Toward a New Foundationalism: From Carnap to Kripke, and from Husserl to Sallis

Product Description


This book addresses the breach within contemporary philosophy with a newly conceived foundationalism. It shows that dramatic discord has arisen between its two dominant branches. The Anglo-American branch generally takes its departure from logic and from natural science, while the Continental branch generally takes its departure from art and from the great traditional questions. However, they share this common negative feature: each side denies the view that philosophy issues from a central foundation. The book gives brief distillations of six major Anglo-American figures: Carnap, James, Quine, Davidson and Kripke; as well as six major Continental figures: Husserl (the only foundationalist), Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, Gadamer, and Sallis. In each, the author discovers a hidden foundation called ruling image that animates the philosophers thought.


About the Author


Dr Bernard Freydberg has published nine books on various themes in Ancient and Continental Philosophy, and over 50 papers. His books include The Play of the Platonic Dialogues; Imagination in Kants Critique of Practical Reason; Philosophy and Comedy: Aristophanes, Eros and Logos; and David Hume, Platonic Philosopher, Continental Ancestor. He has been a frequent conference participant, and has taught at Slippery Rock University, USA, and at Koc University, Turkey.