E W F Tomlin

The Approach to Metaphysics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1947. This book is a first-principles review of the purpose of philosophical enquiries in relation to modern life. It presents the importance of the history of the development of philosophical thought, beginning with perception and touching on modern realism, Scepticism, Positivism and the contemporary metaphysical theories.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 137mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780367193959
• ISBN-10: 0367193957
• Artikelnr.: 56754194

Autorenporträt

E. W. F. Tomlin

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction Part 1: The Approach to Metaphysics Through the
Theory of Perception 1. The Object of Our Thinking 2. Foundations of a
Theory of Perception 3. The Limitations of Perception Part 2: The Nature of
Metaphysical Thought 4. Metaphysics and Civilisation 5. The Origins of
European Civilization Part 3: The Metaphysical Background of Modern Thought
6. The Rationalist Attack on Scepticism 7. The Empiricist Attack on
Scepticism and Kant's Answer 8. Kant and the Problem of the Thing-in-Itself
9. Hegel and the Rise of the Historical Consciousness Part 4: The Present
Situation. Conclusion