Bringing the philosophies of Michel Foucault and Georges Canguilhem into dialogue, Federico Testa examines the notions of life and norms underlying our modern experience of politics.
Based on extensive fieldwork and longitudinal studies, this book posits that the household registration (hukou) system is a fundamental institutional arrangement in contemporary China.
This book explores the circumstances surrounding Socrates' death, critically analysing conflicting sources to establish a framework for understanding his intellectual activities in the cultural, political, and religious context of 5th-century BC Athens.
Als Schriftstellerin selbst eine der herausragenden Erscheinungen um 1900, hat Lou Andreas-Salomé das literarische Leben der frühen Moderne aufmerksam verfolgt und begleitet.
In this book, Alberto Castelli, Giunia Gatta, Micaela Latini, and Francesco Raschi examine how four prominent intellectuals of the 20th century (Bertrand Russell, Karl Jaspers, Raymond Aron, and Gunther Anders) understood atomic warfare.
This book challenges previous definitions of modernity by comparing Max Weber (1864-1920), often considered the most important sociologist of the 20th century, and Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), founder of Waldorfpadagogik and the esoteric social reform movement of anthroposophy.
In der gegenwärtigen philosophischen und theologischen Diskussion wird die Möglichkeit schlüssiger Argumente für die Existenz Gottes in der Regel mit Verweis auf Hume oder Kant zurückgewiesen.
This book examines Clement of Alexandria's interdisciplinary approach to nature contemplation-which he terms "e;physiology"e; and "e;physics"e;-showing its internal consistency even in the absence of a clear methodological outline.
This book presents an original Marian approach towards war and peace, dedicated to the suffering of children, women, and men in Mariupol and elsewhere in Ukraine and in the world.
Dans l’agitation politique et le bouillonnement spirituel du XIXe siècle russe, la vie de Tolstoï (1828-1910) se déchiffre comme celle d’un personnage romanesque, torturé par les interrogations métaphysiques de son temps.
This empirical and theoretical book should be of interest to anyone who dares to consider the contentious topic of measuring and justifying aesthetic value in music, as well as the issue of how experts compare to nonexperts in terms of aesthetic fluency,
Based on semi-structured interviews with ordinary citizens in Pakistan, this book analyses the complex relationship between populism, political identity, and historical experiences in Pakistan, highlighting how populist discourse influences and is influenced by varied interpretations of Pakistaniat - the identification with Pakistan.
In diesem elegant geschriebenen Buch entfaltet der Autor in Auseinandersetzung mit Foucault, Wittgenstein, Dewey und anderen eine Philosophie der Somästhetik als Lebenskunst.
