The life story of one of the most revered environmental and spiritual leaders of our timeIn Widening Circles, well-known eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar, and deep ecology activist /teacher Joanna Macy recounts her adventures of mind and spirit in the key social movements of her time.
Two principal issues interact and overlap in this penetrating analysis: the relationship between Hobbes' natural philosophy and his civil philosophy, and the relationship between Hobbes' thought and the Aristotelian world view that constituted the philosophical orthodoxy he rejected.
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, a fascinating account of Peter Singer's controversial ';drowning child' thought experimentand how it changed the way people think about charitable givingImagine this: You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning.
In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all, for both good and bad.
Originally published in 1976 under the title Modernization, Exploitation and Dependency in Latin America, and again in 1988 under the current title, the author describes, examines and introduces the life and work of three of the most important figures in the development of comparative politics and political sociology: Gino Germani (Argentina), Pablo Gonzales Casanova (Mexico) and Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazil).
Recórrer l'itinerari vital i intel·lectual de la filòsofa Simone Weil des d'un lloc poc transitat, el de la seua correspondència, pot oferir una imatge molt fidel de la seua trajectòria, tan curta com intensa i coherent.
As heard on Radio 4's Free ThinkingThe first English-language biography of Henri Bergson, the philosopher who defined individual creativity and transformed twentieth century thought.
En esta elocuente y sugerente «autohistoria», John Lukacs, distinguido historiador y escritor, describe la historia de sus propias convicciones y creencias.
David Hume, einer der einflussreichsten Denker der Aufklärung, revolutionierte das Verständnis von menschlicher Erkenntnis, Moral und der Natur des Selbst.
He burst upon the fusty corridors of Victorian spirituality like a breath of fresh air, regaling the prime minister with his sense of humor, and touching the lives of seven presidents.
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam was a transformative figure of the Renaissance, whose ideas challenged the religious and intellectual boundaries of his time.
Step into the world of the Middle Ages and discover the remarkable journey of Thomas Aquinas-a thinker who forever changed the landscape of philosophy and theology.
En esta elocuente y sugerente «autohistoria», John Lukacs, distinguido historiador y escritor, describe la historia de sus propias convicciones y creencias.
Originally published in 1976 under the title Modernization, Exploitation and Dependency in Latin America, and again in 1988 under the current title, the author describes, examines and introduces the life and work of three of the most important figures in the development of comparative politics and political sociology: Gino Germani (Argentina), Pablo Gonzales Casanova (Mexico) and Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazil).
La vida de Aroldo Quiroz Monsalvo es un inspirador viaje que comienza en las calles de Valledupar, donde vendía arepas para sobrevivir junto a su familia y nos lleva, por ahora, hasta el logro de convertirse en el presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia.
Recórrer l'itinerari vital i intel·lectual de la filòsofa Simone Weil des d'un lloc poc transitat, el de la seua correspondència, pot oferir una imatge molt fidel de la seua trajectòria, tan curta com intensa i coherent.
Dieses eBook: "Das Haus - Eine Familiengeschichte vom Ende des vorigen Jahrhunderts" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Die Anfänge der westlichen Philosophie sind eng mit den Vor-Sokratikern verbunden, die in einer Zeit tiefgreifender Umbrüche und neuer Denkansätze lebten.
