Bøger i Philosophica serien

Il n'y a pas de sagesse à laisser passer la vie et à s'abstenir d'agir. ' Ou à écrire. Ainsi cogite l'auteur acclamé Maurice Henrie dans Donc je suis, qui puise son inspiration de la célèbre formule du philosophe français, René Descartes.

Laïcité et humanisme: un titre et deux mots de grande actualité tant au Québec qu'ailleurs dans le monde. Cet ouvrage, avec des contributions d'acteurs clés qui alimentent le débat sur le sens et la définition de la laïcité dans le Québec du XXIe siècle, arrive à point nommé.

First published in French as La vraie duretae du mental by Presses de l'Universitae Laval, Quaebec, Canada, 2009.-- Title page verso.

Une défense philosophique de la culture européenne par le philosophe renommé, Jean-François Mattéi.

Has any question about the historical past ever been finally answered? Of course there is much disagreement among professional historians about what happened in the past and how to explain it. But this incisive study goes one step further and brings into question the very ability of historians to gather and communicate genuine knowledge about the past.Understanding History applies this general question from the philosophy of history to economic history of American slaveholders. Do we understand the American slaveholders? Has the last word on the subject been said? Both the alleged "e;profitability"e; of slavery and the purported causes of the American Civil War are philosophically analyzed. Traditional narrative history and econometric history are examined and compared, and their different philosophical assumptions made explicit. The problem of justifying historical methodologies is first set in the wider context of the philosophical problem of knowledge, then lucidly explained and resolved along pragmatic lines. The novelty of Gorman's approach lies in its comparison of narrative with econometric history, its analysis of empathetic understanding in terms of cost-benefit analysis, and its elucidation of the metaphysical presuppositions of empiricism. It stands out especially for the clarity, rigor, and simplicity of its arguments.

Explorez la collection complete de livres audio des Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa!Des rflexions sur des sujets essentiels, notammentla politique - car pendant de longues annes,Maurice Henrie a travaill l'ombre des parlementairesfdraux -, des questions d'ordre littraire et dessujets de nature socioconomique.Ici, la plume est au service de la libre pense, sanscensure. Elle aborde une foule de sujets dans destextes regroups selon leur appartenance et leurorientation. Du ct de la politique, par exemple,Henrie explore l'affinit entre le dput et ses lecteurs,le rgime traditionnel des poids et des contrepoidsdans les dbats en Chambre, et les vicissitudes quiaccompagnent tout gouvernement au pouvoir. Ctlittrature, il voque le mystre des succs littraires,les malentendus de bon aloi qui dominent la littratureet les misres de l'crit dans un monde o dominentl'lectronique et l'informatique.Ce livre audio en franais est lu en version intgrale par tienne Panet-Raymond.-Discover more University of Ottawa Press audio books!In this collection of short, sometimes incisive, essays, the author allows his mind to wander from one subject, or one approach, to the next, much in the esteemed tradition of the French essayists: Montaigne's essays, Pascal's thoughts and Paul Valry's reflections.These are Henrie's musings on key issues, most notably on politics-because for years, Maurice Henrie worked in the shadow of federal parliamentarians, but also on literature and on topics of a socioeconomic nature. Here, the pen is as free and uncensored as the thought that drives it. It broaches any number of subjects, and the presentation of these unbridled short texts is thematic. In terms of politics, for instance, Henrie explores the affinity between an elected official and his constituents, the traditional regime of checks and balances in House of Commons debates, and the vicissitudes that characterize all ruling parties. Turning to literature, Henrie contemplates the mysteries of literary success, the misunderstandings that dominate literature, and the woes of writing in an electronic world.This unabridged audio book in French is read by tienne Panet-Raymond.

What is the significance of "higher" education? What is the point of obtaining a degree that includes the study of philosophy? This book argues that university study is a privileged space for self-cultivation but that this space is under threat by both the press of specialization and the "marketing" of undergraduate education.

A leading Polish philosopher of the 20th century, Roman Ingarden is principally renowned in Western culture for his work in aesthetics and the theory of literature. This work demonstrates how Ingarden's thought constitutes a major contribution to the fundamental fields of ontology and metaphysics.

Includes the essays that make a single central claim that human beings can still make sense of their lives and still have a humane morality, even if their worldview is utterly secular and even if they have lost the last vestige of belief in God.

A work that underscores the need to examine history from a philosophical perspective.

Offers an exposition of the theses of Kant, Hegel, and Marx, on the dynamics and the ends of history. This title reasserts the task of the speculative philosophy of history as it had been understood by German philosophy: the articulation and understanding the historical process as a developmental whole.

Offers a collection of essays that examines issues posed by a naturalistic view of the world and explores some of the challenges it confronts. This title covers papers on freedom, Kant, Christianity, Homer, the history of analytic philosophy, the place of humanity in nature, and other topics.

Examines the 'logic' of interrogation and makes the case that intentionality itself has the structure of question and answer.

Argues for a conception of metaphysics as the most general or comprehensive method of inquiry. Working from a broadly analytic and naturalist perspective, this title confronts positions that claim metaphysics to be impossible, as advanced in ancient, Kantian, post-Kantian, and contemporary philosophy, showing them to be unsuccessful.

Develops an original theory of the self based on Kierkegaard's writings. By drawing on Kierkegaard's writings, the author develops a metaphysical account of the self that provides an alternative to the idea that there is no such thing as human nature. It also considers several important ways of thinking about self outside of the natural sciences.

Addresses the themes of community, culture, national identity, and universal human rights. This title argues that nations compelled to cope with increasing demands for group recognition may do so in a broadly liberal spirit and without succumbing to the dangers associated with an illiberal, adversarial multiculturalism.

Delving into the history and envelopment of logic from its beginnings to the modern era, this title rehabilitates the term logic and demonstrates that an enhanced traditional logic remains a viable possibility.

Do the objects that we perceive though our senses exist autonomously, independent of the mind that perceives them? This title shows that this failure results from the fundamental error in classical thinking, which identifies reason with determinant reason alone.

A philosophical examination of technology's influence. It explores the relationship between technology and free will. Rejecting the notion of technology as a neutral addition to our lives, it also examines the type and degree of our society's technological dependence.

Doctoral students present and reflect on the work of their philosophical mentors.

Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) is one of the previous century's most important thinkers. The breadth of Husserl's thought is considerable and much remains unexplored. Often regarded as the 'Father of phenomenology', this collection of essays reveals that he is indeed much more than that.