Download or read book An Introduction to the Philosophy of Animate Nature written by Henry J. Koren and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to serve as an introduction to the metaphysical study of life in undergraduate colleges. It presupposes that the student has made a study of general metaphysics or at least has been given a good introduction to the general problems of philosophy. At the end of each chapter a summery has been added to make it easier for the student to obtain a comprehensive view of the matter.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Philosophy of Animate Nature written by J. C.S.Sp Koren and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Introduction to the Philosophy of Animate Nature written by Henry J. Koren and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-08-16 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Insides and Outsides written by Maxine Sheets-Johnstone and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insides and Outsides brings together diverse aspects of animate nature, showing that scientific understandings of animate nature are -- or can be -- complementary to philosophical understandings.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Philosophy of Nature written by Henry J. Koren and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nature the Soul and God 2nd Edition written by Jean W. Rioux and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full title of Newton’s Principia is “The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.” Sadly, some contemporary philosophers might be hard-pressed to say just what natural philosophy is about—sadly, because it remains foundational to questions arising in other disciplines: metaphysics, ethics, philosophical psychology, and the philosophy of god, to name a few. In Nature, the Soul, and God, Jean Rioux has brought together primary readings in the philosophy of nature, presenting ways in which philosophers conceive of and account for the natural world in a pre-scientific reflection upon the way things are. Its three main sections comprise: a consideration of what the world would look like if natural philosophy were not possible, some representative natural philosophies (materialism, formalism, dualism, and hylomorphism), as well as an investigation into the implications these philosophies of nature have for other important questions, such as human freedom and the immortality of the human soul. Through the medium of philosophers both ancient and modern, Rioux makes the point that one’s philosophical account of the natural world will inevitably have an impact upon how one regards oneself, and even things divine. It all begins with nature.
Download or read book The Philosophy of Nature written by Andrew G. Van Melsen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a fresh approach to the problem of the philosophy of nature. Written by a specialist whose competence is unquestionable, the book aims at simplicity without sacrificing profundity. The important problems raised by modern science with respect to the philosophy of nature are treated in such a way as to be understandable even to those whose knowledge of physical science is rather limited. Careful considerations is given to historical factors which have in the past so often led to confusion of philosophy and science and which even in the present time remain a source of conflict between scientist and philosophers.
Download or read book Man and his Nature written by James E. Royce and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-01-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to present the traditional Scholastic philosophy of man’s nature in a fresh light, from a point of view that may make is more acceptable to the modern scientific mind. This should please the philosopher looking for a new presentation, and the psychologist looking for philosophical orientation. The object is not to dispense with either psychology or philosophy: marriage is never the reduction of one to the other—vive la difference! That the two are compatible is the theme of this book. It is up to the reader to decide whether the result is a happy mating or a mismatch.
Download or read book Nature and Thought written by St. George Jackson Mivart and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Change Substance and Cause written by Rafael Hüntelmann and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting from our common experience of change, this book introduces the fundamental features of Aristotelian-Scholastic philosophy. After differentiating between the various types of change and motion, the author presents the concepts of act and potency, as well as form and matter. Further attention is given to the difference between substance and accident, and essence and existence. Finally, an overview of causality is given based on Aristotle’s doctrine of the four causes. This introductory course is aimed primarily at laypeople interested in philosophy and at high-school students beginning their studies of philosophy and the humanities. About the Author Rafael Hüntelmann, PhD is an author, publisher, and lecturer in philosophy. He is the co-editor of METAPHYSICA. International Journal for Ontology & Metaphysics. His most recent publications include Grundkurs Philosophie in six volumes, as well as the three-volume logic course Grundkurs klassische aristotelische Logik.
Download or read book The System of Animate Nature written by John Arthur Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scholastic Metaphysics written by Edward Feser and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essence, modality, identity, persistence, teleology, and other issues in fundamental metaphysics. The book interacts heavily with the literature on these issues in contemporary analytic metaphysics, so as to facilitate the analytic reader’s understanding of Scholastic ideas and the Scholastic reader’s understanding of contemporary analytic philosophy. The Aristotelian theory of actuality and potentiality provides the organizing theme, and the crucial dependence of Scholastic metaphysics on this theory is demonstrated. The book is written from a Thomistic point of view, but Scotist and Suarezian positions are treated as well where they diverge from the Thomistic position. Edward Feser is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California, USA. His most recent books include Aquinas and The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism, and the edited volume Aristotle on Method and Metaphysics.
Download or read book New Scholasticism Meets Analytic Philosophy written by Rafael Hüntelmann and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent decades have seen a revival of interest in Aristotelian and Scholastic thought, particularly among analytic philosophers. Neo-Aristotelians, Analytic Scholastics, and Analytical Thomists have made significant contributions to several fields within contemporary philosophy, including metaphysics, philosophy of mind and philosophy of science. This volume of new essays brings together some of the leading thinkers of this movement, to address such topics as materiality, causation, possibility, privation and dispositionality. The contributors are Rani Lill Anjum, Edward Feser, Uwe Meixner, Stephen Mumford, David Oderberg, Edmund Runggaldier and Erwin Tegtmeier.
Download or read book A Philosophy of the Human Being written by Julian A. Davies and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2009 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an accessible text that explores what it means to be human. It is designed for an introductory course in Philosophy of the Human Being and contains an abundance of current examples, with embedded quotations from philosophers and selections from contemporary writers following the chapters. The author provides an introduction to philosophy, then discusses the topics of human sociability, intelligence, freedom, duality, individuality, and immortality. He concludes by highlighting the contrast between realism and materialism. This systematic approach focuses on issues, with a minimum of metaphysical superstructure and jargon, and provides connections between the readings. Book jacket.
Download or read book Immortal Souls written by Edward Feser and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-04 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immortal Souls provides as ambitious and complete a defense of Aristotelian-Thomistic philosophical anthropology as is currently in print. Among the many topics covered are the reality and unity of the self, the immateriality of the intellect, the freedom of the will, the immortality of the soul, the critique of artificial intelligence, and the refutation of both Cartesian and materialist conceptions of human nature. Along the way, the main rival positions in contemporary philosophy and science are thoroughly engaged with and rebutted. Reviews "Edward Feser's book is a Summa of the nature of the human person: it is, therefore, both a rather long – but brilliant – monograph, and a valuable work for consultation. Each of the human faculties discussed is treated comprehensively, with a broad range of theories considered for and against, and, although Feser's conclusions are firmly Thomistic, one can derive great benefit from his discussions even if one is not a convinced hylomorphist. Every philosopher of mind would benefit from having this book within easy reach." Howard Robinson, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Central European University “Feser defends the Aristotelian and Thomistic system, effectively bringing it into dialogue with recent debates and drawing on some of the best of both analytic (Kripke, Searle, BonJour, Fodor) and phenomenological (Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Dreyfus) philosophy. He deftly rebuts objections to Thomism, both ancient and modern. Anyone working today on personal identity, the unity of the self, the semantics of cognition, free will, or qualia will need to engage with the analysis and arguments presented here.” Robert C. Koons, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin.
Download or read book The Philosophy of Animated Nature Or The Laws and Action of the Nervous System written by George Calvert Holland and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Introduction to the Philosophy of Nature written by Saint Thomas (Aquinas) and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
