John J. McDermott (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780823224838
- eISBN:
- 9780823284887
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823224838.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, American Philosophy
Now back in print, and in paperback, these two classic volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Josiah Royce's thought, providing the most comprehensive selection of his writings currently ...
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Now back in print, and in paperback, these two classic volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Josiah Royce's thought, providing the most comprehensive selection of his writings currently available. They offer a detailed presentation of the viable relationship Royce forged between the local experience of community and the demands of a philosophical and scientific vision of the human situation. The selections reprinted here are basic to any understanding of Royce's thought and its pressing relevance to contemporary cultural, moral, and religious issues.Less
Now back in print, and in paperback, these two classic volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Josiah Royce's thought, providing the most comprehensive selection of his writings currently available. They offer a detailed presentation of the viable relationship Royce forged between the local experience of community and the demands of a philosophical and scientific vision of the human situation. The selections reprinted here are basic to any understanding of Royce's thought and its pressing relevance to contemporary cultural, moral, and religious issues.
John J. McDermott (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780823224845
- eISBN:
- 9780823284894
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823224845.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, American Philosophy
Now back in print, and in paperback, these two classic volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Josiah Royce's thought, providing the most comprehensive selection of his writings currently ...
More
Now back in print, and in paperback, these two classic volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Josiah Royce's thought, providing the most comprehensive selection of his writings currently available. They offer a detailed presentation of the viable relationship Royce forged between the local experience of community and the demands of a philosophical and scientific vision of the human situation. The selections reprinted here are basic to any understanding of Royce's thought and its pressing relevance to contemporary cultural, moral, and religious issues.Less
Now back in print, and in paperback, these two classic volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Josiah Royce's thought, providing the most comprehensive selection of his writings currently available. They offer a detailed presentation of the viable relationship Royce forged between the local experience of community and the demands of a philosophical and scientific vision of the human situation. The selections reprinted here are basic to any understanding of Royce's thought and its pressing relevance to contemporary cultural, moral, and religious issues.
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781846312182
- eISBN:
- 9781846315534
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846315534.005
- Subject:
- Literature, Poetry
This chapter analyses arguments about the impossibility of poetry translation. It discusses the view that poetry translation is impossible because of the impossibility of capturing the poetic emotion ...
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This chapter analyses arguments about the impossibility of poetry translation. It discusses the view that poetry translation is impossible because of the impossibility of capturing the poetic emotion of the original poem and mentions that some translators have spoken up for the translatability of poetry in a manner that echoes the universality of human emotion belief. It considers the views of the editors of The Craft of Translation and argues that translational confidence can be sustained because human situations are analogous and can be understood analogically.Less
This chapter analyses arguments about the impossibility of poetry translation. It discusses the view that poetry translation is impossible because of the impossibility of capturing the poetic emotion of the original poem and mentions that some translators have spoken up for the translatability of poetry in a manner that echoes the universality of human emotion belief. It considers the views of the editors of The Craft of Translation and argues that translational confidence can be sustained because human situations are analogous and can be understood analogically.
Gila Sher
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198768685
- eISBN:
- 9780191822032
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198768685.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Metaphysics/Epistemology, Logic/Philosophy of Mathematics
The essay approaches knowledge from the perspective of the “basic human epistemic situation”–the situation of limited yet resourceful beings, living in a complex world and aspiring to know it in its ...
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The essay approaches knowledge from the perspective of the “basic human epistemic situation”–the situation of limited yet resourceful beings, living in a complex world and aspiring to know it in its full complexity. Viewed from this perspective, two fundamental principles of all knowledge are “epistemic friction” and “epistemic freedom”: knowledge must be substantially constrained by the world (friction), but without active participation of the knower (freedom) knowledge is impossible. It follows that all knowledge, empirical and abstract, requires a grounding in both world and mind. With the fall of foundationalism, however, many philosophers have become skeptical about a substantive philosophical grounding of knowledge. This essay challenges this skepticism by charting a new foundational methodology, “foundational holism”, which is designed to provide all knowledge with a dual grounding in world and mind using holistic principles. Employing this methodology, the essay develops an integrated theory of knowledge, truth, and logic. This theory includes (i) a dynamic model of knowledge inspired by Quine yet opposed to his narrow empiricism, (ii) a substantivist theory of truth that advocates universal correspondence yet rejects the rigid and overly simplistic conception of traditional correspondence, and (iii) a new foundation for logic, demystifying its grounding in the world. This foundation brings logic in line with other fields of knowledge while affirming its strong necessity, generality, and normativity, which are explained by its “semantic formality”. The essay engages with multiple philosophers and philosophical views, setting the ground for further discussions of both freedom and friction.Less
The essay approaches knowledge from the perspective of the “basic human epistemic situation”–the situation of limited yet resourceful beings, living in a complex world and aspiring to know it in its full complexity. Viewed from this perspective, two fundamental principles of all knowledge are “epistemic friction” and “epistemic freedom”: knowledge must be substantially constrained by the world (friction), but without active participation of the knower (freedom) knowledge is impossible. It follows that all knowledge, empirical and abstract, requires a grounding in both world and mind. With the fall of foundationalism, however, many philosophers have become skeptical about a substantive philosophical grounding of knowledge. This essay challenges this skepticism by charting a new foundational methodology, “foundational holism”, which is designed to provide all knowledge with a dual grounding in world and mind using holistic principles. Employing this methodology, the essay develops an integrated theory of knowledge, truth, and logic. This theory includes (i) a dynamic model of knowledge inspired by Quine yet opposed to his narrow empiricism, (ii) a substantivist theory of truth that advocates universal correspondence yet rejects the rigid and overly simplistic conception of traditional correspondence, and (iii) a new foundation for logic, demystifying its grounding in the world. This foundation brings logic in line with other fields of knowledge while affirming its strong necessity, generality, and normativity, which are explained by its “semantic formality”. The essay engages with multiple philosophers and philosophical views, setting the ground for further discussions of both freedom and friction.
