1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781741203321

Autore

Fairfield Paul <1966->

Titolo

Philosophical hermeneutics in relation : dialogues with existentialism, pragmatism, critical theory, and postmodernism / Paul Fairfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2011

ISBN

1-4725-4726-8

1-283-27428-0

9786613274281

1-4411-2962-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in Continental philosophy

Disciplina

121/.686

Soggetti

Hermeneutics - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Perspectivism: Friedrich Nietzsche -- Reason as boundless communication: Karl Jaspers -- The thou and the mass: Gabriel Marcel -- Truth after correspondence: William James -- The theory of inquiry: John Dewey -- Practice, theory, and anti-theory: Richard Rorty -- Interpretation and criticism: Max Horkheimer -- Deliberative politics: Jürgen Habermas -- Discourse ethics: Karl-Otto Apel -- Genealogy and suspicious interpretation: Michel Foucault -- Radical hermeneutics: John Caputo -- Unprincipled judgments: Jean-François Lyotard

Introduction: Hermeneutical Engagements -- Part I. Existentialism -- 1. Perspectivism: Friedrich Nietzsche -- 2. Reason as Boundless -- Communication: Karl Jaspers -- 3. The Thou and the Mass: Gabriel Marcel -- Part -- II. Pragmatism -- 4. Truth Without Foundations: William James -- 5. The -- Theory of Inquiry: John Dewey -- 6. Practice, Theory, and Anti-Theory: Richard -- Rorty -- Part III. Critical Theory -- 7. Interpretation and -- Criticism: Max Horkheimer -- 8. Deliberative Politics: Jürgen Habermas -- 9. -- Communicative Ethics: Karl-Otto Apel -- Part IV. Postmodernism -- 10. -- Genealogy and Suspicious Interpretation: Michel Foucault -- 11. Radical -- Hermeneutics: John Caputo -- 11. Unprincipled Judgments: Jean-François Lyotard -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index



Sommario/riassunto

In this important new study, Paul Fairfield examines a number of issues of central importance to philosophical hermeneutics. His aim is less to reexamine the basic hypotheses of hermeneutics (Gadamer's hermeneutics in particular) than to understand it in relational terms, by bringing it into closer association with existentialism, pragmatism, critical theory, and postmodernism. Fairfield contends that there are important affinities and areas for critical exchange between hermeneutics and these four schools of thought which have, until now, remained underappreciated. Philosophical Hermeneutics Reinterpreted examines several of these connections by interpreting hermeneutics in relation to specific themes in the writings of key figures within each of these traditions. In so doing, he both clarifies some outstanding issues in hermeneutics and advances the subject beyond what Heidegger, Gadamer, and Ricoeur have given us.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910768462703321

Autore

Walz Guido

Titolo

Foundations of Mathematics: A Preparatory Course / / by Guido Walz, Frank Zeilfelder, Thomas Rießinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-662-67809-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (450 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

ZeilfelderFrank

RießingerThomas

Disciplina

510

Soggetti

Mathematics

Mathematical analysis

Algebras, Linear

Analysis

Linear Algebra

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and preface -- Elementary methods of calculation --



Fundamentals of functions -- Equations and inequalities -- Geometry -- Introduction to linear algebra -- Differential and integral calculus -- Fundamentals of probability -- Descriptive statistics -- Complex numbers -- Collection of formulas -- Solutions to the exercises -- Literature -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book spares you the entry-level problems of mathematics by entertainingly building a bridge that gently guides you over any shoals and into the heart of college mathematics. The bridge starts on one side with simple number crunching, as you probably encountered it in middle school, and takes you across to the basics of linear algebra, differential calculus, and probability, which will be the main content of your first few semesters. You will always face this content there, and when dealing with it you can then say with confidence, "I know it already!" The authors have succeeded in writing a mathematics book for students of all disciplines and continuing professional education that is easy to read from cover to cover without getting lost in formalism or humorless dryness, but that nevertheless left you with the necessary knowledge and technical confidence after reading it. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises that can be used to practice and reinforcethe content taught. This book is a translation of the original German edition Brückenkurs Mathematik by Guido Walz, Frank Zeilfelder and Thomas Rießinger, 4th edition, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE in 2014. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Voices to the 1st edition 'At last, an engaging, successful preparatory course that accurately highlights the elementary but essential basic concepts.' Priv.-Doz. Dr. Frank Hettlich, University of Karlsruhe 'Easy to read and compile work that is very convincing due to its entertaining nature.' Prof. Dr. Sax Kreutz, University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg.