First published in 1966, The Discipline of the Cave is the first series of a course of Gifford lectures on philosophical issues.. J N Findlay's lectures use the image of the Cave to show how familiarity is full of restrictions, and involves puzzles and discrepancies unable to be resolved or removed. Such philosophical perplexities may be a result of the misunderstanding and abuse of ordinary ways of thinking and speaking. They may also be a way of 'drawing us towards being', providing proof of the absurdity of ordinary thought, speech and experience unless modified and added to in ways which may point beyond it. What may be called a mystical and otherworldly element may need to be introduced into or rendered explicit in all our experience in order to give a viable sense to the most commonplace human utterances and activities.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-10
0415685397
ISBN-13
9780415685399
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117497145
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Discipline of the Cave
Author
John Niemeyer Findlay
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy, Philosophy
Publication Year
2012
Number of Pages
222 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
272g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
John Niemeyer Findlay
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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