What is philosophy? How should we do it? Why should we bother to? These are the kinds of questions addressed by metaphilosophy – the philosophical study of the nature of philosophy itself. Students of philosophy today are faced with a confusing and daunting array of philosophical methods, approaches and styles and also deep divisions such as the notorious rift between analytic ...(展开全部)

Editorial Reviews Review "For those who want to think rigorously with Heidegger and with the movement of thinking set forth in Contributions, Vallega-Neu's book will prove to be an invaluable guide and resource. One of the great virtues of the book is its impeccable clarity and readability." Peter Warnek Product Description In her concise introduction to Martin Heidegger's seco...(展开全部)

劉紀璐 現任美國加州州立大學富樂敦分校哲學系教授。美國紐約羅徹斯特大學哲學博士，臺灣大學哲學碩士與學士。研究方向包括中國哲學、形而上學、心靈哲學、語言哲學、道德心理學，後設倫理學等。目前研究課題是儒家的機器人倫理學，並以此得到2019年美國卡內基學者獎。主要英文專著有Wiley-Blackwell出版社的Neo-Confucianism: Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality、An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy: From Ancient Philosophy to Chinese Buddhism。主編論文選集包括劍橋大學出版的Consciousness and the Self 以及Routledge出版社的Nothingness in Asian Philosophy。

劉紀璐 現任美國加州州立大學富樂敦分校哲學系教授。美國紐約羅徹斯特大學哲學博士，臺灣大學哲學碩士與學士。研究方向包括中國哲學、形而上學、心靈哲學、語言哲學、道德心理學，後設倫理學等。目前研究課題是儒家的機器人倫理學，並以此得到2019年美國卡內基學者獎。主要英文專著有Wiley-Blackwell出版社的Neo-Confucianism: Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality、An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy: From Ancient Philosophy to Chinese Buddhism。主編論文選集包括劍橋大學出版的Consciousness and the Self 以及Routledge出版社的Nothingness in Asian Philosophy。

One of the founders of existentialism, the eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers, here presents for the general reader an introduction to philosophy. In doing so, he also offers a lucid summary of his own philosophical thought. In Jaspers' view, the source of philosophy is to be found "in wonder, in doubt, in a sense of forsakenness", and the philosophical quest is a process of cont...(展开全部)