The first full treatment of truth as a core philosophical concept in the late Foucault, this volume examines his work on the ancient world and the early church.
The first full treatment of truth as a core philosophical concept in the late Foucault, this volume examines his work on the ancient world and the early church.
Twenty-first century neuroscience has discovered that in some severe cases, addiction may so constrain human freedom that the will is only able to choose to use substances of abuse.
Twenty-first century neuroscience has discovered that in some severe cases, addiction may so constrain human freedom that the will is only able to choose to use substances of abuse.
This study reconstructs Hypatia's existential and intellectual life and her modern Nachleben through a reception-oriented and interdisciplinary approach.
A Refreshing and Rethinking Retrieval of Greek Thinking presents a rereading and rethinking of Greek philosophy in an attempt to retrieve an essential thread in Greek thinking that has been covered over for many centuries - beginning with the late Greeks, then Christianity, and then rationalism - and misrepresented by mistranslations from the seventeenth century onward .
A Refreshing and Rethinking Retrieval of Greek Thinking presents a rereading and rethinking of Greek philosophy in an attempt to retrieve an essential thread in Greek thinking that has been covered over for many centuries - beginning with the late Greeks, then Christianity, and then rationalism - and misrepresented by mistranslations from the seventeenth century onward .
Building upon the idea that our current "e;environmental question"e; arises from the history of metaphysics-which privileged thought about Being (or ontology) over the conditions of life-this book reinterprets Heraclitus's notion of physis as the fundamental, emergent potency of life, as the category to-be-thought by thinkers.
Building upon the idea that our current "e;environmental question"e; arises from the history of metaphysics-which privileged thought about Being (or ontology) over the conditions of life-this book reinterprets Heraclitus's notion of physis as the fundamental, emergent potency of life, as the category to-be-thought by thinkers.
This fun, absorbing book, packed with quirky bite-sized lists, quizzes and trivia, is an exploration of the Latin language, aiming to prove that it is as vibrant and relevant today as it was 2,500 years ago.
Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire, and he is known for his military victories, for his contribution to Stoic philosophy, and for his diary.
The Aristotelian-Thomist Tradition has long had an enduring place in the history of Western philosophy, so much so, in fact, that it is referred to as the Perennial Tradition.
Este libro recopila siete estudios que discuten algunas de las aportaciones de Aristóteles, Platón y Sexto Empírico en temas de argumentación filosófica, tiempo, causalidad y escepticismo radical.
Dieses eBook: "Marcus Aurelius: Selbstbetrachtungen" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Mit seinem De rerum natura will der römische Dichter Lukrez das gesamte Universum von der kleinsten Bewegung der Atome bis zum kosmischen Großereignis in einen Text bannen.
Mit seiner Kritik an der Zivilisation, seiner Infragestellung von sozialen Hierarchien, seiner Verachtung von Reichtümern und seiner radikalen Askese bot der Kynismus dem frühen Christentum der ersten Jahrhunderte diverse Berührungspunkte.
Im Ion stellt der jugendliche Platon eine Seite des historischen Sokrates dar, die in den Dialogen, die nach dessen Verurteilung und Hinrichtung verfasst sind, nicht mehr zentrales Thema ist.
Mark Aurel (121-180), auch Marc Aurel oder Marcus Aurelius, war von 161 bis 180 römischer Kaiser und als Philosoph der letzte bedeutende Vertreter der jüngeren Stoa.
