Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

This book provides an account of the Triune God that attempts to offer remedy to the problems of current theological and philosophical interpretations by returning to and developing the intuitions and solutions put forward in the Patristic tradition and Plotinus' philosophy.

The 1896-1899 papers, few of which were published in Russell's lifetime, concentrate primarily on physics, arithmetic and the concept of quantity.

Heidegger trató de permanecer fiel al espíritu originario de la fenomenología, aun alejándose de las intenciones que guiaron a su maestro Husserl.

Originally published in 2001, Hegel's Metaphysics of God presents Hegel's response to Kant's claim that metaphysics in general and, in particular, knowledge of God, is beyond the grasp of human knowledge.

This accessible textbook provides therapy students and practitioners with an understanding of postmodern theories, founders, and practical applications to family therapy.

This volume demonstrates how Wittgenstein's philosophy can illuminate our understanding of politics and open new ways of conceptualizing democratic theory and practice.

Without denying the real importance of the more traditional tasks of a historian of ideas or scholar of literature - the edition of a text and research into its sources and influence - Professor Flints objective has been to look sideways from the texts, so into the society to which their authors belonged.

This book provides insights into new developments and persistent traditions in Zen teacher training and education through the use of historical archival research and original interviews with living Zen Masters.

After an introductory general essay on the life cycle and status of women in Byzantine society, this volume focuses on female religious life, with particular emphasis on the role of convents - as spiritual sanctuary, refuge for women in need, or provider of charitable services.

Spanning thirty years, the papers brought together in this volume reflect three of Professor Colish's interests as a historian of medieval scholastic thought.

Originally published in 1932, this book is based on a series of lectures delivered in Cambridge in 1931.

This volume explores the relationship between justice and freedom in Hegels practical philosophy, with a particular focus on the pivotal concept of reciprocal recognition.

Wittgenstein used the concept of language games to refer to all forms of linguistic expression in practical contexts and to the myriad ways in which signs are used in language.

The essays in this book discuss a number of the central metaphysical and ethical themes that engaged the minds of Platonist philosophers during late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

This book presents an account of the concept of mind in Hindu Tantra through a study of religious and philosophical texts in the medieval period.

Shares ancient Tibetan wisdom to help readers break through the process of ego-clinging to find deeper freedom and escape from feelings of lack and scarcity Offers authentic guidance and support for confidence in overcoming challenges, bravery in caring for the self and others, as well as fearlessness in the face of dying Examines key concepts and history in Dzogchen Buddhism, including a guide to the Vajrayana teachings, the Bardo teachings, and the role of the five elementsAccording to the Buddha, all sentient beings are naturally enlightened and have been pure since the beginning.

Within the context of a careful review of the psychology of religion and prior non-Lacanian literature on the subject, Raul Moncayo builds a bridge between Lacanian psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism that steers clear of reducing one to the other or creating a simplistic synthesis between the two.

Calling for a revival of intellectual intuition in metaphysics long after its banning by Kant, Kenneth Rose overcomes the forgetfulness of being through contemplative ontology.

Dictado primero y mimeografiado en Estrasburgo en 1953, luego transformado en "Curso de la Sorbona" reproducido en mimeógrafo en 1957, este Curso interpreta con rigor los sentidos de las tres palabras del título: "ser", "esencia" y "sustancia" -los conceptos fundamentales de la filosofía occidental- o como tales representan un progreso considerable de la razón conceptual en relación con los presocráticos, que todavía hablaban de los "elementos".

The nondual foundation of scientific reason: why objectivity was never required.

This volume brings together Professor Cranz's published studies on Nicholas of Cusa with a set of seven papers left unpublished at the time of his death.

This book explores a key theme both for humanity and for psychotherapy-how we can understand ourselves as a web of relational connections within the wider world that shapes us all.

This book explores the concept of exile, experienced not as a physical displacement but as a subjective experience of disconnection from the Other.

This book presents a set of essays interpreting excerpts from the Talmud that illustrate values essential to Western science.

First Published in 1985, the aim of this book is to define an aspect of Orwell's literary identity which underlies and informs the sociopolitical content of his novels, and which may account for his being 'more widely read' than perhaps any other serious writer in the twentieth century.

Arley Ramos Moreno, a pioneering Brazilian philosopher, makes an important contribution to current discussions around meaning, knowledge and symbolism in the first English translation of his work.

In Hegel's aesthetics, the element of speculative philosophy is always a notorious aspect that attracts the most complaints from modern art criticism.

In the East, our women still live behind the curtains, and their supporters among us see in her upbringing and teaching life sciences the only factor in improving her life, and performing her duties at home and in the family in full, thus giving birth to men and women for us.

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David Hume, einer der einflussreichsten Denker der Aufklärung, revolutionierte das Verständnis von menschlicher Erkenntnis, Moral und der Natur des Selbst.

Este ensayo es un manifiesto a favor de una sociología musulmana orientada al cambio y al desarrollo, a la justicia social/igualdad y al multiculturalismo.

In the Beginning (1957) represents a series of lectures given by the author at Cornell University, examining the views of the Ancient Greeks on the central foundation myths of their civilisation.