Western philosophy: Enlightenment

Dieses Buch bietet eine vollständige Neuinterpretation von Kants »Kritik der Urteilskraft«, in der nicht nur die thematisch-systematische Einheit dieses Buches streng rekonstruiert und im Rahmen der Transzendentalphilosophie neu verortet, sondern zugleich ihre Anschlussfähigkeit an aktuelle Fragen der Forschung demonstriert wird.

This book explores different accounts of powers and abilities in early modern philosophy.

Ludwig Feuerbach's departure from the traditional philosophy of Hegel opened a door for generations of radical philosophical thinkers, foremost among them the young Karl Marx.

In this bold and innovative new work, Adrian Moore poses the question of whether it is possible for ethical thinking to be grounded in pure reason.

Mitte des 18.

This two-volume work examines far-reaching debates on the concept of courage from Greek antiquity to the Christian and mediaeval periods, as well as the modern era.

This volume covers many of the most important philosophers and movements of the nineteenth century, including utilitarianism, positivism and pragmatism.

Den Vorlesungen kommt mit Blick auf Harichs politische Philosophie eine in ideengeschichtlicher Perspektive grundlegende Funktion zu.

The present book contextualizes Du Chatelet's contribution to the philosophy of her time.

Gegenstand des Jahrbuches Aufklärung« ist die Erforschung des 18.

Explores the relationship between self-knowledge, individuality, and personal development by reconstructing Kant''s account of personhood.

Sex, love, and friendship play an integral role in Immanuel Kant's conception of human life.

This study traces the ways in which Romantic writers responded to a debate over the dangers and rewards of idle contemplation.

Rousseau''s relation to the Western intellectual tradition is re-examined through a series of ''conversations'' between Rousseau and other ''great thinkers''.

Figures of Natality reads metaphors and narratives of birth in the age of Goethe (1770-1832) as indicators of the new, the unexpected, and the revolutionary.

In "Avicenna: Pionier des Goldenen Zeitalters" entführt Yasmin F.

David Hume's philosophical work presents the reader with a perplexing mix of constructive accounts of empirically guided belief and destructive sceptical arguments against all belief.

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81) stands as a key figure in German intellectual history, a bridge joining Luther, Leibniz, and German idealism.

Kant Troubleoffers a highly original and incisive reading of some of the lesser known aspects of Kantian thought.

Lockes philosophisches Hauptwerk wurde bereits 1671 begonnen, aber erst 1690 vollständig publiziert.

This book collects essays by Alan Montefiore on the role philosophy plays in the formation of the self, and how philosophical questions regarding the nature of reason, truth, and identity inform ethics and politics.

One of the most important works of the Enlightenmentin the first new, unabridged English translation in more than two centuriesPublished in four volumes between 1784 and 1791, Herder's Ideas for the Philosophy of the History of Mankind is one of the most important works of the Enlightenmenta bold, original, and encyclopedic synthesis of, and contribution to, the era's philosophical debates over nature, history, culture, and the very meaning of human experience.

Originally published in 1982, the aim of this book is a controversial one - to refute, by the most rigorous philosophical methods, physical realism and to develop and defend in its place a version of phenomenalism.

First published in 1961, this book considers Hume's request to be judged solely by the acknowledged works of his maturity.

Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is well-known for his introspective turn away from sensible bodies and toward non-sensory ideas of mind, body, and God.

Despite recent advances in Locke scholarship, philosophers and political theorists have paid little attention to the relations among his three greatest works: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Two Treatises of Government, and Epistola de Tolerantia.

Gegenstand des Jahrbuches Aufklärung« ist die Erforschung des 18.

This book is a collection of 12 new essays on the topic of Kant's account of citizenship, the first book-length text on this topic.

This book addresses the problem of self-knowledge in Kant's philosophy.

Peter Strawson (1919-2006) was one of the leading British philosophers of his generation and an influential figure in a golden age for British philosophy between 1950 and 1970.

Nach Kant liegt der Zweck der menschlichen Existenz in der Moral und damit der Freiheit, auf sie richtet sich unser gesamtes Vernunftinteresse.

Explores the basis of Kant''s anti-naturalist, secular, humanist vision of human flourishing, presented in an accessible and engaging way.

Offering a deep look into the moral uncertainty in the contemporary social sciences and American society, this book explores an in-depth solution.

This book presents a novel interpretation of Hume as a proponent of sentimental virtue ethics.

In the wake of much previous work on Gilles Deleuze's relations to other thinkers (including Bergson, Spinoza and Leibniz), his relation to Kant is now of great and active interest and a thriving area of research.