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The essence of Hume's eighteenth-century philosophy was that all
the sciences were 'dependent on the science of man', and that the
foundations of any such science need to rest on experience and
observation. This title, first published in 1932, examines in
detail how Hume interpreted 'the science of man' and how he applied
his experimental methodology to humankind's understanding,
passions, social duties, economic activities, religious beliefs and
secular history throughout his career. Particular attention is paid
to the English, French and Latin sources that shaped Hume's
theories. This is a full and fascinating title, of particular
relevance to students with an interest in the philosophy of Hume
specifically, as well as the philosophy of human nature and the
methodologies applied to its study more generally.
First published in 1935, this book compares and examines what John
Laird termed the 'three most important notions in ethical science':
the concepts of virtue, duty and well-being. Laird poses the
question of whether any one of these three concepts is capable of
being the foundation of ethics and of supporting the other two.
This is an interesting reissue, which will be of particular value
to students researching the philosophy of ethics and morality.
Theism is one of the major types of metaphysics and cosmology is
the general theory of the whole wide world. Must the world have an
over-worldly source, or any source? Would "space" crumble unless
God perpetually sustained it by his brooding omnipresence? Is all
power, properly understood, divine power? These large questions,
never out of date, are examined by Professor Laird in the light of
contemporary philosophy. This seminal work, originally published in
1940 is a lucid and profound discussion in theological philosophy.
First published in 1926, this study addresses the theory of
morality using four overarching approaches: analytical,
psychological, theoretical, and finally, philosophical. Within
these methodologies, chapters explore such areas as the character
of moral enquiry, the knowledge of good and evil, freedom and
self-determination and moral philosophy. This is an interesting
reissue, which will be of particular value to students researching
the philosophy of ethics and morality.
First published in 1935, this book compares and examines what John
Laird termed the 'three most important notions in ethical science':
the concepts of virtue, duty and well-being. Laird poses the
question of whether any one of these three concepts is capable of
being the foundation of ethics and of supporting the other two.
This is an interesting reissue, which will be of particular value
to students researching the philosophy of ethics and morality.
The essence of Hume's eighteenth-century philosophy was that all
the sciences were 'dependent on the science of man', and that the
foundations of any such science need to rest on experience and
observation. This title, first published in 1932, examines in
detail how Hume interpreted 'the science of man' and how he applied
his experimental methodology to humankind's understanding,
passions, social duties, economic activities, religious beliefs and
secular history throughout his career. Particular attention is paid
to the English, French and Latin sources that shaped Hume's
theories. This is a full and fascinating title, of particular
relevance to students with an interest in the philosophy of Hume
specifically, as well as the philosophy of human nature and the
methodologies applied to its study more generally.
In the author's opinion there are three primary conceptions of
human freedom - non-coercion, autonomy and indeterminism. He
presents his thoughts to define, compare, distinguish and correlate
these, not merely with regard to the freedom of the human will, but
also and more generally with regard to freedom in human life and
thought. The discussion is psychological, ethical and theological.
Originally published in 1947.
Complementary to Theism and Cosmology, this book begins with a
discussion of philosophical and theological idea-ism, and our
common beliefs concerning nature, man, and God. It is principally
concerned with idealism - the place of ideals in reality rather
than with the place of ideas. It discusses personality, justice,
value, morals and theism versus pantheism then ends with a
discussion of the general relations between a cosmological theism
and a theism whose primary interest is the conservation and the
incarnation of what is good and fine.
In the author's opinion there are three primary conceptions of
human freedom - non-coercion, autonomy and indeterminism. He
presents his thoughts to define, compare, distinguish and correlate
these, not merely with regard to the freedom of the human will, but
also and more generally with regard to freedom in human life and
thought. The discussion is psychological, ethical and theological.
Originally published in 1947.
Theism is one of the major types of metaphysics and cosmology is
the general theory of the whole wide world. Must the world have an
over-worldly source, or any source? Would "space" crumble unless
God perpetually sustained it by his brooding omnipresence? Is all
power, properly understood, divine power? These large questions,
never out of date, are examined by Professor Laird in the light of
contemporary philosophy. This seminal work, originally published in
1940 is a lucid and profound discussion in theological philosophy.
Complementary to Theism and Cosmology, this book begins with a
discussion of philosophical and theological idea-ism, and our
common beliefs concerning nature, man, and God. It is principally
concerned with idealism - the place of ideals in reality rather
than with the place of ideas. It discusses personality, justice,
value, morals and theism versus pantheism then ends with a
discussion of the general relations between a cosmological theism
and a theism whose primary interest is the conservation and the
incarnation of what is good and fine.
Rarely do research paths diverge and converge as neatly and
productively as the paths exemplified by the two efforts contained
in this book. The story behind these researches is worth
recounting. The story, as far as I'm concerned, starts back in the
Fall of1976, when John Laird and Paul Rosenbloom, as new graduate
students in computer science at Carnegie-Mellon University, joined
the Instructible Production System (IPS) project (Rychener, Forgy,
Langley, McDermott, Newell, Ramakrishna, 1977; Rychener &
Newell, 1978). In those days, production systems were either small
or special or both (Newell, 1973; Shortliffe, 1976). Mike Rychener
had just completed his thesis (Rychener, 1976), showing how
production systems could effectively and perspicuously program the
full array of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, by creating
versions of Studellt (done in an earlier study, Rychener 1975),
EPAM, GPS, King-Pawn-King endgames, a toy-blocks problem solver,
and a natural-language input system that connected to the
blocks-world system.
Rarely do research paths diverge and converge as neatly and
productively as the paths exemplified by the two efforts contained
in this book. The story behind these researches is worth
recounting. The story, as far as I'm concerned, starts back in the
Fall of1976, when John Laird and Paul Rosenbloom, as new graduate
students in computer science at Carnegie-Mellon University, joined
the Instructible Production System (IPS) project (Rychener, Forgy,
Langley, McDermott, Newell, Ramakrishna, 1977; Rychener &
Newell, 1978). In those days, production systems were either small
or special or both (Newell, 1973; Shortliffe, 1976). Mike Rychener
had just completed his thesis (Rychener, 1976), showing how
production systems could effectively and perspicuously program the
full array of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, by creating
versions of Studellt (done in an earlier study, Rychener 1975),
EPAM, GPS, King-Pawn-King endgames, a toy-blocks problem solver,
and a natural-language input system that connected to the
blocks-world system.
First published in 1926, this study addresses the theory of
morality using four overarching approaches: analytical,
psychological, theoretical, and finally, philosophical. Within
these methodologies, chapters explore such areas as the character
of moral enquiry, the knowledge of good and evil, freedom and
self-determination and moral philosophy. This is an interesting
reissue, which will be of particular value to students researching
the philosophy of ethics and morality.
1920. Realism in modern philosophy is born in controversy, and its
foe is idealism in some form. History repeats itself in this
matter. Contents: introduction; things we perceive; things
remembered and things expected; stuff of fancy; world of common
belief; principles; values; the mind; larger outlook; epilogue.
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