Studies in Human Nature (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

J. B. Baillie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330394755 ISBN 13 : 9781330394755

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how emotion, memory, and thought shape our sense of reality. This accessible study reveals how our inner life interacts with the world around us.

In Studies in Human Nature, the focus is on how we experience and interpret life. It examines how emotions guide perception, and how memory ties past and present into a continuous sense of self. The book discusses why knowledge is not just a matter of facts, but of our personal engagement with the real world. It invites readers to consider philosophy as a practical inquiry into everyday life.

• See how emotion contributes to our understanding of reality beyond rational explanation.


• Explore memory’s role in linking past experiences to present identity.


• Learn why knowledge can be subjective and still meaningful.


• Consider how science and the humanities relate to human nature.

Ideal for readers seeking a thoughtful, accessible look at how we live and think, and how philosophy can illuminate everyday experience.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Studies in Human Nature

The aim of these studies is to examine with all possible freedom from theoretical bias some phases of human nature which are of great interest in themselves, and in the light of the analysis to draw certain conclusions. It would have been natural to have included in such a series the consideration of certain other aspects of human nature, more especially those which concern morality and civic institutions. Morality and the conditions of citizenship arc in many ways the most important forms of human life which can engage our attention at the present time; and the influence of the recent upheaval in our experience has brought before us many moral problems with a peculiar, and perhaps even a new', prominence. It has seemed better, however, to reserve the consideration of these and kindred subjects for another occasion.

It is not the purpose of these papers to defend or support any of the familiarly accepted theories, whether of idealism or realism. Human nature is far more interesting and much more important than any theory, and on that account perhaps is tolerant of many theories. It may be remarked, however, that the momentum which carried forward one peculiar form of idealism - the confident and confiding idealism of a generation ago - seems now to have spent its force; and that a realism which takes the form of a new materialism can hardly claim to be in a position to show a better way.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330394755
• ISBN 13: 9781330394755
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 313
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