Author: Rollo May
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Category : Existentialism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Existence - a New Dimension in Psychiatry and Psychology
Author: Rollo May
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Category : Existentialism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
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Existence
Author: Peter van Inwagen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139868047
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The problem of the nature of being was central to ancient and medieval philosophy, and continues to be relevant today. In this collection of thirteen recent essays, Peter van Inwagen applies the techniques of analytical philosophy to a wide variety of problems in ontology and meta-ontology. Topics discussed include the nature of being, the meaning of the existential quantifier, ontological commitment, recent attacks on metaphysics and ontology, the concept of ontological structure, fictional entities, mereological sums, and the ontology of mental states. Van Inwagen adopts a generally 'Quinean' position in meta-ontology, yet reaches ontological conclusions very different from Quine's. The volume includes two previously unpublished essays, one of which is an introductory essay where van Inwagen explains his conception of the relation between the language of 'the ordinary business of life' and that of 'the ontology room'. The volume will be an important collection for students and scholars of metaphysics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139868047
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The problem of the nature of being was central to ancient and medieval philosophy, and continues to be relevant today. In this collection of thirteen recent essays, Peter van Inwagen applies the techniques of analytical philosophy to a wide variety of problems in ontology and meta-ontology. Topics discussed include the nature of being, the meaning of the existential quantifier, ontological commitment, recent attacks on metaphysics and ontology, the concept of ontological structure, fictional entities, mereological sums, and the ontology of mental states. Van Inwagen adopts a generally 'Quinean' position in meta-ontology, yet reaches ontological conclusions very different from Quine's. The volume includes two previously unpublished essays, one of which is an introductory essay where van Inwagen explains his conception of the relation between the language of 'the ordinary business of life' and that of 'the ontology room'. The volume will be an important collection for students and scholars of metaphysics.
Better Never to Have Been
Author: David Benatar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199549265
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. David Benatar presents a startling challenge to these assumptions. He argues that people systematically overestimate the quality of their life, and suffer quite serious harms by coming into existence.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199549265
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. David Benatar presents a startling challenge to these assumptions. He argues that people systematically overestimate the quality of their life, and suffer quite serious harms by coming into existence.
A Paradigm Theory of Existence
Author: W.F. Vallicella
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401705887
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The heart of philosophy is metaphysics, and at the heart of the heart lie two questions about existence. What is it for any contingent thing to exist? Why does any contingent thing exist? Call these the nature question and the ground question, respectively. The first concerns the nature of the existence of the contingent existent; the second concerns the ground of the contingent existent. Both questions are ancient, and yet perennial in their appeal; both have presided over the burial of so many of their would-be undertakers that it is a good induction that they will continue to do so. For some time now, the preferred style in addressing such questions has been deflationary when it has not been eliminativist. Ask Willard Quine what existence is, and you will hear that "Existence is what existential quantification expresses. "! Ask Bertrand Russell what it is for an individual to exist, and he will tell you that an individual can no more exist than it can be numerous: there 2 just is no such thing as the existence of individuals. And of course Russell's eliminativist answer implies that one cannot even ask, on pain of succumbing to the fallacy of complex question, why any contingent individual exists: if no individual exists, there can be no question why any individual exists. Not to mention Russell's modal corollary: 'contingent' and 'necessary' can only be said de dicto (of propositions) and not de re (of things).
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401705887
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The heart of philosophy is metaphysics, and at the heart of the heart lie two questions about existence. What is it for any contingent thing to exist? Why does any contingent thing exist? Call these the nature question and the ground question, respectively. The first concerns the nature of the existence of the contingent existent; the second concerns the ground of the contingent existent. Both questions are ancient, and yet perennial in their appeal; both have presided over the burial of so many of their would-be undertakers that it is a good induction that they will continue to do so. For some time now, the preferred style in addressing such questions has been deflationary when it has not been eliminativist. Ask Willard Quine what existence is, and you will hear that "Existence is what existential quantification expresses. "! Ask Bertrand Russell what it is for an individual to exist, and he will tell you that an individual can no more exist than it can be numerous: there 2 just is no such thing as the existence of individuals. And of course Russell's eliminativist answer implies that one cannot even ask, on pain of succumbing to the fallacy of complex question, why any contingent individual exists: if no individual exists, there can be no question why any individual exists. Not to mention Russell's modal corollary: 'contingent' and 'necessary' can only be said de dicto (of propositions) and not de re (of things).
What is Existence?
Author: Christopher John Fards Williams
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 9780198244295
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
A thorough and closely argued examination of a central issue in philosophical logic, an issue which is shown to have profound implications for the philosophy of language and much of metaphysics.
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 9780198244295
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
A thorough and closely argued examination of a central issue in philosophical logic, an issue which is shown to have profound implications for the philosophy of language and much of metaphysics.
Existence Theorems for Ordinary Differential Equations
Author: Francis J. Murray
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154955
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This text examines fundamental and general existence theorems, along with uniqueness theorems and Picard iterants, and applies them to properties of solutions and linear differential equations. 1954 edition.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154955
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This text examines fundamental and general existence theorems, along with uniqueness theorems and Picard iterants, and applies them to properties of solutions and linear differential equations. 1954 edition.
An Inquiry Into Modes of Existence
Author: Bruno Latour
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674728556
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
In a new approach to philosophical anthropology, Bruno Latour offers answers to questions raised in We Have Never Been Modern: If not modern, what have we been, and what values should we inherit? An Inquiry into Modes of Existence offers a new basis for diplomatic encounters with other societies at a time of ecological crisis.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674728556
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
In a new approach to philosophical anthropology, Bruno Latour offers answers to questions raised in We Have Never Been Modern: If not modern, what have we been, and what values should we inherit? An Inquiry into Modes of Existence offers a new basis for diplomatic encounters with other societies at a time of ecological crisis.
A Brief Guide to Beliefs
Author: Linda Edwards
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664222598
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Coves the major faiths including alternative movements, neo-paganism, and New Age, offering a comprehensive introduction to each that covers contemporary issues regarding God and the supernatural. Original.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664222598
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Coves the major faiths including alternative movements, neo-paganism, and New Age, offering a comprehensive introduction to each that covers contemporary issues regarding God and the supernatural. Original.
A Brief Account of Ceylon
Author: L. F. Liesching
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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A Brief Text-Book of Logic and Mental Philosophy
Author: Charles Coppens
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1596053046
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Human reason and Divine Revelation are two means by which truth is manifested to man; they cannot contradict one another; as a matter of fact, that which is evident to reason is never found in conflict with Revelation.-from the IntroductionIntended as a textbook for Catholic schools and seminaries, this compact guide to modern philosophy explored from a Catholic perspective covers: .Syllogisms.Method in reasoning.Truth and falsity.Means of attaining certainty.Common sense.The nature of being.The origin of the world.The nature of the human soul.The physical and metaphysical essence of GodThis little book became one of the foundations of modern Catholic philosophy when it was first published in 1891, and it continues to hold dramatic sway over contemporary Christians, its pronouncements on morality fueling the arguments of religious activists in the moral debates dividing our society today.American Jesuit scholar CHARLES COPPENS is also the author of A Brief Text-book of Moral Philosophy (1896) and Moral Principles and Medical Practice (1897).
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1596053046
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Human reason and Divine Revelation are two means by which truth is manifested to man; they cannot contradict one another; as a matter of fact, that which is evident to reason is never found in conflict with Revelation.-from the IntroductionIntended as a textbook for Catholic schools and seminaries, this compact guide to modern philosophy explored from a Catholic perspective covers: .Syllogisms.Method in reasoning.Truth and falsity.Means of attaining certainty.Common sense.The nature of being.The origin of the world.The nature of the human soul.The physical and metaphysical essence of GodThis little book became one of the foundations of modern Catholic philosophy when it was first published in 1891, and it continues to hold dramatic sway over contemporary Christians, its pronouncements on morality fueling the arguments of religious activists in the moral debates dividing our society today.American Jesuit scholar CHARLES COPPENS is also the author of A Brief Text-book of Moral Philosophy (1896) and Moral Principles and Medical Practice (1897).