The Architectonics of Meaning: Foundations of the New PluralismState University of New York Press, 1985 M10 1 - 205 páginas "This book presents what I take to be the most significant philosophic discovery of the present century. This is the discovery, first, of the fact of pluralism, that the truth admits of more than one valid formulation, and, second, of the reason for this fact in arbitrary or conventional elements inseparable from the nature of thought itself. With this discovery, the very thing that was formerly thought to be a scandal and a disgrace to philosophy, namely, that philosophers do not agree, turns out to be its great virtue. For through it are revealed essential features of all thought." Thus begins what seems destined to become one of the most influential works of modern philosophy. Building on the work of Richard McKeon, Walter Watson analyzes the presence and importance of "archic elements" in texts of every kind — philosophic, scientific, literary, political. "Archic elements" correspond to what we think of as differences of conceptual framework. Professor Watson brings them into the full light of day, and shows how they can be treated systematically. As a result, new patterns of relationship emerge within and among the various philosophic traditions of the world, and between philosophy and the special arts and sciences. The enterprise of textual interpretation acquires new precision. This is the first truly useful taxonomy of all ideas. |
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Página ix
... possible by one framework can be incorpo- rated in another have acquired new interest and urgency . It is also becom- ing apparent that comparisons of the conclusions of different philosophies that fail to take account of the different ...
... possible by one framework can be incorpo- rated in another have acquired new interest and urgency . It is also becom- ing apparent that comparisons of the conclusions of different philosophies that fail to take account of the different ...
Página x
... possible approaches to a subject are schematized ( if their number is considered finite ) , the reasons for this multiplicity are examined , and the practical interrelations of the different approaches are explored . These problems are ...
... possible approaches to a subject are schematized ( if their number is considered finite ) , the reasons for this multiplicity are examined , and the practical interrelations of the different approaches are explored . These problems are ...
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... possible , although hardly with the precision of conversion formulae . The two systems are incompatible only in the sense that in thinking and expressing one's meaning one must use a consistent system and not mix up the meanings ...
... possible , although hardly with the precision of conversion formulae . The two systems are incompatible only in the sense that in thinking and expressing one's meaning one must use a consistent system and not mix up the meanings ...
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... possible to replace traditional philosophy by a strict scientific discipline , namely , that of the logic of science as the syntax of the language of science . The step from the morass of subjectivist philosophical problems on to the ...
... possible to replace traditional philosophy by a strict scientific discipline , namely , that of the logic of science as the syntax of the language of science . The step from the morass of subjectivist philosophical problems on to the ...
Página 9
... possible for philosophy to change its subject matter in this way from being to knowing to meaning and back to being again ? An adequate subject matter for philosophy must be all - inclusive or universal . There can be a plurality of all ...
... possible for philosophy to change its subject matter in this way from being to knowing to meaning and back to being again ? An adequate subject matter for philosophy must be all - inclusive or universal . There can be a plurality of all ...
Contenido
1 | |
The Problem of Archic Variables | 15 |
III | 41 |
IV | 50 |
Creative Principles | 103 |
Elemental Principles | 114 |
Comprehensive Principles | 126 |
Reflexive Principles | 136 |
VI | 151 |
Notes | 171 |
Bibliography | 185 |
Index | 195 |
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The Architectonics of Meaning: Foundations of the New Pluralism Walter Watson Vista previa limitada - 1993 |
The Architectonics of Meaning: Foundations of the New Pluralism Walter Watson Vista previa limitada - 1985 |
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