Taking Appearance Seriously: The Dynamic Way of Seeing in Goethe and European Thought - Softcover

Bortoft, Henri

 
9780863159275: Taking Appearance Seriously: The Dynamic Way of Seeing in Goethe and European Thought
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0863159273 ISBN 13: 9780863159275
Verlag: Floris Books, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

The history of western metaphysics from Plato onwards is dominated by the dualism of being and appearance. What something really is (its true being) is believed to be hidden behind the 'mere appearances' through which it manifests. Twentieth-century European thinkers radically overturned this way of thinking. 'Appearance' began to be taken seriously, with the observer participating in the dynamic event of perception.

In this important book, Henri Bortoft guides us through this dynamic way of seeing, exploring issues including how we distinguish things, how we find meaning, and the relationship between thought and words.

Expanding the scope of his previous book, The Wholeness of Nature, Bortoft shows how Goethean insights combine with this dynamic way of seeing in continental philosophy, to offer an actively experienced 'life of meaning'.

This book will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand the contribution and wider implications of modern European thought in the world today.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Henri Bortoft (1938-2012) was a physicist with an interest in the history of science and continental philosophy. He authored the well-received book, The Wholeness of Nature: Goethe's Way of Science (Floris Books, 1996, 2005).

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Verlag
Floris Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0863159273
ISBN 13 
9780863159275
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
240
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