This book challenges contemporary Direct Realist theories of perception and defends a
version of the causal theory that the author locates in the Critical Realist tradition of
which Wilfrid Sellars is the main recent exponent
This book challenges contemporary Direct Realist theories of perception and defends a version of the causal theory that the author locates in the Critical Realist tradition of which Wilfrid Sellars is the main recent exponent
Kant on God (Ashgate Studies in the History of Philosophical Theology)
Peter Byrne presents a detailed study of the role of the concept of God in Kant's "Critical Philosophy". After a preliminary survey of the major interpretative disputes over the understanding of Kant on God, Byrne explores his critique of philosophical proofs of God's existence. Examining Kant's account of religious language, Byrne highlights both the realist and anti-realist elements contained within it.
Product Description: From Pride and Prejudice to The Color Purple, the English novel has transcended generations as one of the most enduring literary forms. The Realist Novel provides a readable and straightforward guide to analyzing this distinct and popular genre.
Utilizing such well-known works as Frankenstein, Great Expectations, and Fathers and Sons, this book shows how writers utilized this format to reach very different goals. While Jane Austen and Charles Dickens used the realist novel to tell profoundly moral tales in a popular way, Mary Shelley used realism to render a story of myth and horror.
The Realist Novel is one of the first books in the Approaching Literature series which is designed to offer a range of different but current appoaches to the study of literature.
