Western philosophy: Enlightenment

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the full range of achievements of the Scottish thinkers who so profoundly influenced western culture.

Eric Schliesser's Adam Smith is the product of two decades' reflection by the author on the great Scottish Enlightenment.

This volume presents twelve original essays, by an international team of scholars, on the relation of John Locke's thought to Descartes and to Cartesian philosophers such as Malebranche, Clauberg, and the Port-Royal authors.

The German Enlightenment and the Rise of Historicism traces the thought of a large and neglected group of German thinkers and their encounter with the ideas and ideal of the Enlightenment from 1740 to 1790.

Uncover the truth among the myths, fictions, and lore of the French Revolution.

Around the middle of the eighteenth century, the leading figures of the French Enlightenment engaged in a philosophical debate about the nature of music.

Presenting the most comprehensive and lucid account of the topic currently available, Robert Audi's "e;Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision"e; is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of reason in ethics or the nature of human action.

The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies examines the creation of the academic Bible.

"e;Kant, Kantianism and Idealism"e; presents an overview of German Idealism, the major movement in philosophy from the late 18th to the middle of the 19th Century.

Immanuel Kant and Henry Sidgwick are towering figures in the history of moral philosophy.

Philosopher Andrew Youpa offers a novel reading of Spinoza's moral philosophy.

In this important new book, the distinguished Egyptologist Jan Assmann provides a masterful overview of a crucial theme in the religious history of the West - that of 'religio duplex', or dual religion.

In the European Enlightenments it was often argued that moral conduct rather than adherence to certain theological doctrines was the true measure of religious belief.

Für alle, die das Handwerk der Philosophie von der Pike auf erlernen wollen, ist – wie auch für die philosophische Lehre – die Logik der Anfang von allem.

Five Groundbreaking Moments in Heidegger's Thinking presents a fresh interpretation of some of Heidegger's most difficult but important works, including his second major work, Beitrage zur Philosophie (Vom Ereignis) [Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning)].

This Element examines Kant''s innovative account of labour in his political philosophy and develops an intersectional analysis of Kant.

This book, first published in 1987, offers a reconstruction of Berkeley's doctrine on notions by examining the implications of his repeated suggestion that there is a close relationship between his doctrine and his semantic theory.

In this volume--the first, focused study of Hume on time and identity--Baxter focuses on Hume's treatment of the concept of numerical identity, which is central to Hume's famous discussions of the external world and personal identity.

Slavoj i ek gives us a reading of a philosophical giant that changes our way of thinking about our new posthuman era.

Berkeley's Principles: Expanded and Explained includes the entire classical text of the Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge in bold font, a running commentary blended seamlessly into the text in regular font and analytic summaries of each section.

There is a general sense that the philosophy of Descartes was a dominant force in early modern thought.

This book, first published in 1987, offers a reconstruction of Berkeley's doctrine on notions by examining the implications of his repeated suggestion that there is a close relationship between his doctrine and his semantic theory.

Luxury has been associated with superficiality, consumerism and meaninglessness throughout the history of serious philosophical thought.

The twelfth-century philosopher Averroes is often identified by modern Arab thinkers as an early advocate of the Enlightenment.

Composed in a period of religious and political upheaval, Culverwell's Discourse of the Light of Nature is an imaginative statement of the teachings of Christian humanism concerning the nature and limits of human reason and the related concepts of natural and divine law.

This book advances our understanding of the nature, grounds and limits of human dignity by connecting it with Kant's notion of an ideal moral community, or "e;Kingdom of Ends"e;.

This new study of eighteenth-century aesthetic theory situates it in theological contexts that are crucial to explaining why it arose.

Why is the philosopher Hegel returning as a potent force in contemporary thinking?

Drawing on the work of major philosophers in 18th and 19th-century German idealism, Thomas Raysmith critically examines G.

A classic study of modern philosophy's founder, translated into English for the first time.

Can scientific explanation ever make reference to God or the supernatural?

Explores how Kant''s account of religion provides the church with a role in establishing a cosmopolitan order of peace.

Rousseau''s Social Contract: An Introduction offers a thorough and systematic tour of this notoriously paradoxical and challenging text.

Berkeley's Principles: Expanded and Explained includes the entire classical text of the Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge in bold font, a running commentary blended seamlessly into the text in regular font and analytic summaries of each section.

The acquisition of self-knowledge is often described as one of the main goals of philosophical inquiry.

Shows how Kant attempted to derive the fundamental principle and goal of morality from the general principles of reason.

Why does the ghost of Kant continue to haunt contemporary critical theory?

Designed as a textbook for use in courses on natural theology and used by Immanuel Kant as the basis for his Lectures on The Philosophical Doctrine of Religion, Johan August Eberhard's Preparation for Natural Theology (1781) is now available in English for the first time.

The Routledge Guidebook to Berkeley's Three Dialogues is an engaging introduction to the last of a trio of works that cemented Berkeley's position as one of the truly great philosophers of the western canon.

Material Falsity and Error in Descartes's Meditations approaches Descartes's Meditations as an intellectual journey, wherein Descartes's views develop and change as he makes new discoveries about self, God and matter.

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

David Deamer establishes the first ever sustained encounter between Gilles Deleuze's Cinema books and post-war Japanese cinema, exploring how Japanese films responded to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

'The ideal interpreter of the Ring .

'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.