Western philosophy from c 1800

At the centre of the metaethical debate that took off from G.

In Wittgenstein and the Study of Politics, Michael Temelini outlines an innovative new approach to understanding the political implications of Wittgenstein’s philosophy.

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The present book is the first to undertake a systematic study of Peirce's conception of historical knowledge and of its value for philosophy.

This anthology translates eighteen papers by Italian philosopher and experimental psychologist Paolo Bozzi (1930-2003), bringing his distinctive and influential ideas to an English-speaking audience for the first time.

This book places Benjamin's writing on revolution in the context of his conception of historical knowledge.

Having lost much of its political clout and theoretical power, communism no longer represents an appealing alternative to capitalism.

In the second half of the twentieth century, ethics has gained considerable prominence within philosophy.

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the work of Emmanuel Levinas, widely recognized as one of the most important yet difficult philosophers of the 20th century.

The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (19051980) was the major representative of the philosophical movement called existentialism, and he remains by far the most famous philosopher, worldwide, of the postWorld War Two era.

When first published in 1958, The Inward Morning was ahead of its time.

This book introduces and explores the relation between race and phenomenology through varied African American, Latina, Asian American, and White American perspectives.

First published in 1996.

Ludwig Wittgenstein famously declared that philosophy "e;ought really to be written only as a form of poetry,"e; and he even described the Tractatus as "e;philosophical and, at the same time, literary.

This book explores the writings of Gadamer and Habermas on hermeneutics and the methodology of the social sciences.

For Aristotle, habit was a fundamental aspect of human nature; and for William James, it was the "e;enormous flywheel"e; of society.

"e;Understanding Phenomenology"e; provides a guide to one of the most important schools of thought in modern philosophy.

Western philosophical orthodoxy places many aspects of other people's lives outside the scope of our knowledge.

This monograph analyzes Nicholas Rescher's system of pragmatic idealism.

Perhaps everyone who can think has the concept of possibility, but no one understands it.

The digital age we now live in is fundamentally changing how we relate to our perceptions and images.

The question "e;Where do we come from?

This volume explores the constitutive role played by space in the performance of Kutiyattam.

This is a thorough and balanced guide to modern French philosophical thought, providing lucid, authoritative accounts of famous philosophers whilst also highlighting lesser-known figures.

For Kierkegaard the most important thing in life is to become a single individual or a true self.

The diverse essays in this volume speak to the relevance of phenomenological and psychological questioning regarding perceptions of the human.

TO THE LOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS A DRAFT OF A PREFACE TO THE LOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ( 1913) Edited by EUGEN FINK Translated with Introductions by PHILIP J.

Michael Polanyi is most famous for his work in chemistry and the philosophy of science, but in the 1930s and 1940s he made an important contribution to economics.

urrently a paradigm shift is occurring in for the conventional understanding of represen- which the traditional view of the brain as tions.

In recent years, the popularity of the inimitable Slavoj Žižek has perhaps cast a shadow over the collective influence exerted by Slovenian intellectuals on modern day philosophy.

The Psychology of the Imagination was originally published in France in 1940 under the title of L'Imaginaire.

Instinct and Revelation revolves around the hypothesis that ritual behavior and imaginative awareness in early hominids may have helped to spawn the evolution of the human brain and human consciousness.

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Ambivalence (as in practical conflicts, moral dilemmas, conflicting beliefs, and mixed feelings) is a central phenomenon of human life.

A groundbreaking examination of Michel Foucault's history of truth.

We inhabit a time of crisis-totalitarianism, environmental collapse, and the unquestioned rule of neoliberal capitalism.

This is the first major work in English to explore at length the meaning, context, aims, and vital importance of Thomas Hobbes's concepts of the law of nature and the right of nature.

In Zeiten gesellschaftlicher Umbrüche, in denen das Selbstverständnis des Menschen ins Wanken gerät, ist die Frage: »Was ist der Mensch?

Die beiden epochemachenden Essays Aldous Huxleys berichten von Entdeckugsreisen zu den »Antipoden unseres Bewusstseins«, in Regionen des Seins, die nur im Zustand der Entrückung zu erreichen sind, In den »Pforten der Wahrnehmung« schildert Huxley seine Experimente mit Meskalin, die zu einer außerordentlichen visuellen Wahrnehmungsfähigkeit führten, zum Erlebins des »Wunders der reinen Existenz«.

Hans Jonas ist einer der bedeutenden Denker des 20.

What could Wittgenstein's work contribute to the rapidly growing literature on life's meaning?

This exciting new book makes a major contribution to Continental philosophy, bringing together for the first time the crucial work on politics by two giants of contemporary French philosophy, Jacques Derrida and Alain Badiou.

With Western cultures becoming more pluralistic, the question of "e;truth"e; in politics has become a game of interpretations.