History of Western Philosophy [electronic resource] /
Tubbs, N.author.
Nigel Tubbs takes the history of Western philosophy to be the search for first principles. Arguing that neo-Platonic logic, fundamentally misunderstanding the negative, posited philosophical thought as error. Kant and Hegel later re-educated the modern mind about negation in logic, transforming the way modern philosophy contests first principles.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: The Ancient Mind; 1 Naming the Beginning; Part II: Cultures of Error; 2 Hellenic and Alexandrian Philosophy; 3 Mediaeval Christian Philosophy; 4 Mediaeval Islamic and Judaic Philosophy; 5 Rationalist Philosophy; Part III: Modern Philosophical Education; 6 The Modern Mind; 7 Present History of Western Philosophy; Notes; Appendix; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; U; W; Z
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nigel Tubbs takes the history of Western philosophy to be the search for first principles. Arguing that neo-Platonic logic, fundamentally misunderstanding the negative, posited philosophical thought as error. Kant and Hegel later re-educated the modern mind about negation in logic, transforming the way modern philosophy contests first principles.
Philosophy.
Modern philosophy.
Medieval philosophy.
History of Philosophy.
Modern Philosophy.
Medieval Philosophy.