Western philosophy from c 1800

Fictions of Fact and Value argues that the philosophy of logical positivism, considered the antithesis of literary postmodernism, exerts a determining influence on the development of American fiction in the three decades following 1945, in what amounts to a constitutive encounter between literature and philosophy at mid-century: after the end of modernism, as it was traditionally conceived, but prior to the rise of postmodernism, as it came to be known.

In this eloquent guide to the meanings of the postmodern era, Albert Borgmann charts the options before us as we seek alternatives to the joyless and artificial culture of consumption.

In this text, Nicholas Rescher illustrates the limits that confront our efforts to advance the frontiers of knowledge.

This is an unusual volume.

Michel Foucault continues to be regarded as one of the most essential thinkers of the twentieth century.

Was Claus-Artur Scheier in diesem Buch unternimmt, ist nicht weniger als der Entwurf einer Philosophie der Moderne im Zeitalter der Medialität.

Dem Versuch, die These zu stützen, dass Logik und Mathematik eins seien, hat Russell mehrere Bücher gewidmet, unter anderem das dreibändige, gemeinsam mit A.

Between 1945 and 1953, while the Soviet Union confronted postwar reconstruction and Cold War crises, its unchallenged leader Joseph Stalin carved out time to study scientific disputes and dictate academic solutions.

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Martin Heideggers Verstrickung in den Nationalsozialismus oder Das Elend der Intellektuellen im 20.

Hegels Korrespondenz vermittelt eine Fülle von Einblicken und Aufschlüssen in philosophischer, gesellschaftlicher, kulturgeschichtlicher, politischer und personeller Hinsicht.

A comprehensive look at the intellectual and cultural innovations of the Weimar periodDuring its short lifespan, the Weimar Republic (1918-33) witnessed an unprecedented flowering of achievements in many areas, including psychology, political theory, physics, philosophy, literary and cultural criticism, and the arts.

Offering new and original readings of literature, poetry, and education as interpreted through the conceptual lens of Heidegger's later philosophy of the "e;Turn"e;, this book helps readers understand Heidegger's later thought and presents new takes on how to engage the themes that emerged from his later writing.

Helping students and researchers get to grips with the work of this compelling but often baffling thinker, this introductory guide surveys the impact and continuing influence of the work of Friedrich Nietzsche on modern European thought.

Opening new ground in neglected aspects of R.

The guiding dictum of phenomenology is "e;to the things themselves.

Karl Popper and Friedrich von Hayek are remembered as two of the twentieth century's greatest proponents of open society.

This translation is concluded in our Readings in Twentieth- Century Philosophy, (N.

This book brings together two of the most influential thinkers in critical theory.

For more than 30 years and until his death in 2004, Jacques Derrida remained one of the most influential contemporary philosophers.

BOCHUMER HEGELVORLESUNGEN Christoph Menke: Dialektik der Befreiung.

What role do fables play in Cartesian method and psychology?

Emmanuel Levinas recounts the main events of his life in a brief essay, "e;Signature,"e; appended to a collection of essays on social, political and religious themes entitled Dillicile Uberti.

Experience is inescapably temporal.

This book utilizes Maurice Merleau-Ponty's fascinating philosophy of embodiment to cast further light on the incredibly rich and complex phenomenon of shame.

In this wholly original study, Josep Corbi asks how one should relate to a certain kind of human suffering, namely, the harm that people cause one another.

Providing a groundbreaking collective commentary, by an international group of leading philosophical scholars, Blackwell s Guide to Hegel s Phenomenology of Spirit transforms and expands our understanding and appreciation of one of the most challenging works in Western philosophy.

Anyone who has ever experienced a sporting event in a large stadium knows the energy that emanates from stands full of fans cheering on their teams.

The essential offers a systematic guide to a fruitful reading of Rorty.

One of the greatest philosophical works of all time, in a new translation for the twenty-first century'The final philosopher to perform the most profound surgery on philosophy .

Defensora de los derechos de la mujer, de la causa obrera y, muy especialmente, de la necesidad de una reforma penitenciaria que acabara con el hacinamiento y la inseguridadjurídica en la que vivían los presos, Concepción Arenal (1820-1893) es la pensadora más original y lúcida del siglo xix español.

What is justice?

Now more than ever, questions of citizenship, migration, and political action dominate public debate.

Análisis y evaluación de la vigencia del pragmatismo en los distintos terrenos en los que ha trascendido, pero sin dejar de lado las raíces históricas de las que se nutre.

Transparency is the order of the day.

Born Liquid is the last work by the great sociologist and social theorist Zygmunt Bauman, whose brilliant analyses of liquid modernity changed the way we think about our world today.