Philosopher A Kind Of Life
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415276314 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 472 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wiggly said My mind/brain problem continues, even if Professor Honderich has a solution. As someone who actually did have to suffer Professor Honderich's incomprehensible 'Introduction to Philosophy' morning lectures in my first term as an undergraduate in Philosophy at University College London during the early nineties, I thought it'd be interesting to read more about the man. I doubt he has any recolle. Ponderous: a kind of writing A Customer Being a fan of the philosophy Honderich does, I admit to being dissapointed at the sort of re-telling his life has recieved. The clarity and knowledge that exist in his professional work are translated hereto the most tedious degree. One senses a Continental cloud descending as one attempts to remember the last page r. How free should Ted have been? I have read all of Philosopher: A Kind of Life, and have some away with mixed feelings, and a mixed evaluation. I think that the book does represent a life in all its messiness and tensions, something which may not appeal to analytic minds less worldly (or sensual, or interesting) than Honderich is. On the other hand,
J. It sets out resolutely to explain how and why it all happened.It is as much a narrative of Ted Honderich's philosophy. Does the free marriage owe anything to the analytic philosophy? What are the costs of truth? Are the politics of England slowly making it an ever-better place? Is an action's rightness independent of the mixture of motives out of which it came?. It is compelling, candid and revealing about the beginning and the goal, and everything in between: early work as a journalist on The Toronto Star, travels with Elvis Presley, arrival in Britain, loves and friendships, academic rivalries and battles, marriages and affairs, self-interest and empathy. The story of Ted Honderich, philosopher, a story of a perilous philosophical life, marked by critical examination, and a compelling personal life full of human drama. He makes hard problems real. This is the story of Ted Honderich's perilous progress from boyhood in Canada to the Grote Professorship of Mind and Logic at University College London, A. Philoso
Always a realist--believing that reality is to be found only in the material world--he quickly aligns himself with David Hume's philosophy that every event in our lives has a determinate cause. It is at this time that the philosophical life begins to attract him. Furthermore, Honderich writes so often in a passive, third-person voice that readers may wonder if he is describing himself or someone else. Ayer; after a number of teaching jobs, Honderich is eventually appointed to the chair once held by his beloved teacher. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. With his new wife, Margaret, Honderich goes off to London to study with his favorite philosopher, A.J. From Publishers Weekly Although he eventually held the Grote Professorship of Mind and Logic at University College in London, Honderich (How Free Are You; Conservativism) was slow to feel the pull of philosophy. In this rather pedantic and exhausting memoir, he recounts his journey from a lonely Canadian