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Life and Action : Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought

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Pure Aristotelian reflection on life, action, practice.

"Life and Action" could be a good read for those interested in a deep dive into practical philosophy. Michael Thompson aims to reconfigure a whole sector of philosophy by relocating crucial concepts, such as "life", back into the metaphysics of life. His work's distinctive features include a purist's approach to three interrelated concepts of life, action, and practice and the revival of philosophy by focusing on larger issues.

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Life and Action : Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought

Regular price ₱633.60
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ISBN: 9780674063983
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: ₱2,646.45
Authors: Michael Thompson
Date of Publication: 2012-03-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy
Related Topics: Classics, Theory
Goodreads rating: 4.11
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Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson s aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson s view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these concepts has disfigured modern moral philosophy, rendering it incapable of addressing the larger questions that should be its focus.In three investigations, Thompson considers life, action, and practice successively, attempting to exhibit these interrelated concepts as pure categories of thought, and to show how a proper exposition of them must be Aristotelian in character. He contends that the pure character of these categories, and the Aristotelian forms of reflection necessary to grasp them, are systematically obscured by modern theoretical philosophy, which thus blocks the way to the renewal of practical philosophy. His work recovers the possibility, within the tradition of analytic philosophy, of hazarding powerful generalities, and of focusing on the larger issues like life that have the power to revive philosophy.As an attempt to relocate crucial concepts from moral philosophy and the theory of action into what might be called the metaphysics of life, this original work promises to reconfigure a whole sector of philosophy. It is a work that any student of contemporary philosophy must grapple with. "
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Pure Aristotelian reflection on life, action, practice.

"Life and Action" could be a good read for those interested in a deep dive into practical philosophy. Michael Thompson aims to reconfigure a whole sector of philosophy by relocating crucial concepts, such as "life", back into the metaphysics of life. His work's distinctive features include a purist's approach to three interrelated concepts of life, action, and practice and the revival of philosophy by focusing on larger issues.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.