The Aconceptual Mind : Heideggerian themes in holistic naturalism.
According to Heidegger, naturalistic thinking is naive and unable to deal with its own essence and limitations. It can only serve the veiled interests of modern Western technology in its inherent inclination to attain global dominance. But these eight thematically intertwined essays face Heidegger&#...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam/Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1998
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| Series: | Advances in consciousness research ;
v. 11. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | According to Heidegger, naturalistic thinking is naive and unable to deal with its own essence and limitations. It can only serve the veiled interests of modern Western technology in its inherent inclination to attain global dominance. But these eight thematically intertwined essays face Heidegger's critique of naturalistic thinking habits. The author develops a holistic and antirealistic version of naturalism. This 'holistic naturalism' does not approach nature as a set of entities or things which can be used for technological purposes. Instead, nature is approached as human experience which. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (323 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027283481 9027283486 1283174391 9781283174398 9786613174390 6613174394 |
| ISSN: | 1381-589X ; |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
