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Why is the human mind able to perceive and understand the truth about reality; that is, why does it seem to be the mind's specific function to know the world? Sean Kelsey argues that both the questi……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie der Antike, Note: 2,0, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Veranstaltung: Anfänge der Philosophie: Heraklit, Parmenides……続きを見る

This new way of approaching Plato neither sees Plato's words as doctrines according to which the dialogues are to be interpreted, nor does it reduce Plato's dialogues to dramatic literature. Rather,……続きを見る

The play features an elderly Athenian citizen, Chremylos, and his slave Cario or Carion. Chremylos presents himself and his family as virtuous but poor, and has accordingly gone to seek advice from ……続きを見る

The play is notable for its joyous anticipation of peace and for its celebration of a return to an idyllic life in the countryside. However, it also sounds a note of caution, there is bitterness in ……続きを見る

El problema de la metafísica, para Parménides, consistió en responder una pregunta fundamental: ¿qué es "lo que es"? La presente obra busca esclarecer la interrogante del filósofo, analizando el Poe……続きを見る

‘Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic’ are moral letters to his friend Lucilius, written over two thousand years ago, they still hold the power to mesmerize. The letters were written by Seneca at the end o……続きを見る

Seguendo le più autorevoli tradizioni antico-elleniche, il saggio studia la figura di Pitagora filosofo e matematico e il movimento da lui creato mettendo in evidenza la dimensione spirituale e le c……続きを見る

Unlike the author's other early plays, it includes no direct mention of the Peloponnesian War and there are few references to Athenian politics, and yet it was staged not long after the commencement……続きを見る

The Clouds can be considered not only the world's first extant 'comedy of ideas' but also a brilliant and successful example of that genre. The play gained notoriety for its caricature of the philos……続きを見る

The Frogs tells the story of the god Dionysus, despairing of the state of Athens' tragedians, and allegedly recovering from the disastrous Battle of Arginusae. He travels to Hades to bring Euripides……続きを見る

The play is notable for its absurd humour, its imaginative appeal for an end to the Peloponnesian War and for the author's spirited response to condemnations of his previous play, The Babylonians, b……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON PRIZE FOR HISTORY 2015 A major new interpretation of how one of the great figures of Christian history came to write the greatest of all autobiographies Augustine is the person……続きを見る

The first collection of essays devoted to the Arabic philosopher Averroes's brilliant Commentary on Plato's "Republic," which survived the medieval period only in Hebrew and Latin translations. The ……続きを見る

Expanding the impact of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's philosophy to the disciplines of Christian Origins and Christian theology, this original study makes the case for understanding early Chri……続きを見る

O livro desenha as principais questões teóricas do pensamento platônico, partindo do sentido da escolha pela forma dialógica, para em seguida aprofundar temáticas de ética, política, epistemologia, ……続きを見る

A summary of what is known about the system of government in ancient Rome, comparison of Roman and modern politics, and discussion of some political and social problems of Ancient Rome and how these……続きを見る

Wie Sie mit Hilfe der griechischen Philosophie des Stoizismus Frieden in Körper, Geist und Seele finden, selbst wenn Sie das Gefühl haben, dass Ihr Leben außer Kontrolle geraten ist. Unsere moderne ……続きを見る

In a review of the work of Karl Jaspers composed several years before the publication of his book Being and Time, Martin Heidegger suggested that the philosophical orientations of his period had mad……続きを見る

This title critically examines Mou Zongsan’s philosophical system of moral metaphysics on the level of metaphysics and history philosophy, which combines Confucianism and Kantianism philosophy. Mou ……続きを見る

'Make this book a morning ritual.' Matthew McConaughey What does it mean to be a great father? Parenting is a role filled with meaning and purpose, but every dad needs guidance: because fatherhood i……続きを見る

Greek Literature and the Ideal contends that the development of Greek literature was motivated by the need to endow political geography with a sense of purposeful structure. Alexander Kirichenko arg……続きを見る

Drawing largely from the psychoanalytic ground of Jung, Bion and Winnicott, from Plato and Whitehead and from numerous clinical studies, this book explores ‘Absence’ and ‘Future’ in the context of t……続きを見る

Negli ultimi anni di vita Giovanni Gentile aveva in progetto una Storia della Filosofia che abbracciasse tutta la materia dalle origini ai giorni nostri. La morte tragica nel 1944 non gli permise di……続きを見る

This book provides an overview of the main moral ideas typical of ancient ethics. The first chapter concerns the ethics of ancient Greece, while the second chapter discusses the views of the ethics ……続きを見る

This textbook offers a brief overview of the main philosophical schools of the two most significant cultures in ancient Asia, from where these thoughts have spread widely – it concerns ancient India……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive study of Plato’s conception of justice. The universality of human rights and human dignityーrecognized as the source of the formerーare among the crucial philoso……続きを見る

The main theme of this book is how newly excavated texts have provided new energy and perspectives to allow us to renew our understanding of ancient Chinese thought, especially that of Confucianism.……続きを見る

Drawing on the work of Georg Misch, this work seeks to give back to the Word its original fullness of meaning. Misch’s notion of a logic of life considers the Word in the plenitude of its great powe……続きを見る

Brillant agrégé de philosophie à 21 ans, Jacques Chevalier a contribué, plus que tout autre, au rayonnement de la pensée française dans l’entre-deux guerres. Bon connaisseur de Platon et Aristote, d……続きを見る