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I The Development of Soviet Theory of Knowledge and Its Main Representatives -- II General Characteristics of Marxist Leninist Theory of Knowledge -- III The Main Tenets of the Theory of Knowledge of Dialectical Materialism -- IV Basic Cognitive Functions -- V Basic Cognitive Modes -- VI Methods and Methodologies -- VII Critique of 'Bourgeois' Theories of Knowledge -- VIII Soviet Historiography of Knowledge -- IX Evaluation -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.

I. The Nature of Knowledge -- 1. The Meaning of the Theory of Knowledge -- 2. Knowing in Everyday Life -- 3. Knowing in Science -- 4. Knowing by Means of Images -- 5. Knowing by Means of Concepts -- 6. The Limits of Definition -- 7. Implicit Definitions -- 8. The Nature of Judgments -- 9. Judging and Knowing -- 10. What is Truth? -- 11. Definitions, Conventions and Empirical Judgments -- 12. What Knowledge is Not -- 13. On the Value of Knowledge -- II. Problems of Thought -- 14. The Interconnectedness of Knowledge -- 15. The Analytic Character of Rigorous Inference -- 16. A Skeptical Consideration of Analysis -- 17. The Unity of Consciousness -- 18. The Relationship of the Psychological to the Logical -- 19. On Self-Evidence -- 20. So-Called Inner Perception -- 21. Verification -- III. Problems of Reality -- A. The Positing of the Real -- 22. Formulating the Question -- 23. Naive and Philosophical Viewpoints on the Question of Reality -- 24. The Temporality of the Real -- 25. Things-In-Themselves and the Notion of Immanence -- 26. Critique of the Notion of Immanence -- a) Unperceived Objects -- b) Objects Perceived by Several Individuals -- B. Knowledge of the Real -- 27. Essence and "Appearance" -- 28. The Subjectivity of Time -- 29. The Subjectivity of Space -- 30. The Subjectivity of the Sense Qualities -- 31. Quantitative and Qualitative Knowledge -- 32. The Physical and the Mental -- 33. More on the Psychophysical Problem -- 34. Objections to Parallelism -- 35. Monism, Dualism, Pluralism -- C. The Validity of Knowledge of Reality -- 36. Thinking and Being -- 37. Knowing and Being -- 38. Is There a Pure Intuition? -- 39. Are There Pure Forms of Thought? -- 40. On Categories -- 41. On Inductive Knowledge -- Index of Names.

Mediterranean studies flourish in literary and cultural studies, but concepts of the Mediterranean and the theories and methods they use are very disparate. This is because the Mediterranean is not a simple geographical or historical unity, but a multiplicity, a network of highly interconnected elements, each of which is different and individual. Talking about Mediterranean literature raises the question of whether the connectivity of Mediterranean literature can or should be limited in some way by constructing an inside and an outside of the Mediterranean. What kind of connectivity and fragmentation do literary texts produce, how do they build and interrupt references (to the real, to fictional forms of representation, to history, but also to other texts and discourses), how do they create and deny communication, and how do they engage with and reflect literary and non-literary concepts of the Mediterranean? These and other questions are considered and discussed in the over twenty contributions gathered in this volume. ; Mediterranean studies flourish in literary and cultural studies, but concepts of the Mediterranean and the theories and methods they use are very disparate. This is because the Mediterranean is not a simple geographical or historical unity, but a multiplicity, a network of highly interconnected elements, each of which is different and individual. Talking about Mediterranean literature raises the question of whether the connectivity of Mediterranean literature can or should be limited in some way by constructing an inside and an outside of the Mediterranean. What kind of connectivity and fragmentation do literary texts produce, how do they build and interrupt references (to the real, to fictional forms of representation, to history, but also to other texts and discourses), how do they create and deny communication, and how do they engage with and reflect literary and non-literary concepts of the Mediterranean? These and other questions are considered and discussed in the over twenty contributions gathered in this volume.

An exploration of the fundamental realities of the existence Is this the end? If not; how are we to discover and assure for stricken Humanity the vision and the possession of a Better Land? In this volume plumbing the depths of human experience, Alexander Philip explores the nature of reality at its most basic level. Examining the ways that time, abstract thought, and physical sensation affect consciousness, this book posits that matter and energy are the foundations of all existence. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. Alexander Phillip is the author of Essays Toward a Theory of Knowledge

Conspiracy theory as a theoretical framework has emerged only in the last twenty years; commentators are finding it a productive way to explain the actions and thoughts of individuals and societies. In this compelling exploration of Latin literature, Pagán uses conspiracy theory to illuminate the ways that elite Romans invoked conspiracy as they navigated the hierarchies, divisions, and inequalities in their society. By seeming to uncover conspiracy everywhere, Romans could find the need to crush slave revolts, punish rivals with death or exile, dismiss women, denigrate foreigners, or view their emperors with deep suspicion. Expanding on her earlier Conspiracy Narratives in Roman History, Pagán here interprets the works of poets, satirists, historians, and orators—Juvenal, Tacitus, Suetonius, Terence, and Cicero, among others—to reveal how each writer gave voice to fictional or real actors who were engaged in intrigue and motivated by a calculating worldview. Delving into multiple genres, Pagán offers a powerful critique of how conspiracy and conspiracy theory can take hold and thrive when rumor, fear, and secrecy become routine methods of interpreting (and often distorting) past and current events. In Roman society, where knowledge about others was often lacking and stereotypes dominated, conspiracy theory explained how the world worked. The persistence of conspiracy theory, from antiquity to the present day, attests to its potency as a mechanism for confronting the frailties of the human condition.