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Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy

A Philosophy of Comparisons - Theory, Practice and the Limits of Ethics (Paperback): Hartmut Von Sass A Philosophy of Comparisons - Theory, Practice and the Limits of Ethics (Paperback)
Hartmut Von Sass
R1,096 Discovery Miles 10 960 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Comparing is one of the most essential practices, in our everyday life as well as in science and humanities. In this in-depth philosophical analysis of the structure, practice and ethics of comparative procedures, Hartmut von Sass expands on the significance of comparison. Elucidating the ramified structure of comparing, von Sass suggests a typology of comparisons before introducing the notion of comparative injustice and the limits of comparisons. He elaborates on comparing as practice by relating comparing to three relative practices - orienting, describing, and expressing oneself - to unfold some of the most important chapters of what might be called comparativism. This approach allows von Sass to clarify the idea of the incomparable, distinguish between different versions of incomparability and shed light on important ethical aspects of comparisons today. Confronting the claim that we are living in an age of comparisons, his book is an important contribution to ideas surrounding all-encompassing measurements and scalability and their critique.

The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Feminism (Paperback): Pieranna Garavaso The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Feminism (Paperback)
Pieranna Garavaso
R1,920 Discovery Miles 19 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Applying the tools and methods of analytic philosophy, analytic feminism is an approach adopted in discussions of sexism, classism and racism. The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Feminism presents the first comprehensive reference resource to the nature, history and significance of this growing tradition and the forms of social discrimination widely covered in feminist writings. Through individual sections on metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory, a team of esteemed philosophers examine the relationship between analytic feminism and the main areas of philosophical reflection. Their engaging and original contributions explore how analytic feminists define their concepts and use logic to support their claims. Each section provides concise overviews of the main debates in feminist literature within that particular area of research, as well as introductions to each of the chapters. Together with a glossary and an annotated bibliography, this companion features an overview of the basic tools used in reading analytic philosophy. The result is an in-depth and authoritative guide to understanding analytic feminist's characteristic methods.

The Selected Writings of Eva Picardi - From Wittgenstein to American Neo-Pragmatism (Paperback): Eva Picardi The Selected Writings of Eva Picardi - From Wittgenstein to American Neo-Pragmatism (Paperback)
Eva Picardi; Edited by Annalisa Coliva
R1,885 Discovery Miles 18 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Eva Picardi has been one of the most influential Italian analytic philosophers of her generation. She taught for forty years at the University of Bologna, raising three generations of students. This collection of selected writings honors her work, confirming Picardi's status as one of the most important Frege scholars of her generation and a leading authority on the philosophy of Donald Davidson. Bringing together Picardi's contributions to the history of analytic philosophy, it includes her papers on major 20th-century figures such as Wittgenstein, Quine, Davidson, Rorty, and Brandom. She examines their work in comparison with the philosopher Michael Dummett's, illuminating contrasts between American Neo-pragmatism and Continental philosophy. By considering key contributions made by Gadamer and Adorno and contrasting them with Davidson and Rorty's proposals, Picardi is able to bridge the Analytic and Continental divide. Featuring an introduction by Annalisa Coliva and new translations of previously unpublished papers, this collection emphasizes the significance of Picardi's work for a new generation of readers.

An Improved Book of Ideas (Paperback): Nathan Coppedge An Improved Book of Ideas (Paperback)
Nathan Coppedge
R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Knowledge and Evidence (Paperback, New Ed): Paul K. Moser Knowledge and Evidence (Paperback, New Ed)
Paul K. Moser
R1,181 Discovery Miles 11 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Paul Moser's book defends what has been an unfashionable view in recent epistemology: the foundationalist account of knowledge and justification. Since the time of Plato philosophers have wondered what exactly knowledge is. This book develops a new account of perceptual knowledge which specifies the exact sense in which knowledge has foundations. The author argues that experiential foundations are indeed essential to perceptual knowledge, and he explains what knowledge requires beyond justified true beliefs. In challenging prominent sceptical claims that we have no justified beliefs about the external world, the book outlines a theory of rational belief.

How to Analyze People - How to Read and Influence People with the Ultimate Guide to Reading Body Language and Nonverbal... How to Analyze People - How to Read and Influence People with the Ultimate Guide to Reading Body Language and Nonverbal Communication (Paperback)
Tony Brain
R548 R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Philosophy Outside-In - A Critique of Academic Reason (Hardcover): Christopher Norris Philosophy Outside-In - A Critique of Academic Reason (Hardcover)
Christopher Norris
R2,834 Discovery Miles 28 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a sustained critique of present-day academic philosophy combined with a practical agenda for change. Christopher Norris raises some basic questions about the way that analytic philosophy has been conducted over the past 25 years. In doing so, he offers an alternative to what he sees as an over-specialisation of a lot of recent academic work. Arguing that analytic philosophy has led to a narrowing of sights to the point where other approaches that might be more productive are blocked from view, he goes against the grain to claim that Continental philosophy holds the resources for a creative renewal of analytic thought. It draws on a wide range of examples to shine light on one topic: philosophy's current condition and how we can move beyond it. It addresses issues of interest to students and teachers of philosophy in both the analytic and the Continental traditions: speculative realism, the 'extended mind' hypothesis, experimental philosophy, the ontology of political song, linguistic philosophy, anti-realism and epistemological scepticism. It interrogates the analytical zeitgeist through a vigorous critique of the prevailing modes of thought.

5 Minutes Day For Kids - Teach children to practice Gratitude and Mindfulness for everyday Happiness and Positiveness, Develop... 5 Minutes Day For Kids - Teach children to practice Gratitude and Mindfulness for everyday Happiness and Positiveness, Develop Positive Thinking (Paperback)
Jameka Watkins
R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Man as Pet - Breeding and Optimization in Philosophy and Literature (Paperback): Kevin Liggieri Kevin Liggieri Man as Pet - Breeding and Optimization in Philosophy and Literature (Paperback)
Kevin Liggieri Kevin Liggieri
R955 Discovery Miles 9 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Early Analytic Philosophy and the German Philosophical Tradition (Paperback): Nikolay Milkov Early Analytic Philosophy and the German Philosophical Tradition (Paperback)
Nikolay Milkov
R1,414 Discovery Miles 14 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book investigates the emergence and development of early analytic philosophy and explicates the topics and concepts that were of interest to German and British philosophers. Taking into consideration a range of authors including Leibniz, Kant, Hegel, Fries, Lotze, Husserl, Moore, Russell and Wittgenstein, Nikolay Milkov shows that the same puzzles and problems were of interest within both traditions. Showing that the particular problems and concepts that exercised the early analytic philosophers logically connect with, and in many cases hinge upon, the thinking of German philosophers, Early Analytic Philosophy and the German Philosophical Tradition introduces the Anglophone world to key concepts and thinkers within German philosophical tradition and provides a much-needed revisionist historiography of early analytic philosophy. In doing so, this book shows that the issues that preoccupied the early analytic philosophy were familiar to the most renowned figures in the German philosophical tradition, and addressed by them in profoundly original and enduringly significant ways.

Speech Acts - An Essay in the Philosophy of Language (Paperback, New Ed): John R Searle Speech Acts - An Essay in the Philosophy of Language (Paperback, New Ed)
John R Searle
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Written in an outstandingly clear and lively style, it provokes its readers to rethink issues they may have regarded as long since settled." TLS

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - One of the most important texts of Western philosophy (Paperback): Marcus Aurelius The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - One of the most important texts of Western philosophy (Paperback)
Marcus Aurelius
R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Investigations (Pamphlet): L. Ron Hubbard Investigations (Pamphlet)
L. Ron Hubbard
R107 Discovery Miles 1 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Many people go through life in a rather hit-or-miss fashion, casting about for ideas to explain why their projects improve or decline, why they are successful or why they are not. Guessing and "hunches," however, are not very reliable. And without the knowledge of how to actually investigate situations, good or bad, and get the true facts, a person is set adrift in a sea of unevaluated data. Accurate investigation is, in fact, a rare commodity. Man's tendency in matters he doesn't understand is to accept the first proffered explanation, no matter how faulty. Thus investigatory technology had not actually been practiced or refined. However, L. Ron Hubbard made a breakthrough in the subject of logic and reasoning which led to his development of the first truly effective way to search for and consistently find the actual causes for things. Knowing how to investigate gives one the power to navigate through the random facts and opinions and emerge with the real reasons behind success or failure in any aspect of life. By really finding out why things are the way they are, one is therefore able to remedy and improve a situation-any situation. This is an invaluable technology for people in all walks of life.

A Philosophy of Comparisons - Theory, Practice and the Limits of Ethics (Hardcover): Hartmut Von Sass A Philosophy of Comparisons - Theory, Practice and the Limits of Ethics (Hardcover)
Hartmut Von Sass
R2,830 R1,729 Discovery Miles 17 290 Save R1,101 (39%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Comparing is one of the most essential practices, in our everyday life as well as in science and humanities. In this in-depth philosophical analysis of the structure, practice and ethics of comparative procedures, Hartmut von Sass expands on the significance of comparison. Elucidating the ramified structure of comparing, von Sass suggests a typology of comparisons before introducing the notion of comparative injustice and the limits of comparisons. He elaborates on comparing as practice by relating comparing to three relative practices - orienting, describing, and expressing oneself - to unfold some of the most important chapters of what might be called comparativism. This approach allows von Sass to clarify the idea of the incomparable, distinguish between different versions of incomparability and shed light on important ethical aspects of comparisons today. Confronting the claim that we are living in an age of comparisons, his book is an important contribution to ideas surrounding all-encompassing measurements and scalability and their critique.

Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers (Hardcover, 2nd edition): James Robert Brown Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
James Robert Brown
R2,743 R2,332 Discovery Miles 23 320 Save R411 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the 19th century the philosophy of science has been shaped by a group of influential figures. Who were they? Why do they matter? This introduction brings to life the most influential thinkers in the philosophy of science, uncovering how the field has developed over the last 200 years. Taking up the subject from the time when some philosophers began to think of themselves not just as philosophers but as philosophers of science, a team of leading contemporary philosophers explain, criticize and honour the giants. Now updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes: * Easy-to-follow overviews of pivotal thinkers including John Stuart Mill, Rudolf Carnap, Thomas Kuhn, Karl Popper, and many more * Coverage of central issues such as experience and necessity, logical empiricism, falsifiability, paradigms, the sociology of science, realism, and feminist critiques * An afterword looking ahead to emerging research trends * Study questions and further reading lists at the end of each chapter Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers demonstrates how the ideas and arguments of these figures laid the foundations of our understanding of modern science.

Conversations About Philosophy, Volume 1 (Paperback): Howard Burton Conversations About Philosophy, Volume 1 (Paperback)
Howard Burton
R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gratitude Journal - 90 Days to Develop Gratitude and Mindfulness. (Paperback): Ericka Williams Gratitude Journal - 90 Days to Develop Gratitude and Mindfulness. (Paperback)
Ericka Williams
R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Guided Meditation for Anxiety - and Kundalini Awakening - 2 in 1 - Align Your Chakras, Awaken Your Third Eye, Reduce Stress and... Guided Meditation for Anxiety - and Kundalini Awakening - 2 in 1 - Align Your Chakras, Awaken Your Third Eye, Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Find Inner Peace, and Heal Your Soul (Paperback)
Kaizen Mindfulness Meditations
R361 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R31 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Five Meanings - A short book about the meaning of life. (Paperback): Adam C Quirk Five Meanings - A short book about the meaning of life. (Paperback)
Adam C Quirk
R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Significance of the New Logic (Hardcover): Willard Van Orman Quine The Significance of the New Logic (Hardcover)
Willard Van Orman Quine; Edited by Walter Carnielli, Frederique Janssen-Lauret, William Pickering
R2,841 Discovery Miles 28 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

W. V. Quine was one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century American analytic philosophy. Although he wrote predominantly in English, in Brazil in 1942 he gave a series of lectures on logic and its philosophy in Portuguese, subsequently published as the book O Sentido da Nova Logica. The book has never before been fully translated into English, and this volume is the first to make its content accessible to Anglophone philosophers. Quine would go on to develop revolutionary ideas about semantic holism and ontology, and this book provides a snapshot of his views on logic and language at a pivotal stage of his intellectual development. The volume also includes an essay on logic which Quine also published in Portuguese, together with an extensive historical-philosophical essay by Frederique Janssen-Lauret. The valuable and previously neglected works first translated in this volume will be essential for scholars of twentieth-century philosophy.

How to Analyze People - How to Read and Influence People with the Ultimate Guide to Reading Body Language and Nonverbal... How to Analyze People - How to Read and Influence People with the Ultimate Guide to Reading Body Language and Nonverbal Communication - (Paperback)
Tony Brain
R732 R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Save R92 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Realisms Interlinked - Objects, Subjects, and Other Subjects (Paperback): Arindam Chakrabarti Realisms Interlinked - Objects, Subjects, and Other Subjects (Paperback)
Arindam Chakrabarti
R1,417 Discovery Miles 14 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book brings together over 25 years of Arindam Chakrabarti's original research in philosophy on issues of epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. Organized under the three basic concepts of a thing out there in the world, the self who perceives it, and other subjects or selves, his work revolves around a set of realism links. Examining connections between metaphysical stances toward the world, selves, and universals, Chakrabarti engages with classical Indian and modern Western philosophical approaches to a number of live topics including the refutation of idealism; the question of the definability of truth, and the possibility of truths existing unknown to anyone; the existence of non-conceptual perception; and our knowledge of other minds. He additionally makes forays into fundamental questions regarding death, darkness, absence, and nothingness. Along with conceptual clarification and progress towards alternative solutions to these substantial philosophical problems, Chakrabarti demonstrates the advantage of doing philosophy in a cosmopolitan fashion. Beginning with an analysis of the concept of a thing, and ending with an analysis of the concept of nothing, Realisms Interlinked offers a preview of a future metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind without borders.

Truth in Husserl, Heidegger, and the Frankfurt School - Critical Retrieval (Hardcover): Lambert Zuidervaart Truth in Husserl, Heidegger, and the Frankfurt School - Critical Retrieval (Hardcover)
Lambert Zuidervaart
R1,153 R1,089 Discovery Miles 10 890 Save R64 (6%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An innovative, ambitious, tradition-crossing study drawing on the work of Husserl, Heidegger, Horkheimer, Adorno, and Habermas to propose a new and transformative concept of truth. The idea of truth is a guiding theme for German continental philosophers from Husserl through Habermas. In this book, Lambert Zuidervaart examines debates surrounding the idea of truth in twentieth-century German continental philosophy. He argues that the Heideggerian and critical theory traditions have much in common-despite the miscommunication, opposition, and even outright hostility that have prevailed between them-including significant roots in the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl. Zuidervaart sees the tensions between Heideggerian thought and critical theory as potentially generative sources for a new approach to the idea of truth. He argues further that the "critical retrieval" of insights from German continental philosophy can shed light on current debates in analytic truth theory. Zuidervaart structures his account around three issues: the distinction between propositional truth and truth that is more than propositional (which he calls existential truth); the relationship between propositional truth and the discursive justification of propositional truth claims, framed in analytic philosophy by debates between epistemic and nonepistemic conceptions of truth; and the relationship between propositional truth and the objectivity of knowledge, often presented in analytic philosophy as a conflict between realists and antirealists over the relation between "truth bearers" and "truth makers." In an innovative and ambitious argument, drawing on the work of Husserl, Heidegger, Horkheimer, Adorno, and Habermas, Zuidervaart proposes a new and transformative conception of truth.

When Life Makes Sense - Exploring the meaning of life through science, philosophy and faith (Paperback): A a Alebraheem When Life Makes Sense - Exploring the meaning of life through science, philosophy and faith (Paperback)
A a Alebraheem
R469 Discovery Miles 4 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thus Spoke Zarathustra - a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (Paperback): Friedrich Wilhelm... Thus Spoke Zarathustra - a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (Paperback)
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
R499 Discovery Miles 4 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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