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Translated from German. Includes bibliographical references. Includes index.

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Presented as a Vorlesung in the German philosophical tradition, this book presents the most detailed account of Nelson's method of argument analysis, celebrated by many luminaries such as Karl Popper. It was written in 1921 in opposition to the relativistic, subjectivistic and nihilistic tendencies of Nelson's time. The book contains an exposition of a method that is a further development of Kant's transcendental dialectics, followed by an application to the critical analysis of arguments by many famous thinkers, including Bentham, Mill, (...) Poincaré, Leibniz, Hegel, Einstein, Bergson, Rickert, Simmel, Brentano, Stammler, Jellinek, Dingler, and Meinong. The book presents a general theory of philosophical argumentation as seen from the viewpoint of the typical fallacies committed by anybody arguing philosophically, whether professional philosophers or philosophical laypeople. Although the nature of philosophy and philosophical argumentation is one of the most recurrent objects of reflection for philosophers, this book represents the first attempt at a general theory of philosophical fallacy. According to Nelson, it is in the shape of false dilemmas that errors in reasoning always emerge, and false dilemmas are always the result of the same mechanism--the unwitting replacement of one concept for another. (shrink)

In diesem Buch werden die Grundlagen des Staats- und Völkerrechts kritisch hinterfragt. Leonard Nelson setzt sich mit der Lehre von der Souveränität auseinander und vertritt dabei die These, dass die Rechtswissenschaft ohne ein grundlegendes Verständnis dessen, was Recht eigentlich ist, nicht funktionieren kann. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and (...) possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. (shrink)

In diesen Vorlesungen behandelt Nelson den Abschnitt in der Geschichte der Philosophie, in dem, angeregt durch die Entwicklung der klassischen Physik, die Frage nach der Begründung philosophischer Lehren die Forscher mehr und mehr zu beschäftigen beginnt. Er verfolgt kritisch die Bemühungen, diese Frage zu klären und Ansätze für ihre Lösung zu gewinnen, deckt alte Vorurteile auf, die diesen Versuchen entgegenstehen und sie immer wieder zurückwerfen und verdunkeln, kurz, er hat – auch darin ein Schüler seines Lehrers Fries – den Mut (...) zur eigenen Stellungnahme, zum Urteil darüber, wo in diesem Ringen um gesicherte Grundlagen philosophischen Denkens Fortschritte erzielt und wo Rückschritte getan wurden. (shrink)

1. Bd. Die Schule der kritischen Philosophie und ihre Methode.--2. Bd. Geschichte un Kritik der Erkenntnistheorie.--3. Bd. Die kritische Methode in ihrer Bedeutung für die Wissenschaft.--4. Bd. Kritik der praktischen Vernunft.--5. Bd. System der philosophischen Ethik und Pädagogik.--6. Bd. System der philosophischen Rechtslehre und Politik.--7. Bd Fortschritte und Rückschritte der Philosophie: von Hume und Kant bis Hegel und Fries.--8. Bd. Sittlichkeit und Bildung.--9. Bd. Recht und Staat.

Contents.--Democracy and leadership.--Education for leadership.--The education of leaders as the way to the politics of reason.--Ethical realism.--The moral and the religious view of the world.--The International league of youth.