Author: Paul CarusPublisher:
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Category : Agnosticism
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Kant and Spencer
Author: Paul CarusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agnosticism
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Kant and Spencer
Author: Borden Parker BownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Kant and Spencer
Author: Paul CarusPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019825143
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In this engaging and thought-provoking work, Paul Carus examines the philosophical systems of two of the most important thinkers of the 19th century: Immanuel Kant and Herbert Spencer. Carus argues that these two philosophers represent fundamentally different approaches to understanding the world and that their ideas continue to shape modern debates in fields such as ethics, politics, and metaphysics. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of philosophy or contemporary debates in the humanities and social sciences. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Kant and Spencer
Author: Paul CarusPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330014721
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Excerpt from Kant and Spencer: A Study of the Fallacies of Agnosticism Modern philosophy begins with Kant because Kant broke with the traditional Dogmatism and supplanted it by Criticism. He proposed the new plan of building doctrines upon the firm ground of experience. Kant was the first positivist in the sense that all philosophy must be based upon facts. How strange that in France and England his views were misunderstood by those who endeavored to progress along the same lines! Auguste Comte denounced Kant as an antiquated metaphysician and Herbert Spencer looks upon him as the champion of mediævalism and dogmatism. The truth is that neither the former nor the latter knew anything of Kant and so wasted their powder without demolishing their enemy but they did a great deal of harm by leading the public astray and perverting the real issues. They themselves failed in their main aspirations; neither Comte nor Spencer succeeded in proposing a scientific philosophy; both ended in agnosticism, which is practically a declaration of philosophical bankruptcy. The merits of both Comte and Spencer cannot be underrated; both did good work in collecting and systematising material, - the former, a mathematical genius, in a truly scientific manner, the latter as a populariser. Comte became better acquainted with Kant in bis advanced age and regretted deeply that he had misunderstood the trend of his thought, because he thus missed the benefit of his wholesome influence. I do not say that it is necessary to be a Kantist in any sense; but to be a leader of thought, a leader that leads onward and forward, it is indispensable to understand Kant. Mr. Spencer's attitude toward Kant has remained disdainful and even hostile. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Kant and Spencer
Author: Paul CarusPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021992017
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In this ambitious and provocative work of philosophy, Paul Carus challenges the growing agnosticism of his time by offering a systematic comparison of the philosophies of Immanuel Kant and Herbert Spencer. Drawing on his years of research and writing on the history of Eastern and Western philosophy, Carus argues that a synthesis of Kant's rationalism and Spencer's empiricism provides a path towards a more comprehensive and satisfying understanding of the nature of reality. This is an essential work for anyone interested in the history of philosophy and the intellectual debates of the late 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Kant and Spencer
Author: Paul CarusPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331849653
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Excerpt from Kant and Spencer: A Study of the Fallacies of Agnosticism We have a high respect for Mr. Spencer as a man and a thinker, but it is a great pity that with all his brilliant talents, with all his ambition and energy, he has been deficient in thoroughness and earnestness. As a philosopher.he is a dilettante. Dilettantism is a marked feature not only of his entire system but also of the way in which he has worked it out. Kant was too heavy reading for him and the labor of studying his works did not seem prom ising. Mr. Spencer. As a thinker. Follows the principle of Hedon ism; he shirks the toil of research and engages in such subjects only as can easily be woven into feuilletonistic essays. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Kant and Spencer
Author: Borden Parker BownePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484328456
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Excerpt from Kant and Spencer: A Critical Exposition Definition of evolution, p. 320. - Its meaning, p. 321. - The formula only a description, p. 324. Instability of the homo geneous, p. Modification of the definition of evolution in the last edition of First Principles, p. 327. Multiplication of effects, and segregation, p. 328. Question of order or di rection, p. 329. Fallacy of the universal in Spencer's doc trine of evolution, p. 331. The charge of materialism made against him, p. 334. Truth and error in this charge, p. 335. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Kant and Spencer
Author: Paul CarusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agnosticism
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Kant and Spencer ; a Critical Exposition
Author: Borden Parker BownePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Kant and Spencer
Author: Borden Parker BownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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