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Kierkegaard umanista. E-book. Formato EPUB Harald Hoffding - Castelvecchi, 2015 -
"Kierkegaard umanista" è stato il primo studio storico-psicologico dedicato alla personalità e all'opera di Søren Kierkegaard, che Harald Høffding, il più importante filosofo danese tra Otto e Novecento, interpreta a partire dal punto di vista dell'«umanismo». In questa prospettiva, la grandezza di Kierkegaard consiste nella capacità di sollevare obiezioni alla concezione armonica della realtà, confutare la presunta unità degli opposti e rimarcare la distinzione tra possibilità e realtà, pensiero ed essere, rivendicando il carattere parziale e soggettivo di ogni conoscenza. Coniugando una prosa scorrevole e vivace, saldamente ancorata ai testi, con un profondo respiro dialettico, il libro di Høffding possiede il rigore della riflessione analitica e la chiarezza dell'opera divulgativa.
Histoire de la philosophie moderne. E-book. Formato EPUB Harald Høffding - Librorium Editions, 2023 -
Ce n’est pas un hasard si l’Italie a été le foyer de la Renaissance, et partant, le berceau de la pensée moderne. C’est en Italie que les rapports avec l’antiquité s’étaient le mieux préservés ; aussi, lorsque la littérature antique fut remise au grand jour, les Italiens purent-ils se l’approprier avec une indépendance toute spéciale, car elle était l’œuvre de leur propre antiquité, la chair de leur chair et les os de leurs os. De même la littérature grecque, qui redevint au XVe siècle l’objet d’études enthousiastes, leur était sous plus d’un rapport d’une intelligence plus facile qu’aux peuples du Nord.Ce retour général à la littérature de l’antiquité, à l’étude de l’histoire, de la poésie et de la philosophie antiques, eut une grande importance historique. On vit dès lors clairement, qu’en dehors de l’Église et du christianisme, il existait aussi une vie spirituelle humaine suivant ses lois propres et possédant son histoire propre. Le monde intellectuel s’élargit, et l’observation comparée des faits humains devint possible. Chez plusieurs penseurs de la Renaissance, nous trouvons déjà la méthode comparée employée pour comprendre les choses humaines. En outre les œuvres de l’antiquité pouvaient servir de modèles pour guider la pensée, en attendant que celle-ci pût acquérir une activité plus indépendante. Une foule de pensées en germe, qui avaient commencé à croître dans l’antiquité, pour être retardées ensuite par l’époque, si rude au libre développement de l’esprit, du Moyen Âge pouvaient dès lors s’épanouir. Après un long et profond sommeil, la pensée cherchait à reprendre l’ouvrage où elle l’avait laissé vers la fin de l’antiquité.
LeibnitzLife and philosophy. E-book. Formato EPUB Harald Høffding - Ehs, 2022 -
Wilhelm Leibnitz, like Descartes, Hobbes and Spinoza, is convinced of the importance of the mechanical explanation of nature. His three predecessors regarded the mechanical principles as self-evident and as given once for all, and assumed the task of interpreting the various elements of reality in harmony with the principle of mechanical causality. Leibnitz however subjects the principle of causality to a profounder analysis by inquiring into its presuppositions and seeking to refer it back to something still more fundamental. It is only after he has succeeded in this that he proceeds to the definition of the relation between matter and mind. The motive for this investigation was in part purely theoretical, due to the fact that Leibnitz discovered gaps and inconsistencies in his predecessors, in part practical, due to his desire to bring the modern explanation of nature into more perfect harmony with his religious presuppositions. He attempted to accomplish both at a single stroke, by means of a single idea, the idea of continuity… Leibnitz bases his ethical ideas on the longing for perfection, i.e. for a higher degree of energy and greater spiritual harmony. The sense of pleasure is correlated with an abundance and harmony of energies...This book deals with the life and thoughts of Leibnitz, the famous German philosopher and scientist.ABOUT THE AUTHORS Alexander Campbell Fraser (1819-1914) was a Scottish philosopher and educator known for reviving interest in Bishop Berkeley. Born in Ardchattan, he studied at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities before entering the Presbyterian ministry. He became the first professor of Logic at New College in 1846 and later succeeded Sir William Hamilton at Edinburgh University. Fraser edited Berkeley’s works, wrote philosophical biographies, and explored the relationship between religion and science. He retired in 1891 but remained active, publishing his Biographia Philosophica in 1904. Harald Høffding, born in Copenhagen on March 11, 1843 and died in the same city on June 2, 1931, was a Danish philosopher. Throughout his work, he developed a doctrine that was both positivist and critical, a continuation of Kantian criticalism and a break with reductionist materialism. He is associated with the theory of psychophysical parallelism, the dissemination of which he contributed to in late 19th-century Europe. Frederic Henry Hedge (1805–1890) was a Unitarian minister, Transcendentalist, and leading scholar of German literature in the U.S. A Harvard graduate, he co-founded the Transcendental Club but later distanced himself from the movement. He held pastoral roles in several churches and became a Harvard professor of ecclesiastical history and German literature. Hedge translated Luther’s A Mighty Fortress Is Our God and served as president of the American Unitarian Association. He died in Cambridge and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.