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This collection of essays in support of the theory of evolutionary epistemology includes articles by Karl Popper, Peter Munz and Gerhard Vollmer. This volume attempts to show how an evolutionary and non-justificational approach affects the sociology of knowledge.

"The portrait that emerges from this account is human, all too human, but the author's respect for Wittgenstein is never in doubt. Though brief and written so that it can be understood by those with no previous knowledge of Wittgenstein's philosophy, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of the man and of the development of his thought."--Walter Kaufmann

"Although most of us know the date and place of our birth...few know when and how their intellectual life began. .." Here one of the greatest thinkers of our age recalls the landmarks of his development. Apprenticed to a cabinet maker, Popper found that philosophical daydreams interfered with the quality of his French polish, making him realize that he was too 'ignorant and fallible' for manual work. Popper's memories of the first world war, love affair with Marxism and the working class, involvement in music, and reactions to antisemitism are as vital to this story as his encounters with Einstein, Russell, carnap, and Wittgenstein."

Bringing back Anselm's "Ontological Argument" as a major problem of modern philosophical analysis, this work argues that generations of philosophers have read Anselm superficially and have failed to see that Anselm presented two forms of the Argument, the second involving a conceptual breakthrough.

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The philosophy of Lao-Tze is consciously paradoxical and poetic: therapeutic and deconstructional rather than analytic. It offers a guide to practical action which verges on mysticism: how to exercise strength without needing to be strong, how to win by yielding. Lao-Tze's exhortation to act while not-acting or 'doing nothing' has astonished and fascinated Chinese and Westerners alike.

"I flatter myself that I have learned something by following in the tracks of Plato and others, and have reached, in one way at least, the serene temples erected by the teachings of the wise. These temples are built on a foundation of general truths which do not depend on facts and yet, as I see it, form the key to the knowledge which passes judgment on facts...I have always striven to uncover the truth that lies buried under and dispersed among the various philosophical schools, and to bring it into harmony with itself."

An account of the author's memories of the Hiroshima bomb and its aftermath. Snider explores her struggle to find meaning in the absurd reality of war and the dawn of the atomic age. Coping with depression, guilt over her mother's death, and her fear of cancer are detailed.

This collection of essays by sinologists, historians and philosophers both challenges and extends the work of David Nivison, whose contributions range across moral philosophy, religious thought, intellectual history and Chinese language. Nivison replies to each essay.

This text offers theories of reason and morality advanced by Baier in his Carus Lectures. He argues that two types of practical reason can be distinguished: the "self-anchored" and the "society-anchored", and that the second is, by its nature, paramount. Much of this is also true of morality.

An interdisciplinary work aiming to demonstrate, by steadfast attention to corporeal matters of fact, how the concept of power and power relations is rooted in bodily life, in animate form. It moves through biological, anthropological and psychological areas, informed by philosophical reflection.

The main theme of this text is that school improvement is difficult, but with appropriate knowledge and firm leadership school administrators can make the difference. It should be of interest to principals, students in education administration and concerned members of the public.

Contains all four of Leibniz's detailed writings on China. He hoped to show that Chinese natural theology was compatible with his own philosophy, that his own philosophy was nothing but a refinement of Christian theology and that, therefore, Chinese and Christian thought were compatible.

Two views of faith and its justification are presented in these essays. Some contributors seek epistemologically adequate substantiation for beliefs about God, whereas others see faith less as a set of beliefs than as a special way of living in relationship to God.

Wells identifies influential mistakes about language embedded in the empiricist philosophical tradition of Locke, Russell and Ayer. He shows how these errors stimulated a religious backlash, in which faith became coupled with commonsense realism. He also covers behaviourism and magical thinking.

Through a study of a number of classic horror stories, this work argues that spiritual understanding of life can be reached through horror; that it steers a path between fanaticism and despair - the path of wonderment; and that revulsion and disgust are the obverse of excitement and freedom.

The central question this book addresses is: why do so many people swallow the doctrines of religion? Following an attempt to analyze the nature of belief, it considers the Bible as a basis for religious belief and explores the conceptual difficulties in the New Testament view of humans.

Anders challenges the popular conception of the process of evolution, and suggests that it is based on wishful thinking and anthropocentric bias. He argues that evolution is neither progressive nor benign, creating new forms of suffering which the organisms produced by it are obliged to endure.

A study of Pierre Duhem's work, this work pays particular attention to the political and intellectual context of French Catholicism. It shows that he was a Pascalian, arguing that both logic and intuition were indispensible in approaching his truth.

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Examines and evaluates the views of philosophers William James and Francis Bradley on a large number of issues, including: the nature of truth; the logic of relations; personal identity; the place of consciousness in the world; monism and pluralism; God and the Absolute; and the nature of time.

This text focuses on Maximus's anthropology, and his developed general reflections on human nature. It examines his psychology, his Christological presuppositions and the general concept of man as microcosm in Antiquity.

Explores the sociological dymanics underpinning the contemporary fear of satanism. The author shows how rumour can turn into "facts"; how groups set up to combat the satanism gain power and money; how the scare mirrors a moral crisis in America; and the continued effect of medieval folklore.