The Epistemolgical Cum Ontological Trajectory of the Philosophy of Integrative Humanism
Author: G. O. Ozumba
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9789780073657
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Trajectory of the Philosophy of Integrative Humanism
Author: GODFREY OZUMBA
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2017-06-09
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1387028103
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTrajectory of the philosophy of integrative Humanism represent the kernel of Professor Ozumba's most seminal and recent ideas as they either have inspired, or wound round or denote the very heart of his philosophy of integrative Humanism. It captures the profile of this prolific genius of our time whose indenumerable articles and books have provided great intellect and relief for the many seekers after philosophical knowledge. This is a Congealed version of professor Ozumba's Works intended to stir up or wet the appetite of would be readers. This book contains the ideas on Integrative Humanism. African Philosophy, Educational philosophy Ethics, epistemology, socio-political philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of science etc. I find the work interesting and Captivating. I therefore recommend this book to all lovers of wisdom and knowledge Happy Reading. Prof A. F. Uduigwomen Dept of Philosophy University of Calabar
Persons and Valuable Worlds
Author: Eliot Deutsch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConvinced that the crisis in contemporary Western philosophy rises from the sundering of moral or value considerations from notions of rationality and the nature of reality, Deutsch (philosophy, U. of Hawai'i) advocates a kind of pluralistic but not relativistic philosophical anthropology, ontology, ethics, and epistemology in a cross-cultural context. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Metaphysics of Self and World
Author: Elie Maynard Adams
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780877227847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA great fissure occurred in Western civilization in the early modern period with the divorce between the humanities and the sciences and the rise of scientific naturalism. The Metaphysics of Self and World is a philosophical exploration of the relationship between the individual, the culture, and the world. It is, in the author's words, "a philosophy of the humanities, a philosophy of humanity, and a philosophy of social reality." It explores the implications of a world-view that would integrate the perspective of the sciences with humanistic ways of thought. E.M. Adams claims that we do violence to ourselves as human beings by trying to fit into the world as delineated in scientific categories. Rejecting cultural subjectivism and scientific naturalism, he argues for the irreducibility and validity of the categories of the humanities and for a fully developed humanistic philosophy of self and world. In generating this world-view, he utilizes the humanities as a source of culture therapy in order to close the fissure in Western civilization. Author note: E. M. Adams is Kenan Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has written numerous books and articles, and a festschrift celebrating his work, Mind, Value, and Culture: Essays in Honor of E. M. Adams (edited by David Weissbord), was published in 1989.
Branches
Author: Michel Serres
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-05-14
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1474297528
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite being one of France's most enduring and popular philosophers, Branches is the first English translation of what has been identified as Michel Serres' key text on humanism. In attempting to reconcile humanity and nature, Serres examines how human history 'branches' off from its origin story. Using the metaphor of a branch springing from the stem and arguing that the branch's originality derives its format, Serres identifies dogmatic philosophy as the stem, while philosophy as the branch represents its inventive, shape-shifting, or interdisciplinary elements. In Branches, Serres provides a unique reading of the history of thought and removes the barriers between science, culture, art and religion. His fluency and this fluidity of subject matter combine here to make a book suitable for students of Continental philosophy, post-humanism, the medical humanities and philosophical science, while providing any reader with a wider understanding of the world in which they find themselves.
Ontological Humility
Author: Nancy J. Holland
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 2013-03-01
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 1438445490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores ontological humility in the history of philosophy, from Descartes to contemporary gender and race theory.
The Language of Ontology
Author: J. T. M. Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2021-06-10
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0192648535
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMetaphysical and ontological debates, concerning what exists and the nature of reality, are perennial features of the philosophical landscape. However, some have argued that ontological debates are non-substantive, pointless, trivial, incoherent, or impossible. Debates about whether tables exist, for example, or about the nature of reality, are taken to be in some way deficient. This has led to a burgeoning literature studying the nature of metaphysical and ontological disputes themselves. One major debate within this context concerns the language of ontology. The central question is whether the nature of language influences or limits our ability to engage productively in ontological disputes. While we typically think that our language describes the world, or at least can accurately describe the world, there have been many who have argued that the nature of language inherently influences and limits our attempts to understand the nature of reality-that our claims about what exists are, in fact, merely a reflection of how we happen to speak or think. The Language of Ontology collects chapters from established participants in the debate alongside new voices, to explore the range of issues relating to our ability or inability to get beyond the limits of our language.
Path to Enlightened Humanism
Author: Ben Grobbelaar
Publisher: Bookbaby
Published: 2021-05-22
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9781098366438
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEach one of us has a choice. We can blindly accept the customs, moral codes, political philosophy, and the religious beliefs of the society into which we are born or we can critically examine the perceptions and beliefs of one's own society, or one's own group, which in the first instance would be responsible for conditioning one's personal beliefs and perceptions. This is what philosophy is all about. It identifies the fundamental principles on which decisions of this nature are based, and it exposes the individual to other points of view. Most people elect the former course of action, based not on conscious decisions, but because of the incredibly powerful influence of environmental conditioning. Developing a broader understanding of evolution, knowledge, religion, science, philosophy and politics opens a pathway to enlightenment.
Beyond Humanism
Author: Charles Hartshorne
Publisher:
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780803250840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhilosophy of Liberation
Author: Enrique Dussel
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2003-12-02
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 159244427X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArgentinean philosopher, theologian, and historian Enrique Dussel understands the present international order as divided into the "culture of the center" -- by which he means the ruling elite of Europe, North America, and Russia -- and "the peoples of the periphery" -- by which he means the populations of Latin America, Africa, and part of Asia, and the oppressed classes (including women and children) throughout the world. In 'Philosophy of Liberation,' he presents a profound analysis of the alienation of peripheral peoples resulting from the imperialism of the center for more than five centuries. Dussel's aim is to demonstrate that the center's historic cultural, military, and economic domination of poor countries is 'philosophically' founded on North Atlantic onthology. By expressing supposedly universal knowledge, European philosophies, argues Dussel, have served to equate the cultural standards, modes of behavior, and rationalistic orientation of the West with human nature and to condemn the unique characteristics of peripheral peoples as "nonbeing, nothing, chaos, irrationality." Hence, Western philosophies have historically legitimated and hidden the domination that oppressed cultures have suffered at the hands of the center. Dussel probes multinational corporations, the communications media, and the armies of the center with their counterparts among the Third World elite. The creation of a just world order in the future, according to Dussel, hinges on the liberation of the periphery, based on a philosophy that is able to "think the world" from the perspective of the poor and to reclaim the Third World's distinct cultural inheritance, which is imbedded in the popular cultures of the poor. Apart from the liberation of the periphery, there will be no future: "the center will feed itself on the sameness it has ingrained within itself. The death of the child, of the poor, will be its own death." This is a disquieting but stimulating book for scholars and advanced students of philosophy, ethics, liberation theology, and global politics.
