Idealism : the history of a philosophy / Jeremy Dunham, Iain Hamilton Grant and Sean Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunham, Jeremy, author.

Grant, Iain Hamilton, author.

Watson, Sean, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Idealism.

Idealism--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contents Introduction: Why Idealism Matters Part 1: Ancient Idealism 1. Parmenides and the Birth of Ancient Idealism 2. Plato and Neoplatonism Part 2: Early Modern Idealism 3. Phenomenalism and Idealism I: Descartes and Malebranche 4. Phenomenalism and Idealism II: Leibniz and Berkeley Part 3: German Idealism 5. Immanuel Kant: Cognition, Freedom and Teleology 6. Fichte and the System of Freedom 7. Philosophy of Nature and the Birth of Absolute Idealism: Schelling 8. Hegel and Hegelianism: Mind, Nature and Logic Part 4: British Idealism 9. British Absolute Idealism: From Green to Bradley 10. Personal Idealism: From Ward to McTaggart 11. Naturalist Idealism: Bernard Bosanquet 12. Criticisms and Persistent Misconceptions of Idealism 13. Actual Occasions and Eternal Objects: The Process Metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead. Part 5: Contemporary Idealisms 14. Autopoiesis: Idealist Biology I 15. Autonomous Agents: Idealist Biology II 16. Contemporary Philosophical Idealisms

Contents:

Ancient idealism. Paramenidea and the birth of ancient idealism ; Plato and Neoplatonism

Idealism and early modern philosophy. Phenomenalism and idealism I : Descartes and Malebranche ; Phenomenalism and idealism II : Leibniz and Berkeley

German idealism. Immanuel Kant : cognition, freedom and teleology ; Fichte and the system of freedom ; Idealist philosophy of nature : F.W. J Schelling ; Hegel and Hegelianism : mind, nature and logic

British idealism. British absolute idealism : from Green to Bradley ; Personal idealism : from Ward to McTaggart ; Naturalist idealism : Bernard Bosanquet ; Criticisms and persistent misconceptions of idealism ; Actual occasions and eternal objects : the process metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead

Contemporary idealisms. Self-organization : the idea in late-twentieth-century science ; Contemporary philosophical idealism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7735-9475-2

OCLC:

881552206