Prelude To Philosophical Anarchism David L. Hall Additional Author mixed material bibliography UniVersity Of New York Press 1982 monographic id Indonesia

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David L. Hall With Eros and Irony, David Hall re-evaluates the cultural role of philosophy, probing to the very heart of questions in epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of culture. Two central arguments structure the book: the first is that in modern culture the autonomy of the aesthetic and religious sensibilities has been seriously qualified by an overemphasis on narrowly rational moral interests. The second is that philosophic activity must be construed in terms of two conflicting elements: the desire for completeness of understanding, and the failure to achieve such understanding. Hall provides a historical survey of philosophic thought, encompassing Plato, Kant, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Whitehead. He also avails himself of sources outside of philosophy, in such diverse fields as poetry, psychology, physics, and Eastern religion, to create a work that not only addresses key issues in philosophy, but also has deep implications for science, art, religion, morality, and cultural self-understanding. 149 Hal e-10873955862 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 149 Hal e E99032639 Non Fiction 149 Hal e 71aOxZStZGL._SY425_.jpg 42312 2014-12-04 09:53:37 2024-09-05 17:12:54 machine generated