The Measure of Things: Humanism, Humility, and Mystery
Author:   David E. Cooper (Department of Philosophy, Durham University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199235988


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   27 December 2007
Format:   Paperback
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The Measure of Things: Humanism, Humility, and Mystery


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Author:   David E. Cooper (Department of Philosophy, Durham University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780199235988


ISBN 10:   0199235988
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   27 December 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1: Introduction 2: Self-assertion: from 'Ockhamism' to the Renaissance 3: Reason and Agency: Enlightenment, Kant and Romanticism 4: Prometheanism Unbound: from Marx and Nietzsche to Pragmatism 5: Existential Humanism 6: Interlude: Rival Humanisms 7: Belief, Posture and Humility 8: The Hubris of Absolutism 9: The Hubris of Humanism (1) 10: The Hubris of Humanism (2) 11: Mystery 12: Emptiness and Mystery 13: Mystery and Measure Index

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...rich, subtle and hugely ambitious book...Grand scheme, rich in detail, by turns meditative and aggressively analytic, unhurried yet purposive, it is, in short, a book of the highest insight about metaphysics and the meaning of life...prospective readers should notunderestimate the task of reading this book. It is a rich diet and a demanding read that will require close and repeated attention. It brings proportionate rewards. Ian Ground Philosophy


...rich, subtle and hugely ambitious book...Grand scheme, rich in detail, by turns meditative and aggressively analytic, unhurried yet purposive, it is, in short, a book of the highest insight about metaphysics and the meaning of life...prospective readers should notunderestimate the task of reading this book. It is a rich diet and a demanding read that will require close and repeated attention. It brings proportionate rewards. * Ian Ground Philosophy *


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