{"product_id":"first-philosophy-last-philosophy-western-knowledge-between-metaphysics-and-the-sciences-paperback-softback-9781509560523","title":"First Philosophy Last Philosophy; Western Knowledge between Metaphysics and the Sciences (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509560523","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFirst Philosophy Last Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWestern Knowledge between Metaphysics and the Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGiorgio Agamben (Author), Zakiya Hanafi (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509560523, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm, 0.181 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is at stake in that form of inquiry that the western philosophical tradition has called “first philosophy” or “metaphysics”? Is it an abstract, now outmoded branch of philosophy, or does it address a problem that is still of great interest – namely the unity of western knowledge?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn fact, metaphysics is “first” only in relation to the other two sciences that Aristotle called “theoretical”: the study of nature (\u003ci\u003ephusikē\u003c\/i\u003e) and mathematics. It is the strategic sense of this “primacy” that needs to be examined, because what is at issue here is nothing less than the relationship – of domination or subservience, conflict or harmony – between philosophy and science. The hypothesis of this book is that philosophy’s attempt to use metaphysics as a way of securing primacy among the sciences has resulted instead in its subservience: philosophy, once handmaiden to theology (ancilla theologiae), has now become more or less consciously handmaiden to the sciences (ancilla scientiarum). So it is all the more urgent to explore the nature and limits of this primacy and subservience, which is what the present book does through an archaeological investigation of metaphysics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis important rereading of the western philosophical tradition by a leading thinker will be of interest to students and scholars in philosophy, critical theory and the humanities more generally, and to anyone interested in contemporary philosophy and European thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslator’s Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.   Second Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.   Philosophy Divided\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.   Critique of the Transcendental\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.   The Infinite Name\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.   The Transcendental Object = X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.   The Metaphysical Animal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52458382197016,"sku":"9781509560523","price":12.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509560523.jpg?v=1785372035","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/first-philosophy-last-philosophy-western-knowledge-between-metaphysics-and-the-sciences-paperback-softback-9781509560523","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}