Three Questions We Never Stop Asking
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2010.
Format: Book
Description: 282 pages ; 24 cm
This excellent introduction to the essential issues that have preoccupied philosophers throughout the centuries provides fresh and engaging portraits of the greatest thinkers on three perennial questions: What can I know? What may I hope? What ought I to do? The author summarizes the thoughts of Plato and Wittgenstein on the possibility of philosophical knowled≥ Kant and Nietzsche on the existence of God; Aristotle and Heidegger on human virtue. The first member of the pair is a builder, the second a destroyer. One explores the promise of a theory, the other the consequences of its ruin. These juxtaposed pairs are not self-contained, however. All six thinkers are engaged in a dialogue with one another on issues that touch our lives directly and profoundly. The author has arranged them in an order that unveils an ever-deepening understanding of the moral, spiritual and intellectual space in which our lives unfold.
For anyone wishing to discover, or rediscover, philosophy in its original meaning--"the love of wisdom"--this engaging, clearly written, and accessible volume is an excellent place to start.
For anyone wishing to discover, or rediscover, philosophy in its original meaning--"the love of wisdom"--this engaging, clearly written, and accessible volume is an excellent place to start.
Contents:
Plato and the eternal forms -- Wittgenstein and the end of philosophy -- Kant and the leap of faith -- Nietzsche and the death of God -- Aristotle and public virtue -- Heidegger and authenticity.
ISBN:
1616141867
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Includes bibliographical references and index.