What Happens to Us When We Think by Michael Gelven
Author Michael Gelven suggests that thinking metaphysically transforms us, and consequently the nature of metaphysics itself is transformational. Using concrete existential phenomena such as the learning process, how children mature into adults, and how fear can develop into courage, he establishes an understanding of metaphysical transformation."Gelven's book is an analysis of the very nature of philosophical thinkingClearly inspired by certain canonical figures, such as Plato, Kant, and Heidegger, it is ultimately an original exploration of this theme. The author's originality and insightfulness is, perhaps, best illustrated in his analysis of the transition from childhood to adulthood—an issue that is rarely addressed by philosophers. By explicating the basic structure of this transition, Gelven shows that there is a genuinely metaphysical, rather than merely physical, psychological, or sociological aspect to the move from childhood to adulthood. Here Gelven breaks new ground." — Mark Basil Tanzer, author of Heidegger, Decisionism, and Quietism
Michael Gelven is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University and the author of many books, including Truth and the Comedic Art, also published by SUNY Press, and A Commentary on Heidegger's Being and Time, Revised Edition.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791457474 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791457478 |
| Title | What Happens to Us When We Think |
| Author | Michael Gelven |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2003-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 157 |
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