Can human history as a whole be interpreted in any meaningful way? Has there been real progress between stone age and space age? Does history repeat itself? Is there evidence of divine providence? Questions such as these have fascinated thinkers, and some of the greatest philosophers, notably Kant and Hegel, have turned their minds to philosophical history. As a branch of philosophy, however, it has received little attention in the analytical tradition. This pioneering work aims to bring the methods of analytical philosophy to the critical examination of some of these questions. In addition to the thought of Hegel and Kant, the discussion ranges over the writings of Augustine, Machiavelli, and Alasdair MacIntyre, providing a readable introduction to the philosophy of history.

The Shape of the Past: A Philosophical Approach to History

History

Graham, Gordon

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Oxford University Press

Deftly blending politics and philosophy, Graham presents a systematic examination of some of the central ideologies of politics. He begins with a clear account of the place of ideology in politics, discussing various sociological explanations and Marxist definitions. The second half covers, in turn, all the main political ideologies, including liberalism, socialism, democracy, nationalism, fascism, anarchy, and conservatism.

Politics in its Place: A Study of Six Ideologies

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Deftly combining political science and philosophy, Graham systematically examines the central political ideologies of the Western world, including liberalism, socialism, democracy, nationalism, fascism, anarchy, and conservatism. He provides a clear account of the place of ideology in politics, touching on various sociological explanations as well as Marxist definitions. He explores the ideas of Mill, Marx, Locke, Luther, Fanon, Mussolini, and Burke as well as those of recent writers such as Robert Nozick, Roger Scruton, and Michael Oakeshott.

Gordon Graham presents a radically innovative study of Wittgenstein's philosophy, in relation to the age-old impulse to connect ordinary human life with the transcendent reality of God. He offers an account of its relevance to the study of religion that is completely different to the standard version of "Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion" expounded by both its adherents and critics. Graham goes on to revitalize the philosophy of "true religion," an alternative, though not a rival, to the lively philosophical theology of Plantinga and Swinburne that currently dominates the subject. This alternative style of philosophy of religion has equally deep historical roots in the philosophical works of Spinoza, Hume, Schleiermacher, and Mill. At the same time, it is more easily connected to the psychological, sociological, and anthropological studies of William James, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Mircea Eliade, and Mary Douglas. Graham uses Wittgenstein's conception of philosophy to argue in favour of the idea that 'true religion' is to be understood as human participation in divine life.

Wittgenstein and Natural Religion

Religion & Spirituality

The Re-enchantment of the World: Art versus Religion

The Re-enchantment of the World is a philosophical exploration of the role of art and religion as sources of meaning in an increasingly material world dominated by science. Gordon Graham takes as his starting point Max Weber's idea that contemporary Western culture is marked by a "disenchantment of the world"--the loss of spiritual value in the wake of religion's decline and the triumph of the physical and biological sciences. Relating themes in Hegel, Nietzsche, Schleiermacher, Schopenhauer, and Gadamer to topics in contemporary philosophy of the arts, Graham explores the idea that art, now freed from its previous service to religion, has the potential to re-enchant the world. In so doing, he develops an argument that draws on the strengths of both "analytical" and "continental" traditions of philosophical reflection. The opening chapter examines ways in which human lives can be made meaningful as a background to the debates surrounding secularization and secularism. Subsequent chapters are devoted to painting, literature, music, architecture, and festival with special attention given to Surrealism, 19th-century fiction, James Joyce, the music of J. S. Bach and the operas of Wagner. Graham concludes that that only religion properly so called can "enchant the world," and that modern art's ambition to do so fails.

Philosophy

The Re-enchantment of the World is a philosophical exploration of the role of art and religion as sources of meaning in an increasingly material world dominated by science. Gordon Graham takes as his starting point Max Weber's idea that contemporary Western culture is marked by a 'disenchantment of the world' -- the loss of spiritual value in the wake of religion's decline and the triumph of the physical and biological sciences. Relating themes in Hegel, Nietzsche, Schleiermacher, Schopenhauer, and Gadamer to topics in contemporary philosophy of the arts, Graham explores the idea that art, now freed from its previous service to religion, has the potential to re-enchant the world. In so doing, he develops an argument that draws on the strengths of both 'analytical' and 'continental' traditions of philosophical reflection. The opening chapter examines ways in which human lives can be made meaningful as a background to the debates surrounding secularization and secularism. Subsequent chapters are devoted to painting, literature, music, architecture, and festival with special attention given to Surrealism, 19th-century fiction, James Joyce, the music of J. S. Bach and the operas of Wagner. Graham concludes that that only religion properly so called can 'enchant the world', and that modern art's ambition to do so fails.

In this text the author aims to demonstrate that no moral system, no code of values in society, can survive without a religious context and support. Gordon Graham argues that Christian charity, as our basic motivation for helping each other, cannot be reduced to a political or a psychological concept. It is a religious idea. It goes beyond a concern for justice and human rights, and beyond a concern for psychological healing or wholeness. The book therefore contains a novel critique of some forms of liberation theology and of Christian counselling and establishes a case for liberalism and for the separation of Church and State, and argues that modern civilization cannot get along without Christianity.

The Idea of Christian Charity: A Critique of Some Contemporary Conceptions (LIBRARY OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY)

Univ of Notre Dame Pr

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Philosophy of the Arts presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to those coming to aesthetics and the philosophy of art for the first time. The third edition is greatly enhanced with new chapters on art and beauty, the performing arts and modern art, and there are new sections on Aristotle, Hegel and Nietzsche. The remaining chapters have been thoroughly revised and extended. This new edition: <ul>
<li>is jargon-free and will appeal to students of music, art history, literature and theatre studies as well as philosophy </li> <li>looks at a wide range of the arts from film, painting and architecture to literature, music, dance and drama </li> <li>discusses the philosophical theories of major thinkers including Aristotle, Hume, Hegel, Nietzsche, Croce, Collingwood, Gadamer and Derrida </li> <li>includes regular summaries and suggestions for further reading. </li>
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Philosophy of the Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics

Routledge

Philosophy of the Arts approaches the issues in aesthetics not by asking what art is, but what its special value is. Gordon Graham explores the familiar and rival ideas of the value of art as a form of entertainment, a source of beauty and as a means of emotional expression. He undertakes an understanding of art in general--painting, film, fiction, poetry, architecture and music--rather than fine art alone. Graham reflects upon the theories of a range of thinkers, including Hume, Kant, Habermas, Levy-Strauss and Derrida to promote a complete awareness for the merits of the arts.

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The Shape of the Past: A Philosophical Approach to History

Politics in its Place: A Study of Six Ideologies

Politics in its Place: A Study of Six Ideologies

Wittgenstein and Natural Religion

The Re-enchantment of the World: Art versus Religion

The Re-enchantment of the World: Art versus Religion

The Idea of Christian Charity: A Critique of Some Contemporary Conceptions (LIBRARY OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY)

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Philosophy of the Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics

Philosophy of the Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics