Philosophy has never delivered on its promise to settle the great moral and religious questions of human existence, and even most philosophers conclude that it does not offer an established body of disciplinary knowledge. Gary Gutting challenges this view by examining detailed case studies of recent
Studies in Recent Philosophy
β Scribed by Andrew J. Reck, Harold N. Lee, Carl H. Hamburg, Louise Nisbet Roberts, James K. Feibleman, Edward G. Ballard (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1963
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 150
- Series
- Tulane Studies in Philosophy 12
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Distribution rights in the USA: Department of Philosophy, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages 1-3
The Philosophy of George Herbert Mead (1863β1931)....Pages 5-51
Meadβs Doctrine of the Past....Pages 52-75
Symbolic Forms: Cassirer and Santayana....Pages 76-83
In Defense of Santayanaβs Theory of Expression....Pages 84-90
Activity as a Source of Knowledge in American Pragmatism....Pages 91-105
A Brief Introduction to the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger....Pages 106-151
β¦ Subjects
Philosophy
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