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White, Morton, 1917-
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191 22
Publication Date
2005
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One of the most important philosophers of recent times, Morton White has spent a career building bridges among the increasingly fragmented worlds of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. From a Philosophical Point of View is a selection of White's best essays, written over a period of more than sixty years. Together these selections represent the belief that philosophers should reflect not only on mathematics and science but also on other aspects of culture, such as religion, art, history, law, education, and morality. White's essays cover the full range of his interests: studi.
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Williams, Bernard, 1929-2003.
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101 22
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2008 2006
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What can--and what can't--philosophy do? What are its ethical risks--and its possible rewards? How does it differ from science? In Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline, Bernard Williams addresses these questions and presents a striking vision of philosophy as fundamentally different from science in its aims and methods even though there is still in philosophy "something that counts as getting it right." Written with his distinctive combination of rigor, imagination, depth, and humanism, the book amply demonstrates why Williams was one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. Spa.
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Burke, Kenneth, 1897-1993.
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814.52 21
Publication Date
2003
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This work brings together the late essays, autobiographical reflections, an interview and a poem by the eminent literary theorist and cultural critic Kenneth Burke (1897-1993). The pieces address many important themes he tackled such as logology, technology and ecology.
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