Studies in Human Nature

by J. B Baillie

Overview

This book by the Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Aberdeen is made up of an Introduction and nine ' Studies" or essays with the following titles: (1) Anthropomorphism and Truth; (II) The Realistic Character of Knowledge; (III) Certain Non-Logical Factors in the Process of Knowledge; (IV) The Nature of Memory-Knowledge; (V) The Function of Emotion in the Consciousness of the Real; (VI) The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism; (VII) The Place of Phildsophy in Human Nature; (VIII) Science and the Humanities; (IX) Laughter and Tears: The Sense of Incongruity.

The philosophical standpoint from which the book is written is indicated in a general way by the title of the book and by certain statements in the preface. "It is not the purpose of these papers," the author writes, "to defend or support any of the familiarly accepted theories, whether of idealism or realism. Human nature is far more interesting and much more important than any theory, and on that account perhaps is tolerant of many theories. . . . We best avoid the defects of one-sided theories if we follow the path of what Sidgwick

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663527523
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/06/2020
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)