Jonathan Bennett, Learning from Six Philosophers: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, HumeOxford University Press | ISBN 0199266298 | 2003 | PDF | 2.78 MB | 356+340 pages 2 vol.In these two volumes Jonathan Bennett engages with the thought of six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. While not neglecting the historical setting of each, his chief focus is on the words they wrote. What problem is being tackled? How exactly is the solution meant to work? Does it succeed? If not, why not? What can be learned from its success or failure? For newcomers to the early modern scene, this clearly written work is an excellent introduction to it. Those already in the know can learn how to argue with the great philosophers of the past, treating them as colleagues, antagonists, students, teachers. In volume one Bennett considers mainly the work of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and in volume two the work of Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
Ulus Baker ( 1960- Temmuz 2007) Felsefenin büyük kitaplarının harikulade bir özelliği, hem "sokaktaki insan"ın okuyup anlayabileceği, hem de yalnızca işin "jargonundan" haberdar olan uzmanların, yani felsefecilerin başedebileceği iki ayrı düzlemde yazılmış olmalarıdır.Yayın dünyamıza üçüncü kez sessizce giren Spinoza'nın Ethica'sı işte bu tür kitaplar arasında belki de tarihsel önemi en yüksek olanlardandır.Sokaktaki insanın anlayabilmesi bütün teknik okuma zorluklarına karşı, yalnızca mümkün değil, zorunludur, çünkü orada yalnızca ve yalnızca -herkesin doğal olarak "fikir sahibi" olduğu- "günlük hayattan", "yaşam pratiğinden", "tutkulardan", "imgelemden" ve "bireysel ya da kollektif" yaşamdan bahsediliyor.Buna karşın, ilk bakışta sokaktaki okuyucuyu belki de dehşete düşürebilecek sunuluş biçimi (Öklid geometrisi gibi, tanımlar, belitler, önermeler halinde düzenlenmiş "geometrik" bir sunum), sürekli olarak Tanr
Author: Jonathan BennettPaperback: 396 pagesPublisher: Oxford University Press, (November 2003)Language: EnglishISBN: 0199266298(R)Jonathan Bennett engages with the thought of six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. While not neglecting the historical setting of each, his chief focus is on the words they wrote. What problem is being tackled? How exactly is the solution meant to work? Does it succeed? If not, why not? What can we learn from its success or its failure? These questions reflect Bennett's dedication to engaging with philosophy as philosophy, not as museum exhibit, and they require a close and demanding attention to textual details; these being two features that characterize all Bennett's work on early modern philosophy. For newcomers to the early modern scene, this clearly written work is an excellent introduction to it. Those already in the know can learn how to argue with the great philosophers of the past,
Author: Jonathan BennettPaperback: 424 pagesPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 2003)Language: EnglishISBN: 019926628X(R)Jonathan Bennett engages with the thought of six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. While not neglecting the historical setting of each, his chief focus is on the words they wrote. What problem is being tackled? How exactly is the solution meant to work? Does it succeed? If not, why not? What can we learn from its success or its failure? These questions reflect Bennett's dedication to engaging with philosophy as philosophy, not as museum exhibit, and they require a close and demanding attention to textual details; these being two features that characterize all Bennett's work on early modern philosophy. For newcomers to the early modern scene, this clearly written work is an excellent introduction to it. Those already in the know can learn how to argue with the great philosophers of the p
"If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years."~ Baruch Spinoza- Dutch Philosopher (1632 - 1677) Today I offer this quote that I ran across in some of my reading as food for thought.
