The Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance.
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.
Taking Wittgenstein at His Word is an experiment in reading organized around a central question: What kind of interpretation of Wittgenstein's later philosophy emerges if we adhere strictly to his claims that he is not in the business of presenting and defending philosophical theses and that his only aim is to expose persistent conceptual misunderstandings that lead to deep philosophical perplexities?
Machiavelli's Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the "e;Machiavellian"e; maxim that the ends justify the means.
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Bullshit, a landmark account of Descartes, reason, and truthIn this classic work, philosopher and bestselling author Harry Frankfurt provides a compelling analysis of the question that not only lies at the heart of Descartes's Meditations, but also constitutes the central preoccupation of modern philosophy: on what basis can reason claim to provide any justification for the truth of our beliefs?
Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) is principally known today as a literary figure--the inventor of the modern essay and the pioneer of autobiographical self-exploration who retired from politics in midlife to write his private, philosophical, and apolitical Essais.
Focusing on the new theories of human motivation that emerged during the transition from feudalism to the modern period, this is the first book of new essays on the relationship between politics and the passions from Machiavelli to Bentham.
Robert Gibbs radically revises standard interpretations of the two key figures of modern Jewish philosophy--Franz Rosenzweig, author of the monumental Star of Redemption, and Emmanuel Levinas, a major voice in contemporary intellectual life, who has inspired such thinkers as Derrida, Lyotard, Irigaray, and Blanchot.
A monumental compendium of Chinese thought, from pre-Confucianism to Chinese CommunismA Source Book in Chinese Philosophy covers the entire historical development of Chinese philosophy from its ancient origins to today, providing the most wide-ranging and authoritative English-language anthology of Chinese thought available.
A sweeping new account of ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversityCovering the whole of the ancient Greek experience from its beginnings late in the third millennium BCE to the Roman conquest in 30 BCE, Out of One, Many is an accessible and lively introduction to the Greeks and their ways of living and thinking.
This is a major reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life--and not simply an intellectual discipline.
Pioneering biblical critic, theorist of democracy, and legendary conflater of God and nature, Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was excommunicated by the Sephardic Jews of Amsterdam in 1656 for his "e;horrible heresies"e; and "e;monstrous deeds.
Taking Wittgenstein at His Word is an experiment in reading organized around a central question: What kind of interpretation of Wittgenstein's later philosophy emerges if we adhere strictly to his claims that he is not in the business of presenting and defending philosophical theses and that his only aim is to expose persistent conceptual misunderstandings that lead to deep philosophical perplexities?
The first biography of Kierkegaard's literary muse and one-time fiancee, from the author of the definitive biography of the philosopherKierkegaard's Muse, the first biography of Regine Olsen (1822-1904), the literary inspiration and one-time fiancee of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, is a moving portrait of a long romantic fever that had momentous literary consequences.
How ancient thinkers grappled with competing conceptions of divine lawIn the thousand years before the rise of Islam, two radically diverse conceptions of what it means to say that a law is divine confronted one another with a force that reverberates to the present.
Gabriel Richardson Lear presents a bold new approach to one of the enduring debates about Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: the controversy about whether it coherently argues that the best life for humans is one devoted to a single activity, namely philosophical contemplation.
Wilhelm Dilthey ist aufgrund seiner deskriptiv-analytischen Psychologie – im Zusammenspiel mit seinen wissenschaftstheoretischen und geistesgeschichtlichen Schriften – als ein Vorläufer der wissenschaftlichen Phänomenologie anzusehen.
In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted student and friend of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel invites readers to witness one of the world's greatest thinkers in his own classroom in this instructive and deeply moving read, a National Jewish Book Award-winner.
It sheds light on the first diplomatic missions in Islam, which were almost the first of their kind in human history, as they called for goodness and peace.
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the samurai with "e;The Great Age of the Samurai - The Warrior's Long Journey from Ancient Japan to Modern Times"e;.
*; Shares an eight-step process based on the life-prolonging and health-enhancing methodology of the Earth Path of Taoism*; Includes practices focused on posture, breathing, mental health, energy flow, and meditation, as well as eight mind-body Daoyin longevity exercises, complete with illustrated instructions*; Explores what causes premature aging and how to avoid it, along with longevity secrets of the legendary Eight ImmortalsACCORDING TO THE ANCIENT CHINESE SAGES, the way to achieve health, longevity, and enlightenment starts with the Earth Path of Taoism, which advises us to nurture the body, calm the mind, and stir the spirit.
En la perspectiva de Husserl, la definición y la caracterización fenomenológica de las nociones naturaleza y espíritu —y sus complejas relaciones mutuas—, son la única base posible para enfrentar muchos de los problemas más difíciles y más discutidos en toda la historia de la filosofía.
This book provides a simplified and comprehensive explanation of the five pillars of Islam that every Muslim needs to know, without getting bogged down in details related to the differences between one sect and another.
Seit Beginn der Philosophie in der Antike wird die Beziehung von Endlichkeit und Transzendenz bedacht, zwischen denen die menschliche Existenz eingespannt ist.
Schopenhauers Verhältnis zu Goethe hat seine eigene Dramaturgie: Von Bewunderung und gemeinsamen Diskussionen geprägt, führte die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Farbentheoretiker Goethe in einen Überbietungswettkampf, der schließlich mit einem unfreiwilligen Bruch endete.
The personality of Muhammad bin Abdullah, the Messenger of humanity and the Seal of the Prophets, was and still is a source of inspiration for many poets and thinkers.
En Filósofos en la tormenta Élisabeth Roudinesco rinde un singular homenaje a seis filósofos franceses de siglo XX: Canguilhem, Sartre, Foucault, Althusser, Deleuze y Derrida.
A lucid guide through the labyrinth of Lacanian theoryThis book provides an illuminating account of the theory of subjectivity found in the work of Jacques Lacan.
