Radical currents in contemporary philosophy.
By: Edited by David H. DeGrood, Dale Riepe [and] John Somerville.
Contributors: Riepe, Dale Maurice, 1918- joint comp.; Somerville, John, 1905- joint comp.
Series: A Monograph in modern concepts of philosophy
Publisher: W. H. Green
Published: 1971
Place of publication: St. Louis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Description: It is more than twenty years since the publication of a significant cooperative volume edited by Roy Wood Sellers, V.J. McGill, and Marvin Farber. Their volume was a challenge and in hope of continuing with the tradition and bringing out a companion text. The present work is represents the active participation of these scholars.
Table of contents: title: Critique of idealistic naturalism: methodological pollution in the main stream of American philosophy, by D. Riepe.; title: Ex nihilo nihil fit: philosophy's "starting point," by D. H. DeGrood.; title: An historical critique of empiricism, by J. E. Hansen.; title: Epilogue on Berkeley, by R. W. Sellars.; title: Mandala thinking, by A. Mackay.; title: An empirical conception of freedom, by E. D'Angelo.; title: Heidegger on the essence of truth, by M. Farber.; title: Minding as a material force, by H. L. Parsons.; title: The crisis of the 1890's and the shaping of twentieth century America, by R. B. Carson.; title: Ideology, scientific philosophy, and Marxism, by J. Somerville.; title: Marx and critical scientific thought, by M. Marković.; title: Experimentalism extended to politics, by E. Guevara.; title: The unity of opposites: a dialectical principle, by V. J. McGill and W. T. Parry.; title: A need definition of "value," by R. Handy.; title: Alienation and social action, by A. Schaff.; title: Naturalism in the Tao of Confucius and Lao Tzu, by D. H.-F. Poe.; title: Bibliography (p. 260-269)