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
... 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 , present indeed ...
... 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 , present indeed ...
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... thing one somehow knew all along . But there has been a genuine advance of thought to a new level of awareness , and everything said or written in ignorance of it will be seen , by that fact alone , to belong to a bygone epoch . My own ...
... thing one somehow knew all along . But there has been a genuine advance of thought to a new level of awareness , and everything said or written in ignorance of it will be seen , by that fact alone , to belong to a bygone epoch . My own ...
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... things having an organization and integrity of their own from the non - artificial things they resemble , then works of literary art are imitations . This case is similar to the preceding one . The arbitrariness lies in our systems of ...
... things having an organization and integrity of their own from the non - artificial things they resemble , then works of literary art are imitations . This case is similar to the preceding one . The arbitrariness lies in our systems of ...
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... things that are and the not - being of the things that are not ; for the Atomists , the atoms and the void , or being Archic Variables 5 Ontic, Epistemic, and Semantic Epochs.
... things that are and the not - being of the things that are not ; for the Atomists , the atoms and the void , or being Archic Variables 5 Ontic, Epistemic, and Semantic Epochs.
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... things which other philosophers have said about the world or the sciences . In many problems suggested in this way I ... thing which he said , and , secondly , the problem of discovering what really satisfactory reasons there are for ...
... things which other philosophers have said about the world or the sciences . In many problems suggested in this way I ... thing which he said , and , secondly , the problem of discovering what really satisfactory reasons there are for ...
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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