Ideas under fire : historical studies of philosophy and science in adversity / / edited by Jonathan Lavery, Louis Groarke, and William Sweet

• Pubblicazione: Madison, N.J., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (388 p.)
• Disciplina: 190
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy; Philosophy - History; Science - History
• Altri autori: LaveryJonathan Allen <1965-> GroarkeLouis SweetWilliam
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Ancient and Medieval; 1 Plato in the Crito; 2 Grief and Homecoming in Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy; 3 A Universe, Created and Eternal; Part II: Renaissance and Modern; 4 Why Giordano Bruno's "Tranquil Universal Philosophy" Finished in a Fire; 5 Galileo under Fire and under Patronage; 6 The French Revolution, Science, and the Arts; 7 "The Preface," Hegel's Legal Philosophy, and the Crises of His Time; Part III: Twentieth Century; 8 The Political Commitment of the Philosopher; 9 Simone Weil and the Traps of Intellectual Engagement ; 10 The Impact of World War II on Jean-Paul Sartre's Writing11 Philosophy under Apartheid; Part IV: Contemporary; 12 Guerrilla Theory and the Origins of the Second Wave; 13 Was Science under Fire from the Bush Administration in the United States?; 14 The Limits of Philosophy; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: The history of Western philosophy and science is marked by numerous moments when a major development has emerged from conditions that are manifestly adverse to intellectual activity. This book surveys a wide range of such cases, and considers how these achievements were possible and how adversity helped shape the ideas that emerged from these conditions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ideas under fire
• ISBN: 1-68393-924-7; 1-283-73461-3; 1-61147-543-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910965780003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II