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Thomas Whittaker
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What conclusions do the facts of cosmic and organic evolution
require or permit on the origin and destiny of the world and the
individual? From 1881 to 1925 Thomas Whittaker, an Oxford-trained
scientist turned philosopher, grappled with this question, which he
tried to answer by metaphysical interpretation of the sciences. The
majority of the essays in this volume first appeared in Mind, and a
few in other journals, while three had not been previously
published. Whittaker ranges widely over some of the most daring
theories of the past, from the early centuries of the common era
(including Apollonius of Tyana and Origen), to the middle ages
(including John Scotus Erigena and Nicholas of Cusa), the
renaissance (Giordano Bruno, Shakespeare) and the early modern
period. Whittaker's own view is that hypothesis and imagination are
legitimate aids in the search for truth in both science and
philosophy in a new synthesis.
Originally published in 1934, this book presents a series of essays
on various important figures and ideas in the development of
philosophy. The essays cover the following subjects: 'Reason';
'Comte and Mill'; 'Schopenhauer'; 'Vico's new science of humanity';
and 'Transcendence in Spinoza'. An index of names is also included.
This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the
history of philosophy.
First published in 1918, as the second edition of a 1901 original,
this book presents a study regarding the development of
Neoplatonism, with information on the historical and religious
contexts of its development. This book will be of value to anyone
with an interest in classical philosophy and Neoplatonism.
Originally published in 1916, this book presents a study regarding
the theory of abstract ethics. Notes are incorporated throughout.
This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in philosophy
and ethics.
Originally published in 1923, this book contains a short account of
the life and works of Macrobius. Whittaker analyses both of the
surviving works of Macrobius in the light of competing
philosophical ideas and assesses the impact these treatises had on
science and reason in the Middle Ages. This book will be of value
to anyone with an interest in ancient philosophy and the history of
science.
Originally published in 1931, this book provides an introduction to
the problems of ultimate reality. Whittaker discusses the history
and prospects of metaphysical philosophy, with particular reference
to the works of Plato and Leibniz. This book will be of value to
anyone with an interest in metaphysics or Platonism.
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