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Record Nr.

UNINA9910541371203321

Autore

Marny Dominique

Titolo

In the shade of the almond trees : a novel / / Dominique Marny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Publishers Square, , [1997]

©1997

ISBN

1-5040-0072-2

1-4804-6117-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Disciplina

110

Soggetti

Love stories

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; PREFACE; CHAPTER I. APPEARANCE AND REALITY; CHAPTER II. THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER; CHAPTER III. THE NATURE OF MATTER; CHAPTER IV. IDEALISM; CHAPTER V. KNOWLEDGE BY ACQUAINTANCE AND KNOWLEDGE BY DESCRIPTION; CHAPTER VI. ON INDUCTION; CHAPTER VII. ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES; CHAPTER VIII. HOW A PRIORI KNOWLEDGE IS POSSIBLE; CHAPTER IX. THE WORLD OF UNIVERSALS; CHAPTER X. ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF UNIVERSALS; CHAPTER XI. ON INTUITIVE KNOWLEDGE; CHAPTER XII. TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD; CHAPTER XIII. KNOWLEDGE, ERROR, AND PROBABLE OPINION

CHAPTER XIV. THE LIMITS OF PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGECHAPTER XV. THE VALUE OF PHILOSOPHY; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

Bertrand Russell's classic primer on Western philosophy and the greatest thinkers of the past three millennia With zest and rigor, Bertrand Russell applies twentieth-century thinking to age-old philosophy, from the works of Plato and Aristotle to those of René Descartes and John Locke. In The Problems of Philosophy, he reviews the Western canon's most influential ideas and thought experiments, offering a comprehensive and enlightening text for curious and seasoned philosophy readers alike. Infused with Russell's own observations and critiques, this study offers reviews of topics such as ideali