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Françoise Dastur
Françoise Dastur (born 1942 in Lyon) is a French philosopher. She is Professor Emeritus at University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. She is a specialist of the works of Martin Heidegger. Bibliography * ''Heidegger and the Question of Time'' (Contemporary Studies in Philosophy and the Human Sciences), translated by François Raffoul and David Pettigrew, Humanity Books, 1998 * '' Death: An Essay on Finitude'', translated by John Llewelyn John Llewelyn (1 February 1928 – 7 May 2021) was a Welsh-born British philosopher whose extensive body of work, published over a period of more than forty years, spans the divide between Analytical and Continental schools of contemporary tho ..., Continuum, 2002 * ''Telling Time: Sketch of a Phenomenological Chronology'' (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers), translated by Edward Bullard, The Athlone Press, 2000 * ''How Are We to Confront Death?: An Introduction to Philosophy'' (Perspectives in Continental Philosophy), Robert Vallier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Philosophy
Western philosophy encompasses the philosophical thought and work of the Western world. Historically, the term refers to the philosophical thinking of Western culture, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophy of the pre-Socratics. The word ''philosophy'' itself originated from the Ancient Greek (φιλοσοφία), literally, "the love of wisdom" grc, φιλεῖν , "to love" and σοφία '' sophía'', "wisdom"). History Ancient The scope of ancient Western philosophy included the problems of philosophy as they are understood today; but it also included many other disciplines, such as pure mathematics and natural sciences such as physics, astronomy, and biology (Aristotle, for example, wrote on all of these topics). Pre-Socratics The pre-Socratic philosophers were interested in cosmology; the nature and origin of the universe, while rejecting mythical answers to such questions. They were specifically interested in the (the cause or first principle) of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
