| Edition |
[1st ed.]. |
| Description |
vii, 274 pages 21 cm |
| Series |
"A Helen and Kurt Wolff book" |
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Helen and Kurt Wolff book.
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| Note |
"A Helen and Kurt Wolff book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
[1.] Leonardo as philosopher: The character of his thinking -- The content of his thinking (metaphysics) -- The life of the painter as a cognitive form of being -- Characterization of Leonardo -- [2.] Descartes and philosophy: The fundamental operation: How it was effected ; Critique of this certainty ; The encompassing -- The method: Method as a theme ; The application of the method -- The character of the Cartesian philosophy as a whole: Reason and authority ; The loss of being ; The new dogmatism ; Descartes's personality ; The historical influence of Descartes -- [3.] Max Weber as politician, scientist, philosopher: The politician: The struggle against the system ; Max Weber and the German collapse ; Sound political judgment in concrete situations ; Lack of political influence ; The lost opportunity ; The enduring import of Max Weber's political thinking ; Max Weber's general political approach -- The scientist: Examples of Weber's insights ; The universal historian ; The method (possibility, comparison, ideal type) ; The distinctions ; The science of sociology ; Nonknowledge in knowledge -- The philosopher: His implicit philosophical positions -- Max Weber as a man: Faith and truth ; Failure. |
| Subject |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
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Weber, Max, 1864-1920.
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650. (OCoLC)fst00036818
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. (OCoLC)fst00033122
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Weber, Max, 1864-1920. (OCoLC)fst00034097
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Jaspers, Karl, 1883-1969. Three essays: Leonardo, Descartes, Max Weber. [1st ed.]. New York, Harcourt, Brace & World [1964] (OCoLC)654408698 |
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