About this title: Contemporary or postmodern thought is based on the lack of foundation. The impossibility of having a principle for philosophy has become a position of principle. As a result, rhetoric has taken over. Content has given way to the priority of form. Michel Meyer's book aims at showing that philosophy as foundational is possible and necessary, and that rhetoric can flourish alongside, but the conception of reason must be changed. Questioning rather than answering must be considered as the guiding principle. What the author calls "problematology" is not only the study of questioning but also ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Pr
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780271030470ISBN:027103047X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780271030470ISBN:027103047X
Description: New. Contemporary or postmodern thought is based on the lack of foundation. The impossibility of having a principle for philosophy has become a position of principle. As a result, rhetoric has taken over. Content has given way to the priority of form. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penn State University Press
ISBN-13:9780271030470ISBN:027103047X
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penn State University Press
ISBN-13:9780271030470ISBN:027103047X
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