Phenomenalism, idealism, spiritualism, and other contemporary philo- sophical movements originating in the reflective experience of the cogito witness to the immense influence of Descartes.
Im Verlauf vieler Diskussionen über die sowjetische Philosophie am Osteuropa Institut der Universität von Fribourg wurden immer wieder zwei Probleme berührt.
Scholars have given relatively little attention to sixteenth-century Portuguese humanism, although Portugal's vital influence on the humanistic thirst for learning has been readily acknowledged.
The English Della Cruscan School, although its nucleus was formed in 1785 by the publication of The Florence Miscellany, existed neither in the consciousness of the group which formed it nor in that of the pu blic until it was so dubbed as a term of reproach by William Gifford in his bitter satire The Baviad (1791).
This book is not addressed to beginning students in philosophy so much as it is addressed to those who, though fairly well-versed in the philosophical tradition, find themselves frankly baffled and brought up short by the writ- ings of Martin Heidegger, and who-while recognizing the novelty of the Heideggerean enterprise - may sometimes find themselves wondering if this "e;thinking of Being"e; is after all rich enough to deserve still further effort on their part.
With the decline of the Whig interpretation of history, historians in the past few decades have re-examined the origins and the nature of the English Revolution from various perspectives.
Since the first appearance of this bibliography (1934, Oxford Uni- versity Press), which has long been out of print, so much attention has been paid to Berkeley that a mere reprint would be inept.
The essays in this book analyze significant perspectives of the recent past in American philosophy; they represent some of the major trends of this period.
In an age which is supposedly experiencing a sexual revolution, a volume of thoughtful essays on eros is not only not out of place but perhaps is a positive contribution to the understanding of contempor- ary man.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the legitimacy of the principle, "e;The per accidens necessarily implies the per se,"e; as it is found in the writings of St.
Under the title of "e;Phenomenology: Continuation and Crit- icism,"e; the group of essays in this volume are presented in honor of Dorion Cairns on his 70th birthday.