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Essay aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie der Antike, Technische Universität Dresden (Institut für Philosophie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Höhlengleichnis von Platon ist……続きを見る

"Where does happiness lie?" "What is the best life?" Aristotle ponders these abiding questions in his Nicomachean Ethicsーa work which has profoundly influenced Western thinking on ethical matters. ……続きを見る

Plotinus' Treatise V.1 comes closer than any other to providing an outline of his entire spiritual and metaphysical system, and as such it may serve to some degree as an introduction to his philosop……続きを見る

Essay aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie der Antike, Note: 1,0, Technische Universität Dresden (Institut für Philosophie), Veranstaltung: Das Philosophieren in der Antike, Sp……続きを見る

Focusing primarily on Aristotle’s Physics Alpha, an attempt is made to establish the structure and significance of the Aristotelian analogy. Traditionally, the concept of analogy in Aristotle has be……続きを見る

Atheistic Platonism is an alternative to both theism and nihilistic atheism. It shows how any jobs allegedly done by God are better done by impersonal Platonic objects. Without Platonic objects, ath……続きを見る

At opposite ends of over two millenia Hegel and Aristotle, virtually alone of the great European thinkers, consciously attempted to criticize and develop the thought of their predecessors into syste……続きを見る

In this classic work, Frederick C. Copleston, S.J., outlines the development of philosophical reflection in Christian, Islamic, and Jewish thought from the ancient world to the late medieval period.……続きを見る

In this book, Erick Raphael Jiménez examines Aristotle's concept of mind (nous), a key concept in Aristotelian psychology, metaphysics, and epistemology. Drawing on a close analysis of De Anima, Jim……続きを見る

This volume is the first monograph devoted to the philosophy of Taurus of Beirut, and provides a long-awaited analysis of his texts and their first English translation. Through close examination of ……続きを見る

We take for granted that only certain kind of things exist – electrons but not angels, passports but not nymphs. This is what we understand as 'reality'. But in fact, 'reality' varies with each era ……続きを見る

Hegel (1770-1831) is one of the major philosophers of the nineteenth century. Many of the major philosophical movements of the twentieth century - from existentialism to analytic philosophy - grew o……続きを見る

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ー Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. Casaubon’s famous 1634 translation of Meditations was the first English version……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller Editors' Choice ーNew York Times Book Review "Ricks knocks it out of the park with this jewel of a book. On every page I learned something new. Read it every night if you w……続きを見る

An examination of Khaldun’s Islamic history of the premodern world, its philosophical underpinnings, and the author himself. In his masterwork Muqaddimah, the Arab Muslim Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406), a ……続きを見る

La guerra sarebbe “morta a Hiroshima” quasi ottant’anni fa, per usare l’espressione di un generale francese. Nel senso che non la si poteva più concepire, dopo la colossale distruzione della Seconda……続きを見る