The Uses of the Past from Heidegger to Rorty: Doing Philosophy Historically - Softcover

Piercey, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107404320 ISBN 13: 9781107404328

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

In this book Robert Piercey asks how it is possible to do philosophy by studying the thinkers of the past. He develops his answer through readings of Martin Heidegger, Richard Rorty, Paul Ricoeur, Alasdair MacIntyre and other historically-minded philosophers. Piercey shows that what is distinctive about these figures is a concern with philosophical pictures - extremely general conceptions of what the world is like - rather than specific theories. He offers a comprehensive and illuminating exploration of the way in which these thinkers use narrative to evaluate and criticise these pictures. The result is a powerful and original account of how philosophers use the past.

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Book Description

This book asks how it is possible to do philosophy by studying the thinkers of the past. The answer is developed through readings of Martin Heidegger, Richard Rorty, Paul Ricoeur, Alasdair MacIntyre and other historically-minded philosophers. The result is a powerful and original account of how philosophers use the past.

About the Author

Robert Piercey is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Campion College, University of Regina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107404320
• ISBN 13: 9781107404328
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234