Thinking and Doing - The Philosophical Foundations of Institutions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982)

Philosophy is the search for the large patterns of the world and of the large patterns of experience, perceptual, theoretical, . . ., aesthetic, and practical - the patterns that, regardless of specific contents, characterize the main types of experience. In this book I carry out my search for the large patterns of practical experience: the experience of deliberation, of recognition of duties and their conflicts, of attempts to guide other person's conduct, of deciding to act, of influencing the physical world with one's doings, and the like. This is the experience that makes possible our social life, the formulation of plans for teamwork, the building of institutions, the development of nations, and the adoption of the ideal of morality. Here I develop a network of theories about the most fundamental aspects of practical thinking: what is thought in such thinking; what makes that thinking correct; what makes it practical; and the structure of the doings that accrue to the world when such thinking is effective. I have attempted to build each theory in sufficient detail, so that it il luminates its subject matter with a certain degree of fullness. But I have also aimed at producing an harmonious system of theories, so that the grand pattern of practical thinking can be admired, not only for the beauty of the separate structures of its parts, but also for its architectonic unity. Chapter 1 gives the details of the many facets of this project and discusses some methodological techniques."

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Philosophical Studies Series, 7
Release date:	November 1981
First published:	1975
Authors:	Hector-Neri Castaneda
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
ISBN-13:	978-90-277-1375-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
LSN:	90-277-1375-8
Barcode:	9789027713759

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