| #802159 in Books | 2011-09-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.90 x.50 x5.20l,.40 | File type: PDF | 112 pages||22 of 22 people found the following review helpful.| A philosophical breath of fresh air|By J. I. Fowler|Since the late Middle Ages, philosophy has spent more and more time convincing us of how little we actually comprehend the world around us; of how deceptive our perceptions and assumptions are. Ultimately, a great deal (though, of course, not all) of modern philosophy can be described as contemplation of the human subject th|Language Notes|Text: English (translation)| Original Language: French
This short book is a work of one of the 20th century's greatest philosophers and historians of philosophy, Etienne Gilson. The book's title, taken from the first chapter, may sound esoteric but it reflects a common-sense outlook on the world, applied in a "methodical" way. That approach, known as realism, consists in emphasizing the fact that what is real precedes our concepts about it. In contrast to realism stands idealism, which refers to the philosophical outlook tha...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Methodical Realism | Etienne Gilson. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
