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The British Empiricists (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Stephen Priest The British Empiricists (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Stephen Priest
R4,162 Discovery Miles 41 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Empiricists represent the central tradition in British philosophy as well as some of the most important and influential thinkers in human history. Their ideas paved the way for modern thought from politics to science, ethics to religion. The British Empiricists is a wonderfully clear and concise introduction to the lives, careers and views of Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Mill, Russell, and Ayer. Stephen Priest examines each philosopher and their views on a wide range of topics including mind and matter, ethics and emotions, freedom and the physical world, language, truth and logic. The book is usefully arranged so that it can be read by thinker or by topic, or as a history of key philosophical problems and equips the reader to: recognize and practice philosophical thinking understand the methods of solving philosophical problems used by the British Empiricists appreciate the role of empiricism in the history of Western philosophy. For any student new to philosophy, Western philosophy or the British Empiricists, this masterly survey offers an accessible engaging introduction.

The British Empiricists (Paperback, 2nd edition): Stephen Priest The British Empiricists (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Stephen Priest
R1,228 Discovery Miles 12 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Empiricists represent the central tradition in British philosophy as well as some of the most important and influential thinkers in human history. Their ideas paved the way for modern thought from politics to science, ethics to religion. The British Empiricists is a wonderfully clear and concise introduction to the lives, careers and views of Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Mill, Russell, and Ayer. Stephen Priest examines each philosopher and their views on a wide range of topics including mind and matter, ethics and emotions, freedom and the physical world, language, truth and logic. The book is usefully arranged so that it can be read by thinker or by topic, or as a history of key philosophical problems and equips the reader to: recognize and practice philosophical thinking understand the methods of solving philosophical problems used by the British Empiricists appreciate the role of empiricism in the history of Western philosophy. For any student new to philosophy, Western philosophy or the British Empiricists, this masterly survey offers an accessible engaging introduction.

Merleau-Ponty (Paperback, Revised): Stephen Priest Merleau-Ponty (Paperback, Revised)
Stephen Priest
R1,417 Discovery Miles 14 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Maurice Merleau-Ponty is known and celebrated as a renowned phenomenologist and is considered a key figure in the existentialist movement.

In this wide-ranging and penetrative study, Stephen Priest engages Merleau-Ponty across the full range of his philosophical thought. He considers Merleau-Ponty's writings on the problems of the body, perception, space, time, subjectivity, freedom, language, other minds, physical objects, art and being. Priest addresses Merleau-Ponty's thought in connection with Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger and Sartre. He uses clear and direct language to explain the thoughts of and the ensuing importance of one of the greatest contemporary thinkers.

Philosophy students and scholars alike will find great pleasure in this fascinating exploration of the writings and ideas of Maurice Merleau-Ponty.

eBook available with sample pages: 02034135390203082311

Jean-Paul Sartre: Basic Writings (Hardcover): Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre: Basic Writings (Hardcover)
Jean-Paul Sartre; Edited by Stephen Priest
R4,438 Discovery Miles 44 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the most famous philosophers of the twentieth century. The principle founder of existentialism, a political thinker and famous novelist and dramatist, his work has exerted enormous influence in philosophy, literature, politics and cultural studies.
Jean-Paul Sartre: Basic Writings is the first collection of Sartre's key philosophical writings and provides an indispensable resource for all students and readers of his work. Stephen Priest's clear and helpful introductions set each reading in context, making the volume an ideal companion to those coming to Sartre's writings for the first time.

The Subject in Question - Sartre's Critique of Husserl in The Transcendence of the Ego (Hardcover): Stephen Priest The Subject in Question - Sartre's Critique of Husserl in The Transcendence of the Ego (Hardcover)
Stephen Priest
R4,139 Discovery Miles 41 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Husserl and the Transcendental Ego
1. The Transcendental Ego and the Epoché
2. The 'Discovery' of the Transcendental Ego
3. Directedness
4. Indubitability
5. By no means whatever something mysterious or mystical
6. Numerical Identity Over Time
7. Necessity
8. Transcendency within Immanency
The I and the Me
Summary
The Theory of the Formal Presence of the I
1. Sartre on Kant's 'I think' Doctrine
2. Is Kant's 'I think' Doctrine True?
3. Is Kant's 'I think' Doctrine Purely Formal?
4. Hypostatisation
5. Subjectivity and Synthesis
6. The Unity of Conciousness
7. Sartre's Holism
8. Consciousness Makes Itself
9. Individuality
10. Pre-Reflective Consciousness
11. Conciousness Without the I
12. Consciousness With the I
13. Sartre's Cogito
14. Sartre's Retentions
15. Positional Consciousness^l 16. The Me
17. The Phenomenology of the I
18. The Ego and the Epoché
19. Consciousness and the I
20. Why the I is not the Source of Consciousness
21. Sartre's Conclusions on 'the I and the Me'
The Theory of the Material Presence of the Me
Summary
1. Sartre's Criticisms of La Rochefoucauld
2. The Autonomy of Unreflected Consciousness
3. The Constitution of the Ego
4. Consciousness and the Ego
5. The Constitution of Actions
6. The Ego as the Pole of Actions, States and Qualities
7. The Ego-World Analogy
8. Sartre and the Evil Genius
9. The Certainty of the Cogito
10. Poetic Production
11. Interiority
12. The Structure of the Interiority of the Ego
13. Self-Knowledge
14. The Ego as Ideal
15. The Ego and Reflection
16. The I and Consciousness in the Ego
Conclusions
1. A Correct Transcendental Phenomenology
2. The Refutation of Solipsism
3. A Non-Idealist Phenomenology Which Provides a Foundation for Ethics and Politics
4. Subject-Object Dualism
5. Absolute Interiority: Towards a Phenomenology of the Soul

The Subject in Question - Sartre's Critique of Husserl in The Transcendence of the Ego (Paperback): Stephen Priest The Subject in Question - Sartre's Critique of Husserl in The Transcendence of the Ego (Paperback)
Stephen Priest
R1,584 Discovery Miles 15 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Subject in Question provides a fascinating insight into a debate between two of the twentieth century's most famous philosophers - Jean-Paul Sartre and Edmund Husserl - over the key notions of conscious experience and the self. Sartre's The Transcendence of the Ego, published in 1937, is a major text in the phenomenological tradition and sets the course for much of his later work. The Subject in Question is the first full-length study of this famous work and its influence on twentieth-century philosophy. It also investigates the relationship between Sartre's ideas and the earlier work of Descartes and Kant.

Jean-Paul Sartre: Basic Writings (Paperback, New): Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre: Basic Writings (Paperback, New)
Jean-Paul Sartre; Edited by Stephen Priest
R974 Discovery Miles 9 740 Ships in 9 - 15 working days


Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the most famous philosophers of the twentieth century. The principle founder of existentialism, a political thinker and famous novelist and dramatist, his work has exerted enormous influence in philosophy, literature, politics and cultural studies.
Jean-Paul Sartre: Basic Writings is the first collection of Sartre's key philosophical writings and provides an indispensable resource for all students and readers of his work. Stephen Priest's clear and helpful introductions set each reading in context, making the volume an ideal companion to those coming to Sartre's writings for the first time.

Jewels of the Master (Paperback): Stephen Priest Jewels of the Master (Paperback)
Stephen Priest
R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Merleau-Ponty (Hardcover): Stephen Priest Merleau-Ponty (Hardcover)
Stephen Priest
R4,152 Discovery Miles 41 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Maurice Merleau-Ponty is known and celebrated as a renowned phenomenologist and is considered a key figure in the existentialist movement.
In this wide-ranging and penetrative study, Stephen Priest engages Merleau-Ponty across the full range of his philosophical thought. He considers Merleau-Ponty's writings on the problems of the body, perception, space, time, subjectivity, freedom, language, other minds, physical objects, art and being. Priest addresses Merleau-Ponty's thought in connection with Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger and Sartre. He uses clear and direct language to explain the thoughts of and the ensuing importance of one of the greatest contemporary thinkers.
Philosophy students and scholars alike will find great pleasure in this fascinating exploration of the writings and ideas of Maurice Merleau-Ponty.

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