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"The goal of philosophy is always the same, to assist men to understand themselves and thus to operate in the open, not wildly in the dark."--Isaiah Berlin This volume of Isaiah Berlin's essays presents the sweep of his contributions to philosophy from his early participation in the debates surrounding logical positivism to his later work, which more evidently reflects his life-long interest in political theory, the history of ideas, and the philosophy of history. Here Berlin describes his view of the nature of philosophy, and of its main task: to uncover the various models and presuppositions--the concepts and categories--that men bring to their existence and that help form that existence. Throughout, his writing is informed by his intense consciousness of the plurality of values, the nature of historical understanding, and of the fragility of human freedom in the face of rigid dogma. This new edition adds a number of previously uncollected pieces that throw further light on Berlin's central philosophical concerns, and a revealing exchange of letters with the editor and Bernard Williams about the genesis of the book.

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Edwin Hartman explores Aristotle's metaphysical assumptions as they illuminate his thought and some issues of current philosophical significance. The author's analysis of the theory of the soul treats such topics of lively debate as ontological primacy, spatio-temporal continuity, personal identity, and the relation between mind and body. Aristotle presents a world populated primarily by individual material objects rather than by their parts or by universals. The author notes that defense of this view requires Aristotle to create the notion of form or essence. A material object, the Philosopher holds, is identical with its particular essence, and is not a combination of form and matter. Most important, a person is a substance and his essence is his soul. Personal identify is therefore bodily identity, and survival consists in bodily continuity. The relation between a state of perceiving and a state of the body is a special case of the weak identity between form and matter.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Mind and body. --- Soul. --- Substance (Philosophy). --- Philosophical anthropology --- Metaphysics --- Aristotle --- Substance (Philosophy) --- Mind and body --- Soul --- Substance (Philosophie) --- Esprit et corps --- Ame --- Aristotle. --- Matter --- Ontology --- Reality --- Body and mind --- Body and soul (Philosophy) --- Human body --- Mind --- Mind-body connection --- Mind-body relations --- Mind-cure --- Somatopsychics --- Brain --- Dualism --- Holistic medicine --- Mental healing --- Parousia (Philosophy) --- Phrenology --- Psychophysiology --- Self --- Pneuma --- Future life --- Theological anthropology --- Animism --- Spirit --- Psychological aspects --- Abstract and concrete. --- Abstraction. --- Affection. --- Akrasia. --- Analogy. --- Analytic–synthetic distinction. --- Awareness. --- Bernard Williams. --- Brute fact. --- Causal chain. --- Causality. --- Cognition. --- Concept. --- Consciousness. --- Counterexample. --- De Interpretatione. --- Determination. --- Dialectician. --- Differentia. --- Disposition. --- Dualism (philosophy of mind). --- Empirical evidence. --- Entity. --- Episteme. --- Epistemology. --- Essentialism. --- Ethics. --- Excellence. --- Existence. --- Explanation. --- Explication. --- Falsity. --- Feeling. --- First principle. --- Four causes. --- Hilary Putnam. --- Human behavior. --- Imagination. --- Incorrigibility. --- Individual. --- Individuation. --- Inference. --- Infinite regress. --- Inherence. --- Intellect. --- Intentionality. --- Ipso facto. --- Jerry Fodor. --- Logical consequence. --- Logical truth. --- Materialism. --- Mental event. --- Mental image. --- Mental property. --- Mental representation. --- Nous. --- On Memory. --- On the Soul. --- Perception. --- Personal identity. --- Phenomenon. --- Philosopher. --- Philosophy of mind. --- Physical body. --- Physical property. --- Platonic realism. --- Posterior Analytics. --- Potentiality and actuality. --- Precognition. --- Premise. --- Premises. --- Primary/secondary quality distinction. --- Privileged access. --- Proffer. --- Propositional attitude. --- Qualia. --- Reality. --- Reason. --- Rigid designator. --- Self-actualization. --- Self-awareness. --- Self-consciousness. --- Sense. --- Sophistication. --- Sortal. --- Subjectivity. --- Substance theory. --- Suggestion. --- Syllogism. --- The Concept of Mind. --- Themistius. --- Theory of Forms. --- Theory of justification. --- Theory. --- Thought. --- Truth. --- Universal law. --- W. D. Ross. --- Wilfrid Sellars.