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The Fundamental Problems of Western Metaphysics
Author(s): Xavier Zubiri (Author)
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication Date: 16 Dec. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 244 pages
- ISBN-10: 0761848770
- ISBN-13: 9780761848776
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
A historically-informed, integrated, and responsible response to the question ”What is Metaphysics?”…Zubiri is one of the 20th century”s greatest European proponents for the history of metaphysics, not simply as “history of philosophy,” but as the history of being as such. — Brad Elliott Stone, associate professor of philosophy, director, University Honors Program, Loyola Marymount University
About the Author
Xavier Zubiri (author, 1898-1983): Contemporary Spanish philosopher who profoundly rethought the problems of philosophy and developed a radically new approach to knowing and reality, termed Sentient Intelligence. His thought synthesizes classical philosophy (Aristotle to St. Thomas) and phenomenology, but goes beyond both. His theological writings utilize this philosophical framework.
Joaquín Redondo (translator, 1927-2009): Longtime scholar and researcher of Zubiri. A native speaker of both Spanish and English, he effectively translated Zubiri’s philosophical expressions, often metaphorical, into clear English. He translated four other works by Zubiri, including Man and God, published by University Press of America.
Thomas Fowler (translator): President and founder of the Xavier Zubiri Foundation of North America. He translated three other works by Zubiri and is editor of The Xavier Zubiri Review. He serves as adjunct professor at George Mason University, and is the author of The Evolution Controversy, A Survey of Competing Theories. He is a frequent speaker of Zubiri’s key ideas at the annual Metanexus Institute conferences on science and religion.
