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Facts and Values

Philosophical Reflections from Western and Non-Western Perspectives

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  1. M. C. Doeser
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  2. J. N. Kraay
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Part of the book series: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library (MNPL, volume 19)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. Can the Dichotomy of Fact and Value Be Maintained?

    • Marinus C. Doeser
    Pages 1-19

  3. Dubious Doubts

    • J. R. Lucas
    Pages 21-29

  4. Is and Ought

    • G. H. von Wright
    Pages 31-48

  5. Fact and Value in History

    • W. H. Walsh
    Pages 49-63

  6. Historical Discourse as Fact-Bound Fiction

    • Johan Degenaar
    Pages 65-80

  7. Scientific Practice and Responsibility

    • Hermann Lübbe
    Pages 81-95

  8. Normative and Evaluative Aspects of Philosophical Propositions

    • Artschil Begiaschwili
    Pages 97-107

  9. Phenomenology and the Non-Theoretical

    • Emmanuel Levinas
    Pages 109-119

  10. Life: A Story in Search of a Narrator

    • Paul Ricoeur
    Pages 121-132

  11. On the Relation of Art and Philosophy

    • Walter Biemel
    Pages 133-137

  12. Mimesis and Expression; A Comparative Study in Aesthetics

    • Tomonobu Imamichi
    Pages 139-147

  13. Knowledge and Action; Facts and Values in Neo-Confucianism

    • Bong-Ho Son
    Pages 149-159

  14. Facts and Values; An Islamic Approach

    • Hassan Hanafi
    Pages 161-170

  15. Unity and Value in African Thought

    • Alassane Ndaw
    Pages 171-175

  16. The Concept of Dharma

    • Margaret Chatterjee
    Pages 177-187

  17. Values as Facts: A Hindu Perspective

    • Bithika Mukerji
    Pages 189-195

  18. A Dynamic Anthropology in a Decisive Epoch

    • S. Takdir Alisjahbana
    Pages 197-211

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 212-218
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About this book

The answer to philosophical questions will often depend on the position one takes regarding the fact-value problem. It is, therefore, not surprising that, in the tradition of western philosophy, the past 200 years or so record an animated discussion of it. In the present collection the debate is continued by representatives of various "schools" in contemporary western thought. A number of philosophers from non-western cultures, too, enter into it. The contributions do not all reflect on the same theme, nor do they use the same approach. Essays written by philosophers sympathetic to the analytical tradition are followed by reflections on the part of those inspired by phe­ nomenology. A third group of contributions is by non-western thinkers, who are more likely to approach the problem in terms of culture. Their engage­ ment with the issue clearly shows, among other things, that it is almost exclusively in the western tradition that the fact-value distinction is often understood as an outright dichotomy. The occasion for the publication of this collection is Dr. Cornelis Anthonie van Peursen's retirement as Professor of Philosophy. This year he leaves the Free University, Amsterdam; until 1982 he was professor at the University of Leyden as well. In the Netherlands and beyond he has become known for his concern with constructive comparison of diverging philosophical trends and the cross-cultural fertilization of thought. Characteristic of his career are his efforts to render the results of academic philosophizing understand­ able to a broader audience.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Facts and Values

  • Book Subtitle: Philosophical Reflections from Western and Non-Western Perspectives

  • Editors: M. C. Doeser, J. N. Kraay

  • Series Title: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4454-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3384-2Due: 31 August 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8482-6Published: 27 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4454-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0168-5090

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 224

  • Topics: Modern Philosophy, Non-Western Philosophy

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