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Nigel Tubbs takes the history of Western philosophy to be the search for first principles. Arguing that neo-Platonic logic, fundamentally misunderstanding the negative, posited philosophical thought as error. Kant and Hegel later re-educated the modern mind about negation in logic, transforming the...

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Main Author: Tubbs, Nigel (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
History of Philosophy.
Medieval Philosophy.
Modern Philosophy.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Philosophy, Modern.
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Summary:Nigel Tubbs takes the history of Western philosophy to be the search for first principles. Arguing that neo-Platonic logic, fundamentally misunderstanding the negative, posited philosophical thought as error. Kant and Hegel later re-educated the modern mind about negation in logic, transforming the way modern philosophy contests first principles.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 190 pages)
ISBN:9780230244849
DOI:10.1057/9780230244849