Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

First published in 1935, The Life and Writings of Giambattista Vico is a succinct biography of the Italian philosopher, Giambattista Vico.

Interweaving phenomenological, hermeneutical, and sociopolitical analyses, this book considers the ways in which feminists conceptualize and produce the temporalities of feminism, including the time of the trace, narrative time, calendar time, and generational time.

Worin besteht die wesentliche Zeitstruktur?

Der wichtige Ertrag der Existenzphilosophie des 20.

Normas y prácticas, discursos y acciones, estructura y agencia, planes y realidad, experiencia y expectativa: formas duales demasiadas veces en juego en nuestras reflexiones sobre el pasado.

This sourcebook presents nearly 200 specially-translated Greek and Roman texts from Homer to Plutarch, revealing the place of the animal in the moral consciousness of the Classical era.

This book aims at introducing Jeanne Hersch, holding together her biography and her philosophy and showing in which sense her whole path can be seen as a continuous endeavour to guarantee better conditions for the exercise of freedom to more and more people.

Knepper criticizes existing efforts in the philosophy of religion for being out of step with, and therefore useless to, the academic study of religion, then forwards a new program for philosophy of religion that is in step with, and therefore useful to, the academic study of religion.

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In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning.

Uno de los asuntos sobre los que el hombre se pregunta a lo largo de su historia es el de la procedencia de la creación artística y la naturaleza de la inspiración.

En las páginas de Arte y hostilidad se vuelve, una y otra vez, por senderos distintos, al problema, que es también recurso, de la "inactualidad de Hegel", y a fortiori de la inactualidad de la estética en el programa mayor de la Enciclopedia.

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Verwundbar zu sein ist wahrlich nicht immer angenehm.

En Apología de Sócrates, diálogo compuesto entre 393 y 389 a.

Lay Morals, and Other Papers is a collection of essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are arguably the most important period in philosophy's history, given that they set a new and broad foundation for subsequent philosophical thought.

For thinkers young and old, this philosophy book will help you discover your own powers of thought and experience for yourself the freaky thrills of befuddlement.

Buddhism, Digital Technology and New Media in Korea introduces Uisang (625-702), a seminal figure in East Asian religion who founded the Korean Hwaom school of Buddhism, from various angles by placing his thought in the interdisciplinary and intercultural context of the twenty-first century.

The way which society conceives of power in the twenty-first century determines how it approaches future issues.

Kierkegaard and Kant on Radical Evil and the Highest Good is a major study of Kierkegaard's relation to Kant that gives a comprehensive account of radical evil and the highest good, two controversial doctrines with important consequences for ethics and religion.

This book examines Anglo-Italian political and cultural relations and analyses the importance of religion in the British 'Orientalist' perception of Italy.

Man's Most Dangerous Myth was first published in 1942, when Nazism flourished, when African Americans sat at the back of the bus, and when race was considered the determinant of people's character and intelligence.

Spinoza (1929) offers an 'estimate' of Spinoza - his life, philosophy and influences - while retaining, as far as possible through translation, 'the very words Spinoza wrote'.

Victoria's Madmen is the story of those who were outcasts by temperament and choice; the non-conformists of the Victorian Age.

A vibrant new translation of Seneca's "e;On the Shortness of Life,"e; a pointed reminder to make the most of our timeWho doesn't worry sometimes that smart phones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of time and preventing us from having a life?

Bankhurst examines how news regarding the violent struggle to control the borderlands of British North America between 1740 and 1760 resonated among communities in Ireland with familial links to the colonies.

Placing topical debates in historical perspective, the essays by leading scholars of history, literature and political science explore issues of difference and diversity, inclusion and exclusion, and faith in relation to a variety of Christian groups, Jews and Muslims in the context of both early modern and contemporary England and America.

This book argues for a modern version of liberal arts education, exploring first principles within the divine comedy of educational logic.

In seinem Hauptwerk bedient sich Nietzsche der Stimme des erfundenen altpersischen Propheten Zarathustra, um seine ›Lehren‹ zu verkünden: von der ewigen Wiederkehr des Gleichen, dem Übermenschen und dem Willen zur Macht.

"Este libro se plantea la pregunta en torno a la cuestión animal.

Mans word is Spirit in man ParamahansaYoganandaThis groundbreaking book reveals the hidden laws for harnessing the power of concentrated thought not only for physical healing, but to overcome obstacles and create all-around success in our lives.

Este libro recoge ensayos y estudios sobre diferentes aspectos y momentos de la obra del filósofo cordobés Gustavo Ortiz (1941-2014), realizados por profesores-investigadores de la Universidad Católica de Córdoba, que tuvieron diversos vínculos con Ortiz.

Para poder decir qué es el humanismo cristiano caben dos métodos: uno, que daría lugar a algo interminable: analizar los otros humanismos para señalar las diferencias y posibles coincidencias del "cristiano" respecto a ellos.

An inspiring and concise introduction to the spiritual truths of Indias most beloved scripture, these selections from Paramahansa Yoganandas critically acclaimed two-volume translation of and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (God Talks With Arjuna) explain how the step-by-step methods of yoga meditation and right action enable us to achieve union with Spirit and ultimate liberation.

Symposium - Plato - Sophist - Plato - Plato is a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

Dive into the timeless wisdom of Seneca with "e;Letters from a Stoic"e;.

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

Addressing the myriad ways in which heresy accusations could fulfill political aims during the Middle Ages, this collection shows acts of heresy were not just influenced by religion.

Frank Lloyd Wright first noted the affinity between modern Western architecture and the philosophy of the ancient Chinese writer Laotzu.

Most modern literature on the rationality of religious belief is primarily written from Christian and Secular perspectives, the introduction of a reflective Muslim perspective provides a fresh and alternative perspective.

This book shows that a dialectical conceptual model underpins Georg Simmel's writings.

Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus are arguably the most celebrated representatives of the 'Golden Age' of scholasticism.

This exploration of Hegel's critique of the individualistic ethos of modernity and the genesis of his alternative vision traces the conceptual schemes Hegel experimented with to show how he settled on the concepts of 'ethical life' (Sittlichkeit) and Spirit as the means for overcoming subjectivity and domination.

Este ebook presenta "Dios y el Estado", con un sumario dinámico y detallado.

Philosophers and religious scholars the world over have sought to answer the question of why a loving God permits evil.

History doesn't have to mean only an effort to know the past.

El presente volumen recoge el único libro que Serra dejó inédito, una recopilación de ensayos breves sobre obras y autores que le marcaron especialmente.

The rise of experimental philosophy is generating pressing methodological questions for philosophers.