion. Professor Cottingham is former Chairman of the British Society for the History of Philosophy and President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion, and was for many years editor of Ratio, the international journal of analytic philosophy.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2021, 3. Aufl., 944 Seiten, Maße: 16,9 x 24,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: John G. Cottingham
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1119165725
- ISBN-13: 9781119165729
- Erscheinungsdatum: 06.07.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
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