Product Description: Book by Hall, David L.

"The conception of culture and philosophy's role within it developed in this work permits interesting formulations of a number of important issues and concepts: the relations between the utopian and utilitarian functions of philosophic theory; the character of the aesthetic and mystical sensibilities; the meaning and function of metaphor and of irony; the value of theoretical consensus; the nature of philosophic communication; and the distinctive relation of Plato and Socrates as a model for philosophic activity." -- David L. HallWith Eros and Irony, David Hall re-evaluates the cultural role of philosophy, probing to the very heart of questions in epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of culture. Two central arguments structure the book: the first is that in modern culture the autonomy of the aesthetic and religious sensibilities has been seriously qualified by an overemphasis on narrowly rational moral interests. The second is that philosophic activity must be construed in terms of two conflicting elements: the desire for completeness of understanding, and the failure to achieve such understanding.Hall provides a historical survey of philosophic thought, encompassing Plato, Kant, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Whitehead. He also avails himself of sources outside of philosophy, in such diverse fields as poetry, psychology, physics, and Eastern religion, to create a work that not only addresses key issues in philosophy, but also has deep implications for science, art, religion, morality, and cultural self-understanding."One cannot read this book without being challenged to the core about the way in which he perceives the world. It is interesting, provocative, and engagingly written." -- Donald Crosby, Professor of Philosophy, Colorado State University"Hall's work is a rather extraordinary achievement. He discusses with imagination and authority issues ranging over the entire history of philosophy and with special relevance to contemporary cultural situations. It is a wonderful piece of work." -- Eliot Deutsch, Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii

Product Description: University of Massachusetts, 1982, Very good., Hardcover. 199 pages. Very good in good dust jacket. B&w illustrations. [Art history, Criticism] Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

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Considers the social and cultural aspects of 20th-century modern industrial social formations, focusing on Britain and Europe, and with some reference to North America and Australasia.

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