This book is a philosophical examination of the stages in our journey from hominid to human. Dealing with the nature and origin of language, self-consciousness, and the religious ideal of a return to Eden, it has a philosophical anthropology approach. It provides an account of our place in nature consistent with both empiricism and mysticism.
This book is a philosophical examination of the stages in our journey from hominid to human. Dealing with the nature and origin of language, self-cons...
The twentieth century brought enormous change to subjects such as language, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology. This volume covers the major developments in these areas and more.
The twentieth century brought enormous change to subjects such as language, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology. This volume covers the major develop...
In "The Silent Question," Packer provides fresh insights on using the experiences of life that are raw, messy, painful, and sometimes full of laughter, to open a way to compassion. She urges us to let go of our thoughts and to sit "in the stillness of not knowing" in order to reflect upon the essential question of who we are. Packer encourages us to discover that life, energy, and insight come from the questioning, the looking, the listening.
In "The Silent Question," Packer provides fresh insights on using the experiences of life that are raw, messy, painful, and sometimes full of laughter...
John Canfield here presents a penetrating study of the self and self-consciousness from the point of view of contemporary analytic philosophy. Taking as his starting point Wittgenstein's views on the nature of the self, Canfield explains Wittgenstein's approach to philosophy and his way of looking at language. He also explores significant non-Wittgensteinian philosophical literature including the widespread debate over criteria of personal identity and basic assumptions about the I of such expressions as I think. The second half of the book examines how we fix or ascertain certain beliefs...
John Canfield here presents a penetrating study of the self and self-consciousness from the point of view of contemporary analytic philosophy. Taki...
The twentieth century brought enormous change to subjects such as language, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology. This volume covers the major developments in these areas and more.
The twentieth century brought enormous change to subjects such as language, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology. This volume covers the major develop...
