This book demonstrates that the common belief that humanity is naturally disposed to religion did not disappear with the emergence of the Enlightenment.
Traditional accounts of the scientific revolution focus on such thinkers as Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton, and usually portray it as a process of steady, rational progress.
A panoramic history of American individualism from its nineteenth-century origins to today's bitterly divided politicsIndividualism is a defining feature of American public life.
Through a focus on the contributions of pioneers such as Motora Yujiro (1858 1912) and Matsumoto Matataro (1865 1943), this book explores the origins of Japanese psychology, charting cross-cultural connections, commonalities, and the transition from religious moralistic to secular scientific definitions of human nature.
Examines the history underlying the use of supermajority voting rules and offers a critique of their ability to remedy the defects of majority decision making.
This thought provoking book deals with religious scholarship and important controversies of the early modern period, specifically those relating to the question of the salvation of the pagans and the afterlife.
La inspiradora y verdadera historia del pobre obrero de factoría puertorriqueño Benjamín Molina Santana, quien contra viento y marea crió a la mayor dinastía de béisbol de todos los tiempos.
It all comes down to making the right life choices, says the NHLs legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers in hockey history.
Canadian-born George "e;Mooney"e; Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.
Volume II offers a world-encompassing overview of movements and parties that wanted to promote social justice by social reform – the conquering and transforming of state power.
Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle.
In mid-twentieth century Britain, four intellectuals - Julian Huxley, Bertrand Russell, Malcolm Muggeridge, and Barbara Ward - held sway over popular conceptions of morality.
Having studied philosophy at a time when its traditions were being seriously uprooted by the atrocities of World War II, Theodor Adorno had an enormous impact on thinking about aesthetics at a transitional historical moment when the philosophy of science and leftist politics were looking for new ground.
In the Western world, magic has often functioned as an umbrella term for various religious beliefs and ritual practices that seek to influence events by harnessing supernatural power.
This autobiography is a series of interrelated true-life events and decisions taken by a black philosopher that highlight the human drama unfolding in the inferno of the South African apartheid system.
Sie stehen mitten im Leben, verfügen über einen reichen Schatz an beruflicher Erfahrung und wollen endlich die Ideen verwirklichen, die Sie seit Jahren in sich tragen?
Spiritual and Mental Health Crisis in Globalizing Senegal explores the history of mental health in Senegal, and how psychological difficulties were expressed in the terms of spiritualism, magic, witchcraft, spirit possession, and ancestor worship.
This book explores the fin de si cle, an era of powerful global movements and turbulent transition, in Australia and beyond through a series of biographical microhistories.
Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, Daily Telegraph, TLS, BBC History Magazine and Tablet'Compulsive, brilliantly clear and superbly well-written, it's a charismatic evocation of another world' Ian Mortimer, author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval EnglandThe Middle Ages were a time of wonder.
This powerfully intimate, plain-spoken memoir about fathers and sons, fortitude, and football from the face and voice of college footballKirk Herbstreitis not just ';a window into the game, but also a peek into what makes him special: his heart' (David Shaw, head coach, Stanford University).
