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First published in 1949, Beyond Realism and Idealism argues for a consistency of idealism with realism, or synthesis of the two positions which should retain the essential cognitive meanings and values of both.
List of contents
Preface 1. Introduction: The Epistemological Problem in General and the Opposition of Realism and Idealism 2. The Driving Force of Idealism: The Idealistic Train of Thought 3. The Resistance of Realism: The Realistic Train of Thought 4. The Transcendence of Realism and Idealism: The Conditions of Transcendence 5. Beyond Realism and Idealism: Reconciliation, Vital and Theoretical. The Consilience of Realism and Idealism 6. Beyond Realism and Idealism (continued): Objections to the Preceding Dialectical Solution 7. Realism, Idealism and the Philosophy of Nature: The Philosophy of Physical Science 8. Realism, Idealism and ‘The Philosophy of Spirit’: The World of Values 9. An Idealistic Philosophy on Realistic Lines: The ‘Synthesis of Idealism and Naturalism’ 10. Realism, Idealism and Philosophia Perennis: Epilogue
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Wilbur Marshall Urban
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First published in 1949, Beyond Realism and Idealism argues for a consistency of idealism with realism, or synthesis of the two positions which should retain the essential cognitive meanings and values of both.
