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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Comptes Rendus Philosophiques
The End of the Soul
Author: Jennifer Hecht
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231502389
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
On October 19, 1876 a group of leading French citizens, both men and women included, joined together to form an unusual group, The Society of Mutual Autopsy, with the aim of proving that souls do not exist. The idea was that, after death, they would dissect one another and (hopefully) show a direct relationship between brain shapes and sizes and the character, abilities and intelligence of individuals. This strange scientific pact, and indeed what we have come to think of as anthropology, which the group's members helped to develop, had its genesis in aggressive, evangelical atheism. With this group as its focus, The End of the Soul is a study of science and atheism in France in late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It shows that anthropology grew in the context of an impassioned struggle between the forces of tradition, especially the Catholic faith, and those of a more freethinking modernism, and moreover that it became for many a secular religion. Among the adherents of this new faith discussed here are the novelist Emile Zola, the great statesman Leon Gambetta, the American birth control advocate Margaret Sanger, and Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Sherlock Holmes embodied the triumph of ratiocination over credulity. Boldly argued, full of colorful characters and often bizarre battles over science and faith, this book represents a major contribution to the history of science and European intellectual history.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231502389
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
On October 19, 1876 a group of leading French citizens, both men and women included, joined together to form an unusual group, The Society of Mutual Autopsy, with the aim of proving that souls do not exist. The idea was that, after death, they would dissect one another and (hopefully) show a direct relationship between brain shapes and sizes and the character, abilities and intelligence of individuals. This strange scientific pact, and indeed what we have come to think of as anthropology, which the group's members helped to develop, had its genesis in aggressive, evangelical atheism. With this group as its focus, The End of the Soul is a study of science and atheism in France in late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It shows that anthropology grew in the context of an impassioned struggle between the forces of tradition, especially the Catholic faith, and those of a more freethinking modernism, and moreover that it became for many a secular religion. Among the adherents of this new faith discussed here are the novelist Emile Zola, the great statesman Leon Gambetta, the American birth control advocate Margaret Sanger, and Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Sherlock Holmes embodied the triumph of ratiocination over credulity. Boldly argued, full of colorful characters and often bizarre battles over science and faith, this book represents a major contribution to the history of science and European intellectual history.
The Philosophical Review
Author: Jacob Gould Schurman
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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An international journal of general philosophy.
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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An international journal of general philosophy.
Mind
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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A quarterly review of philosophy.
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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A quarterly review of philosophy.
Comptes-rendus
Revue de Gascogne
The Yale Review
Author: George Park Fisher
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Category : Little magazines
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Category : Little magazines
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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The Philosophy of Georges Bastide
Author: T. Koenig
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401030456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
The axiological idealism of Georges Bastide, which is itself an attempt to come to grips with basic philosophical problems in a form wholly in accord with the preoccupations of our times, offered a unique opportunity for coming into contact with two new horizons - critical idealism and axiological personalism. An examination of the intimate relationship between these two viewpoints promised to be of special interest and worthy of research. A similar theme is encountered in the philosophy of R. Le Senne and a number of works have been devoted to the study of his philosophy. However, in Bastide's axiological idealism the emphasis is on the relationship between the problem of spiritual conversion and the problem of the transfiguration of values and, as far as I know, no major study has been made of Bastide's philosophy. This study also opened up the possibility of a deeper understanding of the philosophies of Descartes and Kant, as well as the philosophies of Brunsch vicg and Bergson. Bastide's philosophy offers new possibilities for reflection on the past in the light of contemporary problems, just as his own work can be understood only in the light of the philosophies which are the chief inspi ration for his axiological idealism. In this regard we have devoted three chapters of historical background in order to introduce the main influences on Bastide's philosophy.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401030456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
The axiological idealism of Georges Bastide, which is itself an attempt to come to grips with basic philosophical problems in a form wholly in accord with the preoccupations of our times, offered a unique opportunity for coming into contact with two new horizons - critical idealism and axiological personalism. An examination of the intimate relationship between these two viewpoints promised to be of special interest and worthy of research. A similar theme is encountered in the philosophy of R. Le Senne and a number of works have been devoted to the study of his philosophy. However, in Bastide's axiological idealism the emphasis is on the relationship between the problem of spiritual conversion and the problem of the transfiguration of values and, as far as I know, no major study has been made of Bastide's philosophy. This study also opened up the possibility of a deeper understanding of the philosophies of Descartes and Kant, as well as the philosophies of Brunsch vicg and Bergson. Bastide's philosophy offers new possibilities for reflection on the past in the light of contemporary problems, just as his own work can be understood only in the light of the philosophies which are the chief inspi ration for his axiological idealism. In this regard we have devoted three chapters of historical background in order to introduce the main influences on Bastide's philosophy.
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society for the Systematic Study of Philosophy
Author: Aristotelian Society (Great Britain)
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Includes Report of the executive committee for 1887/88-1914/15; list of members in each volume.
Publisher:
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Includes Report of the executive committee for 1887/88-1914/15; list of members in each volume.
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
Author: Aristotelian Society (Great Britain)
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
List of members in each volume.
Publisher:
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
List of members in each volume.