T. Z Lavine,: From Socrates to Sartre : The Philosophic Quest

From Socrates to Sartre : The Philosophic Quest


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"From Socrates To Satre" presents a rousing and readable introduction to the lives, and times of f he great philosophers. This thought-provoking book takes us from the inception of Western society Plato's Athens to today when the commanding power of Marxism has captured one third of the world. T.Z. Lavine, Elton Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University, makes philosophy come alive with astonishing clarity to give us a deeper, more meaningful understanding of ourselves and our times. "From Socrates To Satire" discusses Western philosophers in terms of the historical and intellectual environment which influenced them, and it connects their lasting ideas to the public and private choices we face in America today "From Socrates To Satre" formed the basis for the PBS television series of the same name.

It explains how art photography has grown and adapted to the burgeoning international interest in photography during the first decade of the twenty first century, as well as dramatic and fast-paced technological change. In"Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction, "Quentin Meillassoux addresses the problem of chaos and of the constancy of natural laws in the context of literature. With his usual argumentative rigor, he elucidates the distinction between science fiction, a genre in which science remains possible in spite of all the upheavals that may attend the world in which the tale takes place, and fiction outside-science, the literary concept he fashions in this book, a fiction in which A Daily Defense : Apologetics Lessons for Every Day download book science becomes impossible. With its investigations of the philosophies of Hume, Kant, and Popper, "Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction"broadens the inquiry that Meillassoux began in "After Finitude, " thinking through the concrete possibilities and consequences of a chaotic world in which human beings can no longer resort to science to ground their existence. It is a significant milestone in the work of an emerging philosopher, which will appeal to readers of both philosophy and literature. The text is followed by Isaac Asimov s essay The Billiard Ball.


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Author: T. Z Lavine,
Number of Pages: 426 pages
Published Date: 01 Jan 1985
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780553251616
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