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The third volume in this unique set provides an account of German Idealism''s impact on literature, the arts and aesthetics.

The emphasis on practical experience over ideology is viewed by many historians as a profoundly American characteristic, one that provides a model for exploring the colonial challenge to European belief systems and the creation of a unique culture.

A comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world.

L on Brunschvicg's contribution to philosophical thought in fin-de-si cle France receives full explication in the first English-language study on his work.

The relation between Hegel and Marx is among the most interpreted in the history of philosophy.

This is the first English translation of a compelling and highly original reading of Epicurus by Jean-Marie Guyau.

A comprehensive and unusual introduction to Nietzsche, providing a separate introductory essay for each of his major works.

Bayern im späten Mittelalter und der frühen Neuzeit: Eine Zeit geprägt von Unsicherheit, religiösen Umbrüchen und sozialer Unruhe.

A fundamental overhaul of modern Arab intellectual history, reassessing cultural production and political thought in the light of current scholarship.

Innovative and often controversial, Barrett's study ranges over the entire scope of anthropological theory.

What can film tell us about enjoyment and sexual difference?

The essays in this Handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries.

Stanley Fish''s finest published work is brought together here with brand new material.

His tenth book, The Progressive Revolution (Volume V)-continues his legal, historical and literary series based on Natural Law, Natural Rights and the original political philosophy of the constitutional Framers and original jurisprudence of the U.

During the Cold War, several prominent African American radical activist-intellectuals-including W.

Although Habermas has written about the cultural role of literature and about literary works, he has not systematically articulated a literary-critical method as a component of either communicative reason or post-metaphysical thinking.

Friedrich Nietzsche is often depicted in popular and scholarly discourse as a lonely philosopher dealing with abstract concerns unconnected to the intellectual debates of his time and place.

Historians and political theorists consider the subject of nineteenth- and twentieth-century dictatorships.

Die Schlachten des 20.

A memoir by the legendary television executive detailing his pioneering work on Saturday Night Live, Sunday Night Football, the Olympics, the NBA, music videos, late night, and more.

This book puts to the test the prominent claim that social class has declined in importance in an era of affluence, choice and the waning of tradition.

L on Brunschvicg's contribution to philosophical thought in fin-de-si cle France receives full explication in the first English-language study on his work.

Premodern societies believed in something sacred that obliged unconditionally.

William Randolph Hearst was a figure of Shakespearean proportions, a man of huge ambition, inflexible will, and inexhaustible energy.

An accessible and international look at what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist today.

On The Deal Maker: How William C.

The word is nearly ubiquitous: at the grocery store we shop for "e;sustainable foods"e; that were produced from "e;sustainable agriculture"e;; groups ranging from small advocacy organizations to city and state governments to the United Nations tout "e;sustainable development"e; as a strategy for local and global stability; and woe betide the city-dweller who doesn't aim for a "e;sustainable lifestyle.

This book explores the resistance of three English poets to Francis Bacon's project to restore humanity to Adamic mastery over nature, moving beyond a discussion of the tension between Bacon and these poetic voices to suggest theywere also debating the narrative of humanity's intellectual path.

Examining the legacies of Heidegger, along with Derrida, Levinas and Nietzsche, Rafael Winkler argues that it is not the search for truth or even contradictions that stimulates philosophical thought.

Offers a framework for understanding physiocratic theory and the development of modern economics.

In this text Stacey traces the formative impact of Seneca''s political philosophy upon medieval and Renaissance thinking about princely government.

This is the first volume to offer a critical overview of the long and complicated history of translations of Virgil from the early modern period to the present day, transcending traditional studies of single translations or particular national traditions in isolation to offer an insightful comparative perspective.

Michael Slote is one of the most prominent philosophers working in the discipline today.

From an award-winning journalist, an "e;accurate and highly readable"e; account of Bernie Madoff and his massive, devastating financial fraud (The Wall Street Journal).

What does it mean to be modern?

We started making smoothies in 1999.

The long nineteenth-century--the period beginning with the French Revolution and ending with World War I--was a transformative period for women philosophers in German-speaking countries and contexts.

Explores the history of the idea of constituent power over five key events, from the French Revolution to the present.

In this landmark text, Gilbert Rist provides a comprehensive and compelling overview of what the idea of development has meant throughout history.

From sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been with us-and always will beIn this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues that irrationality makes up the greater part of human life and history.

THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India A book of beauty' Gerard DeGroot, The TimesIn August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces.