Western philosophy: Enlightenment

En la era de la posverdad, en tanto se ve barrida la verdad de la escena pública, la convivencia se hace imposible.

Ernst Cassirers Darstellung der Philosophie der Aufklärung, die er ursprünglich 'Ideengeschichte der Aufklärungszeit' nennen wollte, zählt zu den herausragenden Standardwerken zur Bestimmung der Leitgedanken der Epoche.

Sensibility in the Early Modern Era investigates how the early modern characterisation of sensibility as a natural property of the body could give way to complex considerations about the importance of affect in morality.

Beginning with an overview of Hume's life and work, Don Garrett introduces in clear and accessible style the central aspects of Hume's thought.

Johann Jakob Rambach (1693–1735) war der wohl bekannteste Theologieprofessor seiner Zeit und galt als ein bedeutender Vertreter des lutherischen Barockpietismus.

Few books have had as great an impact on intellectual history as Kant's The Moral Law.

This book develops a new reading of the Metaphysical Foundations and articulates an original perspective of Kant''s critical philosophy as a whole.

An in-depth account of Kant''s Critical philosophical system which argues that the third Critique answers the question: for what may I hope?

Der renommierte Spinoza-Forscher Wolfgang Bartuschat, dessen gerade abgeschlossene Gesamtübersetzung (PhB 91–96a) heute die maßgebliche deutsche Ausgabe der Werke Spinozas darstellt, versammelt mit diesem Band seine wichtigsten Beiträge zu dessen Philosophie.

Julian Young provides the most comprehensive biography available of the life and philosophy of the nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Online supplement,"e;Mulsow: Additions to Notes drawn from the 2002 edition of Moderne aus dem Untergrund"e;: full versions of nearly 300 notes that were truncated in the print edition.

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

'A brilliant work of intellectual interpretation by our foremost historian of Enlightenment ideas.

Sustainability has become a compelling topic of domestic and international debate as the world searches for effective solutions to accumulating ecological problems.

This Element presents a novel interpretation and defense of Kant''s theory of freedom.

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.

Schon Goethe charakterisierte die Schrift "Der hoeere Ruf" von August Siegfried von Goue als äußerst schwer verständlich, ja als rätselhaft.

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.

What makes us human beings?

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

Gegenstand des Jahrbuches Aufklärung« ist die Erforschung des 18.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Gedichte, Geistliche Oden und Lieder" verfügbar.

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.

Die folgende Untersuchung ist eine Antwort auf die Frage nach dem Ort des 'Irrationalisten' Johann Gottfried Herder innerhalb des Kontinuums der Aufklärung.

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.

Wolffs »Disquisitio philosophica de loquela« entstand 1703 als akademische Zweckschrift, spricht aber eine große Vielzahl an Themen an, die einen lebendigen Eindruck von den Diskussionen und dem wissenschaftlichen Aufbruch zu Beginn des 18.