The theoretic life - a classical ideal and its modern fate : reflections on the liberal arts /: reflections on the liberal arts. ([2018])
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- Title:
- The theoretic life - a classical ideal and its modern fate : reflections on the liberal arts /: reflections on the liberal arts. ([2018])
- Main Title:
- The theoretic life - a classical ideal and its modern fate : reflections on the liberal arts
- Further Information:
- Note: Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul.
- Authors:
- Rosenthal-Pubul, Alexander S
- Contents:
- Intro; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; List of Figures; Part I: The Emergence of the Theoretic Life in Classical Greek Philosophy; Chapter 1: The New Barbarism: The Contest Between Classical Humanist Culture and Techno-Economic Pragmatism; References; Chapter 2: In Pursuit of the Noble: The Classical Birth of the Liberal Arts; 2.1 The Noble and the Useful Distinguished; 2.2 The Hierarchy of Arts and Sciences; 2.3 The Supreme and Most Noble of the Arts and Sciences; 2.4 The Exaltation and Influence of the Liberal Arts; 2.5 The Subordination of the Mechanical Arts 2.6 Humanism as the Center of the Classical Liberal Arts TraditionReferences; Chapter 3: The Political and the Theoretic Life - The Challenge of Socrates; 3.1 Nietzsche Against the "Theoretical Man"; 3.2 The Political Nature of the Ethical Quest; 3.3 The Good in Contention; 3.4 The Rhetor-Statesman or the Philosopher-Statesman?; References; Chapter 4: Aristotelian Teleology: The Bridge Between Natural Philosophy and the Problem of "The Good Life"; 4.1 Aristotle and Plato; 4.2 Natural Teleology; 4.3 Man Within Nature - Is There a Natural Human Telos?; 4.4 The Supreme Good 9.2 Rene Descartes9.3 Benedict Spinoza; The Ethical-Political Implications of Modern Anti-Teleology; References; Chapter 10: The Enlightenment as a Baconian Revolution; References; Chapter 11: Metaphysics Dethroned: Hume, Kant, and the "Self-Limitation of Reason"; 11.1 David Hume's Skeptical Empiricism; 11.2 Kant's CriticalIntro; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; List of Figures; Part I: The Emergence of the Theoretic Life in Classical Greek Philosophy; Chapter 1: The New Barbarism: The Contest Between Classical Humanist Culture and Techno-Economic Pragmatism; References; Chapter 2: In Pursuit of the Noble: The Classical Birth of the Liberal Arts; 2.1 The Noble and the Useful Distinguished; 2.2 The Hierarchy of Arts and Sciences; 2.3 The Supreme and Most Noble of the Arts and Sciences; 2.4 The Exaltation and Influence of the Liberal Arts; 2.5 The Subordination of the Mechanical Arts 2.6 Humanism as the Center of the Classical Liberal Arts TraditionReferences; Chapter 3: The Political and the Theoretic Life - The Challenge of Socrates; 3.1 Nietzsche Against the "Theoretical Man"; 3.2 The Political Nature of the Ethical Quest; 3.3 The Good in Contention; 3.4 The Rhetor-Statesman or the Philosopher-Statesman?; References; Chapter 4: Aristotelian Teleology: The Bridge Between Natural Philosophy and the Problem of "The Good Life"; 4.1 Aristotle and Plato; 4.2 Natural Teleology; 4.3 Man Within Nature - Is There a Natural Human Telos?; 4.4 The Supreme Good 9.2 Rene Descartes9.3 Benedict Spinoza; The Ethical-Political Implications of Modern Anti-Teleology; References; Chapter 10: The Enlightenment as a Baconian Revolution; References; Chapter 11: Metaphysics Dethroned: Hume, Kant, and the "Self-Limitation of Reason"; 11.1 David Hume's Skeptical Empiricism; 11.2 Kant's Critical Philosophy; 11.3 A Critique of the Critique: Kant's Anti-Metaphysical Revolution and Its Tension with Post-Newtonian Physics; References; Chapter 12: Progressivism, Commerce, and the Triumph of Machine Civilization; 12.1 The Idea of Progress … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 180
Philosophy, Ancient
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783030022815
3030022811 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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