{"product_id":"contemporary-philosophical-alternatives-and-the-crisis-of-truth-a-critical-study-of-positivism-existentialism-and-marxism-9789024750177","title":"Contemporary Philosophical Alternatives and the Crisis of Truth: A Critical Study of Positivism, Existentialism and Marxism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): G. A. Rauche\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe function of philosophy may be circumscribed as consisting in ma- king a keen analysis of the peculiar nature of the crisis-situation, as it has existed among men throughout the centuries of human history, and as it manifested itself in definite ways at the various stages of this his- tory. That is to say, philosophy may be regarded as the discipline which, again and again, will have to determine the authenticity of man's ex- istence in the light of the changing conditions of life, i. e., man's chang- ing needs and interests. Fundamentally, these needs may be regarded as being of a material, an intellectual, an aesthetical and a spiritual kind. On the grounds of the crisis, which inevitably exists among men on ac- count of the controversial nature of their various truth-perspectives, as they are postulated on a personal level, in the sciences, in history, in the fine arts and in theology, man creates and re-creates the goods of civilization and the cultural values. The task of philosophy consists then in making an ever new assessment of man's changing needs, in- terests and aspirations on the basis of the specific conflicts and prob- lems with which man wrestles at a certain historical stage. It is in this way that the important philosophical systems were constructed, which we still admire to-day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45280671105175,"sku":"9789024750177","price":3672.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789024750177.webp?v=1769296983","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/contemporary-philosophical-alternatives-and-the-crisis-of-truth-a-critical-study-of-positivism-existentialism-and-marxism-9789024750177","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}