Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

This book is a study in cultural collegiality and interchange.

Is traditional American religion doomed?

While complex global problems cry out for solutions devised with moral sensitivity and responsibility, a more common mentality tends to prevail, one that assumes those going the right way ("e;us"e;) are endangered by others ("e;them"e;) going the wrong way.

The Upanisads are rich and complex Sanskrit Hindu scriptures dating back to the 8th century BCE and are a staple of world religion courses across the globe.

The Upanisads are rich and complex Sanskrit Hindu scriptures dating back to the 8th century BCE and are a staple of world religion courses across the globe.

Our lives take shape around identities.

An engaging look at the founder of one of the most important philosophical schools of ancient Greece.

An engaging look at the founder of one of the most important philosophical schools of ancient Greece.

While complex global problems cry out for solutions devised with moral sensitivity and responsibility, a more common mentality tends to prevail, one that assumes those going the right way ("e;us"e;) are endangered by others ("e;them"e;) going the wrong way.

This book tells the story of idealism in modern philosophy, from the seventeenth century to the turn of the twenty-first.

This book tells the story of idealism in modern philosophy, from the seventeenth century to the turn of the twenty-first.

A dizzying array of meditation practices have emerged in the long and culturally diverse history of Buddhism.

Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was once the most famous philosopher in the world, but his reputation waned in the latter half of the 20th century.

Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was once the most famous philosopher in the world, but his reputation waned in the latter half of the 20th century.

A dizzying array of meditation practices have emerged in the long and culturally diverse history of Buddhism.

Our lives take shape around identities.

The tantric Buddhist traditions emerged in India beginning in the seventh century CE and flourished there until the demise of Buddhism in India circa the fifteenth century.

Recovering the forgotten discipline of Natural Philosophy for the modern worldThis book argues for the retrieval of 'natural philosophy', a concept that faded into comparative obscurity as individual scientific disciplines became established and institutionalized.

A group biography of five women who played path-breaking roles in the transcendentalist movementIn November 1839, a group of young women in Boston formed a conversation society to answer the great questions of special importance to women: "e;What are we born to do?

Humanity stands at a crossroads shaped by rapid technological change, environmental challenges, shifting social values, and profound questions about meaning and identity.

This book is a study in cultural collegiality and interchange.

Draws on the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism to offer a progression of dream yoga practices, including pre-sleep purification, correct postures, and visualizations Offers practical instructions for identifying the dream state and modifying your dream narratives Reveals how dream yoga supports the bardo teachings and prepares the practitioner for death and rebirthMaintaining awareness while dreaming is one of the most direct and practical methods for understanding the nature of reality.

Is traditional American religion doomed?

'The truth cannot be spoken, but it can be shown', and Zen leaves no stone unturned along the way: Zen koans, the nature of satori, the Three Pillars of Zen, the Man Without a Title, the Great Doubt.

The Cosmos: A Complete Book on the Universe, Existence, and Meaning is an expansive yet deeply human exploration of reality, from the birth of the universe to the inner life of consciousness and the enduring search for purpose.

This is not a book; it is a mirror.

The Soul as a Map, the Self as a MirrorIn the Islamic worldview, the soul (nafs), heart (qalb), spirit (ruh), and intellect ('aql) are not abstract theological ideas—they are real faculties that shape how we perceive, respond, and heal.

The first English translation of Emanuele Severino's radical critique of the notion of identity.

The late Hellenistic period witnessed the rise of an imperial power whose dominion extended across almost the whole known world.

The tantric Buddhist traditions emerged in India beginning in the seventh century CE and flourished there until the demise of Buddhism in India circa the fifteenth century.

The first English translation of Emanuele Severino's radical critique of the notion of identity.

Lindsay Judson and Vassilis Karasmanis present a selection of philosophical papers by an outstanding international team of scholars, assessing the legacy and continuing relevance of Socrates' thought 2,400 years after his death.

Are you searching for spiritual depth in the margins of life?

This is a revised and enlarged version of Bryan Magee's widely praised study of Schopenhauer, the most comprehensive book on this great philosopher.

A biography of the boldest and most unsettling of the early modern philosophers, Spinoza, which examines the man's life, relationships, writings, and career, while also forcing us to rethink how we previously understood Spinoza's reception in his own time and in the years following his death.

A biography of the boldest and most unsettling of the early modern philosophers, Spinoza, which examines the man's life, relationships, writings, and career, while also forcing us to rethink how we previously understood Spinoza's reception in his own time and in the years following his death.

Chris Fraser presents a rich and broad-ranging study of the culminating period of classical Chinese philosophy, the third century BC.

Vivimos en la era de la técnica, lo que no solo tiene que ver con pantallas y redes globales, sino con algo mucho más profundo relativo al sentido de la misma existencia.

¿Existe una filosofía oriental?

¿Por qué volver a pensar Antígona, de Sófocles, más de dos milenios después de su escritura?

Chris Fraser presents a rich and broad-ranging study of the culminating period of classical Chinese philosophy, the third century BC.

What if your alone time was not a weakness—but your greatest strength?

This collection brings together an international range of specialists to explore the multi-faceted ways in which twentieth-century French philosophy affirms the fundamental importance of transformation.

This collection brings together an international range of specialists to explore the multi-faceted ways in which twentieth-century French philosophy affirms the fundamental importance of transformation.

This book redirects our attention to a group of thinkers whose project of rethinking difference and alterity assumes new critical significance at the current juncture.

This book redirects our attention to a group of thinkers whose project of rethinking difference and alterity assumes new critical significance at the current juncture.

The concept of ‘event’ has held a prominent position in both analytic and continental philosophy since the middle of the 20th century.

While posthumanism has gained traction over the past few decades, its application has, so far, mostly been within the humanities.

While posthumanism has gained traction over the past few decades, its application has, so far, mostly been within the humanities.

The concept of ‘event’ has held a prominent position in both analytic and continental philosophy since the middle of the 20th century.