{"product_id":"structure-and-being-lorenz-b-puntel-9780271033730","title":"Structure and Being: A Theoretical Framework for a Systematic Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA magisterial work in the grand tradition of systematic philosophy not seen in this country perhaps since Alfred North Whitehead's \u003ci\u003eProcess and Reality \u003c\/i\u003e(1929), this book by a leading German philosopher aims to resurrect systematic philosophy as an essential part of the theoretical enterprise. In Lorenz Puntel's vision, philosophy as the universal science can be holistic without being imperialistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book presents theoretical frameworks as indispensable for any and all theorizing. It argues that there can be truths only relative to sufficiently determinable theoretical frameworks, and that all such frameworks are genuinely revelatory ontologically. No problematic relativism results, however, because such frameworks can be compared and thereby ranked with respect to their theoretical adequacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eStructure and Being \u003c\/i\u003econtributes to the reconciliation of analytic and continental philosophy by insisting upon clarity and precision, as the former does, while aiming for comprehensiveness, as the latter often does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorenz B. Puntel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271033738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271033730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/2008 pg. 21","brand":"Lorenz B. Puntel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064809304319,"sku":"9780271033730","price":94.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc6c33d3-a659-4c07-9cea-2558a7fab1b1.jpg?v=1768671172","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/structure-and-being-lorenz-b-puntel-9780271033730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}