The Fundamental Problems of Western Metaphysics - Softcover

Zubiri, Xavier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761848770 ISBN 13: 9780761848776

Publisher: University Press of America, 2009

Synopsis

This book introduces profound reflections of Xavier Zubiri (18981983) on the history of philosophy to Englishspeaking audiences. The book discusses the transcendental in Western philosophy and how a firm grasp of it reveals underlying unity, but also fundamental problems that Zubiri believed require a complete rethinking of certain theories.

About this title

About the Author:

Xavier Zubiri (author, 1898-1983): Contemporary Spanish philosopher who profoundly rethought the problems of philosophy and developed a radically new approach to knowing and reality, termed Sentient Intelligence. His thought synthesizes classical philosophy (Aristotle to St. Thomas) and phenomenology, but goes beyond both. His theological writings utilize this philosophical framework.
Joaquín Redondo (translator, 1927-2009): Longtime scholar and researcher of Zubiri. A native speaker of both Spanish and English, he effectively translated Zubiri's philosophical expressions, often metaphorical, into clear English. He translated four other works by Zubiri, including Man and God, published by University Press of America.
Thomas Fowler (translator): President and founder of the Xavier Zubiri Foundation of North America. He translated three other works by Zubiri and is editor of The Xavier Zubiri Review. He serves as adjunct professor at George Mason University, and is the author of The Evolution Controversy, A Survey of Competing Theories. He is a frequent speaker of Zubiri's key ideas at the annual Metanexus Institute conferences on science and religion.

Review:

One of the most important European philosophers of the 20th century...splendid reading. (Diego Gracia, M.D., Ph.D., professor of history of medicine and bioethics, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, member, Royal Spanish Acad)

A historically-informed, integrated, and responsible response to the question 'What is Metaphysics?'...Zubiri is one of the 20th century's greatest European proponents for the history of metaphysics, not simply as "history of philosophy," but as the history of being as such. (Brad Elliott Stone, associate professor of philosophy, director, University Honors Program, Loyola Marymount University)

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0761848770
• ISBN 13: 9780761848776
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244