The Categories and the Principle of Coherence. Whitehead's Theory of Categories in Historical Perspective.
A. Z. Bar-On
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Paperback. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
The general topic of this book is the theory of categories, its sources, meaning and development. The inquiry can be seen to proceed on two levels. On one, the history of the theory is traced from its alleged genesis in Aristotle, through its main subsequent stages of Kant and Hegel, up to a kind of consummation in two of its prominent twentieth century adherents, Alfred North White head and Nicolai Hartmann. Special attention has been paid to that aspect of the Hegelian conception of the categorial analysis from which the principle of coherence emerged. On the second, deeper level, however, ... Read more
The general topic of this book is the theory of categories, its sources, meaning and development. The inquiry can be seen to proceed on two levels. On one, the history of the theory is traced from its alleged genesis in Aristotle, through its main subsequent stages of Kant and Hegel, up to a kind of consummation in two of its prominent twentieth century adherents, Alfred North White head and Nicolai Hartmann. Special attention has been paid to that aspect of the Hegelian conception of the categorial analysis from which the principle of coherence emerged. On the second, deeper level, however, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Series
Nijhoff International Philosophy Series
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401080910
SKU
V9789401080910
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