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Author: P T Raju
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-05-13
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1135029423
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume conveys that Indian philosophy has intricate and complex metaphysical and epistemological theories as other philosophies and that these disciplines – epistemology and metaphysics – are an essential part of Indian philosophy.
Author: John Pittman
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780415916400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors. Miola's edited work also features a comprehensive critical history, coupled with a full bibliography and photographs of major productions of the play from around the world. In the collection, there are five previously unpublished essays. The topics covered in these new essays are women in the play, the play's debt to contemporary theater, its critical and performance histories in Germany and Japan, the metrical variety of the play, and the distinctly modern perspective on the play as containing dark and disturbing elements. To compliment these new essays, the collection features significant scholarship and commentary on The Comedy of Errors that is published in obscure and difficulty accessible journals, newspapers, and other sources. This collection brings together these essays for the first time.
Author: Beth L. Rodgers
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780781747080
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text offers a comprehensive discussion of philosophies that are relevant to the conceptualization and development of the knowledge base and discipline of nursing. Coverage progresses from classical philosophy to the rationalism of Descartes, the roots of modern science in British empiricism, the evolution of modern science, and the concept of interpretive inquiry. Also included are chapters on the knowledge-practice connection and models for nursing knowledge development. This book explores how philosophy shapes aspects of nursing and provides students with a much richer and fuller understanding of how nursing works, how it can be approached most effectively, and how it might be shaped to advance in the future.
Author: David Wood
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008-04-15
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 1405137886
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSetting the stage with a selection of readings from importantnineteenth century philosophers, this reader on truth puts inconversation some of the main philosophical figures from thetwentieth century in the analytic, continental, and pragmatisttraditions. Focuses on the value or normativity of truth through exposingthe dialogues between different schools of thought Features philosophical figures from the twentieth century inthe analytic, continental, and pragmatist traditions Topics addressed include the normative relation between truthand subjectivity, consensus, art, testimony, power, andcritique Includes essays by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, James, Heidegger,Merleau-Ponty, Wittgenstein, Levinas, Arendt, Foucault, Rorty,Davidson, Habermas, Derrida, and many others
Author: Sterling Power Lamprecht
Publisher:
Published: 2012-05-01
Total Pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9781258364953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kevin Cawley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-02-22
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 131727380X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReligious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea addresses a wide range of traditions, serving as a guide to those interested in Buddhism, Confucianism, Shamanism, Christianity and many others. It brings readers along a journey from the past to the present, moving beyond the confines of the Korean peninsula. In this book Kevin N. Cawley examines the different ideas which have shaped a vibrant and exciting intellectual history and engages with some of the key texts and figures from Korea’s intellectual traditions. This comprehensive and riveting text emphasises how some of these ideas have real relevance in the world today and how they have practical value for our lives in the twenty-first century. Students, researchers and academics in the growing area of Korean Studies will find this book indispensable. It will also be of interest to undergraduates and graduate students interested in the comparative study of Asian religions, philosophies and cultures.
Author: P T Raju
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-05-13
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1135029415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume conveys that Indian philosophy has intricate and complex metaphysical and epistemological theories as other philosophies and that these disciplines – epistemology and metaphysics – are an essential part of Indian philosophy.
Author: Kwame Gyekye
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 0195112253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGyekye offers a philosophical interpretation and critical analysis of the African cultural experience in modern times, and shows how Western philosophical concepts help in addressing a wide range of specifically African problems.
Author: Polycarp Ikuenobe
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780739114926
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the idea of communalism in African cultures as a dominant philosophical theme that provides the conceptual foundation for African traditional moral thoughts, moral education, values, beliefs, conceptions of reality, practices, ways of life, and the now popular African saying, 'it takes a village to raise a child.' It defends communalism against various criticisms and argues that when properly understood and harnessed, it could provide the necessary foundation for Africa's development.
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Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2009-11-27
Total Pages: 1473
ISBN-13: 0080930743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Handbook Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences addresses numerous issues in the emerging field of the philosophy of those sciences that are involved in the technological process of designing, developing and making of new technical artifacts and systems. These issues include the nature of design, of technological knowledge, and of technical artifacts, as well as the toolbox of engineers. Most of these have thus far not been analyzed in general philosophy of science, which has traditionally but inadequately regarded technology as mere applied science and focused on physics, biology, mathematics and the social sciences. - First comprehensive philosophical handbook on technology and the engineering sciences - Unparalleled in scope including explorative articles - In depth discussion of technical artifacts and their ontology - Provides extensive analysis of the nature of engineering design - Focuses in detail on the role of models in technology
