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Originally published in 1966 On the Syllogism and Other Logical
Writings assembles for the first time the five celebrated memoirs
of Augustus De Morgan on the syllogism. These are collected
together with the more condensed accounts of his researches given
in his Syllabus of a Proposed System of Logic an article on Logic
contributed to the English Cyclopaedia. De Morgan was among the
most distinguished of nineteenth century British mathematicians but
is chiefly remembered today as one of the founders of modern
mathematical logic. His writings on this subject have been little
read, however since apart from his Formal Logic, they lie buried
for the most part in inaccessible periodicals. De Morgan's own
later amendments are inserted in the text and the editorial
introduction gives a summary of the whole and traces in some detail
the course of the once-famous feud with Sir William Hamilton of
Edinburgh.
This detailed study of the parish clergy in England on the Eve of
the break with Rome is based on a wide variety of documentary
sources, both ecclesiastical and secular, ranging from diocesan
records to sworn evidence offered in litigation and acc
Originally published in 1966 On the Syllogism and Other Logical
Writings assembles for the first time the five celebrated memoirs
of Augustus De Morgan on the syllogism. These are collected
together with the more condensed accounts of his researches given
in his Syllabus of a Proposed System of Logic an article on Logic
contributed to the English Cyclopaedia. De Morgan was among the
most distinguished of nineteenth century British mathematicians but
is chiefly remembered today as one of the founders of modern
mathematical logic. His writings on this subject have been little
read, however since apart from his Formal Logic, they lie buried
for the most part in inaccessible periodicals. De Morgan's own
later amendments are inserted in the text and the editorial
introduction gives a summary of the whole and traces in some detail
the course of the once-famous feud with Sir William Hamilton of
Edinburgh.
This detailed study of the parish clergy in England on the Eve of
the break with Rome is based on a wide variety of documentary
sources, both ecclesiastical and secular, ranging from diocesan
records to sworn evidence offered in litigation and acc
Islamic allegory is the product of a cohesive literary tradition to
which few contributed as significantly as Ibn Sina (Avicenna), the
eleventh-century Muslim philosopher. Peter Heath here offers a
detailed examination of Avicenna's contribution, paying special
attention to Avicenna's psychology and poetics and to the ways in
which they influenced strains of theological, mystical, and
literary thought in subsequent Islamic—and Western—intellectual
and religious history. Heath begins by showing how Avicenna's
writings fit into the context and general history of Islamic
allegory and explores the interaction among allegory, allegoresis,
and philosophy in Avicenna's thought. He then provides a brief
introduction to Avicenna as an historical figure. From there, he
examines the ways in which Avicenna's cosmological, psychological,
and epistemological theories find parallel, if diverse, expression
in the disparate formats of philosophical and allegorical
narration. Included in this book is an illustration of Avicenna's
allegorical practice. This takes the form of a translation of the
Mi'raj Nama (The Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven),
a short treatise in Persian generally attributed to Avicenna. The
text concludes with an investigation of the literary dimension
Avicenna's allegorical theory and practice by examining his use of
description metaphor. Allegory and Philosophy in Avicenna is an
original and important work that breaks new ground by applying the
techniques of modern literary criticism to the study of Medieval
Islamic philosophy. It will be of interest to scholars and students
of medieval Islamic and Western literature and philosophy.
System of Transcendental Idealism is probably Schelling's most
important philosophical work. A central text in the history of
German idealism, its original German publication in 1800 came seven
years after Fichte's ""Wissenschaftslehre"" and seven years before
Hegel's ""Phenomenology of Spirit"". Translated into English for
the first time in 1978, it is now being offered in paperback.
Students of English literature should value this translation, since
it was from this work of Schelling's that Coleridge ""borrowed""
extensively in his ""Biographia Literaria"". Schelling's philosophy
of art, which forms the concluding section of the work, is also of
cardinal importance to the intellectual history of the German
Romantic movement.
This volume is the first to assemble the writings that Kant published to popularize, summarize, amplify and defend the doctrines of his masterwork, the 1781 Critique of Pure Reason. The Prolegomena is often recommended to students, but the other texts are also important representatives of Kant's intellectual development. The series includes copious linguistic notes and a glossary of key terms. The editorial introductions and explanatory notes reveal much about the critical reception given Kant by the metaphysicians of his day as well as his own efforts to derail his opponents.
Wilhelm von Humboldt's classic study of human language was first
published in 1836, as a general introduction to his three-volume
treatise on the Kawi language of Java. It is the final statement of
his lifelong study of the nature of language, exploring its
universal structures and its relation to mind and culture.
Empirically wide-ranging - Humboldt goes far beyond the
Indo-European family of languages - it remains one of the most
interesting and important attempts to draw philosophical
conclusions from comparative linguistics. This 1999 volume presents
a translation by Peter Heath, together with an introduction by
Michael Losonsky that places Humboldt's work in its historical
context and discusses its relevance to contemporary work in
philosophy, linguistics, cognitive science, and psychology.
This classic study of human language was first published in 1836, as a general introduction to Humboldt's treatise on the Kawi language of Java. It is the final statement of his lifelong study of language, exploring its universal structures and its relation to mind and culture. It remains one of the most interesting and important attempts to draw philosophical conclusions from comparative linguistics. This volume presents a modern translation by Peter Heath together with a new introduction by Michael Losonsky that places Humboldt's work in its historical and philosophical context.
This volume contains four versions of the lecture notes taken by Kant's students of his university courses in ethics given regularly over a period of some thirty years. The notes are very complete and expound not only Kant's views on ethics but many of his opinions on life and human nature. Much of this material has never before been translated into English. As with other volumes in the series, there are copious linguistic and explanatory notes and a glossary of key terms.
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Theoretical Philosophy after 1781 (Paperback)
Immanuel Kant; Edited by Henry Allison, Peter Heath; Translated by Gary Hatfield, Michael Friedman
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This volume, originally published in 2002, assembles the historical
sequence of writings that Kant published between 1783 and 1796 to
popularize, summarize, amplify and defend the doctrines of his
masterpiece, the Critique of Pure Reason of 1781. The best known of
them, the Prolegomena, is often recommended to beginning students,
but the other texts are also vintage Kant and are important sources
for a fully rounded picture of Kant's intellectual development. As
with other volumes in the series there are copious linguistic notes
and a glossary of key terms. The editorial introductions and
explanatory notes shed light on the critical reception accorded
Kant by the metaphysicians of his day and on Kant's own efforts to
derail his opponents.
This volume contains four versions of the lecture notes taken by Kant's students of his university courses in ethics given regularly over a period of some thirty years. The notes are very complete and expound not only Kant's views on ethics but many of his opinions on life and human nature. Much of this material has never before been translated into English. As with other volumes in the series, there are copious linguistic and explanatory notes and a glossary of key terms.
Originally published in 1797, this is the first English translation of one of the most significant works in the German tradition of philosophy of nature and early nineteenth century philosophy of science.
A modern translation of J. G. Fichte's best known philosophical work (including his two explanatory Introductions), which contributed to the development of 19th Century German Idealism from Kant's critical philosophy.
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