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Medieval Philosophy and Modern Times
Ghita . Ed(S): Holmstrom-Hintikka
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Description for Medieval Philosophy and Modern Times
hardcover. There is a growing need to bring modern tools and to bear on the struggle for greater understanding of the problems studied and the solutions found by the ancient scholars. The focus in the present volume is on problems in Medieval and contemporary philosophy of religion. Editor(s): Holmstrom-Hintikka, Ghita. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 473.
Modern developments in philosophy have provided us with tools, logical and methodological, that were not available to Medieval thinkers - a development that has its dangers as well as opportunities. Modern tools allow one to penetrate old texts and analyze old problems in new ways, offering interpretations that the old thinkers could not have known. But unless one remains sensitive to the fact that language has undergone changes, bringing with it a shift in the meaning of terminology, one can easily perpetrate an anachronism.
Yet there is a growing ... Read more
Modern developments in philosophy have provided us with tools, logical and methodological, that were not available to Medieval thinkers - a development that has its dangers as well as opportunities. Modern tools allow one to penetrate old texts and analyze old problems in new ways, offering interpretations that the old thinkers could not have known. But unless one remains sensitive to the fact that language has undergone changes, bringing with it a shift in the meaning of terminology, one can easily perpetrate an anachronism.
Yet there is a growing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792361022
SKU
V9780792361022
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