Overview
Re-asserts the philosophy of nature as a topic of legitimate philosophical concern
Show how natural processes can give rise to rational animals
Rooted in Aristotle, Kant and Hegel, the text also draws on more recent thinkers such as Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg and Hans Jonas
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This book defies the reigning dismissal of the philosophy of nature by turning to what Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel have had to say about nature and critically thinking through their arguments to reconstruct a comprehensive account of the universe. Aided by the contributions of more recent thinkers, such as Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Michael B. Foster, and Hans Jonas, Conceiving Nature shows how the mechanics of matter in motion, the physics of electromagnetism, and chemical process provide all that is needed for life to emerge and give rise to rational animals capable of knowing nature in truth. The work contains detailed discussions of much of Aristotle’s writing on nature, of Kant’s Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science, and of Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature.
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Book Title: Conceiving Nature after Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel
Book Subtitle: The Philosopher's Guide to the Universe
Authors: Richard Dien Winfield
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66281-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66280-0Published: 19 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88210-9Published: 18 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66281-7Published: 10 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 410
Topics: History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics