Author : Sir John Davies
Publisher :
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 25,94 MB
Release : 1759
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Author : Sir John Davies
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,51 MB
Release : 1714
Category : Immortality
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Author : Michael Augros
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 11,54 MB
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1621641538
Many scientists and philosophers believe that you are no more than a machine. By their account there is no afterlife and you are no better than any other kind of animal. The existence of mankind, according to such thinkers, is purely the outcome of chance events. There never was any tendency, natural or supernatural, to produce life and the human mind. The universe is hostile or indifferent toward you, and you occupy no special place within it. At the heart of this story of mankind lies not science but a rarely expressed philosophical assumption that modern science, at least in principle, tells all there is to know about you and the world. With his unique blend of cogency, clarity, and charm, philosopher Michael Augros hauls that assumption out into the light and demolishes it. The Immortal in You demonstrates how an astute use of common sense and a study of common human experience reveal that there is more to you—much more—than science could possibly say. From the author of Who Designed the Designer?, this modern response to the ancient exhortation “Know thyself” delivers a wealth of fresh, powerful, and uplifting ideas about what it is to be human, which will engage thoughtful readers regardless of their beliefs.
Author : Saint Augustine
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 50,98 MB
Release : 2010-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0813211042
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Author : Sir John Davies
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Page : 108 pages
File Size : 33,88 MB
Release : 1759
Category : English poetry
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Author : Sarah Broadie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1139503448
Plato's Timaeus is one of the most influential and challenging works of ancient philosophy to have come down to us. Sarah Broadie's rich and compelling study proposes new interpretations of major elements of the Timaeus, including the separate Demiurge, the cosmic 'beginning', the 'second mixing', the Receptacle and the Atlantis story. Broadie shows how Plato deploys the mythic themes of the Timaeus to convey fundamental philosophical insights and examines the profoundly differing methods of interpretation which have been brought to bear on the work. Her book is for everyone interested in Ancient Greek philosophy, cosmology and mythology, whether classicists, philosophers, historians of ideas or historians of science. It offers new findings to scholars familiar with the material, but it is also a clear and reliable resource for anyone coming to it for the first time.
Author : Lawrence Nolan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1642 pages
File Size : 50,91 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1316380939
The Cambridge Descartes Lexicon is the definitive reference source on René Descartes, 'the father of modern philosophy' and arguably among the most important philosophers of all time. Examining the full range of Descartes' achievements and legacy, it includes 256 in-depth entries that explain key concepts relating to his thought. Cumulatively they uncover interpretative disputes, trace his influences, and explain how his work was received by critics and developed by followers. There are entries on topics such as certainty, cogito ergo sum, doubt, dualism, free will, God, geometry, happiness, human being, knowledge, Meditations on First Philosophy, mind, passion, physics, and virtue, which are written by the largest and most distinguished team of Cartesian scholars ever assembled for a collaborative research project - 92 contributors from ten countries.
Author : James Hankins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 2007-10-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1139827480
The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, provides an introduction to a complex period of change in the subject matter and practice of philosophy. The philosophy of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries is often seen as transitional between the scholastic philosophy of the Middle Ages and modern philosophy, but the essays collected here, by a distinguished international team of contributors, call these assumptions into question, emphasizing both the continuity with scholastic philosophy and the role of Renaissance philosophy in the emergence of modernity. They explore the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the period reflect and are reflected in its philosophical life, and they emphasize the dynamism and pluralism of a period which saw both new perspectives and enduring contributions to the history of philosophy. This will be an invaluable guide for students of philosophy, intellectual historians, and all who are interested in Renaissance thought.
Author : John Davies
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Page : 108 pages
File Size : 22,95 MB
Release : 1697
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Author : Dennis Bonnette
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 25,85 MB
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9004493972
This book evaluates the claims of scientific creationism versus materialistic evolution, while examining other scenarios. Consistently philosophical in methodology and perspective, the book is radically interdisciplinary in content, examining data and arguments drawn from natural science, philosophy, and theology. This work challenges the limits of human knowledge regarding every major question touching on human origins.
