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Hume's Philosophy of Human Nature (Routledge Revivals)
Av John Laird
Inbunden, 2013
3055 kr
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The essence of Hume’s eighteenth-century philosophy was that all the sciences were ‘dependent on the science of man’, and that the foundations of any such science need to rest on experience and observation. This title, first published in 1932, examines in detail how Hume interpreted ‘the science of …
Hume's Philosophy of Human Nature (Routledge Revivals)
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2015
646 kr
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The essence of Hume’s eighteenth-century philosophy was that all the sciences were ‘dependent on the science of man’, and that the foundations of any such science need to rest on experience and observation. This title, first published in 1932, examines in detail how Hume interpreted ‘the science of …
Study in Moral Theory (Routledge Revivals)
Av John Laird
Inbunden, 2013
3055 kr
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First published in 1926, this study addresses the theory of morality using four overarching approaches: analytical, psychological, theoretical, and finally, philosophical. Within these methodologies, chapters explore such areas as the character of moral enquiry, the knowledge of good and evil, …
Enquiry into Moral Notions (Routledge Revivals)
Av John Laird
Inbunden, 2013
994 kr
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First published in 1935, this book compares and examines what John Laird termed the ‘three most important notions in ethical science’: the concepts of virtue, duty and well-being. Laird poses the question of whether any one of these three concepts is capable of being the foundation of ethics and of …
Enquiry into Moral Notions (Routledge Revivals)
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2015
312 kr
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First published in 1935, this book compares and examines what John Laird termed the ‘three most important notions in ethical science’: the concepts of virtue, duty and well-being. Laird poses the question of whether any one of these three concepts is capable of being the foundation of ethics and of …
Study in Moral Theory (Routledge Revivals)
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2015
646 kr
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First published in 1926, this study addresses the theory of morality using four overarching approaches: analytical, psychological, theoretical, and finally, philosophical. Within these methodologies, chapters explore such areas as the character of moral enquiry, the knowledge of good and evil, …
Mind and Deity
Being the Second Series of a Course of Gifford Lectures on the General Subject of Metaphysics and Theism given in the University of Glasgow in 1940
Av John Laird
Inbunden, 2013
2504 kr
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Complementary to Theism and Cosmology, this book begins with a discussion of philosophical and theological idea-ism, and our common beliefs concerning nature, man, and God. It is principally concerned with idealism - the place of ideals in reality rather than with the place of ideas. It discusses …
On Human Freedom
Being the Forwood Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion given in the University of Liverpool in November, 1945
Av John Laird
Inbunden, 2013
2126 kr
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In the author’s opinion there are three primary conceptions of human freedom - non-coercion, autonomy and indeterminism. He presents his thoughts to define, compare, distinguish and correlate these, not merely with regard to the freedom of the human will, but also and more generally with regard to …
Theism and Cosmology
Being the First Series of a Course of Gifford Lectures on the General Subject of Metaphysics and Theism given in the University of Glasgow in 1939
Av John Laird
Inbunden, 2013
2504 kr
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Theism is one of the major types of metaphysics and cosmology is the general theory of the whole wide world. Must the world have an over-worldly source, or any source? Would "space" crumble unless God perpetually sustained it by his brooding omnipresence? Is all power, properly understood, divine …
Universal Subgoaling and Chunking
The Automatic Generation and Learning of Goal Hierarchies
Av John Laird, Paul Rosenbloom m. fl.
Inbunden, 1986
1639 kr
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Rarely do research paths diverge and converge as neatly and productively as the paths exemplified by the two efforts contained in this book. The story behind these researches is worth recounting. The story, as far as I'm concerned, starts back in the Fall of1976, when John Laird and Paul …
The Device of Government
An Essay on Civil Polity
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2014
520 kr
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John Laird (1887-1946) was a Scottish philosopher who held the position of Regius Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Aberdeen. Originally published in 1944, this book presents a concise account by Laird regarding the nature of politics and governmental institutions. The text had its …
Philosophical Incursions into English Literature
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2014
677 kr
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Originally published in 1946, this book examines the works of eleven different English authors through a philosophical lens. Laird, who spent the war re-reading English literature, reveals the underlying philosophy of several English classics, including several Shakespearian plays, Robinson Crusoe …
A Study in Realism
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2014
504 kr
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John Laird (1887-1946) was a Scottish philosopher who specialised in metaphysics and moral philosophy. In this early work, which was originally published in 1920, Laird set out to analyse some of the more perplexing problems of philosophical realism. The text includes a brief survey of …
The Idea of Value
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2014
699 kr
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John Laird (1887-1946) was a Scottish philosopher who specialised in metaphysics and moral philosophy. In this book, which was first published in 1929, Laird provides a detailed analysis of the philosophical nature of value. The text begins with a discussion of the main definitions of value, before …
On Human Freedom
Being the Forwood Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion given in the University of Liverpool in November, 1945
Av John Laird
E-bok, 2013
883 kr
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In the author’s opinion there are three primary conceptions of human freedom - non-coercion, autonomy and indeterminism. He presents his thoughts to define, compare, distinguish and correlate these, not merely with regard to the freedom of the human will, but also and more generally with regard …
On Human Freedom
Being the Forwood Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion given in the University of Liverpool in November, 1945
Av John Laird
E-bok, 2013
883 kr
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In the author’s opinion there are three primary conceptions of human freedom - non-coercion, autonomy and indeterminism. He presents his thoughts to define, compare, distinguish and correlate these, not merely with regard to the freedom of the human will, but also and more generally with regard …
Theism and Cosmology
Being the First Series of a Course of Gifford Lectures on the General Subject of Metaphysics and Theism given in the University of Glasgow in 1939
Av John Laird
E-bok, 2013
935 kr
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Theism is one of the major types of metaphysics and cosmology is the general theory of the whole wide world. Must the world have an over-worldly source, or any source? Would "space" crumble unless God perpetually sustained it by his brooding omnipresence? Is all power, properly understood, divine …
Theism and Cosmology
Being the First Series of a Course of Gifford Lectures on the General Subject of Metaphysics and Theism given in the University of Glasgow in 1939
Av John Laird
E-bok, 2013
915 kr
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Theism is one of the major types of metaphysics and cosmology is the general theory of the whole wide world. Must the world have an over-worldly source, or any source? Would "space" crumble unless God perpetually sustained it by his brooding omnipresence? Is all power, properly understood, divine …
Mind and Deity
Being the Second Series of a Course of Gifford Lectures on the General Subject of Metaphysics and Theism given in the University of Glasgow in 1940
Av John Laird
E-bok, 2013
864 kr
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Complementary to Theism and Cosmology, this book begins with a discussion of philosophical and theological idea-ism, and our common beliefs concerning nature, man, and God. It is principally concerned with idealism - the place of ideals in reality rather than with the place of ideas. It discusses …
Mind and Deity
Being the Second Series of a Course of Gifford Lectures on the General Subject of Metaphysics and Theism given in the University of Glasgow in 1940
Av John Laird
E-bok, 2013
883 kr
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Complementary to Theism and Cosmology, this book begins with a discussion of philosophical and theological idea-ism, and our common beliefs concerning nature, man, and God. It is principally concerned with idealism - the place of ideals in reality rather than with the place of ideas. It discusses …
On Human Freedom
Being the Forwood Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion given in the University of Liverpool in November, 1945
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2016
747 kr
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In the author’s opinion there are three primary conceptions of human freedom - non-coercion, autonomy and indeterminism. He presents his thoughts to define, compare, distinguish and correlate these, not merely with regard to the freedom of the human will, but also and more generally with regard to …
Mind and Deity
Being the Second Series of a Course of Gifford Lectures on the General Subject of Metaphysics and Theism given in the University of Glasgow in 1940
Av John Laird
Häftad, 2016
747 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Complementary to Theism and Cosmology, this book begins with a discussion of philosophical and theological idea-ism, and our common beliefs concerning nature, man, and God. It is principally concerned with idealism - the place of ideals in reality rather than with the place of ideas. It discusses …
