In Tasso, Goethe crafts a human tragedy fraught with contradictions, where dreams of lofty ideals meet the harshness of reality, and the hero is caught between the desire for spiritual transcendence and the indulgence of his whims.
"e;Al-Durra Al-Yatima"e; (The Orphan Pearl) is one of the most magnificent treatises of Abdullah ibn al-Muqaffa, the encyclopedic writer who combined the cultures of the Arabs, Persians, Greeks, and Indians, crafting an enduring literary masterpiece that blends profound wisdom with beautiful expression.
This book employs an interdisciplinary lens to help readers understand why Russia invaded Ukraine, as well as why and by what means it continues to wage war against the Ukrainian people, state, nation, culture, and the country's environmental well-being.
Winner of the 2024 Prix Emile Girardeau prize, rewarding exceptional work in the economic or sociological sciences, this book examines afresh our relationships of dominance with and affection for animals.
What kinds of conversations might take place when two intelligent and informed young people - one a strong believer in free will and the other just as certain that we don't have it - get together to discuss their viewpoints?
On his deathbed, Adam Smith ordered the burning of two unfinished works on epistemology and politics, fearing that his image as a philosopher would be tarnished and his ideas misinterpreted.
This book analyzes the concept of likelihood of success in just war thinking and argues that if the concept should be retained, it must be reconsidered within the overall whole of the tradition of just war.
Winner of the 2024 Prix Emile Girardeau prize, rewarding exceptional work in the economic or sociological sciences, this book examines afresh our relationships of dominance with and affection for animals.
This book explores Greenpeace's efforts to expand its engagement in the Circumpolar North in the 21st century and how this work is affected and informed by the organization's controversial legacy of anti-sealing campaigning in the 1970s and 1980s.
On his deathbed, Adam Smith ordered the burning of two unfinished works on epistemology and politics, fearing that his image as a philosopher would be tarnished and his ideas misinterpreted.
This book analyzes the concept of likelihood of success in just war thinking and argues that if the concept should be retained, it must be reconsidered within the overall whole of the tradition of just war.
What kinds of conversations might take place when two intelligent and informed young people - one a strong believer in free will and the other just as certain that we don't have it - get together to discuss their viewpoints?
This book explores Greenpeace's efforts to expand its engagement in the Circumpolar North in the 21st century and how this work is affected and informed by the organization's controversial legacy of anti-sealing campaigning in the 1970s and 1980s.
Inspirational, nuanced and wisea wake-up call to re-imagine social structures through cooperative action and mutual aidJonathan Purkis, author ofDriving With StrangersA compelling framework with which to analyze transforming our lives for the betterShuli Branson, author ofPractical AnarchismDistrust is in the airof politicians, corporations, and the institutions that claim to protect us.
Discover a New Path to Meaning and Morality Grounded in Thoughtful ReflectionHow can reason guide us to a deeper sense of purpose in a world filled with uncertainty?
The emergence of scientific data confirming the capacity of nonhuman animals to feel what is happening to them and experience positive and negative emotions has created an uncomfortable moral dilemma for many humans.
The emergence of scientific data confirming the capacity of nonhuman animals to feel what is happening to them and experience positive and negative emotions has created an uncomfortable moral dilemma for many humans.
This book employs an interdisciplinary lens to help readers understand why Russia invaded Ukraine, as well as why and by what means it continues to wage war against the Ukrainian people, state, nation, culture, and the country's environmental well-being.
