Thinking and the Structure of the World / Das Denken und die Struktur der Welt

Thinking and the Structure of the World / Das Denken und die Struktur der Welt
Title Thinking and the Structure of the World / Das Denken und die Struktur der Welt PDF eBook
Author Klaus Jacobi
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Pages 589
Release 2011-08-02
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 3110850974

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Who One Is

Who One Is
Title Who One Is PDF eBook
Author J.G. Hart
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 579
Release 2009-04-21
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1402087985

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Both volumes of this work have as their central concern to sort out who one is from what one is. In this Book 1, the focus is on transcendental-phenomenological ontology. When we refer to ourselves we refer both non-ascriptively in regard to non-propertied as well as ascriptively in regard to propertied aspects of ourselves. The latter is the richness of our personal being; the former is the essentially elusive central concern of this Book 1: I can be aware of myself and refer to myself without it being necessary to think of any third-personal characteristic; indeed one may be aware of oneself without having to be aware of anything except oneself. This consideration opens the door to basic issues in phenomenological ontology, such as identity, individuation, and substance. In our knowledge and love of Others we find symmetry with the first-person self-knowledge, both in its non-ascriptive forms as well as in its property-ascribing forms. Love properly has for its referent the Other as present through but beyond her properties. Transcendental-phenomenological reflections move us to consider paradoxes of the “transcendental person”. For example, we contend with the unpresentability in the transcendental first-person of our beginning or ending and the undeniable evidence for the beginning and ending of persons in our third-person experience. The basic distinction between oneself as non-sortal and as a person pervaded by properties serves as a hinge for reflecting on “the afterlife”. This transcendental-phenomenological ontology of necessity deals with some themes of the philosophy of religion.

Meaning Scepticism

Meaning Scepticism
Title Meaning Scepticism PDF eBook
Author Klaus Puhl
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Pages 272
Release 2013-08-08
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 3110847124

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The Phenomeno-Logic of the I

The Phenomeno-Logic of the I
Title The Phenomeno-Logic of the I PDF eBook
Author Hector-Neri Castañeda
Publisher Indiana University Press
Pages 336
Release 1999-08-22
Genre History
ISBN 9780253335067

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Hector-Neri Castañeda is recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the late-twentieth century. Here readers will find a lively introduction to Castañeda's thought as well as an opportunity to explore his rich and distinct voice. This unique volume will appeal to those interested in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence as well as students of Castañeda and Latin American philosophy.

The Phenomenology of the Noema

The Phenomenology of the Noema
Title The Phenomenology of the Noema PDF eBook
Author J.J. Drummond
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 270
Release 2013-06-29
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9401734259

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Philosophers contributing new ideas are commonly caught within a received philosophical vocabulary and will often coin new, technical terms. Husserl understood himself as advancing a new theory of intentionality, and he fashioned the new vocabulary of `noesis' and `noema'. But Husserl's own statements regarding the noema are ambiguous. Hence, it is no surprise that controversy has ensued. The articles in this book elucidate and clarify the notion of the noema; the book includes articles which phenomenologically describe and analyze the noemata of various experiences as well as articles which undertake the `metaphenomenological' explication of the doctrine of the noema. These two enterprises cannot be isolated from one another. Any analysis of the noema of a particular type of experience will necessarily illustrate, at least by instantiating the general notion of noema. And any metaphenomenological account of the noema itself will guide particular researches into the noemata of particular experiences.

On Quine

On Quine
Title On Quine PDF eBook
Author Paolo Leonardi
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 376
Release 1995-04-28
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9780521470919

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A collection of essays which critically evaluate the writings of Quine.

Singular Reference: A Descriptivist Perspective

Singular Reference: A Descriptivist Perspective
Title Singular Reference: A Descriptivist Perspective PDF eBook
Author Francesco Orilia
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 299
Release 2009-12-01
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9048133122

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Singular reference is the relation that a singular term has to a corresponding individual. For example, "Obama" singularly refer to the current US president. Descriptivism holds that all singular terms refer by means of a concept associated to the term. The current trend is against this. This book explains in detail (mainly for newcomers) why anti-descriptivism became dominant in spite of its weaknesses and (for experts) how these weaknesses can be overcome by appropriately reviving descriptivism.