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This book is grounded in psychosocial research that explores the complex intergenerational transmission of memories within families and the transgenerational social issues that form a part of those ……続きを見る

Today, “simple living” is a rallying cry for anti-consumerists, environmentalists, and anyone concerned with humanity’s effect on the planet. But what is so revolutionary about a simple life? And wh……続きを見る

The term ars erotica refers to the styles and techniques of lovemaking with the honorific title of art. But in what sense are these practices artistic and how do they contribute to the aesthetics an……続きを見る

This edited collection explores the philosophy of Clarence Irving Lewis through two major concepts that are integral to his conceptual pragmatism: the a priori and the given. The relation between th……続きを見る

In diesem Nachschlagewerk erklären Andreas Bächli und Andreas Graeser die wesentlichen Begriffe der antiken Philosophie: In 48 Artikeln – von A wie ›Akademiker‹ und ›Atomismus‹ über ›Epikureismus‹, ……続きを見る

Kann es in einer Massengesellschaft wie der unseren noch Freiheit und Individualität geben? Droht in Zeiten der Übertechnisierung der Verlust von Gemeinschaft und schlussendlich gar die Selbstvernic……続きを見る

Humes letztes Werk wurde ein Klassiker der Religionsphilosophie: Drei Meinungen prallen im Gespräch aufeinander: Es diskutieren Demea (ein religiöser Fundamentalist), Cleanthes (ein aufgeklärter Dei……続きを見る

Auf dem Höhepunkt der Corona-Krise sahen sich Intensivmediziner mit der Frage konfrontiert: Wen rette ich, wenn die Ressourcen zu knapp werden? Sie müssen auswählen – es droht Triage. Medizin, Ethik……続きを見る

"En el universo existen dos principios fundamentales que se reflejan en todas las manifestaciones de la naturaleza y de la vida, y que se llaman principio masculino y principio femenino. La creación……続きを見る

"El que ha nacido por segunda vez representa un manantial viviente del que fluye un agua pura y en cuyas riberas vienen a instalarse plantas, animales, hombres, toda una civilización. Su religión es……続きを見る

Una imagen puede darnos, aproximadamente, una idea de Dios: la de la electricidad. Nos servimos de la electricidad para alumbramos, para calentamos y para poner en funcionamiento toda clase de apara……続きを見る

Aunque conocemos la realidad astronómica del heliocentrismo, todavía no hemos sacado todas las consecuencias en el terreno de lo biológico, psicológico, cultural y espiritual. En el momento en que e……続きを見る

This is the second volume of the new Rutgers Lectures in Philosophy series, which publishes lectures of prominent intellectuals and philosophers delivered annually on the Rutgers New Brunswick campu……続きを見る

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Michael Frazer, Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Theory at the University of East Anglia. After a detailed discussion ……続きを見る

Think Like a Philosopher is a fun introduction to the main concepts of philosophy, showing how the subject has a clear, practical, and vital purpose to our daily lives and thinking. Using a Q&A form……続きを見る

This book presents a conceptual mapping of supererogation in the analytic moral philosophical tradition. It first asks whether supererogation can be conceptualised in the absence of obligation or du……続きを見る

Within much contemporary feminist theory there is a tendency to forget or ignore its own historicity and consider itself as primarily oriented towards the present. This book explores the historical ……続きを見る

From the philosophy of Aristotle and Confucius, to Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, to the paintings of Raphael, Botticelli and many more, fascination with the virtues has endured and evolved to fi……続きを見る

This Element surveys the place of the Critique of Pure Reason in Kant's overall philosophical project and describes and analyzes the main arguments of the work. It also surveys the developments in K……続きを見る

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was regarded by the Victorians as the foremost philosopher of the age, the prophet of evolution at a time when the idea had gripped the popular imagination. Until recentl……続きを見る

The golden section of a segment is the part of the segment mean proportional between the whole segment and the remaining part. Almost all scholars say that Fibonacci has invented his very famous seq……続きを見る

Stephen Daniel presents a study of the philosophy of George Berkeley in the intellectual context of his times, with a particular focus on how, for Berkeley, mind is related to its ideas. Daniel does……続きを見る

As a growing area of research, the philosophy of time is increasingly relevant to different areas of philosophy and even other disciplines. This book describes and evaluates the most important debat……続きを見る

This collection of essays challenges the prevailing assumption that eighteenth-century German philosophy prior to Kant was largely defined by post-Leibnizian rationalism and, accordingly, a low este……続きを見る

L’Antologia Platonica è una capitale operazione di esplorazione o, detto in linguaggio tecnico, di ermeneutica platonica; che prende forma nel tardo Martinetti (anni ‘930), intorno alla in lui progr……続きを見る

First translation into English of Fichte's major work on the French Revolution. The reception history of the French Revolution in France and England is well documented among Anglophone scholars; how……続きを見る

Writtten in an engaging lecture-style format, this 8th edition of Core Questions in Philosophy shows students how philosophy is best used to evaluate many different kinds of arguments and to constru……続きを見る

This contributed volume explores the ways logical skills have been perceived over the course of history. The authors approach the topic from the lenses of philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and hi……続きを見る

A new and expansive collection of essays from one of the world's best-known popular philosophers The moderator of the New York Times’ Stone column and the author of numerous books on everything from……続きを見る

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Enlightening, thought-provoking and illuminating. Derren Brown asks questions about the world, and his intelligent curiosity benefits us all.' ELIZABETH DAY In A Book of……続きを見る