Nigel Tubbs takes the history of Western philosophy to be the search for first principles. Arguing that neo-Platonic logic, fundamentally misunderstanding the negative, posited philosophical thought as error. Kant and Hegel later re-educated the modern mind about negation in logic, transforming the way modern philosophy contests first principles.

Autorentext
NIGEL TUBBS teaches at the University of Winchester, England, UK. He is currently setting up a programme of studies in Modern Liberal Arts. His publications include Philosophy's Higher Education (2004), Philosophy of the Teacher (2005), and Education in Hegel (2008).

Inhalt
Acknowledgments Preface Introduction PART I: THE ANCIENT MIND Naming the Beginning PART II: CULTURES OF ERROR Hellenic and Alexandrian Philosophy Mediaeval Christian Philosophy Mediaeval Islamic and Judaic Philosophy Rationalist Philosophy PART III: MODERN PHILOSOPHICAL EDUCATION The Modern Mind Present History of Western Philosophy Appendix: Hegel's Philosophy of History Index