It seems to be self-evident that through perception we gain access to the material world. That visual perception takes an important role seems self-evident as well. But what exactly do we see? The objects themselves or just their perceptible properties? How do we manage to see something at all? Are we capable of seeing solely through optical and physiological processes or does viewing something asks for presupposed terms in order to help us to see something as something? These questions, currently discussed at great length within the framework of cognitive and epistemological theory,...
It seems to be self-evident that through perception we gain access to the material world. That visual perception takes an important role seems self...
Der Begriff der Idee ist der Schlusselbegriff in der fruhneuzeitlichen Philosophie. Von Descartes' richtungsweisenden Arbeiten des beginnenden 17. Jahrhundert bis zu den Werken Thomas Reids im ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert wird die Diskussion der theoretischen Philosophie von der Auseinandersetzung mit dem Leitbegriff der Idee dominiert.
Das Studienbuch stellt in zwei Banden elf magebliche Autoren dieser Zeit vor. Im ersten Band werden die zentralen Texte in aktuellen Ubersetzungen prasentiert, die vielfach auf der Textgrundlage der Quellen neu erstellt wurden. Der zweite Band...
Der Begriff der Idee ist der Schlusselbegriff in der fruhneuzeitlichen Philosophie. Von Descartes' richtungsweisenden Arbeiten des beginnenden 17....
Sind Tiere Lebewesen mit einem Geist? Denken sie? Haben sie Bewußtsein? Was unterscheidet den Menschen vom Tier? In der gegenwärtigen Philosophie des Geistes existiert eine Reihe von Ansätzen, die solche Fragen aufgreifen, sie aus unterschiedlichen methodischen Perspektiven erörtern und zu kontroversen Antworten gelangen. Dabei wird deutlich, daß die Tiere einen Testfall für Theorien des Geistes darstellen, denn am Beispiel der Tiere zeigt sich, wie tragfähig solche Theorien sind, welche Phänomene sie zu erklären vermögen und bis zu welchem Grad sie unseren unterschiedlichen...
Sind Tiere Lebewesen mit einem Geist? Denken sie? Haben sie Bewußtsein? Was unterscheidet den Menschen vom Tier? In der gegenwärtigen Philosophie de...
It seems quite natural to explain the activities of human and non-human animals by referring to their special faculties. Thus, we say that dogs can smell things in their environment because they have perceptual faculties, or that human beings can think because they have rational faculties. But what are faculties? In what sense are they responsible for a wide range of activities? How can they be individuated? How are they interrelated? And why are different types of faculties assigned to different types of living beings? The six chapters in this book discuss these questions, covering a...
It seems quite natural to explain the activities of human and non-human animals by referring to their special faculties. Thus, we say that dogs can sm...
It seems quite natural to explain the activities of human and non-human animals by referring to their special faculties. Thus, we say that dogs can smell things in their environment because they have perceptual faculties, or that human beings can think because they have rational faculties. But what are faculties? In what sense are they responsible for a wide range of activities? How can they be individuated? How are they interrelated? And why are different types of faculties assigned to different types of living beings? The six chapters in this book discuss these questions, covering a...
It seems quite natural to explain the activities of human and non-human animals by referring to their special faculties. Thus, we say that dogs can sm...
What are emotions? How do they relate to other mental states? And what is their specific structure? This book discusses these questions, focusing on medieval and early modern theories. It pays particular attention to the question of how we can change our emotions and thereby improve our mental life.
What are emotions? How do they relate to other mental states? And what is their specific structure? This book discusses these questions, focusing on m...
