Philosophers 20

'What experience and history teaches us is that people and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it' 'What and how much I possess is a matter of i……続きを見る

'Courage is knowing what not to fear' Plato 'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors' Without the work of Plato, western thou……続きを見る

'We are free when, like artists, we produce without the goad of physical necessity' Karl Marx For Marx, freedom entailed release from commercial labour. In this highly engaging account, Eagleton out……続きを見る

Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre la pensée marxiste qui anime encore aujourd'hui les plus vifs débats politiques et économiques. En véritable esprit révolutionnaire, Karl Marx marque ……続きを見る

Depuis le milieu du XVIIe siècle jusqu’à notre temps, on s’est beaucoup occupé de Pierre Gassendi, dit Gassendi. Biographes et critiques semblent avoir tout dit sur celui qui eu……続きを見る

A major intellectual biography of Toqueville that restores democracy in America to its essential context Many American readers like to regard Alexis de Tocqueville as an honorary American and democr……続きを見る

Simone de Beauvoir’s account of the last ten years of Jean-Paul Sartre’s life provides a focus for understanding one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. But the book, consisting of bo……続きを見る

"To quietly persevere in storing up what is learned, to continue studying without respite, to instruct others without growing weary--is this not me?" --Confucius Confucius is recognized as China's f……続きを見る

We think the way we do because Socrates thought the way he did; in his unwavering commitment to truth and in the example of his own life, he set the standard for all subsequent Western philosophy. A……続きを見る

Michael Servetus, Heartfelt is a tribute to this unique man and his legacy as a humanist, Renaissance scholar, and standard-bearer of freedom of conscience. The Servetus International Congress (2006……続きを見る

Idealism, Pragmatism, and Feminism provides an account of the life and writings of Ella Lyman Cabot (1866-1934), a woman who received formal training, but not formal recognition, in the field of cla……続きを見る

Donald Moon’s John Rawls: Liberalism and the Challenges of Late Modernity is distinguished not only by the originality of its contribution to the literature on one of the most important political ph……続きを見る

One need only look at one of Leonardo’s paintings to realize that he was a man of great genius, but the vast range of that genius is not fully appreciated until one has read his notebooks. Very litt……続きを見る

Arthur Schopenhauer devoted his adult life to the articulation of a philosophy for the world, a philosophy that would benefit mankind by providing a solution to the riddle of existence. Often consid……続きを見る

My Reminiscences is a fascinating autobiography by the great Indian poet/author, Rabindranath Tagore. "Upon the reality of life he erects his faith, and buttresses it with whatever of devotional goo……続きを見る

In the great Central Valley of California there are only two seasons--spring and summer. The spring begins with the first rainstorm, which usually falls in November. In a few months the wonderful fl……続きを見る

Schon zu Lebzeiten war Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861-1937) ihren Zeitgenossen ein faszinierendes Rätsel. Im Leben von Nietzsche, Rilke und Freud spielt sie eine wichtige Rolle, aber sie war viel mehr als……続きを見る

In dieser biografischen Skizze zeichnet der Philosoph Hamid Reza Yousefi sein bewegtes und bewegendes Leben nach. Er erzählt von seiner ersten Heimat Iran, seiner Kindheit, von den Umständen, die ih……続きを見る

PSAPHON. (à part.) C’EST ce monstre ! GILBERT. (à part.) Qu’entens-je ! PSAPHON. (à part.) Oui, son œil le décèle ; C’est lui-même : sans doute il médite un libelle. GILBERT. (à part.) C’est un mauv……続きを見る

 O divine providence  ! toi qui dirigeas toujours mes actions, je n’invoque que toi seule, les hommes ne sont plus en état de m’entendre. Dispose de mes jours, accélèr……続きを見る

If a new translation of Herodotus does not justify itself, it will hardly be justified in a preface; therefore the question whether it was needed may be left here without discussion. The aim of the ……続きを見る

Als religionswissenschaftlicher Begriff bezeichnet Gnosis verschiedene religiöse Lehren und Gruppierungen des 2. und 3. Jahrhunderts, aber auch früherer Vorläufer und steht für ein religiöses Geheim……続きを見る

Eine kompakte Biographie des großen indischen Freiheitskämpfers. Neben den äußeren Lebensstationen werden auch die inneren Beweggründe und Anliegen Gandhis nachgezeichnet. In ausgewählten Texten zu ……続きを見る

Dieser Band enthält die Biografien von elf bedeutenden Religionsstiftern. Beginnend beim ägyptischen Pharao Echnaton bis hin zu Baha'ullah, der im Jahre 1892 starb, wird ein großer Bogen durch die R……続きを見る

In this Christian Encounter Series biography, author Mitch Stokes explores the life of Isaac Newton, the man behind the atomic theory.** As an inventor, astronomer, physicist, and philosopher, Isaac……続きを見る

Poema del teu Nadal (2ª edició) és un text amb suggeriments fecunds i plens de vida «que ens poden ajudar a descobrir novament el misteri de Déu present en les nostres vides». La perspectiva que pro……続きを見る

In this semi-autobiographical tale that spans every aspect of the protagonist’s life, Tasos Yacalis tells the tale of Sosat Silacay, from his humble beginnings as a gentle intelligent boy in the slu……続きを見る

A thoughtful and original analysis of the writings of influential French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Gilles Deleuze is considered one of the most important French philosophers of the twentieth centu……続きを見る

De la nature de la morale. Elle fait partie de la politique. ー Il faut étudier la vertu surtout à un point de vue pratique, afin de la connaître et de l’acquérir. ー Trav……続きを見る

Découvrez la formidable existence de l'humaniste Jean Pic de la Mirandole La biographie romancée de Catherine d’Oultremont se déroule dans le respect scrupuleux des grandes étapes de ce que fut la v……続きを見る