Eric - History, Criticism, & Surveys 1

Entdecken Sie die verborgenen Tiefen des menschlichen Geistes mit einem Werk, das die Grenzen der Philosophie sprengt! Gedancken von Schertzen von Georg Friedrich Meier ist ein faszinierendes Buch, ……続きを見る

From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America. Eric Foner's "masterful treatm……続きを見る

In Early German Positivism, Frederick C. Beiser explores a much neglected or forgotten period of the history of philosophy: the history of German positivism from 1860 to 1907. Almost all studies of ……続きを見る

Oratory is one of the earliest necessities of society; as soon as men were organised on terms of equality for corporate action, there must have been occasions when opinions might differ as to the be……続きを見る

In "Scottish Philosophy: The Old and the New," James Frederick Ferrier masterfully delineates the evolution of Scottish philosophical thought from the early Enlightenment period to contemporary deba……続きを見る

A history of philosophy from the origins of reason in Ancient Greece to the most influential philosophers working today, this long-awaited single volume companion to Frederick Copleston's historic 1……続きを見る

How all philosophical explanations of human consciousness and the fundamental structure of the cosmos are bizarreーand why that’s a good thing Do we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket unive……続きを見る

Sommes-nous au seuil d’une éclipse de l’humanisme ? Le choc des civilisations, la mondialisation anarchique, le capitalisme débridé, le fondamentalisme religieux, le dérèglement climatique et la per……続きを見る

Social work rests on complex philosophical assumptions that should be central to practice, education, and training. In this book, Frederic G. Reamer explores how these issues bear on the purpose, me……続きを見る

Philosophy of Life explores the intellectual movement called Lebensphilosophie, which flourished in Germany from 1870 until 1920. Author Frederick C. Beiser focuses on its most prominent members: Fr……続きを見る

Hannah Arendt and the History of Thought, edited by Daniel Brennan and Marguerite La Caze, enrichens and deepens scholarship on Arendt’s relation to philosophical history and traditions. Some contri……続きを見る

Social work rests on complex philosophical assumptions that should be central to practice, education, and training. In this book, Frederic G. Reamer explores how these issues bear on the purpose, me……続きを見る

Critical Theory emerged in the 1920s from the work of the Frankfurt School, the circle of German-Jewish academics who sought to diagnose-and, if at all possible, cure-the ills of society, particular……続きを見る

Wilhelm Leibnitz, like Descartes, Hobbes and Spinoza, is convinced of the importance of the mechanical explanation of nature. His three predecessors regarded the mechanical principles as self-eviden……続きを見る

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Mea……続きを見る

What should we do with the ideals of internationalism, the withering away of state and horizontality? Probably start by thinking seriously about them. That is to say, about their conditions of possi……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive study of Rousseau's rich and complex theory of the type of self-love (amour propre ) that, for him, marks the central difference between humans and the beasts. A……続きを見る

Rich in family drama, passion, and human affinity, critically acclaimed author Frederick Buechner's contemporary retelling of this captivating and timeless biblical saga revitalizes the ancient stor……続きを見る

**A humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa from a co–executive producer of The Big Bang Theoryーthe perfect stocking stuffer for the deep thinker on everyone’s list. Emmy a……続きを見る

Eric Schliesser's Adam Smith is the product of two decades' reflection by the author on the great Scottish Enlightenment. Unique among treatments of Adam Smith, Schliesser's book treats him as a sys……続きを見る

These are troubling days for the humanities. In response, a recent proliferation of works defending the humanities has emerged. But, taken together, what are these works really saying, and how persu……続きを見る

In this collection of new and previously published essays, noted philosopher Eric Schliesser offers new interpretations of the signifance of Isaac Newton's metaphysics on his physics and the subsequ……続きを見る

Contra una visión puramente materialista del hombre, y en un mundo carente de modelos de vida de referencia, Sócrates, Jesús y Buda pueden inspirar a cualquier persona, creyente o no creyente, para ……続きを見る

In Elements, Principles and Particles, Antonio Clericuzio explores the relationships between chemistry and corpuscular philosophy in the age of the Scientific Revolution. Science historians have reg……続きを見る

In den vergangenen 25 Jahren hat die soziale Ungleichheit in nahezu allen Teilen der Welt dramatisch zugenommen. Nicht nur zwischen reichen und armen Ländern, sondern auch innerhalb der reichsten un……続きを見る

This volume in the Perspectives on Mormon Theology series is an exploration of Mormon apologeticsーor the defense of faith. Since its very beginning, various Latter-day Saints have sought to utilize……続きを見る

A Woman's Philosophy of Woman or, Woman affranchised. An answer to Michelet, Proudhon, Girardin, Legouvé, Comte, and other modern innovators written by Jenny P. d'Héricourt. Published in 1864. And n……続きを見る

This book traces the historical postcolonial journey of four generations of Jamaican psychiatrists challenging the European colonial ‘civilizing mission’ of psychiatric care. It details the process ……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

The forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenmentーits rise, fall, and enduring legacy In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown……続きを見る