Between Reason and History

2012-02-01
 |  Philosophy
Between Reason and History

Author: David S. Owen

Publisher: State University of New York Press

ISBN: 9780791488478

Category: Philosophy

Page: 233

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The first book-length treatment in English of Habermas’s theory of social evolution and progress.

Crime, Reason and History

2014-10-09
 |  Law
Crime, Reason and History

Author: Alan Norrie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9780521516464

Category: Law

Page: 451

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"It is eight years since the first edition of this book was published. Where relevant, I have sought to update the argument with new case and statute law. I have also developed the analysis, especially in Chapter 3, where a closer link between the two main sections, on motive and intention and indirect intention, is established"--

Reason and History in Judicial Judgment

2017-07-05
 |  Law
Reason and History in Judicial Judgment

Author: Richard Stevens

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781351494656

Category: Law

Page: 310

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Stevens sees three crises in American judicial statesmanship. The first was the crisis of the founding. The well being of the country was subjected to grave danger, culminating in the crisis of the Civil War, and a refoundation was required. During the mid twentieth century, the United States faced the possibility of destruction, World War II and, the finding of malfeasance of the nation in the office of the president. The constant excitement of contest with antagonists makes it difficult to say whether the current crisis of the Supreme Court is merely a continuation or a whole new problem.The political leaders who resolved the first crisis and founded the Republic bequeathed as a part of that foundation the United States Supreme Court. During the subsequent history of the country, and with respect to its crises, the Court played a large part. Whether or not it does so well in the current period depends upon the quality of its judicial statesmanship. The judge is a person who acts. But it is considered action and considered action is based on prior understanding. The character of the Court's understanding, or direction, reveales itself in the course of its division over the application of the "due process" clause to state criminal proceedings.Frankfurter's view is problematic. If Western civilization is to be preserved, it must be because it is worth preserving. If it is worth preserving it must be because it is good. If so, can it be preserved by reliance upon and reference to itself, or must reliance not be placed upon that by virtue of which the thing to be preserved is worthy of preservation? This problem is not new to Western civilization. Much has been written about Frankfurter, and common descriptions of the terms "restraint" and "pragmatism" to characterize his doctrines. Previous treatments of these doctrines now available have not seemed adequate. The intention of "Reason and History in Judicial Judgment" is to treat them as ethical problems rather than as self-explaining conclusions.

The Dream of Reason: A History of Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance

2010-10-25
 |  Philosophy
The Dream of Reason: A History of Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance

Author: Anthony Gottlieb

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

ISBN: 9780393339635

Category: Philosophy

Page: 479

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"His book...supplant[s] all others, even the immensely successful History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell."—A. C. Grayling Already a classic in its first year of publication, this landmark study of Western thought takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy, "but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship" (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001.

Reason and Self-Enactment in History and Politics

2006-03-03
 |  Philosophy
Reason and Self-Enactment in History and Politics

Author: F.M. Barnard

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

ISBN: 9780773576728

Category: Philosophy

Page: 288

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Reason and Self-Enactment in History and Politics also offers a reappraisal of basic political principles and constructs. Barnard argues for bridging differences among a plurality of truths and forming practical judgments through cultivation of a sense of situational appropriateness.

Reason, Truth and History

1981-12-31
 |  Philosophy
Reason, Truth and History

Author: Hilary Putnam

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781139935661

Category: Philosophy

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Hilary Putnam deals in this book with some of the most fundamental persistent problems in philosophy: the nature of truth, knowledge and rationality. His aim is to break down the fixed categories of thought which have always appeared to define and constrain the permissible solutions to these problems.

Reason, History, and Politics

1995-01-01
 |  Philosophy
Reason, History, and Politics

Author: David Ingram

Publisher: SUNY Press

ISBN: 0791423492

Category: Philosophy

Page: 486

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The author shows that conceptions of rationality in current theories of science and law can account for neither the legitimacy of paradigm shifts nor the communitarian integrity internal to paradigms generally. He proposes an alternative conception of rationality that does.

Faith and Reason Through Christian History

2022-08-29
 |  Religion
Faith and Reason Through Christian History

Author: Grant Kaplan

Publisher: CUA Press

ISBN: 9780813235837

Category: Religion

Page: 377

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It is impossible to understand the history of Christian theology without taking into account the relationship between faith and reason. Many works give an overview of faith and reason, or outline key principles, while others put forward a thesis about how one should understand the relationship between faith and reason. In this theological essay, Grant Kaplan revisits the key figures and debates that shape how faith and reason relate. Divided into three parts, Kaplan invites readers into a conversation rather than a drive-by. Readers will encounter the words and arguments of some of Christianity’s greatest thinkers, some well-known (Augustine, Aquinas, Newman) and others nearly forgotten. Readings of these figures bring them to life in an accessible manner. In Faith and Reason through Christian History, the roughly fifty figures treated are given sufficient room to breathe. Rather than simply summarizing their thought, Kaplan traces their arguments through key texts. This book will appeal to a range of audiences: theologians and philosophers, instructors, graduate students, seminarians, lay study groups, and undergraduate theology majors. No book today accomplishes what this book does!

Reason, Faith and History

2016-04-08
 |  Religion
Reason, Faith and History

Author: Martin Stone

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317070740

Category: Religion

Page: 278

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Spanning the breadth of philosophical, historical and theological interests articulated in the work of Paul Helm, including chapters on Calvinism, philosophical theology, philosophy of mind, Christian Doctrine and epistemology, Reason, Faith and History offers an accessible text for students of contemporary philosophy of religion as well as those interested in philosophical theology more broadly. Reason, Faith and History offers a unique collection of essays on key topics in the philosophy of religion. Published in honour of Paul Helm, a major force in contemporary English-speaking philosophy of religion, this book presents newly commissioned chapters by distinguished philosophers and theologians from North America, Israel, the UK and Continental Europe. Contributors include: Robertson, Trueman, Hughes, Swinburne, Torrance, Clark, Robinson, Pink, Gellman, Cross, Byrne, Hossack, and Crisp.

History, Man, and Reason

2019-12-01
 |  Philosophy
History, Man, and Reason

Author: Maurice Mandelbaum

Publisher: JHU Press

ISBN: 9781421431796

Category: Philosophy

Page: 570

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Mandelbaum believes that views regarding history and man and reason pose problems for philosophy, and he offers critical discussions of some of those problems at the conclusions of parts 2, 3, and 4.