Death and the Disinterested Spectator · an Inquiry Into the Nature of Philosophy

Death and the Disinterested Spectator · an Inquiry Into the Nature of Philosophy
Authors
Hartle, Ann
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Tags
philosophy
ISBN
9780887062841
Date
1986-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.50 MB
Lang
en
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Death and the Disinterested Spectator examines the nature of philosophy in light of philosophy's claim to be a preparation for death. Does philosophy have any real power, or is it merely idle talk? The background against which this question is explored is a re-interpretation of Plato's Phaedo, Augustine's Confessions, and Descartes' Discourse on Method.