From Kant and Royce to Heidegger: Essays in Modern Philosophy

In this study, Charles M. Sherover argues that there is a single, substantial line of development that can be traced from the work of Leibniz through Kant and Royce to Heidegger. Sherover traces a movement from deep within the roots of German idealism through Royce's insights into American pragmatism to the ethical ramifications of Heidegger's existential phenomenology, and then provides an analysis of the neglected ethical and political implications of Heidegger's Being and Time. The essays lead finally to Sherover's own view of the self as a member of a moral and political community. Charles M. Sherover is Professor Emeritus of philosophy, Hunter College, City University of New York. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Heidegger, Kant and Time and Time, Freedom and the Common Good. Gregory R. Johnson is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Pacific School of Religion. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: "Sherover combines solid and original scholarship with well-argued conclusions of his own, seeking to lead us in the direction of a higher and fuller mode of authentic being in the world. This collection of essays is an excellent addition to the series, Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy , edited by Jude P. Dougherty." ― Eugene Thomas Long, Review of Metaphysics Contents Preface Acknowledgments I. Harvesting the Enligtenments 1. Forming the Mind of Modernity 2. Kant's Debt to Leibniz 3. Kant: Voice of the German Enlightenment 4. Two Kinds of Transcendental Objectivity II. From Royce to Heidegger 5. Royce's Pragmatic Idealism and Existential Phenomenology 6. Heidegger's Use of Kant in Being and Time 7. Heidegger's Ontology and the Copernican Revolution III. Building a 'Metaphysics of Morals' 8. Founding an Existential Ethic 9. The Hermeneutic Structure of Resoluteness 10. Some Dimensions of 'Heritage' IV. Grounding Political Consequents 11. Rousseau's Civil Religion 12. The Conditions of Freedom: A New World Order Works Cited Index This text presents a comprehensive treatment of signal processing and linear systems suitable for juniors and seniors in electrical engineering. Based on B.P. Lathi's book, "Linear Systems and Signals", it features additional applications to communications, controls and filtering. In this chapter we shall discuss certain basic aspects of signals.