The Conception of Immortality (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Josiah Royce

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440032262 ISBN 13 : 9781440032264

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how real individuals are defined by purpose, not by fixed parts of a world.

The book argues that individuality is a teleological idea, meaning it implies will and purpose. Real beings express a satisfied will, and true uniqueness comes from a purpose that no other could fulfill. This edition presents Royce’s view that the world is meaningful only as it embodies purpose through real, unique beings.

• Learn how concepts like reality, facts, and meaning are connected to the idea of purpose.
• See why a “fact” in philosophy is tied to our experience and our questions about it.
• Explore how time, perception, and the sense of present influence our understanding of existence.
• Understand Royce’s approach to immortality as a topic that starts from the nature of individual beings and their purposes.

Ideal for readers of philosophy and theology who want a clear, thoughtful look at how purpose gives reality its shape.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Conception of Immortality

I may as well begin this discussion by pointing out where, to my mind, lies the most central problem concerning man's immorality. In the real world in which our common-sense metaphysic believes, some things are obviously transient, and others, as, for instance, matter and the laws of nature, are more enduring, and perhaps (so common sense would nowadays tell us), are absolutely permanent. But permanence is of two sorts. A type may be permanent, - a law, a relationship. Thus the Binomial Theorem remains always true; and water continues to run down hill just as it did during the earliest geological periods.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the real world in which our common-sense metaphysic believes, some things are obviously transient, and others, as, for instance, matter and the laws of nature, are more enduring, and perhaps (so common sense would nowadays tell us), are absolutely permanent. But permanence is of two sorts. A type may be permanent, a law, a relationship. Thus theB inomial Theo rem remains always true; and water continues to run down hill just as it did during the earliest geological periods.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440032262
• ISBN 13: 9781440032264
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 102
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