Книга: Michael Thompson «Life and Action: Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought»
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Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts - concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson's aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson's view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these concepts has disfigured modern moral philosophy, rendering it incapable of addressing the larger questions that should be its focus. In three investigations, Thompson considers life, action, and practice successively, attempting to exhibit these interrelated concepts as pure categories of thought, and to show how a proper exposition of them must be Aristotelian in character. He contends that the pure character of these categories, and the Aristotelian forms of reflection necessary to grasp them, are systematically obscured by modern theoretical philosophy, which thus blocks the way to the renewal of practical philosophy. His work recovers the possibility, within the tradition of analytic... Издательство: "Harvard University Press" (2008) Формат: 165x245, 240 стр.
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Michael Thompson
Michael Thompson may refer to:
- Mike Thompson (born 1951), United States Representative from California's 1st congressional district
- Michael Thompson (Louisiana politician) (born 1942)
- Michael Thompson (guitarist) (born 1954), American guitarist
- Michael Thompson (academic) (born 1931), British academic
- Michael Thompson (golfer) (born 1985), professional golfer on the PGA Tour
- Michael Thompson (Canadian politician) (first elected 2003), Canadian politician
- Mike Thompson (Oklahoma politician) (born 1976), Oklahoma state Representative
- Michael Thompson (horn player) (born 1954), British horn player
- Mychal Thompson (born 1955), former NBA basketball player
- Michael Thompson (Aryan Brotherhood) (born 1950), former Commissioner of the Aryan Brotherhood, who subsequently debriefed and testified against the gang
- Michael Thompson (lacrosse) (born 1976), professional box lacrosse player
- Mike Thompson (2000s pitcher) (born 1980), 2000s pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Mike Thompson (1970s pitcher) (born 1949), 1970s pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Mike Thompson (American football) (born 1971), former NFL football player
- Mickey Thompson (1928–1988), American off-road racer
- Michael Thompson (photographer)
- Michael C. Thompson, American military officer and police officer from Oklahoma
- Michael P. Thompson, Associate Dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University (BYU)
- Michael Thompson (American football) (born 1977), offensive tackle in the National Football League
See also
- Michael Thomson (disambiguation)
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