Read Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy

Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy

Larry D. Harwood

4.9/5 (11336 ratings)

Description:This book is written for the student of philosophy who resists philosophy as an unworthy subject of study. To that end, the book is thus not meant to berate beginners or even antagonists for a negative impression of philosophy. The intent of the words and explanations and stories on these few pages is to ask the reticent student to consider philosophy as a worthy companion for life. In order to have some success with a rather Herculean task in such a brief book, the author willingly concedes some criticisms of philosophy as not only understandable but sometimes justified, and so the hesitant student will hear his own critical voice at times in this text. Such an admission, however, need not detract from the affirmation in these pages of the Socratic purposes of philosophy―for life and for a certain kind of life. By conceding imperfections in practicing philosophy in the history of philosophy, this affirms that there are different conceptions of philosophy practiced throughout the world and in the history of philosophy. In these pages, therefore, philosophy is critiqued as it is at the same time applauded in its Socratic form. To the philosopher who undertakes to read this book, it will be apparent that my topic could be pursued from a variety of perspectives. However, because the book is written for students, it highlights philosophy from the perspective of the Socratic tradition. This is simply because it is within that tradition that philosophy possesses great potential for redirecting and changing human lives. When the new and probably leery student of philosophy makes inquiry about how philosophy interfaces with life, starting with that tradition is a most fitting place from which to begin philosophy. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy. To get started finding Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1465239898

Description: This book is written for the student of philosophy who resists philosophy as an unworthy subject of study. To that end, the book is thus not meant to berate beginners or even antagonists for a negative impression of philosophy. The intent of the words and explanations and stories on these few pages is to ask the reticent student to consider philosophy as a worthy companion for life. In order to have some success with a rather Herculean task in such a brief book, the author willingly concedes some criticisms of philosophy as not only understandable but sometimes justified, and so the hesitant student will hear his own critical voice at times in this text. Such an admission, however, need not detract from the affirmation in these pages of the Socratic purposes of philosophy―for life and for a certain kind of life. By conceding imperfections in practicing philosophy in the history of philosophy, this affirms that there are different conceptions of philosophy practiced throughout the world and in the history of philosophy. In these pages, therefore, philosophy is critiqued as it is at the same time applauded in its Socratic form. To the philosopher who undertakes to read this book, it will be apparent that my topic could be pursued from a variety of perspectives. However, because the book is written for students, it highlights philosophy from the perspective of the Socratic tradition. This is simply because it is within that tradition that philosophy possesses great potential for redirecting and changing human lives. When the new and probably leery student of philosophy makes inquiry about how philosophy interfaces with life, starting with that tradition is a most fitting place from which to begin philosophy. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy. To get started finding Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy

Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy

More Books

Denuded Devotion to Christ: The Ascetic Piety of Protestant True Religion in the Reformation (Princeton Theological Monograph) by Larry D. Harwood (2013-01-14)

Denuded Devotion to Christ: The Ascetic Piety of Protestant True Religion in the Reformation (Princeton Theological Monograph) by Larry D. Harwood (2013-01-14)

Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy 1st edition by Larry D. Harwood (2013) Paperback

Putting Philosophy in Its Place: A Preface to the Life of Philosophy 1st edition by Larry D. Harwood (2013) Paperback

Medieval Civilization: Formation, Fruition, Finality, and Fall

Medieval Civilization: Formation, Fruition, Finality, and Fall

putting philosphy in its place

putting philosphy in its place

Struggle in a Secular Age : Clashes of Christian Body and Soul

Struggle in a Secular Age : Clashes of Christian Body and Soul

A Quest for Being

A Quest for Being

Christian World Imprints Sacred in a Secular Age: Confrontations of Christian Body and Soul

Christian World Imprints Sacred in a Secular Age: Confrontations of Christian Body and Soul