"Talcott Parsons, “Interaction: Social Interaction,” in International Encyclopedia of
the Social Sciences, ed. David L. Sills (New York: Macmillan and Free Press,
1968), vol. 7,434. 2. John W. Petras, “The Genesis and Development of Symbolic
Interactionism in American Sociology” (unpublished PhD dissertation, University
of Connecticut, 1966). Petras makes only a footnote reference to Royce (151)
and no reference at all to Peirce and ..."
"Before Margaret Mead, even before Ruth Benedict, it was Elsie Clews Parsons who paved the way as the first woman president of the American Anthropological Association. Born into a prominent New York family in 1874, Parsons showed early determination to be free of social constraints. Everything she did until her death in 1941 stemmed from her concern for the ways in which expression of personality is affected by social conventions. Her p ..."
"Thus, I will throughout this essay refer to Peter H. Hare by his first name as I
addressed him in life, dropping the barbarity of referring to him, out of misplaced
professionalism, by simply his last name. 2. Near the conclusion to his
presidential ..."
Doing philosophy historically(1st Edition) (Frontiers of philosophy) by Peter H. Hare Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 1988 by Prometheus Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87975-426-6, ISBN: 0-87975-426-5
"Can original philosophy be done while simultaneously engaging in the history of philosophy? Such a possibility is questioned by analytic philosophers who contend that history contaminates good philosophy, and by historians of philosophy who insist that theoretical predecessors cannot be ignored. Believing that both camps are misguided, the contributors to this book present a case for historical philosophy as a valuable enterprise.The co ..."
"There is an historical element throughout philosophy. As Edel notes, this is always in the context of problems, so emphasis will fall on the major objective of reflective analysis of ideas. The major objective of Edel's analysis in The Theory and Practice of Philosophy is the fundamental interrelatedness of problems of method, metaphysics, and value. Each part is an integral whole, complete in itself. That philosophy has this central ro ..."
"Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David BenatarOs distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of ..."
Naturalism and Rationality(1st Edition) (Frontiers of Philosophy) by Newton Garver Hardcover, 289 Pages, Published 1986 by Prometheus Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87975-350-4, ISBN: 0-87975-350-1
Ah! Mischief The Writer and Television. by Frank Pike Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1982 by Faber And Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-11881-6, ISBN: 0-571-11881-X
"In Life, Death, and Meaning, David Benatar offers a distinctive collection of readings designed to introduce undergraduates and lay readers to the key existential questions of philosophy: Do our lives have meaning? Is death something to be feared? Would it be better to be immortal? Classic and contemporary essays consider such questions as the meaning of life, creating people, death, suicide, immortality, and optimism and pessimism. The ..."
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"Although a succession of fashions swept the American philosophical scene, C. J. Ducasse was throughout his long career an effective practitioner of analytic philosophy in the classic tradition. As he explained in 1924 "[i]t is only with truths about such questions as the meaning of the term 'true', or 'real', or 'good', and the like . . . that philosophy is concerned. " Such truths are to be discovered inductively by comparing and analy ..."
Causing, Perceiving and Believing(Reprint) An Examination of the Philosophy of C. J. Ducasse (Philosophical Studies Series) (Volume 6) by Peter H. Hare, Edward H. Madden Paperback, 218 Pages, Published 2013 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-94-010-1788-6, ISBN: 94-010-1788-3
"Although a succession of fashions swept the American philosophical scene, C. J. Ducasse was throughout his long career an effective practitioner of analytic philosophy in the classic tradition. As he explained in 1924 "[i]t is only with truths about such questions as the meaning of the term 'true', or 'real', or 'good', and the like . . . that philosophy is concerned. " Such truths are to be discovered induct ..."