Natur, Technik, Geist: Kontexte der Natur nach Aristoteles und Descartes in lebensweltlicher und subjektiver Erfahrung / Edition 1

by Gregor Schiemann

Overview

Gregor Schiemann defends the relevance of Aristotle's and Descartes' concept of nature, which define nature in contrast to the non-natural. These traditional concepts however prove to be valid only within limited contexts.

In the first part of his book, the author demonstrates that both Aristotle's view of nature as a counterpart to technology in the "life-world" and Descartes' dualism of nature and mind with respect to our own experience of consciousness have remained guiding principles. Using Aristotle's doctrine of the soul and Descartes' mechanism as examples, Schiemann then shows that there is cross-fertilisation between these conceptual pairs. This natural-philosophical and epistemological study combines elements of analytical philosophy with approaches from phenomenology. It aims to contribute to a plural understanding of nature, which abandons claims to universal validity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110180534
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	09/19/2005
Series:	Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie , #68
Pages:	507
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Language:	German
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gregor Schiemann ist Professor für Philosophie an der Bergischen Universityät Wuppertal.

Gregor Schiemann is Professor of Philosophy at the Bergischen Universityät Wuppertal, Germany.

Editorial Reviews

"Das Buch ist grundlegend zum Verständnis der westlichen Naturphilosophie als auch der Philosophie des Geistes."
Nicole Karafyllis in: Philosophischer Literaturanzeiger 3/2008

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