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Since the publication of Paul J. Olscamp's The Moral philosophy of
George Berkeley (1970), research has focused on Berkeley's theory
of immaterialism as the defining element of his thinking. New
readings of his work gathered in this volume position immaterialism
as a component of a much broader, overarching apologetic project,
which is highly pragmatic in nature. Through close examinations of
Berkeley's writings on key political, economic, social, moral and
ethical debates, leading experts demonstrate that his writings are
not simply theoretical but also bound to a practical concern with
the well-being of humanity. The volume opens with nuanced analyses
of Berkeley's utilitarianism, which contributors position more
precisely as a theological utilitarianism, a facet of natural law
and a theory with a distinctly pragmatic basis. This doctrine is
reconsidered in the context of Berkeley's moral philosophy, with
contributors highlighting the implications of free will for the
evaluation of personal (or divine) responsibility for one's
actions. Berkeley's concept of desire is reconfigured as a virtue,
when channelled towards the common good of society. Contributors
close by reassessing Berkeley's political and economic thought and
uncover its practical dimension, where individualism is sacrificed
for the greater, national interest. The George Berkeley to emerge
from this book is a philosopher deeply concerned with the
political, economic and social problems of his time, and whose
writings proposed practical and not simply theoretical solutions to
the challenges facing Britain in the eighteenth century.
This book explores how far some leading philosophers, from
Montaigne to Hume, used Academic Scepticism to build their own
brand of scepticism or took it as its main sceptical target. The
book offers a detailed view of the main modern key figures,
including Sanches, Charron, La Mothe Le Vayer, Bacon, Gassendi,
Descartes, Malebranche, Pascal, Foucher, Huet, and Bayle. In
addition, it provides a comprehensive assessment of the role of
Academic Scepticism in Early Modern philosophy and a complete
survey of the period. As a whole, the book offers a basis for a
new, balanced assessment of the role played by scepticism in both
its forms. Since Richard Popkin's works, there has been
considerable interest in the role played by Pyrrhonian Scepticism
in Early Modern Philosophy. Comparatively, Academic Scepticism was
much neglected by scholars, despite some scattered important
contributions. Furthermore, a general assessment of the presence of
Academic Scepticism in Early Modern Philosophy is lacking. This
book fills the void.
This book explores how far some leading philosophers, from
Montaigne to Hume, used Academic Scepticism to build their own
brand of scepticism or took it as its main sceptical target. The
book offers a detailed view of the main modern key figures,
including Sanches, Charron, La Mothe Le Vayer, Bacon, Gassendi,
Descartes, Malebranche, Pascal, Foucher, Huet, and Bayle. In
addition, it provides a comprehensive assessment of the role of
Academic Scepticism in Early Modern philosophy and a complete
survey of the period. As a whole, the book offers a basis for a
new, balanced assessment of the role played by scepticism in both
its forms. Since Richard Popkin's works, there has been
considerable interest in the role played by Pyrrhonian Scepticism
in Early Modern Philosophy. Comparatively, Academic Scepticism was
much neglected by scholars, despite some scattered important
contributions. Furthermore, a general assessment of the presence of
Academic Scepticism in Early Modern Philosophy is lacking. This
book fills the void.
The Age of Enlightenment has often been portrayed as a dogmatic
period on account of the veritable worship of reason and progress
that characterized Eighteenth Century thinkers. Even today the
philosophes are considered to have been completely dominated in
their thinking by an optimism that leads to dogmatism and
ultimately rationalism. However, on closer inspection, such a
conception seems untenable, not only after careful study of the
impact of scepticism on numerous intellectual domains in the
period, but also as a result of a better understanding of the
character of the Enlightenment. As Giorgio Tonelli has rightly
observed: "the Enlightenment was indeed the Age of Reason but one
of the main tasks assigned to reason in that age was to set its own
boundaries." Thus, given the growing number of works devoted to the
scepticism of Enlightenment thinkers, historians of philosophy have
become increasingly aware of the role played by scepticism in the
Eighteenth Century, even in those places once thought to be most
given to dogmatism, especially Germany. Nevertheless, the
deficiencies of current studies of Enlightenment scepticism are
undeniable. In taking up this question in particular, the present
volume, which is entirely devoted to the scepticism of the
Enlightenment in both its historical and geographical dimensions,
seeks to provide readers with a revaluation of the alleged decline
of scepticism. At the same time it attempts to resituate the
Pyrrhonian heritage within its larger context and to recapture the
fundamental issues at stake. The aim is to construct an alternative
conception of Enlightenment philosophy, by means of philosophical
modernity itself, whose initial stages can be found herein.
The Age of Enlightenment has often been portrayed as a dogmatic
period on account of the veritable worship of reason and progress
that characterized Eighteenth Century thinkers. Even today the
philosophes are considered to have been completely dominated in
their thinking by an optimism that leads to dogmatism and
ultimately rationalism. However, on closer inspection, such a
conception seems untenable, not only after careful study of the
impact of scepticism on numerous intellectual domains in the
period, but also as a result of a better understanding of the
character of the Enlightenment. As Giorgio Tonelli has rightly
observed: the Enlightenment was indeed the Age of Reason but one of
the main tasks assigned to reason in that age was to set its own
boundaries. Thus, given the growing number of works devoted to the
scepticism of Enlightenment thinkers, historians of philosophy have
become increasingly aware of the role played by scepticism in the
Eighteenth Century, even in those places once thought to be most
given to dogmatism, especially Germany. Nevertheless, the
deficiencies of current studies of Enlightenment scepticism are
undeniable. In taking up this question in particular, the present
volume, which is entirely devoted to the scepticism of the
Enlightenment in both its historical and geographical dimensions,
seeks to provide readers with a revaluation of the alleged decline
of scepticism. At the same time it attempts to resituate the
Pyrrhonian heritage within its larger context and to recapture the
fundamental issues at stake. The aim is to construct an alternative
conception of Enlightenment philosophy, by means of philosophical
modernity itself, whose initial stages can be found herein. "
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++++ La Tentation De L'homme Sebastien Charles Leconte Soc. du
Mercure de France, 1903 Poetry; General; Poetry / Continental
European; Poetry / General
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our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
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++++ Esther, Princesse D'Israel: Drame En Quatre Actes;
Illustration Theatrale Andre Dumas, Sebastien Charles Leconte
L'Illustration, 1912 Drama; Continental European; Drama /
Continental European
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