Know Thyself (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Bernardino Varisco

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330446410 ISBN 13 : 9781330446416

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the limits of what we know in a clear, compelling study of how we think about reality.

This book surveys how early, primitive thinking tries to explain the world by simple causes and separate things. It shows why such thinking falls short and how a more connected view of reality arises. The author discusses how unity and multiplicity come together through rational relationships, and what this means for knowledge itself.

Readers will see how concepts like necessity, causality, and cognition fit into a broader metaphysical picture. The work explains why a single universe is possible only when its parts are not just linked by chance, but by essential relations. It also examines how our own thinking discovers these relations through careful reflection.

• Grounds the critique of primitive philosophy and introduces the idea of pluralism.


• Shows how unity and multiplicity can be reconciled by rational connections.


• Explains the role of cognition and the conditions for knowledge.


• Offers a framework for understanding how modern thought develops from older ideas.

Ideal for readers of philosophy, epistemology, and the history of ideas who want a thoughtful, accessible guide to fundamental questions.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

These words, 1 applied to the individual subject, sum up the doctrine which I propose to set forth: a doctrine of the phenomenal universe. Of this doctrine I shall premise a brief summary which, though requiring for its right interpretation the developments afforded by the book, will, I think, make it more intelligible. To begin with, what is a phenomenon? I see a colour: there is the colour seen, and there is my seeing it. There is, correlated with my vision, a feeling, for instance, of pain. 2 There is my wish that such a feeling should cease. And there is the act by which I contrive to make it cease (for instance, the act of turning my head). Lastly, there is my cognition of all this. The colour, the feeling, the vision, etc., are commonly considered as so many phenomena. And that all these, as well as many other facts of the same kind, are separate phenomena, is quite obvious. But it is no less obvious that a phenomenon, though separate, has no exact lines: for instance, this colour merges insensibly into that other colour (the surrounding colour); this 1 Of S. Thomas, who applies them to God. The reason of the change of reference cannot be given in a word: it will become manifest in the sequel. To avoid misunderstandings, I warn the reader at once that I have no intention of identifying God and the particular subject. 2 Generally, the feeling correlated with an optic sensation is so weak that it passes unnoticed, but, whether disagreeable or agreeable, it is always present. Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to

Présentation de l'éditeur

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: 1330446410
• ISBN 13: 9781330446416
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 367
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