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To illustrate the penetration & change of a given philosophical culture into another country with a different intellectual setting & philosophical history, the author presents the affinities between French philosophy & the philosophical culture of Bulgaria. Acceptance of philosophical thought often comes as the diffuse sets of its beliefs are tested by the intellectuals, & often by a wider circle of cultural & historical actors. Such stages are observed during Bulgaria's Cultural Revival, after the 1878 Liberation of Bulgaria, between the two World Wars, & in recent Bulgarian history. The impact of theories from French Enlightenment, materialism, positivism, Bergsonism, structuralism, existentialism, & postmodernism on Bulgarian thought is explored. The Bulgarian philosophical studies cited illustrate the interpretation of the philosophical ideas of foreign culture in light of the Bulgarian uniqueness & its quest to understand its own identity. Today French philosophy integrates the "linguistic turn" & ethics & links philosophy with literature. L. A. Hoffman

Andrew Bowie's book is the first introduction in English to present F W J Schelling as a major European philospher in his own right. Schelling and Modern European Philosophy, surveys the whole of Schelling's philosophical career, lucidly reconstructing his key arguments, particularly those against Hegel, and relating them to contemporary philosophical discussion. Dr Bowie traces how central ideas and conceptual strategies in the work of philosophers as diverse as Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida and Davidson relate closely to Schelling's often misunderstood philosophy and focuses on Schelling's work as an alternative to, and critique of aspects of Hegel's thinking

The traditional view holds that political philosophy should aim at the truth. By contrast, Avner de Shalit argues that political philosophers should do something different. According to him, they should work in direct consultation with "the people" in order to think through their theories about political institutions. This article defends the traditional aim of truth-seeking and shows the mistakes in De Shalit's alternative approach

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Experimental philosophy is comprised of two broad projects, the negative project and the positive project, each of which is a response to a kind of armchair use of intuitions. I examine two examples of the negative project-the analysis of knowledge and the theory of reference-and two examples of the positive project-free will and intentional action-and review criticisms of each example. I show how the criticisms can be met and argue that even if they could not have been met, experimental philosophy raises important questions about methodology, opening the door on new questions and new ways of looking at old questions. For that reason, experimental philosophy as a movement is robust and full of potential.

1. Introduction -- 2. LIANG Shuming: A Life -- 3. Liang the Buddhist -- 4. Liang the Bergsonian -- 5. Liang the Philosopher of Culture -- 6. Liang the Philosopher of Religion -- 7. Liang the Philosopher of Living: On the Counter-Enlightenment Thought of LIANG Shuming During the 1920s -- 8. Liang the Rural Reformer -- 9. Liang the Moral and Social Philosopher -- 10. Liang the Political Philosopher: Contemplating Confucianism and Democracy in Republican China -- 11. Liang under Mao: The Reconciliation of Confucianism and Buddhism with Marxist Ideology -- 12. LIANG Shuming's Legacy in Hong Kong and Taiwan Since 1949: Liang's Philosophical Connection with TANG Junyi -- 13. LIANG Shuming's Reception in Mainland China Since the 1980s -- 14. The Many Faces of LIANG Shuming: One Hundred Years in the Reception of Liang's Thought in European Languages (1922–2022).

This work introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy - authority, democracy, freedom and its limits, justice, feminism, multiculturalism, and nationality. Accessibly written and assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, it encourages the reader to think clearly and critically about the leading political questions of our time

A collaborative close reading of A Thousand Plateaus by some of the world's leading Deleuze and Guattari scholarsThis volume brings together a team of international specialists on Deleuze and Guattari to provide in-depth critical studies of each plateau of their major work, A Thousand Plateaus. It combines an overview of the text with deep scholarship and brings a renewed focus on the philosophical significance of their project.A Thousand Plateaus represents a whole new way of doing philosophy. This collection supports the critical reception of Deleuze and Guattari's text as one of the most important and influential works of modern theory.Key FeaturesEmphasises the philosophical nature of A Thousand PlateausProvides detailed coverage of the text as a whole Brings together cutting edge research from some of the leading lights in scholarship on Deleuze and GuattariAn ideal companion to a plateau-by-plateau reading of Deleuze and Guattari's workContributorsMiguel de Beistegui, University of Warwick, UKJeffrey A. Bell, Southeastern Louisiana University, USARonald Bogue, University of Georgia, USARay Brassier, American University of Beirut, LebanonEugene W. Holland, Ohio State University, USAEmma Ingala, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ItalySimon O'Sullivan, Goldsmiths, University of London, UKHelen Palmer, Kingston University London, UKPaul Patton, University of New South Wales, AustraliaJohn Protevi, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USADaniel W. Smith, Purdue University, USAHenry Somers-Hall, Royal Holloway, University of London, UKAudrey Wasser, Miami University, USANathan Widder, Royal Holloway, University of London, UKJames Williams, Deakin University, Australia

Feminist philosophy seems to conflict with traditional philosophical methodology. For example, some uses of the concept of gender by feminist philosophers seem to commit the genetic fallacy. I argue that use of the concept of gender need not commit the genetic fallacy, but that the concept of gender is problematic on other grounds.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: The "Joan of Arc effect" and the philosophy of history -- 2 Living in the contracted present - the first synthesis of time -- 3 The virtual co-existence of the past - the second synthesis of time -- 4 Navigating the dark precursors of the future - the third synthesis of time -- 5 Dates and destiny: the problem of historical chronology -- 6 Quasi-causes and becoming-causal -- 7 Why this now? The problem of actual historical events: the theory of beginnings -- 8 Why this now? Diagnosis of the now -- 9 Why this now? Co-existing levels of temporality -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z.

"The first comprehensive chronology of philosophical anecdotes, from antiquity to the current era. Rescher introduces the major thinkers, texts, and historical periods of Western philosophy, recounting many of the stories philosophers have used over time to engage with issues of philosophical concern: questions of meaning, truth, knowledge, value, action, and ethics. Rescher's anecdotes touch on a wide range of themes - from logic to epistemology, ethics to metaphysics"

"This book presents and evaluates the late philosophy (Spätphilosophie) of F. W. J. Schelling (1775-1854) across a wide range of issues, ranging from relation between pure thinking and being, to the philosophy of mythology and religion, to the philosophy of history, to questions concerning the philosophy of nature and freedom. Simultaneously, it discusses Hegel's treatment of similar issues, and systematically compares the two thinkers. This is the first time, in an English-language publication, that these two major German Idealists have been compared in such detail along such a broad front. The book begins with three chapters exploring the development of Schelling's thinking concerning transcendental philosophy, nature and teleology, human freedom, and the theory of history, from his earliest publications up to his middle years. Against this background, the book then presents Schelling's distinction between "positive" and "negative" philosophy, the defining mark of his late philosophy. It explores his theory of pure a priori thinking (negative philosophy), and his account of the transition from negative to positive philosophy. The major components of Schelling's positive philosophy, including his conception of "un-pre-thinkable being", and his theories of mythology and revelation, are then discussed. Throughout, a comparative assessment of Hegel's approach similar issues is sustained. Schelling emerges as a philosopher who traced his own highly distinctive path through the thicket of problems bequeathed by Kant, and whose systematic responses to these problems still merit serious consideration as alternatives to those of Hegel"

'Religion and the Philosophy of Life' considers how religion as the source of civilization transforms the fundamental bio-sociology of humans through language and the somatic exploration of religious ritual and prayer. Gavin Flood offers an integrative account of the nature of the human, based on what contemporary scientists tell us, especially evolutionary science and social neuroscience, as well as through the history of civilizations.