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"Reconstruction in Philosophy" by John Dewey is a groundbreaking philosophical work that challenges traditional modes of thinking and calls for a profound reevaluation of philosophical inquiry. In this transformative book, Dewey offers a compelling vision for reconstructing philosophy to better serve the needs and complexities of the modern world. With incisive intellect and deep insight, Dewey argues for a shift away from abstract metaphysical speculations...
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What is knowledge? What is belief? What is the distinguishing characteristic that differentiates the one from the other? What are their respective roles and what are the effects that arise when their roles are misunderstood, confused, or misapplied? Answers to these questions appeared in a statement published in the Book of Mormon in 1830. Although the relevant passage is often cited, its meaning has remained deciphered, leaving it to languish in...
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Richard Moran is Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University.
Since Socrates, and through Descartes to the present day, the problems of self-knowledge have been central to philosophy's understanding of itself. Today the idea of ''first-person authority''--the claim of a distinctive relation each person has toward his or her own mental life--has been challenged from a number of directions, to the point where many doubt the person bears any distinctive...
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Disappointed by the public reception to 'A Treatise of Human Nature', published anonymously between 1739 and 1740, David Hume decided to produce a shorter more polemic version of that work nearly ten years later. That revision, which was published in 1748, would be entitled 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding'. Dispensing with much of the extraneous material from the 'Treatise', Hume focuses on his more vital propositions in the 'Enquiry'....
6) Epistemology
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One of the world's leading epistemologists provides a sophisticated, revisionist introduction to the subject.
In this concise book, one of the world's leading epistemologists provides a sophisticated, revisionist introduction to the problem of knowledge in Western philosophy. Modern and contemporary accounts of epistemology tend to focus on limited questions of knowledge and skepticism, such as how we can know the external world, other minds, the...
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'Oh, no, not another philosophy book!' After twenty-six centuries of reflecting and writing, what can be said about philosophy that hasn't already been said? This book is different because it is written for students who are not interested in philosophy or who are struggling to understand it. Professor Malikow makes it easy to understand the sophisticated ideas and profound truths of philosophy by his use of everyday language, analogies, examples,...
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In today's busy world people become so preoccupied with their day-to-day existence that they rarely have time to T_H_I_N_K!
I have designed this group of topics as conversation starters and short stories that cause the reader to think. They are meant to be kicked around, argued over, developed, expanded, and speculated upon in an endless game of What if! The modern world is designed so that you don't have to think. There are forces and organizations...
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Laetoli retoma la publicación del 'Tratado de filosofía' de Mario Bunge, cuyos primeros cuatro volúmenes fueron editados en castellano por Gedisa. Se trata de la obra clave de su pensamiento, publicada originalmente en inglés en la década de 1980, y una de las síntesis más ambiciosas de la filosofía contemporánea. Tras la publicación del volumen 5, 'La exploración del mundo', ofrecemos aquí a los lectores hispanoparlantes su continuación: 'La...
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This volume, the final in Tim Lilburn's decades-long meditation on philosophy and environmental consequences, traces a relationship between mystic traditions and the political world. Struck by the realization that he did not know how to be where he found himself, Lilburn embarked on a personal attempt at decolonization, seeking to uncover what is wrong within Canadian culture and to locate a possible path to recovery. He proposes a new epistemology...
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Robert Nozick (1938–2002) was the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University. Among his works are Philosophical Explanations and The Examined Life. His Anarchy, State, and Utopia won the National Book Award in 1975.
Repeatedly and successfully, the celebrated Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick has reached out to a broad audience beyond the confines of his discipline, addressing ethical and social problems that matter to every...
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Consumada la Modernidad, el progresivo interés por el aspecto semántico relativo a los hechos del lenguaje ha ensanchado de modo natural el límite de la descripción oracional, por tratarse de una unidad de descripción demasiado estrecha para referir fenómenos asociados al tema o tópico del discurso, tales como los de 'coherencia', 'presuposición', 'intención', entre otros.
En razón de esto, el límite oracional se ha extendido hasta el de...
13) Aristotle
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But we call a man well read if his mind is stored with the verse of poets and the prose of historians, even though he were ignorant of the name of Descartes or Kant. Yet there are a few philosophers whose influence on thought and language has been so extensive that no one who reads can be ignorant of their names, and that every man who speaks the language of educated Europeans is constantly using their vocabulary. Among this few Aristotle holds not...
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Detailed presentation of American philosopher's pragmatic concept of epistemology, isolation of realms of existents and subsistents. Chapters include "There is No First Principle of Criticism," Dogma and Doubt," "Wayward Scepticism," "Doubts About Self-Consciousness," "Doubts About Change," "Ultimate Scepticism," "Nothing Given Exists," "Some Authorities for This Conclusion," and "The Discovery of Essence."
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Epistemology: A Short Introduction
Explore the fascinating realm of Epistemology with "Epistemology: A Short Introduction," a concise and accessible guide to the study of knowledge, belief, and justification.
"Epistemology: A Short Introduction" is characterized by its reader-friendly style, avoiding unnecessary jargon while still providing intellectual rigor. The author presents complex ideas in a clear and concise manner, making this book accessible...
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¿Por qué razón, en los últimos dos siglos, la epistemología occidental dominante eliminó de la reflexión el contexto cultural y político de producción y reproducción del conocimiento? ¿Cuáles son las consecuencias de esta descontextualización? ¿Son hoy posibles otras epistemologías?
¿Qué consecuencias tiene el racismo en el ámbito de los saberes al degradar como "inferiores" los conocimientos no occidentales y exagerar como "superiores"...
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Love of Knowledge: Foundations, Inquiries, and Paradigms for Transformation by Tarthang Tulku opens with an investigation into "technological knowledge," the patterns of knowing we all rely on, including the all-important distinction between the public and the private realms. The inquiry then shifts to the role of the self as the one who knows. Part Three of the book investigates a way of knowing in which there are no fixed positions, while Part Four...
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Dice el autor: "Por sobre las dificultades para dar una definición plenamente compartida y satisfactoria de reflexión, la noción que propiciamos aquí (... ) especialmente para efectos de indagación e intervención en teorías subjetivas, incluye entre sus notas esenciales, considerarla: un proceso de examen, por lo mismo, de carácter dinámico; que involucra aspectos cognitivos y afectivos, lo que se relaciona con el significado subjetivo e...
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El libro "Puntos de vista entre Filosofía y escritura" es el resultado del proyecto de investigación sobre la formación de nuevos investigadores integrantes del Grupo Filosofía, educación y pedagogía. Expone a los investigadores en formación del grupo a un ejercicio problemático de producción, demostración, sustentación y escritura, bien sea como punto de partida o de llegada de investigaciones iniciales y avanzadas o de resultados, en...
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Este libro construye un punto de vista sobre la educación, pero, especialmente, está pensado para aquel lector que no sabe sobre ella. ¡Cuán difícil es hablar sobre educación hoy! La dificultad radica en que todos hablan de educación en código binario, tocan la espuma de la pedagogía y se ponen una pompa en el rostro cuando hablan de aprendizaje, y esta espuma se forma de la historia de las ideas, la historia de los modelos y la historia...
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