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13 produkter
Risk of Being
What It Means to Be Good and Bad
Häftad, 1997
601 kr
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The Risk of Being attempts to forge a new language and a new way of reasoning about what it is like to be good and bad by focusing on existential phenomena that reveal what it means to be good and bad. It is thus a work that cannot be located among or compared to the more traditional theories of …
Asking Mystery
A Philosophical Inquiry
Häftad, 2001
527 kr
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How do we ask the great questions? What does it mean to ask so profoundly? What does it mean for us to ask at all? Michael Gelven confronts these questions as he explores humans as self-reflecting thinkers. He recognizes two central phenomena as fundamental: the recognition of our own possibility …
Truth and Existence
A Philosophical Inquiry
Häftad, 1990
601 kr
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Writing deliberately in a nontechnical style so as to make his book accessible to readers who are not professional philosophers, Michael Gelven here offers an extended meditative essay on the nature and meaning of truth. He approaches this subject directly, rather than through a critique of what …
War and Existence
A Philosophical Inquiry
Häftad, 1994
527 kr
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War is a multifaceted and complex phenomenon that cannot be understood merely by isolating its underlying principles. The elements that compose the vast mosaic of our conceptions of war must be identified and examined in light of their philosophical origins. Michael Gelven not only identifies what …
Quest for the Fine
A Philosophical Inquiry into Judgment, Worth, and Existence
Häftad, 1995
692 kr
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In this original and compelling exploration of the meaning of the term 'fine' and the phenomenon of refinement, noted scholar Michael Gelven reflects on the relationship between refinement and existence. Beginning with a study of perceptual refinement, Gelven shows how in some cases this refinement …
Why Me?
A Philosophical Inquiry Into Fate
Inbunden, 1991
319 kr
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Most of us have felt, at one time or another, an attraction to the idea that fate plays a role in our lives. It is difficult to dismiss entirely the notion that certain things were somehow meant to be. Perhaps key events did not just happen but were inevitable, maybe even a part of our destiny. As …
Commentary on Heidegger's "Being and Time"
Häftad, 1989
333 kr
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This thoroughly revised commentary uses the most recent insights in Heidegger studies to lead the reader through the sometimes difficult text of Being and Time. The clearly marked section-by-section analysis explains the structure of Being and Time, illuminates obscure passages, and presents …
Truth and the Comedic Art
Inbunden, 2000
1111 kr
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A philosophical inquiry into the essence of comedy.Traditional philosophy places a singular emphasis on tragedy, acting under the assumption that tragedy is more profound than comedy. Gelven argues that comedy deserves equal if not greater attention from philosophy. Through the interpretative …
Truth and the Comedic Art
Häftad, 2000
386 kr
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A philosophical inquiry into the essence of comedy.Traditional philosophy places a singular emphasis on tragedy, acting under the assumption that tragedy is more profound than comedy. Gelven argues that comedy deserves equal if not greater attention from philosophy. Through the interpretative …
What Happens to Us When We Think
Transformation and Reality
Inbunden, 2003
1087 kr
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Explores the transformation humans undergo when they do metaphysics.Author Michael Gelven suggests that thinking metaphysically transforms us, and consequently the nature of metaphysics itself is transformational. Using concrete existential phenomena such as the learning process, how children …
What Happens to Us When We Think
Transformation and Reality
Häftad, 2003
383 kr
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Explores the transformation humans undergo when they do metaphysics.Author Michael Gelven suggests that thinking metaphysically transforms us, and consequently the nature of metaphysics itself is transformational. Using concrete existential phenomena such as the learning process, how children …
