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This cluster of papers revolves around the philosophical movement of Logical Empiricism, particularly its association with the Vienna Circle, and its impact on the philosophy of science. The papers explore various aspects such as the works of Carnap, Neurath, and their influence on pragmatism, metaphysics, political philosophy, and social engagement.

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Logical Empiricism; Vienna Circle; Philosophy of Science; Carnap; Neurath; Pragmatism; Metaphysics; Political Philosophy; Analytic Philosophy; Social Engagement

Wahrheit und Methode, Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik

1965-01-01

Hans Georg Gadamer

Ideen zu einer reinen Phänomenologie und phänomenologischen Philosophie

2009-01-01

Edmund Edmund

Traite de philosophie en 3 vol. dont les deux derniers vol., composes entre 1912 et 1918, sont parus de maniere posthume Traite de philosophie en 3 vol. dont les deux derniers vol., composes entre 1912 et 1918, sont parus de maniere posthume

Introduction to the human sciences

1989-01-01

Wilhelm Dilthey , Rudolf A. Makkreel , Frithjof Rodi

Introduction to the Human Sciences carries forward a projected six-volume translation series of the major writings of Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911)--a philosopher and historian of culture who has had a strong … Introduction to the Human Sciences carries forward a projected six-volume translation series of the major writings of Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911)--a philosopher and historian of culture who has had a strong and continuing influence on twentieth-century Continental philosophy as well as a broad range of other scholarly disciplines. In addition to his landmark works on the theories of history and the human sciences, Dilthey made important contributions to hermeneutics and phenomenology, aesthetics, psychology, and the methodology of the social sciences. The Selected Works will make accessible to English-speaking readers the full range of Dilthey's thought, including some historical essays and literary criticism. The series provides translations of complete texts, together with editorial notes, and contains manuscript materials that are currently being published for the first time in Germany. This volume brings together the various parts of the Introduction to the Human Sciences published separately in the German edition. Rudolf Makkreel and Frithjof Rodi have underscored the systematic character of Dilthey's theory of the human sciences by translating the bulk of Dilthey's first volume (published in 1883) and his important drafts for the never-completed second volume.

Ethics without Ontology

2005-11-30

Hilary Putnam

In this brief book one of the most distinguished living American philosophers takes up the question of whether ethical judgements can properly be considered objective - a question that has … In this brief book one of the most distinguished living American philosophers takes up the question of whether ethical judgements can properly be considered objective - a question that has vexed philosophers over the past century. Looking at the efforts of philosophers from the Enlightenment through the twentieth century, Hilary Putnam traces the ways in which ethical problems arise in an historical context. Putnam's central concern is ontology - indeed, the very idea of ontology as the division of philosophy concerned with what (ultimately) exists. Reviewing what he deems the disastrous consequences of ontology's influence on analytic philosophy - in particular, the contortions it imposes upon debates about the objective of ethical judgements - Putnam proposes abandoning the very idea of ontology. He argues persuasively that the attempt to provide an ontological explanation of the objectivity of either mathematics or ethics is, in fact, an attempt to provide justifications that are extraneous to mathematics and ethics - and is thus deeply misguided.

Gottlob Frege. Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik. Eine logisch mathematische Untersuchung über den Begriff der Zahl. Centenary edition of 495. With supplementary text critically edited by Christian Thiel. Felix Meiner Verlag, Hamburg1986, LXIII + 187 pp. - Christian Thiel. Einleitung des Herausgebers. Therein, pp. XXI–LXIII. - Ernst Reinhold Eduard Hoppe. Review of Frege's Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik (495). Therein, pp. 109–117. (Reprinted from Archiv der Mathematik und Physik, ser. 2 part…

1988-09-01

Matthias Schirn

Gottlob Frege. Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik. Eine logisch mathematische Untersuchung über den Begriff der Zahl. Centenary edition of 495. With supplementary text critically edited by Christian Thiel. Felix Meiner Verlag, … Gottlob Frege. Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik. Eine logisch mathematische Untersuchung über den Begriff der Zahl. Centenary edition of 495. With supplementary text critically edited by Christian Thiel. Felix Meiner Verlag, Hamburg1986, LXIII + 187 pp. - Christian Thiel. Einleitung des Herausgebers. Therein, pp. XXI–LXIII. - Ernst Reinhold Eduard Hoppe. Review of Frege's Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik (495). Therein, pp. 109–117. (Reprinted from Archiv der Mathematik und Physik, ser. 2 part 2 (1885), Litterarischer Bericht VII, pp. 28–35.) - Georg Cantor. Review of the same. A reprint of 651. Therein, pp. 117–119. - Ernst Zermelo. Anmerkung. A reprint of 1257. Therein, p. 119. - Gottlob Frege. Erwiderung. Therein, p. 120. (Reprinted from Deutsche Litteraturzeitung, vol. 6 (1885), col. 1030.) - Anonymous. Review of the same. Therein, pp. 120–121. (Reprinted from Literarisches Centralblatt für Deutschland, vol. 36 (1885), cols. 1514–1515.) - Rudolf Eucken. Review of the same. Therein, pp. 122–123. (Reprinted from Philosophische Monatshefte, vol. 22 (1886), pp. 421–422.) - Kurd Laßwitz. Review of the same. Therein, pp. 123–128. (Reprinted from Zeitschrift für Philosophic und philosophische Kritik, n.s., supplement to vol. 89 (1886), pp. 143–148.) - Ernst Schröder. Stellungnahme. A reprint of p. 704 of 427. Therein, pp. 128–129. - Edmund Husserl. Frege's Versuch. A reprint of VIII 59. Therein, pp. 129–134. - Heinrich Scholz. Review of the same. A reprint of 35319. Therein, pp. 134–142. - Volume 53 Issue 3

The Philosophy of Logical Atomism

2018-01-01

Bertrand Russell

Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity

1996-01-01

Alan D. Sokal

A partir d'une analyse des aspects philosophiques et ideologiques de la mecanique quantique et de la relativite generale, l'A. etudie le developpement scientifique que constitue l'emergence des nouvelles theories de … A partir d'une analyse des aspects philosophiques et ideologiques de la mecanique quantique et de la relativite generale, l'A. etudie le developpement scientifique que constitue l'emergence des nouvelles theories de la gravite quantique et en mesure les consequences culturelles et politiques

Die angeborenen Formen möglicher Erfahrung

2010-04-26

Konrad Lorenz

Die vorliegende Abhandlung entspringt dem Aufgabenkreis einer jungen Arbeitsgemeinschaft zwischen Geisteswissenschaft und vergleichender Psychologie, die das wichtigste Programm des neugegründeten Philosophischen Institutes der Albertus-Universität in Königsberg darstellt. Sie ist aus … Die vorliegende Abhandlung entspringt dem Aufgabenkreis einer jungen Arbeitsgemeinschaft zwischen Geisteswissenschaft und vergleichender Psychologie, die das wichtigste Programm des neugegründeten Philosophischen Institutes der Albertus-Universität in Königsberg darstellt. Sie ist aus der einen Abteilung dieser Anstalt, dem Institut für vergleichende Psychologie hervorgegangen. Obwohl sie eine ganze Reihe unveröffentlichter neuer Beobachtungen und Versuche enthält, stehen diese nicht genug im Mittelpunkte der Untersuchung, um eine Zusammenfassung von Ergebnissen in jener Form möglich zu machen, wie sie sonst in der induktiven Naturforschung üblich ist. Immerhin aber herrscht die induktive Denkweise in der vorliegenden Arbeit so stark vor, daß eine kurze Zusammenfassung angebracht erscbeint, wenn sie auch notgedrungen die Form einer kurzen Inhaltsangabe annehmea muß.

The Logical Syntax of Language.

1937-09-01

A. P. Ushenko , Rudolph Carnap

Rudolf Carnap's entire theory of Language structure came to me, he reports, like a vision during a sleepless night in January 1931, when I was ill. This theory appeared in … Rudolf Carnap's entire theory of Language structure came to me, he reports, like a vision during a sleepless night in January 1931, when I was ill. This theory appeared in The Logical Syntax of Language (1934). Carnap argued that many philosophical controversies really depend upon whether a particular language form should be used. This leads him to his famous Principle of tolerance by which everyone is free to mix and match the rules of his language and therefore his logic in any way he wishes. In this way, philosophical issues become reduced to a discussion of syntactical properties, plus reasons of practical convenience for preferring one form of language to another. In a tour de force of precise reasoning, Carnap also indicated how two model languages could be constructed. This is one of three books which Open Court is making available in paperback reprint in its Open Court Classics series. The other two are Carnap's The Logical Structure of the World and Schlick's General Theory of Knowledge.

An Essay on Man: An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture.

1947-12-01

Fritz Kaufmann , Ernst Cassirer

best and most mature expression of [Cassirer's] thought.-Journal of Philosophy No reader of this book can fail to be struck by the grandeur of its program or by the sensitive … best and most mature expression of [Cassirer's] thought.-Journal of Philosophy No reader of this book can fail to be struck by the grandeur of its program or by the sensitive humanism of the author.-Ernest Nagel, The Humanist One of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers presents the results of his lifetime study of man's cultural achievements. An Essay on Man is an original synthesis of contemporary knowledge, a unique interpretation of the intellectual crisis of our time, and a brilliant vindication of man's ability to resolve human problems by the courageous use of his mind. What the thinkers of the past have thought of the human race, what can be said of its art, language, and capacities for good and evil in the light of modern knowledge are discussed by a great philosopher who had a profound experience of the past and of his own time.

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XXV. On copying diffraction-gratings, and on some phenomena connected therewith

1881-03-01

Lord Rayleigh

(1881). XXV. On copying diffraction-gratings, and on some phenomena connected therewith. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 11, No. 67, pp. 196-205. (1881). XXV. On copying diffraction-gratings, and on some phenomena connected therewith. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 11, No. 67, pp. 196-205.

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Synthesen in der hydroaromatischen Reihe

1928-01-01

Otto Diels , Kurt Alder

Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt

1905-01-01

A. Einstein

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Language, Truth, and Logic.

1938-01-01

Marvin Färber , A. J. Ayer

Classic introduction to objectives and methods of schools of empiricism and linguistic analysis, especially of the logical positivism derived from the Vienna Circle, [i]Language, Truth, and Logic[/i] is a work … Classic introduction to objectives and methods of schools of empiricism and linguistic analysis, especially of the logical positivism derived from the Vienna Circle, [i]Language, Truth, and Logic[/i] is a work of philosophy by Alfred Jules Ayer, published in 1936 when Ayer was only 26 (though it was in fact completed by age 24). It was crucial in bringing some of the ideas of the Vienna Circle and the logical empiricists to the attention of the English-speaking world. – This book defines, explains, and argues for the verification principle of logical positivism, sometimes referred to as the criterion of significance or criterion of meaning. It explains how the principle of verifiability may be applied to the problems of philosophy. – Eight chapters: – I. The Elimination of Metaphysics; – II. The Function of Philosophy; – III. The Nature of Philosophical Analysis; – IV. The [i]A Priori[/i]; – V. Truth and Probability; – VI. Critique of Ethics and Theology; – VII. The Self and the Common World; – VIII. Solutions of Outstanding Philosophical Disputes.� M.-M. V.

Theorie der Konvexen Körper

1934-01-01

T. Bonnesen , Werner Fenchel

Lectures on Logic

1992-09-25

Immanuel Kant

Kant's views on logic and logical theory play an important part in his critical writings, especially the Critique of Pure Reason. However, since he published only one short essay on … Kant's views on logic and logical theory play an important part in his critical writings, especially the Critique of Pure Reason. However, since he published only one short essay on the subject, we must turn to texts derived from his logic lectures to understand his views. This volume includes three previously untranslated transcripts of Kant's logic lectures: the Blomberg Logic (1770s), the Vienna Logic supplemented by the recently discovered Hechsel Logic (1780s), and the Dohna-Wundlacken Logic (1790s). Also included is a new translation of the Jäsche Logic, compiled at Kant's request from his lectures and published in 1800, and concordances relating Kant's lectures to Georg Friedrich Meier's Excerpts from the Doctrine of Reason, the book on which Kant lectured throughout his life and in which he left extensive notes.

The Primacy of Perception: And Other Essays on Phenomenological Psychology, the Philosophy of Art, History and Politics.

1967-01-01

Charles Taylor , Maurice Merleau-Ponty , James M. Edie +1 more

The Primacy of Perception brings together a number of important studies by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that appeared in various publications from 1947 to 1961. The title essay, which is in essence … The Primacy of Perception brings together a number of important studies by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that appeared in various publications from 1947 to 1961. The title essay, which is in essence a presentation of the underlying thesis of his Phenomenology of Perception, is followed by two courses given by Merleau-Ponty at the Sorbonne on phenomenological psychology. Eye and Mind and the concluding chapters present applications of Merleau-Ponty's ideas to the realms of art, philosophy of history, and politics. Taken together, the studies in this volume provide a systematic introduction to the major themes of Merleau-Ponty's philosophy.

Translations from the Philosophical Writings of Gottlob Frege.

1954-01-01

William Marshall , Max Black , P. T. Geach

Main Trends in Recent Philosophy: Two Dogmas of Empiricism

1951-01-01

W. V. Quine

Das Erkenntnisproblem in der Philosophie und Wissenschaft der Neueren Zeit.

1910-11-01

George H. Sabine , Ernst Cassirer

On a distinction between hypothetical constructs and intervening variables.

1948-01-01

Kenneth MacCorquodale , Paul E. Meehl

The Philosophy of Karl Popper.

1975-10-01

Richard Swinburne , Paul Arthur Schilpp

Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Philosophy of Karl Popper. Edited by P. A. Schilpp. [Library of Living Philosophers.] (La Salle, Illinois: Open Court. 1974. 2 vols. Pp. 1323. … Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Philosophy of Karl Popper. Edited by P. A. Schilpp. [Library of Living Philosophers.] (La Salle, Illinois: Open Court. 1974. 2 vols. Pp. 1323. Price $30) R. G. Swinburne R. G. Swinburne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 25, Issue 101, October 1975, Pages 365–368, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218986 Published: 01 October 1975

Die Widerspruchsfreiheit der reinen Zahlentheorie

1936-12-01

Gerhard Gentzen

On the unit of description in phenomenography

2005-10-06

Ference Marton , Wing Yan Pong

'Conception' is the unit of description in Phenomenography. It has two intertwined aspects: the referential aspect, which denotes the global meaning of the object conceptualized; and the structural aspect, which … 'Conception' is the unit of description in Phenomenography. It has two intertwined aspects: the referential aspect, which denotes the global meaning of the object conceptualized; and the structural aspect, which shows the specific combination of features that have been discerned and focused on. We define a feature of an object as a way in which the object appears to be different from other objects, and argue that the discernment of a feature is a function of the variation experienced by the subject. The purpose of the paper is to empirically illustrate the intertwined nature of the referential and structural aspects of a conception on the one hand, and the variational origin of the discernment of features, on the other hand.

Erratum: Fate of the false vacuum: semiclassical theory

1977-08-15

Sidney Coleman

In the paragraph following Eq.(3.10),I assert that I have been able to prove that the bounce of minimum action is spherically symmetric.This assertion is false, as is the paper containing … In the paragraph following Eq.(3.10),I assert that I have been able to prove that the bounce of minimum action is spherically symmetric.This assertion is false, as is the paper containing the purported proof to which it refers, which has been withdrawn from publication.At this time, to my knowledge, spherical symmetry of the bounce of minimum action remains an unproved assumption.I am indebted to Ian Aff lect for showing me the error of my way.

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Reconstruction in Philosophy.

1950-04-01

W. M. Sibley , John Dewey

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Die Krisis der europäischen Wissenschaften und die transzendentale Phänomenologie

2012-01-01

Edmund Edmund

The Naturalists Return

1992-01-01

Philip Kitcher

Lrnst Haeckel, intellectual star of late-nineteenth-century Jena, continued a philosophical tradition by drawing on science to address the great questions of epistemology and ethics.' Haeckel would have been surprised to … Lrnst Haeckel, intellectual star of late-nineteenth-century Jena, continued a philosophical tradition by drawing on science to address the great questions of epistemology and ethics.' Haeckel would have been surprised to learn that one of his relatively obscure colleagues would help to overthrow that tradition. For many Anglo-American philosophers of our century, Jena is hallowed ground because it is the birthplace of contemporary philosophy. Frege's investigations are commonly viewed as a decisive turn, one that dethroned epistemology from its central position among the philosophical disciplines and that set the philosophy of language in its place.2 In retrospect, we can trace a great lineage from Frege, leading through Russell, Wittgenstein, and Carnap to the professional philosophy practiced in Britain, North America, Australasia and Scandinavia in the postwar years.3 Distinguished by its empha-

Translations from the Philosophical Writings of Gottlob Frege

1953-01-01

James S. Albertson

Knowledge and the Internal

1995-12-01

John McDowell

1. I am going to work with an idea from Sellars, that knowledge-at least as enjoyed by rational animals-is a certain sort of standing in the space of reasons.2 My … 1. I am going to work with an idea from Sellars, that knowledge-at least as enjoyed by rational animals-is a certain sort of standing in the space of reasons.2 My concern is a familiar philosophical dialectic, which I shall approach in terms of what happens to the Sellarsian idea when the image of standings in the space of reasons undergoes a certain deformation. That it is a deformation is something we can learn from how unsatisfactory the familiar dialectic is.

Phenomenology of Perception

1963-01-01

James P. Mackey

THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS

1963-10-01

J. E. McGuire

The Philosophy of Karl Popper

1974-01-01

Paul Arthur Schilpp

Language, Truth and Logic

1973-01-01

Martín Steinmann , A. J. Ayer

The Philosophy of Rudolf Carnap.

1968-09-05

Henry E. Kyburg , Paul Arthur Schilpp

Quantisierung als Eigenwertproblem

1926-01-01

Erwin Schrödinger

Phenomenology of Perception

2013-04-15

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Reconstruction in philosophy.

1920-01-01

John Dewey

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ON THE POLITICAL USE OF A SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT:

2025-06-24

Piet Strydom | Anthem Press eBooks

Margaret Macdonald

2025-06-22

Cheryl Misak | Oxford University Press eBooks

Abstract The much-neglected Margaret Macdonald was an important figure in the history of analytic philosophy. This chapter shows that she was an astute interpreter of Wittgenstein, the logical positivists, and … Abstract The much-neglected Margaret Macdonald was an important figure in the history of analytic philosophy. This chapter shows that she was an astute interpreter of Wittgenstein, the logical positivists, and Peirce, Lewis, and Ramsey. It shows how a paper she presented at the 1937 Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and Mind Association, with Ryle as a commentator, titled ‘Induction and Hypothesis’, heavily influenced Ryle. Macdonald provided him with his most important ideas: the mind as a set of dispositions, laws as inference tickets, and the distinction between knowing that and knowing how. The chapter shows how these were the pillars of pragmatism that Macdonald found in Peirce, Lewis, and Ramsey.

Rayber’s Solitary Consciousness

2025-06-20

| Catholic University of America Press eBooks

Simm’s Copse

2025-06-19

C.L. Barnett , M. Fulford , D. Hawley +6 more | Oxbow Books

Understanding Christine Ladd-Franklin's Logic

2025-06-16

Roy Cook | The Australasian Journal of Logic

In the late 19th century Christine Ladd-Franklin proposed a new logical system in the algebraic tradition championed by Boole, Jevons, Schröder, and her teacher Charles Sanders Peirce. This new logic … In the late 19th century Christine Ladd-Franklin proposed a new logical system in the algebraic tradition championed by Boole, Jevons, Schröder, and her teacher Charles Sanders Peirce. This new logic was at the time celebrated as providing a novel and complete characterization of the valid syllogisms, although Ladd-Franklin’s work was largely forgotten until recently. Here we present a careful reconstruction of Ladd-Franklin’s work, concentrating on her characterization of the valid syllogisms, and we clear up some earlier confusions regarding how this novel logical system works.

A Romantic Genius? The Experience of Knowledge that Shaped Werner Heisenberg's Scientific Persona

2025-06-16

Elena Schaa | Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte

In 1976, the year that Werner Heisenberg passed away, Armin Hermann published a short biography, titled Werner Heisenberg in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten . Since then, historians and biographers have offered … In 1976, the year that Werner Heisenberg passed away, Armin Hermann published a short biography, titled Werner Heisenberg in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten . Since then, historians and biographers have offered their accounts on Heisenberg's life and his contributions to modern physics. Many of these biographies present Heisenberg as a genius. Upon closer inspection, the ideal of the genius relies on the topos of the experience of knowledge presented in Heisenberg's memoir from Der Teil und das Ganze. Gespräche im Umkreis der Atomphysik. This article discusses the influence of this topos on his biographies. The article first contextualizes Heisenberg's popular science texts among his academic career and the cultural contexts of the German Bildungsbürgertum. Second, it focuses on the aesthetic repertoire of knowledge production as the experience of knowledge. By going beyond the semantic level, it is shown that the topos of the experience of nature in Heisenberg's memoir is central to his scientific persona. Ultimately, the idea of the genius stands in a longue durée of German Romanticism and natural philosophy is shown to shape the masculinities and scientific personae of the modern physicist.

Zinaida Aleksandrova

2025-06-15

| University Press of Mississippi eBooks

The French crisis: Rethinking the phenomenology of quantum mechanics

2025-06-13

Arezoo Islami , Harald A. Wiltsche | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

In his book, A Phenomenological Approach to Quantum Mechanics: Cutting the Chain of Correlations, Steven French argues that quantum mechanics, understood through the phenomenological lens of London and Bauer, turns … In his book, A Phenomenological Approach to Quantum Mechanics: Cutting the Chain of Correlations, Steven French argues that quantum mechanics, understood through the phenomenological lens of London and Bauer, turns physics into a "genuine science", and thus completes the project Edmund Husserl had started in his last major publication, The Crisis of European Sciences. What makes quantum mechanics a genuine science, according to French, is that it is fully grounded in the "lifeworld and transcendental subjectivity", just as Husserl dreamt. While we agree with French that London and Bauer's reading of quantum mechanics is inspired by and thus makes a step towards Husserl's phenomenology, we argue that a more encompassing phenomenological investigation is still needed if we are to avoid another crisis. More specifically, our claim is that French underestimates the "constitutional history" of the kinds of mathematical idealities that underlie quantum mechanics.

Some main ideas about the concept of positivism and authority in Joseph Raz

2025-06-12

Lucrecía Aboslaiman | Perspectivas

Henry W. Sullivan (1942–2023) Polyglot, Polymath and Opsimath A Personal Memoir

2025-06-12

José María Ruano de la Haza | Bulletin of Spanish Studies

Einstein’s Socks and American Style

2025-06-09

Peter Pesic | Physics in Perspective

A brief biography of Antoni Gaudí

2025-06-06

| MAA spectrum

Anthropotechnik? Ernst Jünger’s Organic Constructions, Self-Optimization and Modernity

2025-06-03

Nicholas Saul | BRILL eBooks

An Appreciation of David Bohm

2025-06-01

The Dalai Lama | Journal of Consciousness Studies

Einfühlung: Tracing the Personalisation of the Herderian Concept of Culture in American Academia

2025-06-01

Alexandru Casian | Discourses on Culture

Abstract In today’s world, the idea of culture has an inherent plural character. The conceptual pluralisation may occur at different levels. We witness a growing number of cultural manifestations through … Abstract In today’s world, the idea of culture has an inherent plural character. The conceptual pluralisation may occur at different levels. We witness a growing number of cultural manifestations through the complex dynamics between individuals and their multicultural communities. The post-modern human being interacts with cultural artefacts and philosophical notions in an increasingly personalised manner. Franz Boas and Johann Gottfried von Herder are two key figures in the pluralisation and personalisation of the concept of culture through the implicit ideas of Einfühlung. Conventionally associated with other philosophers, this complex notion can be traced back to Herder. The idea of “feeling into” creates powerful meanings out of numerous divergences articulated in the individuals and their interaction with the world. By using the historical epistemology approach, significant continuities emerge from anthropological and psychological narratives. German-American transfers involved a meaning metamorphosis in anthropology that expresses the human drive to personal significance and development. Despite being relatively unknown outside German--speaking circles, the concept of Einfühlung has continued to evolve and to change cultural representations in contemporary societies.

On the Relation Between the Principle of Purposiveness of Nature and the Judgment of Taste in Kant

2025-05-31

Daiming Fan | Deleted Journal

ROCKEFELLER/ITALIAN FOUNTAIN

2025-05-31

| Fordham University Press eBooks

Ernst Cassirers Begriff der Sprache - In Bezug auf die Philosophie der symbolischen Formen, Bd. 1; Philosophie der Sprache. Erster Teil; Die Sprache (1923/2011)

2025-05-31

Jae-Won Lee | Koreanische Zeitschrift fuer Deutschunterricht

Tilmann Vetter - Studies on Indian Philosophy and on Buddhism

2025-05-30

| Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften eBooks

Tilmann Vetter was a Full Professor of Buddhist studies at Leiden University from 1975 until his retirement in 2000. He was an internationally renowned scholar of Indian philosophy and Buddhism. … Tilmann Vetter was a Full Professor of Buddhist studies at Leiden University from 1975 until his retirement in 2000. He was an internationally renowned scholar of Indian philosophy and Buddhism. His untimely death in 2012 prevented him from finishing several significant projects. This volume contains a partial reconstruction of materials relating to the planned revision of his book “The Ideas and Meditative Practices of Early Buddhism” (1988), as well as scripts and lecture manuscripts on fundamental aspects of Indian thought, Advaita Vedānta, special aspects of Buddhist teaching, and the earliest Chinese translations of Buddhist texts. Additionally, it offers an English translation of Professor Vetter's inaugural lecture in Leiden, revised English versions of three published articles, and a complete bibliography of his publications by A. Ferreira-Jardim.

“Circulations” and Self-Transcendence: A Comparative Study of Emerson and Zhuangzi

2025-05-29

Manyi Jia | Religions

In this article, I begin with the topic of “circulations”, conducting a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences in Emerson’s and Zhuangzi’s philosophies regarding “circulations” as the mode of … In this article, I begin with the topic of “circulations”, conducting a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences in Emerson’s and Zhuangzi’s philosophies regarding “circulations” as the mode of cosmic generation and operation, as well as the relationship between “circulations” and self-transcendence. Furthermore, I explore the practical paths to achieve self-transcendence via circulations based on these two aspects. Specifically, both Emerson and Zhuangzi regard “circulations” as the fundamental way of cosmic generation and operation. However, Emerson emphasizes the directionality of “circulations”, where God generates all things through “emanation”, and all things return to God through “ascent”. In contrast, Zhuangzi emphasizes the characteristics of the Dao in generating all things, including its “cyclic repetition” (xun huan wang fu 循环往复) and “creating myriad forms” (zhi qi wan shu 制器万殊). The “Dao” that generates these “circulations” itself does not possess morality or divinity. Both of them believe that individuals can achieve self-transcendence by aligning with “circulations”. Regarding the specific practical paths, Emerson suggests that we can return to God through revelation, specifically via nature, poets, art, and vocation. On the other hand, Zhuangzi believes that we can achieve unity with the Dao by “following the Dao”, specifically through the life-nurturing method of “following the Du as a principle” (yuan du yi wei jing 缘督以为经) and the spiritual cultivation methods of “emptiness of mind-heart and selflessness” (xinzhai 心斋) and “sitting in oblivion” (zuowang 坐忘).

Stud. phil. Kurt Gödel

2025-05-23

Karl Sigmund

The Philosophy of Leopold Blaustein

2025-05-23

Thomas Byrne , Fanny Smithing

„Wir stehen am Anfang eines Zeitalters, dessen Möglichkeiten wir noch nicht einmal erahnen können.“ – Albert Einstein

2025-05-23

Marco Roos , Ruben Bernau

Η πρόβλεψη και η επιστημική της αξία στις Φυσικές Επιστήμες τον 19ο αιώνα

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Βασιλική Χριστοπούλου

Το άρθρο αυτό εξετάζει την έννοια της πρόβλεψης στις φυσικές επιστήμες, κυρίως στη Βρετανία, τον 19ο αιώνα. Παρά το γεγονός ότι η πρόβλεψη θεωρείται θεμελιώδες στοιχείο της επιστήμης και η … Το άρθρο αυτό εξετάζει την έννοια της πρόβλεψης στις φυσικές επιστήμες, κυρίως στη Βρετανία, τον 19ο αιώνα. Παρά το γεγονός ότι η πρόβλεψη θεωρείται θεμελιώδες στοιχείο της επιστήμης και η αξία της θεωρείται δεδομένη, στο άρθρο αυτό διερευνώνται η θέση και ο ρόλος της πρόβλεψης χωρίς να προϋποτίθεται η αναμφισβήτητη επιστημική της αξία. Παράλληλα, το άρθρο εξετάζει την πρόβλεψη σε διάφορα επιστημονικά πεδία, όπως αυτά της αστρονομίας, της φυσικής, της χημείας και της βιολογίας. Εκκινώντας από αυτά, στη συνέχεια το άρθρο εστιάζει σε δύο ζητήματα. Το πρώτο είναι η σχέση της μαθηματικοποίησης και του υποθετικο-παραγωγικού προτύπου της επιστήμης με την πρόβλεψη. Το δεύτερο αφορά το ρεύμα του ‘περιγραφισμού’, όπως το ονομάζει ο ιστορικός της επιστήμης John Heilbron, στη φυσική του τέλους του 19ου αιώνα και το πώς επαναπροσδιόρισε την επιστημική αξία της πρόβλεψης στην επιστήμη.

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