Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

A sweeping intellectual biography that restores the Enlightenment polymath to the intellectual, scientific, and courtly worlds that shaped his early life and thoughtDescribed by Voltaire as ';perhaps a man of the most universal learning in Europe,' Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (16461716) is often portrayed as a rationalist and philosopher who was wholly detached from the worldly concerns of his fellow men.

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Bringing together leading international and interdisciplinary scholars, this ground-breaking volume examines the theory and practice of philosophical health in contemporary contexts of care broadly understood, care for the self, care for the other, and care for the world.

In honor of what would have been Clarence Jordan's one hundredth birthday and the seventieth anniversary of Koinonia Farm, the first Clarence Jordan Symposium convened in historic Sumter County, Georgia, in 2012, gathering theologians, historians, actors, and activists in civil rights, housing, agriculture, and fair-trade businesses to celebrate a remarkable individual and his continuing influence.

How are we to care for our bodies and our health as part of faithful Christian living?

This fourth volume traces the history of Renaissance philosophy and seventeenth century rationalism, covering Descartes and the birth of modern philosophy.

While many of the Reformers considered natural law unproblematic, many Protestants consider natural law a "e;Catholic thing,"e; and not persuasive.

Leviathan is both a magnificent literary achievement and the greatest work of political philosophy in the English language.

In The Rights of Man, Thomas Paine defends the representational form of government.

The divisions that mark my subject are three.

Principles-based biomedical ethics has been a dominant paradigm for the teaching and practice of biomedical ethics for over three decades.

Early Modern Aesthetics is a concise and accessible guide to the history of aesthetics in the early modern period.

Women's Ordination in the Catholic Church argues that women can be validly ordained to ministerial office.

Love in the Post (2013) is inspired by Jacques Derrida's book The Post Card.

Public toilets are places where individual identity is put to the test through experiences of fear, anxiety, shame, and embarrassment, yet also places where we shore up, confirm, and check the status of our gendered identities.

From T'ai Chi to the Ming Dynasty, this is an engrossing guide to the elusive Chinese tradition of Daoism.

Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) was Professor of the History and Sociology of Institutions at the University of Bordeaux.

The focus of this book centers on the importance and continued relevance of proven concepts regarding war and societies, provided by minds with advanced foresight into the subject.

For over fifty years the concept of memory has played a crucial role in a large number of academic and societal debates.

The title of this timely and thought-provoking book, a French bestseller, refers to schoolgirls sending text messages to their friends on their smart phones.

The writings of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari offer the most enduring and controversial contributions to the theory and practice of art in post-war Continental thought.

How can a people overthrow 500 years of colonial oppression?

Making Sense of Heidegger presents a radically new reading of Heidegger's notoriously difficult oeuvre.

In Orthodoxy (1908), G.

Adopting the role of tour guide, award-winning writer Kevin Hart leads the reader through the pitfalls, conundrums and complexities that characterize postmodernism, while providing an overview of the many different approaches (philosophical, cultural, literary) to the subject.

Revealing the man behind the icon.

We are used to seeing the everyday as an ordinary aspect of life, something that we need to overcome; whereas it actually plays a crucial role in any event of our lives.

The phrase ';martial arts studies' is increasingly circulating as a term to describe a new field of interest.

A systematic and thorough interpretation of the philosophy of Daniel Dennett, this book is a tantalizing entre into the philosophy of mind.

Imam Nawawi's collection of forty two hadith brings together some of the most important and pivotal Prophetic traditions.

Over the past one and a half decades, the scope of experimental philosophy (x-phi) has expanded significantly.

Mount Qingcheng, one of China's mystical mountains, has been the birth place of discovery, realization and preservation of the recipes that stimulate the deep potential of the human body for generations.

In this important new book, Richard Polt takes a fresh approach to Heidegger's thought during his most politicized period, and works toward a philosophical appropriation of his most valuable ideas.

For courses in 20th-century Philosophy, recent Continental Philosophy, Anglo-American Philosophy; as part of courses in Contemporary Philosophy; or courses on Epistemology or Metaphysics that take a historical approach.

Although Easter is the most significant event in the Christian year, we rarely take time to explore what it means in detail.

En "La Era de la Fraternidad", Jorge Úbeda presenta una visión renovada sobre la fraternidad como un pilar esencial para una nueva era de convivencia humana.

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

This unique volume collects more than 30 new essays by prominent scholars on what remains philosophically provocative in Heidegger's thought.

Depression is the most common mental health struggle on earth, but before we treat it, it helps to determine if it is the illness or the symptom.

In Constituent Power, Violence, and the State, Dimitri Vouros examines the question of political violence by placing the thought of Georges Sorel, Walter Benjamin, and Hannah Arendt in conversation with contemporary theories of sovereignty and constituent power.

An interdisciplinary collection of essays on the medical and social articulation of death, this anthology considers to what extent a subject as elusive as death can be examined.

This book presents a historically informed, theoretically systematic, and critically articulated theory of respect that challenges many of the presuppositions of the current debate in ethics and politics.

Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined provides a unique evidence-based exploration into the complexities of human movement and what a safe, effective yoga practice entails.

Navigate the world's belief systems with this faith-filled resource!

This book is the first comprehensive intellectual biography of Johannes Linschoten, whose work has been credited with helping to bring down the Utrecht School of phenomenological psychology.

For hundreds of years, the inner spiritual core of Islam has been the focus of Sufi thinkers.

This extraordinary biography of the Algerian warrior and Sufi saint, Emir Abd el-Kader (1807/8-1883), shows his dazzling spiritual qualities in the fight against the French colonial authorities.