ａｎ - Philosophy 5

In questo libro di Antonio De Simone, come si può leggere, nei confronti di Simmel occorre constatare in primo luogo che la sua riflessione filosofico-estetica “da un lato, mira in generale a isolar……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 12 February 1804) was an 18th-century German philosopher from the Prussian city of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). He is regarded as one o……続きを見る

Jacques Rancière's work has challenged many of the assumptions of contemporary continental philosophy by placing equality at the forefront of emancipatory political thought and aesthetics. Drawing o……続きを見る

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics had a profound influence on generations of later philosophers, not only in the ancient era but also in the medieval period and beyond. In this book, Anthony Celano exp……続きを見る

This book is no less than a guide to the whole of Western philosophy -- the ideas that have undergirded our civilization for two-and-a-half thousand years. Anthony Kenny tells the story of philosoph……続きを見る

How propaganda undermines democracy and why we need to pay attention Our democracy today is fraught with political campaigns, lobbyists, liberal media, and Fox News commentators, all using language ……続きを見る

«Given that most scholarship on cinema and utopia focuses on the subgenre of dystopia and its pessimistic discourses, Mónica Martín’s volume could not be more timely. It is a pioneering work; arguab……続きを見る

Jean Baudrillard is one of the most celebrated and most controversial of contemporary social theorists. This major work occupies a central place in the rethinking of the humanities and social scienc……続きを見る

Enlightenment is a connection with the universal spirit, realizing that you are part of it. Living in unconditional love without any effort. Being like an open book, being natural. All these qualiti……続きを見る

Grant Allen's 'Post-Prandial Philosophy' is a collection of witty and insightful essays that cover a wide range of topics, from nature and evolution to literature and ethics. Written in a clear and ……続きを見る

Gramsci e Wittgenstein. È difficile immaginare due biografie più diverse, eppure tra queste due figure così importanti del Novecento esistono molte affinità: il nuovo saggio di Franco Lo Piparo racc……続きを見る

Mucho se habla de la libertad, pero ¿sabemos exactamente qué es? Incluso en caso de responder con cierta seguridad a esa pregunta, ¿sabemos cómo alcanzarla en este mundo posmoderno donde priman las ……続きを見る

This substantial and ambitious dictionary explores the languages and cultures of visual studies. It provides the basis for understanding the foundations and motivations of current theoretical and ac……続きを見る

The first three parts of this book deal with the tension between ordinary language philosophy (as envisioned in the writings of J.L. Austin and the later Wittgenstein) and the 'tradition.' In the fo……続きを見る

This book offers an archeology of the undeveloped potential of mathematics for critical theory. As Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno first conceived of the critical project in the 1930s, critical……続きを見る

The idea that the self is inextricably intertwined with the rest of the worldーthe “oneness hypothesis”ーcan be found in many of the world’s philosophical and religious traditions. Oneness provides ……続きを見る

The desire for fulfilling work is one of the great aspirations of our age and this inspirational book reveals how one might make it a reality. It explores the competing claims we face for money and ……続きを見る

Bertrand Russell remains one of the greatest philosophers and most complex and controversial figures of the twentieth century. Here, in this frank, humorous and decidedly charming autobiography, Rus……続きを見る

This book provides an up-to-date and accessible overview of the hottest and most influential contemporary debates in philosophy of perception, written especially for this volume by many of the most ……続きを見る

Todos podemos sentir el impulso de comprender y explorar el impacto de la tecnología en nuestro mundo. El libro "Peregrinos Digitales, hacia una humanidad cuántica" promete llevar a los lectores en ……続きを見る

The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was almost wholly neglected during his sane life, which came to an abrupt end in 1889. Since then he has been appropriated as an icon by an astonish……続きを見る

This book presents a unique effort to create a new understanding of the Christian sign of the cross. At its core, it traces the conscious and unconscious influence of this visual symbol through time……続きを見る

Why is there something rather than nothing? As a spiritual person, I perhaps should not have asked myself this question. When I asked this, I felt how weird this question is. In this creation everyt……続きを見る

In the ancient world being a philosopher was a practical alternative to being a christian. Philosophical systems offered intellectual, practical and moral codes for living. By the Middle Ages howeve……続きを見る

Around the globe, unfettered industrialisation has marched forth in unison with massive social inequities. Making matters worse, anthropogenic pressures on Earth’s living systems are causing alarmin……続きを見る

This monograph presents a synthesis and reconstruction of Rudolf Arnheim’s theory of media. Combining both Arnheim’s well-known writings on film and radio with his later work on the psychology of ar……続きを見る

Books of Daily Thoughts and Prayers by Swami Paramananda offers a deeply spiritual collection of daily meditations and prayers to enrich the soul and calm the mind. In Books of Daily Thoughts and Pr……続きを見る

What we call growth today is in fact a tumorous growth, a cancerous proliferation which is disrupting the social organism. These tumours endlessly metastasize and grow with an inexplicable, deadly v……続きを見る

Why does agency -- the capacity to make choices and to act in the world -- matter to us? Why is it meaningful that our intentions have effects in the world, that they reflect our sense of identity, ……続きを見る

Première biographie consacrée à l'une des plus grandes figures intellectuelles et politiques du XX e siècle, Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997), économiste, philosophe, psychanalyste, militant politi……続きを見る