After finitude.9780826496744 After finitude fin·i·tude n. The quality or condition of being finite. Noun 1. finitude - the quality of being finite boundedness, finiteness . Meillassoux, Quentin. Trans. by Ray Brassier. Continuum Continuum (pl. -tinua or -tinuums) can refer to:
2008 148 pages $19.95 Hardcover B2433 Meillassoux (philosophy Ecole Normale Superieure (body) Ecole Normale Superieure - (ENS) A higher education and research institution in Paris, France. , Paris) proposes a radical new form of philosophy, or perhaps a return to an ancient one. He posits that science and philosophy have lost their common base. Using the examples of Hume, Descartes, Kant and others, Meillassoux examines the arguments for the existence of the Absolute, defined by Descartes (and St. Anselm long before him) as that which there is nothing greater or God. Meillassoux argues that science and philosophy combined can come to conclusions that eliminate the need for metaphysics metaphysics (mĕtəfĭz`ĭks), branch of philosophy concerned with the ultimate nature of existence. It perpetuates the Metaphysics of Aristotle, a collection of treatises placed after the Physics [Gr. . Translated from the French. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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