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Contemporary Philosophical Alternatives and the Crisis of Truth

A Critical Study of Positivism, Existentialism and Marxism

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  1. G. A. Rauche

    1. University College of Durban, South Africa

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. The Nature of the Present Crisis

    • G. A. Rauche
    Pages 1-12

  3. The Functionalistic Alternative or the Alternative of the Status Quo

    • G. A. Rauche
    Pages 13-33

  4. The Existential Alternative

    • G. A. Rauche
    Pages 34-55

  5. The Dialectical Alternative

    • G. A. Rauche
    Pages 56-88

  6. Philosophy as a Representation of the Nature of Truth

    • G. A. Rauche
    Pages 89-125

  7. The Existential Character of Philosophy and the Problem of Authentic Existence

    • G. A. Rauche
    Pages 126-136

  8. Conclusion

    • G. A. Rauche
    Pages 137-145

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 146-148
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The 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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University College of Durban, South Africa

    G. A. Rauche

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contemporary Philosophical Alternatives and the Crisis of Truth

  • Book Subtitle: A Critical Study of Positivism, Existentialism and Marxism

  • Authors: G. A. Rauche

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2980-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands 1970

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-247-5017-7Published: 31 July 1971

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-2980-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 168

  • Topics: Philosophy, general, Modern Philosophy

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