John Stuart Mill observed in his Autobiography that he was a rare case in nineteenth-century Britain because he had not lost his religion but never had any.
This book conceives of "e;religion-making"e; broadly as the multiple ways in which social and cultural phenomena are configured and reconfigured within the matrix of a world-religion discourse that is historically and semantically rooted in particular Western and predominantly Christian experiences, knowledges, and institutions.
Die Sachworte wurden mit Blick auf die Eigentümlichkeiten der Lexik in den nachgelassenen Texten ausgewählt und es wurde versucht, möglichst alle ihre Okkurenzen zu verzeichnen.
Das Handbuch bietet insgesamt etwa 23 exemplarische, zum Teil sehr umfangreiche Abhandlungen zu Diskursen und Themenkomplexen der Gelehrten- und Wissenschaftskultur der Frühen Neuzeit (15.
This sixth of seven volumes devoted to the Adages in the Collected Works of Erasmus completes the translation and annotation of the more than 4000 proverbs gathered and commented on by Erasmus in his Adagiorum Chiliades (Thousands of Adages, usually known more simply as the Adagia).
A prehistory of today's humanities, from ancient Greece to the early twentieth centuryMany today do not recognize the word, but "e;philology"e; was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only the study of Greek and Roman literature and the Bible but also all other studies of language and literature, as well as history, culture, art, and more.
Die Theorie des Thomas Hobbes hat in der Vergangenheit stark abweichende Deutungen erfahren und Anlass zu zahlreichen lang anhaltenden Debatten geliefert.
Caught in the whirlwind of the postindustrial revolution, many members of today's labor force look upon the changing job landscape and feel displaced and devalued.
Machiavellis »Il Principe«, 1513 eigentlich als Empfehlungsschreiben des politisch kaltgestellten Autors an den designierten Fürsten von Florenz verfasst, zählt zur Weltliteratur und gilt als das erste Werk der modernen politischen Philosophie.
This collection of essays presents groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary group of leading theorists and scholars representing the fields of history, philosophy, political science, sociology, and anthropology.
SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERNUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The School of Life'A serious and optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve and alter the way we live' Jeanette Winterson, The Times'A beautiful, inspiring book.
The Eve of Destruction: The Systematic Destruction of America and its Values Tender Topics was written to provoke thought about the devastating damage occurring in our country and world.
A passionate defence of humanity and a work of radical optimism from the international bestselling author of PostcapitalismHow do we preserve what makes us human in an age of uncertainty?
Over the last decade, "e;New Atheists"e; such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion.
Ferran Sáez Mateu traza un recorrido desde la solitaria torre de Montaigne en el siglo XVI hasta la actualidad, marcada por tecnologías que nos fascinan aunque siempre exigen algo a cambio.
Over the last decade, "e;New Atheists"e; such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***AS READ ON RADIO 4***The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Caf explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human.
