1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785067203321

Autore

Nasr Seyyed Hossein

Titolo

In search of the sacred [[electronic resource] ] : a conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on his life and thought / / Seyyed Hossein Nasr with Ramin Jahanbegloo ; introduction by Terry Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger ; ABC-CLIO, 2010

ISBN

0-313-38325-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JahanbeglooRamin

Disciplina

181/.5

Soggetti

Muslim philosophers

Islamic philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six; Part Seven; Part Eight; Part Nine; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is one of the preeminent philosophers writing today. Sure to be a key resource for decades to come, In Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought illuminates Nasr's experiences and shares his insights on topics from religion and philosophy to science and the arts.||Based on a series of interviews, the book combines traditional autobiography with an exploration of the intellectual and spiritual trajectories of the author's thought during key periods of his life. In doing so, it presents a fascinating panorama, not only of the life a



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954394403321

Autore

Stamos David N. <1957->

Titolo

Darwin and the nature of species / / David N. Stamos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007

ISBN

9780791480885

0791480887

9781429427777

1429427779

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in philosophy and biology

Disciplina

578/.012

Soggetti

Species - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-265) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Darwin and the Nature of Species -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A History of Nominalist Interpretation -- 2. Taxon, Category, and Laws of Nature -- 3. The Horizontal/Vertical Distinction and the Language Analogy -- 4. Common Descent and Natural Classification -- 5. Natural Selection and the Unity of Science -- 6. Not Sterility, Fertility, or Niches -- 7. The Varieties Problem -- 8. Darwin's Strategy -- 9. Concept Change in Scientific Revolutions -- 10. Darwin and the New Historiography -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Sommario/riassunto

Since the 1859 publication of On the Origin of Species, the concept of "species" in biology has been widely debated, with its precise definition far from settled. And yet, amazingly, there have been no books devoted to Charles Darwin's thinking on the term until now. David N. Stamos gives us a groundbreaking, historical reconstruction of Darwin's detailed, yet often misinterpreted, thoughts on this complex concept.Stamos provides a thorough and detailed analysis of Darwin's extensive writings, both published and unpublished, in order to reveal Darwin's actual species concept. Stamos argues that Darwin had a unique evolutionary species concept in mind, one that was not at all a product of his time. Challenging currently accepted views that believe Darwin



was merely following the species ascriptions of his fellow naturalists, Stamos works to prove that this prevailing, nominalistic view should be overturned. This book also addresses three issues pertinent to the philosophy of science: the modern species problem, the nature of concept change in scientific revolutions, and the contextualist trend in professional history of science.