History of Western Philosophy

by N. Tubbs

Overview

Nigel Tubbs takes the history of Western philosophy to be the search for first principles. Arguing that neo-Platonic logic, fundamentally misunderstanding the negative, posited philosophical thought as error. Kant and Hegel later re-educated the modern mind about negation in logic, transforming the way modern philosophy contests first principles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230019386
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/21/2009
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

NIGEL TUBBS teaches at the University of Winchester, England, UK. He is currently setting up a programme of studies in Modern Liberal Arts. His publications include Philosophy's Higher Education (2004), Philosophy of the Teacher (2005), and Education in Hegel (2008).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface Introduction PART I: THE ANCIENT MIND Naming the Beginning PART II: CULTURES OF ERROR Hellenic and Alexandrian Philosophy Mediaeval Christian Philosophy Mediaeval Islamic and Judaic Philosophy Rationalist Philosophy PART III: MODERN PHILOSOPHICAL EDUCATION The Modern Mind Present History of Western Philosophy Appendix: Hegel's Philosophy of History Index