Perspectives on twentieth century philosophy

Twentieth-century Perspectives on Culture

Muslim Intellectuals and the Perennial Philosophy in the Twentieth Century

This paper will examine how Muslim intellectuals, as a result of their attachment to the doctrine of Divine Unity (taw¤hīd), the Quran, Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, and the doctrines and methods of Sufism, were largely responsible for the restating of the perennial philosophy in the West in the twentieth century. The article consists of four sections: an introduction to the term 'philosophia...

Emergy Perspectives on the Argentine Economy Throughout the Twentieth Century

Governments around the world evaluate economic performance using macroeconomic indicators, such as GDP. In this study emergy accounting was used to assess the economy of Argentina during the 20 century. Emergy evaluations of the Argentine economy for five time periods (1900-1929, 1930-1943, 1944-1975, 1976-1989, and 1990-1995) were conducted. Results were compared with evaluations of other coun...

muslim intellectuals and the perennial philosophy in the twentieth century

this paper will examine how muslim intellectuals, as a result of their attachment to the doctrine of divine unity (taw¤hīd), the quran, sunnah of the prophet muhammad, and the doctrines and methods of sufism, were largely responsible for the restating of the perennial philosophy in the west in the twentieth century. the article consists of four sections: an introduction to the term 'philos...

The Philosophy of Social Science in the Twentieth Century: Analytic Traditions: Reflections on the Rationalitätstreit

My point is that if we are intelligibly to attribute attitudes and beliefs, or usefully to describe motions as behaviour, then we are committed to finding, in the pattern of behaviour, belief, and desire, a large degree of rationality and consistency ... .The limit thus placed on the social sciences is set not by nature, but by us when we decide to view men as rational agents with goals and pur...