On philosophy : notes from a crisis / John McCumber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCumber, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--History.

Philosophy, Modern.

Reason.

Metaphysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Deepening divisions separate today's philosophers, first, from the culture at large; then, from each other; and finally, from philosophy itself. Though these divisions tend to coalesce publicly as debates over the Enlightenment, their roots lie much deeper. Overcoming them thus requires a confrontation with the whole of Western philosophy. Only when we uncover the strange heritage of Aristotle's metaphysics, as reworked, for example, by Descartes and Kant, can we understand contemporary philosophy's inability to dialogue with women, people of color, LGBTs, and other minority groups. Only

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. From Scientific Revolutions to Boston AA: Philosophy and the Speaking of Matter; 2. What Is the History of Philosophy?; 3. Matter, Form, and Oppression in Aristotle; 4. Modernism in Philosophy: Fulfillment and Subversion in Kant; 5. The Malleability of Reason: Hegel and the Return to Heracleitus; 6. The Fragility of Reason: Earth, Art, and Politics in Heidegger; 7. Dialectics, Thermodynamics, and the End of Critique; 8. Critical Practice and Public Language: The Role of Philosophy; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804783491

0804783497

OCLC:

818815352