C. D. Broad: Key Unpublished Writings

ISBN-13: 9780367532543 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 384 str.

C. D. Broad; Joel Walmsley; Simon Blackburn

Opis

Although Broad published many books in his lifetime, this volume is unique in presenting some of his most interesting unpublished writings. The volume also includes an engaging and informative foreword by Simon Blackburn.

Spis treści

Foreword Simon Blackburn  Editor’s General Introduction Joel Walmsley  Part 1: Autobiographical Notes (Aug. 24 1954 to Dec. 31 1968)  Introduction to Part 1 Joel Walmsley  Part 2: Philosophers and the History of Philosophy  Introduction to Part 2 Joel Walmsley  2.1. Hegel’s Views on the Nature of Philosophy  2.2. Hume’s Theory of Belief  2.3. Hume’s Doctrine of the Self  2.4. The Philosophy of F.H. Bradley  2.5. Philosophy 1900-1950  2.6. Bertrand Russell’s 90^th Birthday  2.7. Francis Bacon (1561 to 1626)  2.8. The Historical Development of Scientific Thought (From Pythagoras to Newton)  Part 3: Science and Metaphysics  Introduction to Part 3 Joel Walmsley  3.1. Introduction of Quantitative Methods  3.2. Notes on Causation  3.3. Some Remarks on Change, Continuity, and Discontinuity  3.4. The Logical Analysis of Change  Part 4: Psychical Research  Introduction to Part 4 Joel Walmsley  4.1. Ostensibly Paranormal Physical Phenomena  4.2. Poltergeists  Part 5: Miscellany  Introduction to Part 5 Joel Walmsley  5.1. The Necromantic Tripos  5.2. Problem in Family Relationships.  Index