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En la tarea de fundar las ciencias del espíritu, Dilthey se dio al desciframiento de la cultura occidental íntegra. No menores que ese objetivo impuesto fueron la intensidad y el portentoso saber co……続きを見る

The compelling story of a decades-long collaboration between social and political theorist Isaiah Berlin and his editor, Henry Hardy, who made it his vocation to bring Berlin's huge body of work int……続きを見る

Es muy significativo que ideas y realidades que actualmente se discuten con calor tengan su fuente original en alguna utopía, y que dichas ideas fuesen consideradas en sus días como descabelladas y ……続きを見る

Tomás Moro elabora una reflexión sobre las condiciones sociales de la Inglaterra del siglo XVI valiéndose de su enorme talento literario. Las implicaciones y las condiciones de una ficticia sociedad……続きを見る

Después de naufragar, ya con las esperanzas perdidas y cansados de rogarle a Dios un milagro, un grupo de hombres llega a una isla, donde, en primera instancia, reciben una negativa ante su inminent……続きを見る

En este ensayo, Villoro compara el pensamiento moderno con el renacentista, y con ello reinterpreta el Renacimiento a través de la modernidad. Para el filósofo, es en los siglos XV y XVI cuando se m……続きを見る

Temas políticos e históricos, como la unión de naciones y la idea de progreso, son tratados por Kant con el más apasionado rigor en este libro. Al contrario de lo que suele pensarse acerca de que la……続きを見る

Se trata de un diálogo en el que intervienen el Gran Maestre y el Almirante, quien refiere con mucho detalle lo ocurrido durante su recorrido por el mundo. Su estancia en la Ciudad del Sol le permit……続きを見る

This original work contains the first detailed account of the natural philosophy of Robert Hooke (1635-1703), leading figure of the early Royal Society. From celestial mechanics to microscopy, from ……続きを見る

The author of the classic philosophical treatment of love reflects on the trajectory, over decades, of his thoughts on love and other topics. In 1984, Irving Singer published the first volume of wha……続きを見る

Two eminent French philosophers discuss German philosophyーincluding the legacy of Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Adorno, Fichte, Marx, and Heideggerーfrom a French perspective. In this book, Alain Badiou ……続きを見る

First published in 1825, "Fragments of the Lost Writings of Proclus" is a short book of translations of fragments of Proclus by Thomas Taylor, the English Neoplatonist and translator of Aristotle, P……続きを見る

Come sentenziò in maniera esemplare Friedrich Nietzsche in uno dei suoi più celebri saggi, il nichilismo si manifesta quando i valori supremi dell’essere umano si svalutano. Significa che viene meno……続きを見る

Micromegas is an inhabitant of the star Sirius, 120,000 feet tall and accompanied by a dwarf from Saturn who is 6000 feet tall. During a grand tour of the universe they visit Earth in 1737 and, usin……続きを見る

From the director, executive producer, and star of IT ENDS WITH US Justin Baldoni, a gripping, deeply honest, fearless personal and societal exploration of traditional masculinity and what it means ……続きを見る

Para Wilhelm Dilthey, la filosofía es inseparable de la vivencia y la reflexión históricas. Las ciencias del espíritu son por ello una instancia crítica de la convivencia humana, es decir: instrumen……続きを見る

This pamphlet traces the logical origins of belief in supernatural beings, both poly and oligotheistic traditions, with particular emphasis on Christianity and Mohametanism (Islam). Hume is an avowe……続きを見る

This book sheds light on the originality and historical significance of women’s philosophical, moral, political and scientific ideas in Italy and early modern Europe. Divided into three sections, it……続きを見る

The universe and our place in it, the meaning of life, the nature of justice and the good society, and the powers of reason. Difficult philosophy made easy! Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Stoicism, Ske……続きを見る

Not much is known about Theodorus Mundanus, except for his mention by the diarist, John Evelyn. Evelyn was an acquaintance of W. Dickinson, to whom this short tract is addressed to, and upon visitin……続きを見る

This book introduces methodological concepts aimed at including women in the canon of the history of philosophy. The history of women philosophers is as long and strong as the history of philosophy,……続きを見る

“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” ーTime Volume 2 of the Nobel Prize-winner’s towering masterpiece: the story of Solzhenitsyn's entrance into the Soviet prison camps, where he would remain……続きを見る

Jesuit engagement with natural philosophy during the late 16th and early 17th centuries transformed the status of the mathematical disciplines and propelled members of the Order into key areas of co……続きを見る

Departing from the sociological dual process model that divides thoughts into automatic and unconscious, or deliberate and conscious occurrences, this book draws on empirical cases to demonstrate th……続きを見る

Durante la era del caos y el olvido anterior al tiempo, hubo un gran conflicto celestial en el que se enfrentaron los siervos de Yahvé contra aquellos que se rebelaron siguiendo a Lucifer, éstos cas……続きを見る

Internationally acclaimed Israeli historian Shlomo Sand made his mark with books such as The Invention of the Jewish People and The Invention of the Land of Israel. Returning here to an early fascin……続きを見る

With the translation of Lefebvre's philosophical writings, his stature in the English-speaking world continues to grow. Though certainly within the Marxist tradition, he consistently saw Marx as an ……続きを見る

Collaborators for more than four decades, lawyer, author, filmmaker, and multimedia artist Alexander Kluge and social philosopher Oskar Negt are an exceptional duo in the history of Critical Theory ……続きを見る

Although successive generations of the Frankfurt School have attempted to adapt Critical Theory to new circumstances, the work done by its founding members continues in the 21st century to unsettle ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1974, Kojin Karatani's Marx: Towards the Centre of Possibility has been among his most enduring and pioneering works in critical theory. Written at a time when the political ……続きを見る