Carnap and Twentieth-Century Thought: Explication as EnlightenmentRudolf Carnap (1891–1970) is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. Born in Germany and later a US citizen, he was a founder of the philosophical movement known as Logical Empiricism. He was strongly influenced by a number of different philosophical traditions (including the legacies of both Kant and Husserl), and also by the German Youth Movement, the First World War (in which he was wounded and decorated), and radical socialism. This book places his central ideas in a broad cultural, political and intellectual context, showing how he synthesised many different currents of thought to achieve a philosophical perspective that remains strikingly relevant in the twenty-first century. Its rich account of a philosopher's response to his times will appeal to all who are interested in the development of philosophy in the twentieth century. |
Contents
Section 1 | 65 |
Section 2 | 69 |
Section 3 | 77 |
Section 4 | 81 |
Section 5 | 91 |
Section 6 | 94 |
Section 7 | 109 |
Section 8 | 122 |
Section 16 | 196 |
Section 17 | 208 |
Section 18 | 209 |
Section 19 | 229 |
Section 20 | 230 |
Section 21 | 234 |
Section 22 | 252 |
Section 23 | 261 |
Section 9 | 127 |
Section 10 | 139 |
Section 11 | 159 |
Section 12 | 161 |
Section 13 | 166 |
Section 14 | 181 |
Section 15 | 185 |
Section 24 | 263 |
Section 25 | 272 |
Section 26 | 273 |
Section 27 | 285 |
Section 28 | 287 |
Section 29 | 289 |
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Carnap and Twentieth-Century Thought: Explication as Enlightenment A. W. Carus No preview available - 2010 |
Carnap and Twentieth-Century Thought: Explication as Enlightenment A. W. Carus No preview available - 2007 |
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