The Fundamental Problems of Weste Metaphysics

by: Xavier Zubiri (Author), Thomas Fowler Joaquín Redondo(Translator)&0more

Publication Date: 2009/10/27

Language: English

Print Length: 244 pages

ISBN-10: 0761848770

ISBN-13: 9780761848776

Book Description

This book introduces the profound reflections of Xavier Zubiri (1898-1983) on the history of philosophy to English-speaking audiences. As a philosopher who rethought much of philosophy and theology, Zubiri felt it necessary to be in continuous dialogue with earlier thinkers both to avoid past mistakes and to extract all that is valuable from them. The theme of the present book is the transcendental in Weste philosophy and how a firm grasp of it reveals underlying unity in Weste philosophy, but also fundamental problems that Zubiri believed require a complete rethinking of certain basic notions and theories. Zubiri develops this theme by analyzing the work of six major philosophers: Aristotle, St. Thomas, Descartes, Leibniz, Kant, and Hegel. To conclude, he sketches his own resolution of the problems of Weste philosophy, a subject addressed in greater depth in his major work, Sentient Intelligence.This translation was made possible by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

About the Author

This book introduces the profound reflections of Xavier Zubiri (1898-1983) on the history of philosophy to English-speaking audiences. As a philosopher who rethought much of philosophy and theology, Zubiri felt it necessary to be in continuous dialogue with earlier thinkers both to avoid past mistakes and to extract all that is valuable from them. The theme of the present book is the transcendental in Weste philosophy and how a firm grasp of it reveals underlying unity in Weste philosophy, but also fundamental problems that Zubiri believed require a complete rethinking of certain basic notions and theories. Zubiri develops this theme by analyzing the work of six major philosophers: Aristotle, St. Thomas, Descartes, Leibniz, Kant, and Hegel. To conclude, he sketches his own resolution of the problems of Weste philosophy, a subject addressed in greater depth in his major work, Sentient Intelligence.This translation was made possible by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture.