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Das Werk "Weisheiten des Konfuzius: Gespräche & Philosophie" bietet einen tiefen Einblick in die Lehren und Gedanken des berühmten chinesischen Philosophen Konfuzius. In Form von Gesprächen und phil……続きを見る

From the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism, “a book to think with through the political impasses and cultural confusions of our day” (Harper’s Magazine) Hannah Arend……続きを見る

Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism is increasingly influencing the shape of the world from business and politics to achieving personal goals. Here, Leonard PeikoffーRand’s heirーexplains how you c……続きを見る

This anthology of philosophical texts by Greek and Roman authors brings together works from the late fifth century BC to the sixth century AD that comment on major aesthetic issues such as the perce……続きを見る

What was the basis for the adoption of mathematics as the primary mode of discourse for describing natural events by a large segment of the philosophical community in the seventeenth century? In ans……続きを見る

By exploring the philosophical character of some of the greatest medieval thinkers, An Introduction to Medieval Philosophy provides a rich overview of philosophy in the world of Latin Christianity. ……続きを見る

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Philosophy - General Essays, Eras, grade: 1,7, Charles University in Prague (Fakulta Humanitních Studií/ Faultät für Humanistisches Wissen), languag……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Epochenübergreifende Abhandlungen, Note: 1,0, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, 6 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache:……続きを見る

This book examines the legacy of philosophical idealism in twentieth century British historical and political thought. It demonstrates that the absolute idealism of the nineteenth century was radica……続きを見る

This book studies Hume’s scepticism and its roots, context, and role in the philosopher’s life. It relates how Hume wrote his philosophy in a time of tumult, as the millennia-old metaphysical tradit……続きを見る

The Renaissance marked a turning point in Europe’s relationship to Arabic thought. On the one hand, Dag Nikolaus Hasse argues, it was the period in which important Arabic traditions reached the peak……続きを見る

Essay aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Epochenübergreifende Abhandlungen, Note: 1,0, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Materialismus und Idealismus - Die Entwicklng eines Konflikts zweier ……続きを見る

This book offers an innovative analysis of the Greek philosopher Anaximander’s work. In particular, it presents a completely new interpretation of the key word Apeiron, or boundless, offering reader……続きを見る

Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we s……続きを見る

Atheism was the most fundamental challenge to early-modern French certainties. Leading educators, theologians and philosophers labelled such atheism as manifestly absurd, confident that neither the ……続きを見る

This book investigates the re-discovery of Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed by the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement in Germany of the nineteenth and beginning twentieth Germany. Since this move……続きを見る

Nicht immer und nicht überall geht es rational zu. In der Regel sind Menschen weit mehr an ihren Meinungen als an deren argumentativem Legitimationsnachweis interessiert. Das Argumentieren ist nämli……続きを見る

This book offers an ethical interpretation of the Critique of Pure Reason by establishing the historical connection between the problematic of Temporality in the philosophies of Heidegger and Levina……続きを見る

One of Fichte's most important ideas - that nature can place limits on our ability to govern ourselves, and that anyone who values autonomy is thereby committed to the value of basic research and of……続きを見る

This is the first book devoted entirely to exploring Žižek's peculiar kind of Paulinism. It seeks to provide a full map of the Marxist philosopher’s interpretations of Paul and critically engage wit……続きを見る

This book takes a different approach to the history of philosophy, exploring a neglected theme, the relationship between catastrophe and philosophy. The book analyzes this theme within texts from an……続きを見る

Examines the interaction between labour markets and the welfare state at the institutional level. Topics discussed include the legislative structuring of programmes, how the characteristics of progr……続きを見る

This book investigates the emergence and development of early analytic philosophy and explicates the topics and concepts that were of interest to German and British philosophers. Taking into conside……続きを見る

In this post-apocalyptic rollercoaster ride, philosopher Srećko Horvat invites us to explore the Apocalypse in terms of ‘revelation’ (rather than as the ‘end’ itself). He argues that the only way to……続きを見る

Den danske filosofi blomstrede for alvor op, i 1700-tallet, som med rette kan kaldes filosofiens århundrede. I tredje bind af Carl Henrik Kochs serie om den danske filosofis historie vendes blikket ……続きを見る

Den danske filosofi havde sin storhedstid i det 19. århundrede, hvor man forsøgte at gøre op med oplysningstidens idealer, samtidig med at nye kom til. Vi ser naturfilosofien, idealismen samt stride……続きを見る

Every attempt to examine our consciousness’s passive life and its dynamic in its various forms inevitably intersects with our primal awareness of the future. Even though Husserl’s theory of time-con……続きを見る

Wir verstehen uns als Europäer, doch unsere traditionell verankerte Vorstellung von europäischer Kultur ist fragwürdig. Denn wir schleppen aus der Kolonialzeit und aus der Romantik Ansichten mit, di……続きを見る

In this book, Sarosh Koshy strives to go beyond the mission model of Christianity that emerged alongside and within the colonial enterprise and ethos since the sixteenth century. Rather than denounc……続きを見る

Ben Lazare Mijuskovic has spent 40 years researching theories of consciousness in relation to human loneliness, using an interdisciplinary and "history of ideas" approach. In this book, Mijuskovic c……続きを見る