The owl of Minerva. Philosophers on Philosophy

279 Pages·1975·5.619 MB·English

by  Charles J. Bontempo, S. Jack Odell, Karl R. Popper, Adam Schaff, Herbert Marcuse

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CONTENTS
ix NOTEOSN T HEC ONRTIUBTORS
xiii PREFACE
1 INTRODUICONT:S OME CharJlB.e onset mpo
APPROACHTEOPS H LIOSOHPY anSdJ. a cOkd el l
41 ONE:H OWI S EEP HILOSHOYP KarlP oRp.p er
57 TWO: MSYEM ANTIACS CNETSA ND
DESCENTS JJ.C ..S mart
73 THRE:EP HILOOPSHYA NDP UBLIC
POLIYC SdineHyo ok
89 FOU:R SATA TEMENATB OUT
PHILOOPSHY SutaHratm pisrhe
103 FIV:EC ONCEPTUAANLA YLSIS AlaRn.W hite
191 SXI:P HLIOSOHPYA S SIE EI T
TODAY GabrMiaerlc el
123 SEVEN:M ATERIAL
CONSTRUVCITMSI PauLlo renzen
153 EIHGT: TCHREI TIC OF
INSTUITTIONS MaxH .F ihs c
135 NIN:EP HLIOSOPHY
ASI S EEI T FredeCr.Ci oclpke ston
136 TEN: TPHHEI LOSHOIPC
ENTEPRRISE BrnadB laanrsdh
197 ELEVE:WN HATP HILOOPSHERDSO AdaSmc haff
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119 TWEVLE:P HIOLSOPHY
BEYONDW ORDS AlaWna tts
210 THIRTEE:NL ET'MSA KEM ORE
MOVIES PauFle yerabend
211 FOURETEN:P HLIOOSPHY A..]A yer
223 FIFTEENHO:W I S EEP HILOSOPHY PauZlffi
227 SXITEE:N LAE TTETRO
MR.O STERMANN W.V .Q uine
213 SEVENTE:TE HNER ELEVANOCFE
REALIYT HebreMratr cuse
245 EIGHTEE:NE PSITEMLOOGICAL
ENLIGHTENMENT JohWni sdom
259 SELECTEBDIB LOIGRAPHY
261 INDEX
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NOTESO N THE CONTRIBTUORS
SIRA LFREJD.A Y ERi st hWey kehParmo feosfLs ogoria ct
OxfoUrnvdie sritHeyi .ts h aeuh toorf m ayna rlteiascn bdo oikns
philhoysi,onl pcundgLi anguTargueat,nh Ld o gi1c9,3T 6h,Fe o un­
dationEsm piroifKc nawoll edg1e9,4, a 0ndT heP roblem of
Knwoledlg9 e5,6H .er ecehiivksen dit ghhoiond1 970.
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BRANDB LASNH ARDi sE meriStetlurigs Pn rosfosero fP hi-los
ophaytY alUenv ieiryts.H es ervaesPd er seitnd tofhE ea esrtn
Disviioonft hAem eriPchainol pohsiAcsaslaoi tco,in1 9-41294, 4
adnP resdietno ft hAem ecraiTnh eoloSgoiiceyct,1a 59l5 1-956H.i s
manyp uibclatiinpo hnispl hoyisc onluTdheeN atuorfTe h ought,
1399,R easaonnGd o odne1s69s1,,a nRde asonA naalnyds1 i69s2.,
Hiwso rikss o otno tbhese u ebtcj ovflo uam ient hLei broafr y
LivgiP nhoisloph(ehTresP hilosoofBp rhaynB lda nds,eh da.br y
PauAl.S clhpi).p
REV.F REEDRIKC C.C OPLESTiOPsNr incofiH peaylot phC rol­
legaett hUen ievriyst ofL ond,oP nreosfosro ft hHei tsoroyf
PhisloopahHtye tyhr,ao npd Doefta hFnea ctuyol fT heolaotg yt he
Unievsrtiyo fL ond.Ho eni tsh aeut hoorfs evebroaolk sa trcailneds
inlcudAi Hnigs toofPr hyi loseoipgvhhoytl, u ,m1 e49s61-96.6
PAULF EYERABEiNasDP reosfosro fP hilpohasyo tt hUen ievr­
syio tfC aolriinfaat B erekyeH.le i tsh aeu trho ofn uemroaurslt eisc
onp hiplho,yss occi,eea nntdh peh isloopohfys cein.cH eee dtied
wihtG rovMearx wMeilnlMd a,t taenrMd e thEosds:a iynPs h ilos­
ophayn Sdc ieinnHc oen oofrH erbFeerit1g 69!6,.
MAXH .F ISHC iEsm etruiPsr eosfsoofPr h liosoaptth hyUe n i­
vesryio tfI jlonliastU r abanH.e s eravesPd er seitndo ft hWee tsern
Diivisoonf t he AmePrhoiiscloapnh Aisscoiactali ,o1 n595-1596.
Hei sth aeut hoorfb oosak nadr lteicscih fleyi nt hheit soroyfs ci-
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NOTESO N THE CONTRIBUTORS
encmee,d icaidnn pehi,l ohsy,oi pncluPdhliionsgo ipnhA ym reica
(wtihP auRlus seAlnld er)s1,o9 9n3,a nCdl asAsmiecr iPchlaions ­
ophse( rwtihA .W .B urskP,a uHle lneO,to tK rasuaha,Pr hiBli.p
Riec,G aiKle nneadnyVd,i ctLoorw) e1,59 1 .
STUARNT. H AMPSHIER isW ardoenfW adhaCmo llaetg e
OxfoUrndi rvseiHteyw .a sP reossfoorf P hilosaotPp rhiyn ceton
Unievristfyr o1m69 3t o1 97H0e.s ervaesPd rs eiedtno f Etah­set
enrD ivnio sfti hoAem eriPchainl oaslAo spshoiicaoctn,1i 6991-970.
Himsa npyu bltiicoiannsc lSupdien o1z59a1,T, h ouagnhAdtc tion,
1599,a nFdr eedooftm hI en divi1d69u5a.l ,
SINDEYH OOKi Esm eriPtruossfose ro fP hilosaoNtpe hwYy o rk
UnivietrHyse.s ervaesPd rs eidoefnt thE ea tserDnis viioonf the
AmeriPchaisnlo oipchAaslos ctiia,o1 n5991-690.H ei s atuhoterh
ofn umeraotruisc alneds bionop khlsio sophpyo ilacinaatdln d
scoitahloe r,yi ncluFdrionHmge gteolM arx1,39 3S,o cMiyatlh s
anDde moacc,ry1 94a0n,Pd o litPiocwaelar n d PeFrrseoendaolm ,
1959.
PAULL ORENZEiNsP reossfoorf P hilosaottp hhUeyn iversity
ofE rlanignWe ensG te mran.Hy ei tsh aetu hoorfn umerboouosk s
anadtr icilne slp ohsiolpohg,yai ,nc mda thema,i tnicclsuFdoirn­g
matLeo gi1k59,8N ,o rmaLtoigviec E tahni1dc69 s9,,a nKdo nstruc­
tiLvoeg iEkt,hu indkW issensstchhieae(of wrttihO swaSlcdh wem­
me)r1,79 3.
GABRIMEALR CELF,r enecxthie tsniltaip shilpohseaorn adtu hor,
waasm emboefr Itnhttseiu dteF ranucneth iidlse aitn1h 9 7.H 3is
manpyu bltiicoiannsc lMuedteha ypsiJcoraunla 1l9,2, a 7nBde ing
th}eJ. ysotfBe eriy(n Ggi ffLoercdt )u1,r59e 1s.
HERBERMTA RCUSiEPs r eosfosr Pohfi losotphUheny i vaiyett r s
ofC alifaotSr nan Diiae .g oHsee rvaesPd rs eiednt tohfP ea cific
Disvoiino f the APmheisrloioipcchaAanls o sctiia,o1 n6981-699.
Himsa npyu bltiicoiannsc lRuedaesa onnRd e vloutni:Ho egaenld
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the oRfSi osceTi haelo 1r49y1,S, o vMiaertmx i:As CritAincaally ­
sis1,9 5a8n,Od neD imnesiloM naanS:t iuedst hiIend eoloofg y
AdvanIcdneuds tSroicayil,1e 69t4.
SIKRA RLP OPPEiRsE meriPtrfeuossrs oLoofg aincSd c iiefinct
Methoadtt hUen irvseitLyo noodn.fH imsa nyp ubltiicoiannsc lude
ThLeo goifSc c einfitcDi isvcreoy1,9 95,T heO pen SaoncIdit est y
Enemi1e9s4,,a 5 nCdo njecatnuRdre efsu ta1t79i2.oH nisws,o rk
ist he sutbwjvoelo cutm ieontsf h Lei broafLr iyvg iP nhilosophers
(hTeP hilosoofKp ahrPylo pepre,d.b y Paull ppA,1. 9 7)S.3H ce h i
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recehiivkseng diht hoion1d 69 5.
WILLARVDA NO RMANQ UINiEsE dgPaire erP creosfsoofr
PhilosaotHp ahryv Uanridv eyr.Hs eis tervaesPd rs edietno ft he
Ascsiooantf ioSry mboLloigci1 5c9,-31 596a,n tdh Eea srtnDe ivi­
sioonft hAem eriPchainl osAospohsiciaicto,an1 l9 -517598H.e i s
thaeut hoorfn umoeurst iacarlneds boonpo hkisl hoysl,oo pgaincd,
thpehl ioosphoyfl og,i inccluMdeitdnhsgoo fL ocg,i1 590F,r oam
LocgaiPlo ionfVt i e1w59,3 a,n Wdo radn Odb je1c69t0.,
ADAMS CAHFF isP rfeossoofPr h ilosaottp hhUeyn iveorfs ity
WarsianwP ol.aH nedh apsu blinsuhmeedra oriutcsla ensbd o oks
inp hiplho,ysi oncluIdnritondgu cttoSi eomnta inc1s69,2,A Phlios­
ophoyfM an1,69 3,a nMda rxiasntmdh Heu maInn vdiidu1a9l7,0 .
].C ].S. M ARiTcs u rnrteRleya dienPr h iloasotLp aTh ryo Ubnei ­
versViitciyt,a,ao nrdE miesr iHtuugshP erseo sfsoofPr h iloasto phy
thUen ivietoryfAs delaiinAd ues ltirHaae.i st haeut hoorfm ayn
atricalnesdse e vral ibnpo hiolkoss aonptdhh ype h ilhoyos fos pc­i
en,ci enlcudAinnO gu ltionfea S yesmto fU tiliEttachrsii1,a69 n1,
anPdh iloasnoSdpic heyfin ctR ieali1s69m3.,
ALANW ATTSw asu ntild ehaiitsnh1 97P3r esnitod fte hSeo ­
cieftoCyro mptavirePa hiloisonSp ahulysoi a,Cta ilofnraiH. ew aas
fr-eleapnhciel oscohpiheietflnrey rt eeidsn t hree gliio-philosophical
dialboetgv\ueee n aAnstdih Waee tsH.i msa npyu bltoiincisan clude
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