{"id":19,"date":"2013-08-27T23:01:22","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T23:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/?post_type=chapter&p=19"},"modified":"2013-08-30T23:20:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T23:20:35","slug":"preface","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/chapter\/preface\/","title":{"raw":"Preface","rendered":"Preface"},"content":{"raw":"This book combines readings from primary sources with two pedagogical tools. Paragraphs in italics introduce figures and texts, or draw connections among the readings. Numbered study questions sometimes ask you to reconstruct an argument from the text, using numbered premises. Some of the premises or the conclusion are usually given. You might need more or fewer lines to state the argument; you might also choose to start your reconstruction with different premises than those provided.\r\n\r\nOnly excerpts of the major works are included. Descartes\u2019s Meditations<\/em>, Hume\u2019s Enquiry<\/em> and Kant\u2019s Prolegomena<\/em> are largely unabridged. Minor stylistic changes have been made to the original texts; in particular, many more paragraph breaks have been added.\r\n\r\nThe introductory chapter, (Minilogic and Glossary<\/a>), is designed to introduce the basic tools of philosophy and sketch some basic principles and positions.\r\n

Authors and Acknowledgements<\/h2>\r\nModern Philosophy<\/em> was created by Walter Ott<\/a>. Other contributors include Antonia LoLordo and Lydia Patton.\r\n\r\nThe creation of Modern Philosophy<\/em> was made possible by the Virginia Tech Philosophy Department<\/a> and a Virginia Tech CIDER<\/a> grant.\r\n\r\nThis modified version of the text was written in Markdown<\/a> (with pandoc-exclusive extensions<\/a>) by Alexander Dunn<\/a>. Using the free utility pandoc<\/a>, this version can be easily converted to HTML, PDF, EPUB, and many other formats<\/a>. This version is hosted on GitHub<\/a>; please copy and edit it, and feel free to submit your changes to the public repository.\r\n

Sources<\/h2>\r\nUnless otherwise noted, all texts are in the public domain. All other material is the author\u2019s and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License<\/a>.\r\n
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  1. Background\r\n
      \r\n\t
    1. Aristotle\r\n
        \r\n\t
      1. Categories<\/em>\u2014Translated by E.M. Edghill<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
      2. Physics<\/em>\u2014Translated by R. P. Hardie and R. K. Gaye<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
      3. Posterior Analytics<\/em>\u2014Translated by E.S. Bouchier<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
      4. Aquinas\r\n
          \r\n\t
        1. On the Eternity of the World<\/em>\u2014Translated by Robert T. Miller (copyright 1991, 1997)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
        2. Summa Contra Gentiles<\/em>\u2014Translated by Joseph Rickaby<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
        3. Summa Theologicae<\/em>\u2014Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province (Part 1, Volume 1<\/a> and Volume 2<\/a>, Part 2<\/a>, Part 3<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
        4. Descartes\r\n
            \r\n\t
          1. The Principles of Philosophy<\/em>\u2014Translated by John Veitch<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
          2. Discourse on Method<\/em>\u2014Translated by John Veitch<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
          3. Meditations on First Philosophy<\/em>\u2014Translated by John Veitch<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
          4. Objections and Replies<\/em>\u2014Translated by Jonathan Bennett, (copyright 2010\u20132015)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
          5. Spinoza\r\n
              \r\n\t
            1. The Ethics<\/em>\u2014Translated by R.H.M. Elwes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
            2. Locke\r\n
                \r\n\t
              1. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding<\/em>\u2014Second edition, 1690 (Part 1<\/a>, Part 2<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
              2. Berkeley\r\n
                  \r\n\t
                1. A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
                2. De Motu (On Motion)<\/em>\u2014edited by A.C. Fraser, 1871<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
                3. Hume\r\n
                    \r\n\t
                  1. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
                  2. A Treatise of Human Nature<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
                  3. Kant\r\n
                      \r\n\t
                    1. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics<\/em>\u2014Translated by P. Carus<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
                    2. The Critique of Pure Reason<\/em>\u2014Translated by J. Meiklejohn<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

                      This book combines readings from primary sources with two pedagogical tools. Paragraphs in italics introduce figures and texts, or draw connections among the readings. Numbered study questions sometimes ask you to reconstruct an argument from the text, using numbered premises. Some of the premises or the conclusion are usually given. You might need more or fewer lines to state the argument; you might also choose to start your reconstruction with different premises than those provided.<\/p>\n

                      Only excerpts of the major works are included. Descartes\u2019s Meditations<\/em>, Hume\u2019s Enquiry<\/em> and Kant\u2019s Prolegomena<\/em> are largely unabridged. Minor stylistic changes have been made to the original texts; in particular, many more paragraph breaks have been added.<\/p>\n

                      The introductory chapter, (Minilogic and Glossary<\/a>), is designed to introduce the basic tools of philosophy and sketch some basic principles and positions.<\/p>\n

                      Authors and Acknowledgements<\/h2>\n

                      Modern Philosophy<\/em> was created by Walter Ott<\/a>. Other contributors include Antonia LoLordo and Lydia Patton.<\/p>\n

                      The creation of Modern Philosophy<\/em> was made possible by the Virginia Tech Philosophy Department<\/a> and a Virginia Tech CIDER<\/a> grant.<\/p>\n

                      This modified version of the text was written in Markdown<\/a> (with pandoc-exclusive extensions<\/a>) by Alexander Dunn<\/a>. Using the free utility pandoc<\/a>, this version can be easily converted to HTML, PDF, EPUB, and many other formats<\/a>. This version is hosted on GitHub<\/a>; please copy and edit it, and feel free to submit your changes to the public repository.<\/p>\n

                      Sources<\/h2>\n

                      Unless otherwise noted, all texts are in the public domain. All other material is the author\u2019s and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License<\/a>.<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. Background\n
                          \n
                        1. Aristotle\n
                            \n
                          1. Categories<\/em>\u2014Translated by E.M. Edghill<\/a><\/li>\n
                          2. Physics<\/em>\u2014Translated by R. P. Hardie and R. K. Gaye<\/a><\/li>\n
                          3. Posterior Analytics<\/em>\u2014Translated by E.S. Bouchier<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                          4. Aquinas\n
                              \n
                            1. On the Eternity of the World<\/em>\u2014Translated by Robert T. Miller (copyright 1991, 1997)<\/a><\/li>\n
                            2. Summa Contra Gentiles<\/em>\u2014Translated by Joseph Rickaby<\/a><\/li>\n
                            3. Summa Theologicae<\/em>\u2014Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province (Part 1, Volume 1<\/a> and Volume 2<\/a>, Part 2<\/a>, Part 3<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                            4. Descartes\n
                                \n
                              1. The Principles of Philosophy<\/em>\u2014Translated by John Veitch<\/a><\/li>\n
                              2. Discourse on Method<\/em>\u2014Translated by John Veitch<\/a><\/li>\n
                              3. Meditations on First Philosophy<\/em>\u2014Translated by John Veitch<\/a><\/li>\n
                              4. Objections and Replies<\/em>\u2014Translated by Jonathan Bennett, (copyright 2010\u20132015)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                              5. Spinoza\n
                                  \n
                                1. The Ethics<\/em>\u2014Translated by R.H.M. Elwes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                2. Locke\n
                                    \n
                                  1. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding<\/em>\u2014Second edition, 1690 (Part 1<\/a>, Part 2<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                  2. Berkeley\n
                                      \n
                                    1. A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                                    2. De Motu (On Motion)<\/em>\u2014edited by A.C. Fraser, 1871<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                    3. Hume\n
                                        \n
                                      1. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                                      2. A Treatise of Human Nature<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                      3. Kant\n
                                          \n
                                        1. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics<\/em>\u2014Translated by P. Carus<\/a><\/li>\n
                                        2. The Critique of Pure Reason<\/em>\u2014Translated by J. Meiklejohn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-19","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/19\/revisions\/65"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/19\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/modernphilosophy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}