Nietzsche's metaphor of the spider that spins its cobweb expresses his critique of the metaphysical use of language - but it also suggests that "e;we, spiders"e;, are able to spin different, life-affirming, healthier, non-metaphysical cobwebs.
The distinguished Marx researcher Marco Iorio offers a comprehensive introduction for all readers who want a neutral consideration of what Marx really had to say.
The controversy over Jacques Derrida's legacy is one of the most effective engines driving the contemporary debate, far beyond the bounds of philosophy.
The works of Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757-1823) were a major factor in the development of post-Kantian philosophy, yet his exact contribution is still under discussion.
This volume consists of the revised and expanded versions of the papers presented at the International Conference "e;Nietzsche On Instinct and Language"e;, held at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) in December 2009.
This volume is a collection of previously unpublished papers dealing with the neglected "e;phenomenological"e; dimension of the philosophy of Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which it compares and contrasts to the phenomenology of his contemporary Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and to those of Edmund Husserl and his 20th century followers.
Biotechnologische Eingriffe in den menschlichen Organismus (genetisch, psychopharmazeutisch oder technisch) können die körperliche oder geistige Leistungsfähigkeit von Menschen steigern und das menschliche Erleben gezielt verändern, auch über ein "normales" oder "natürliches" Maß hinaus.
