Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

The birth of philosophical thought across the ancient world brought with it a keen interest in the study of leadership- reflections on who should lead and on how to create the best leadership structures became central to the debates of most prominent ancient philosophers.

Yoga is a restorative, mindful and gentle practice that can strengthen your body while helping you centre yourself in the moment.

El Laghu Vâkya Vritti o Breve exposición de sentencias védicas es un tratado preliminar (Prakarana Grantha) de la Filosofía Vedânta Advaita, escrito por el Gran Maestro hindú Sri Sankaracharya (788-820 dC).

SPIRITUAL HEROISM is a real gem, a small book of heroic philosophy, quotations and paraphrased snippets from down-to-earth wise men: Rousseau, Thoreau, Nietzsche, and other famous minds.

Drawing on his writing on philosophy, history, religion and politics, this is the first in-depth analysis of R.

Drawing on methods from religious studies, philosophy, and cognitive science, Jack Williams develops a unique and interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious conversion.

A history of philosophy from the origins of reason in Ancient Greece to the most influential philosophers working today, this long-awaited single volume companion to Frederick Copleston's historic 11-volume series is a must-have for any aspiring philosopher.

Tief verborgen in den majestätischen Höhen des Himalayas liegt Tibet – ein Land, dessen spirituelle Landschaft ebenso vielfältig ist wie seine zerklüfteten Berge und sanften Täler.

Jacques Lacan and Michel Foucault are often cast as intellectual adversaries, their legacies marked by differences in method, lineages, and analytical priorities.

The question of hospitality is the most pressing question in contemporary thought: How can we host that which is utterly Other, that which resists all conceptualization, and thus disrupts the proper course of thought?

The seventeen contributions constituting this edited volume focus on archaic Greek thought - Presocratics broadly understood, including Sophists, Archaic poets, or Tragedians - and its multiform reception, use or appropriation through times and lands.

The book brings together the philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard with that of another prominent proto-existentialist thinker, Fyodor Dostoevsky.

This third and final volume concludes Hermias' commentary on Plato's Phaedrus.

This book presents the Vision of Oneness founded on the profound and universal teachings of Indian Philosophy (Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita) with immense clarity.

The seventeen contributions constituting this edited volume focus on archaic Greek thought - Presocratics broadly understood, including Sophists, Archaic poets, or Tragedians - and its multiform reception, use or appropriation through times and lands.

This book provides an account, both theoretical and phenomenological, of the education offered by philosophy.

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The question of hospitality is the most pressing question in contemporary thought: How can we host that which is utterly Other, that which resists all conceptualization, and thus disrupts the proper course of thought?

La obra de Platón, inagotable y total, representa el acto fundacional de la filosofía y este volumen es el compañero ideal para su lectura.

Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) was one of the luminaries of the Florentine Renaissance and the scholar responsible for the revival of Platonism.

Die Summa des Nikolaus von Strassburg, früher auch Summa philosophiae genannt, wurde am Anfang dieses Jahrhunderts von Martin Grabmann wiederentdeckt.

The figure of Orpheus has long exercised a potent influence on religious thought.

Zeit – sie ist allgegenwärtig und dennoch eines der tiefsten Rätsel unserer Existenz.

Franz Schuberts Streichquartett, eines der bedeutendsten Kammermusikwerke der Romantik, berührt seit Generationen durch seine emotionale Tiefe und thematische Vielschichtigkeit.

This book presents an original study of the work of Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza from the perspective of architecture as an interpretation of human life.

FROM KOREA'S MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHORWith profound wisdom and even greater warmth, Korea's best-loved monk Pomnyun Sunim shows us how to unlock inner happiness and become more resilient in the face of setbacks, small or large.