Humanist philosophy Books
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Prometheus Books Humanism: An Introduction
Book SynopsisHumanism is a philosophy that emphasizes the value of human life in all its creative potential within a secular context. Humanism is skeptical of religious beliefs and relies on science as the basis for understanding the universe. Although humanism has become most fully developed in the West, its origins lie throughout the world, and this perspective is shared by people from many different cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds. In this succinct, informative, and enlightening introduction to humanism, Jim Herrick, a leading humanist advocate in Great Britain, provides a very readable account of the guiding principles, history, and practice of humanism in today's world. Herrick surveys the tradition of humanism as it developed over many centuries, its skepticism toward belief in God and an afterlife, humanist values and arguments for morality outside of a religious framework, its attitude of tolerance toward different lifestyles and belief systems, its endorsement of democratic political principles, its strong ties to science, its evaluation of the arts as an exploration of human potential, and its concern for environmental preservation and the long-term sustainability of the earth. In conclusion, Herrick briefly describes the various humanist organizations throughout the world; particular causes championed by humanists (women's rights, racial and sexual equality, freedom of speech and information, and education, among others); and the future of humanism.
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Prometheus Books Human, All Too Human
Book SynopsisHuman, All Too Human (1878) is often considered the start of Friedrich Nietzsche's mature period. A complex work that explores many themes to which Nietzsche later returned, it marks a significant departure from his previous thinking. Here Nietzsche breaks with his early allegiance to Schopenhauer and Wagner, and establishes the overall framework of his later philosophy. In contrast to his previous disdain for science, now Nietzsche views science as key to undercutting traditional metaphysics. This he sees as a crucial step in the emergence of free spirits who will be the avant-garde of culture. In summing up the crucial change of perspective expressed in Human, All Too Human, Nietzsche used the following words in his later work Ecce Homo: "Human, All Too Human is a memorial of a crisis.... [W]ith this book I liberated myself from that in my nature which did not belong to me. Idealism does not belong to me...realities were altogether lacking in my knowledge, and the 'idealities' were worth damn all! A downright burning thirst seized hold of me: thenceforward I pursued in fact nothing other than physiology, medicine, and natural science." This is an essential work for anyone who wishes to understand Nietzsche's incisive critique of Western culture and values.Table of ContentsPART ONE -- Introduction; Author's Preface; First Division: First and Last Things; Second Division: The History of the Moral Sentiments; Third Division: The Religious Life; Fourth Division: Concerning the Soul of Artists and Authors; Fifth Division: The Signs of Higher and Lower Culture; Sixth Division: Man in Society; Seventh Division: Wife and Child; Eighth Division: A Glance at the State; Ninth Division: Man Alone by Himself; An Epode -- Among Friends. PART TWO -- Introduction; Author's Preface; Part I: Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions; Part II: The Wanderer and His Shadow.
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Red Hen Press Hold Me Tight
Book SynopsisIn five poetic sequences, Jason Schneiderman’s Hold Me Tight considers life in a new age of anxiety as technology and violence inform new forms of selfhood and apocalypse seems always around the corner. Starting with a long poem about his own struggle to find peace, the collection is searingly grounded in the personal, anchored to Schneiderman’s own life. The collection moves to a sequence of parables about wolves, which obliquely consider intractable political conflicts and the emotional fallout of relationships that are structured around predators and prey. The next sequences focus on technology and art, looking at how technologies extend the possibilities of the human body, which alters what it means to be human. A long set of poems about Chris Burden explore the artist’s movement from the personal, self-inflicted violence of his early work to the larger questions of political violence that inform his later work. In the final sequence, Schneiderman imagines a series of “last things”—in which finality gives meaning to the people and things in question. In the end, Schneiderman’s project invokes a kind of old fashioned humanism, embracing the ruptures in our contemporary ways of living and thinking.Trade Review"Jason Schneiderman’s poems are rife with a dark and gorgeous intelligence. If I compare them to a razor in an apple, please understand that I mean both the razor and the apple." —Michael Cunningham, winner of the Pulitzer Prize"Jason Schneiderman’s Hold Me Tight is a tour de force of risk and vulnerability. The images that populate this book—from wolves to submarines—show how every story we’ve ever been told (every fairy tale heard, every movie watched) becomes an internalized part of our reality. And that reality is made all the more real when we can talk about it. These poems read like a wrought conversation the speaker only wishes he could have: “I needed / that story once; I’m telling it to you now, / because I know I may need it again.” And the discursive mode here always leads us to a place of surprise, a place where Schneiderman can declare, “This is the one thing / I have never told anyone. I still believe in the circle. / I may be the last, but I believe.” What a tenderly beautiful book!" —Jericho Brown, author of The Tradition"Although the fairy tale-inspired poems in one of this book’s sequences, 'The Book of Wolves,' are not without their charms, and the 'Chris Burden Suite' is memorable for its interrogation of the nature of art and its presentation of Chris Burden’s art (the suite is also an elegy for the artist, who died in 2015), the real heart of Schneiderman’s book is 'The Book of Lasts,' a series of poems that imagines the endling, or last surviving member, of a variety of different people and items: the last book, widow, mirror, baby, etc. This is a playful, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes funny, series of poems that are conceptually inventive. And while I admired and enjoyed a number of other poems, especially 'In Memoriam, Fanny Imlay (1794-1816),' and 'Voxel' (word-hoarders! please read this poem!), this concluding series was one I returned to a number of times in the past few months." —Mark Wagenaar, Plume
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Semantron Press The Meaning of the Creative Act
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Prometheus Books Meaning and Value in a Secular Age: Why
Book SynopsisThe secular age has confronted human beings with a fundamental challenge. While the naturalistic worldview rooted in science has persuasively shown that traditional religious conceptions of the universe are unsustainable, it has so far offered no compelling secular narratives to replace the religious narratives so entrenched in civilization. In the absence of religion, how do thoughtful contemporary individuals find meaning in a secular world? In this book, philosopher Paul Kurtz argues for a new approach that he calls eupraxsophy. Kurtz first coined the term in 1988 to characterize a secular orientation to life that stands in contrast to religion. Derived from three ancient Greek roots, eupraxsophy literally means "good practice and wisdom." Drawing upon philosophy, science, and ethics, eupraxsophy provides a thoroughly secular moral vision, which respects the place of human values in the context of the natural world and presents an empirically responsible yet hopeful picture of the human situation and the cosmos in which we abide. Editor Nathan Bupp has conveniently gathered together Kurtz's key writings about the theory and practice of eupraxsophy for the first time in this volume.Written with eloquence and scope, these incisive essays show how Kurtz's brand of humanism moves above and beyond the current "new atheism." Eupraxsophy successfully bridges the cultural divide between science and value and provides a genuine and constructive alternative to religion. Bupp's informative introductionplaces the concept of eupraxsophy in historical perspective and shows why it is critically important, and relevant, today.
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Wilder Publications Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits, Part One and Part Two
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Dialogue on Consciousness: Minds, Brains, and
Book SynopsisJohn Perry revisits the cast of characters of his classic A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality in this absorbing dialogue on consciousness. Cartesian dualism, property dualism, materialism, the problem of other minds . . . Gretchen Weirob and her friends tackle these topics and more in a dialogue that exemplifies the subtleties and intricacies of philosophical reflection. Once again, Perry’s ability to use straightforward language to discuss complex issues combines with his mastery of the dialogue form. A Bibliography lists relevant further readings keyed to topics discussed in the dialogue. A helpful Glossary provides a handy reference to terms used in the dialogue and an array of clarifying examples.Trade Review"Penetrating without being overwhelming, [Dialogue on Consciousness] informs and engages the student both at once. As it deftly uncovers the complexities besetting the meaning of human consciousness, it does ample justice to the current scholarly discussion. It is an unquestionably indispensable instructional tool. Indeed, the splendid glossary and judicious reading list taken alone more than justify the modest price of admission." —George Pollack, Fairleigh Dickinson University
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Dialogue on Consciousness: Minds, Brains, and
Book SynopsisJohn Perry revisits the cast of characters of his classic A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality in this absorbing dialogue on consciousness. Cartesian dualism, property dualism, materialism, the problem of other minds . . . Gretchen Weirob and her friends tackle these topics and more in a dialogue that exemplifies the subtleties and intricacies of philosophical reflection. Once again, Perry’s ability to use straightforward language to discuss complex issues combines with his mastery of the dialogue form. A Bibliography lists relevant further readings keyed to topics discussed in the dialogue. A helpful Glossary provides a handy reference to terms used in the dialogue and an array of clarifying examples.
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Prometheus Books Cross Examined: Exploring the Case for
Book SynopsisChristianity is more than just a religion. It is a social organism that affects the lives of every person on earth in significant ways, even if they are not Christians themselves. In the United States its influence is pervasive with often profound influence on public policies, but it is largely unchallenged as a belief system, relegated to that quarantined area outside the zone of polite conversation. Despite much academic ink being allotted to the weaknesses of Christianity as a valid belief system, the general public remains unaware of these flaws. In Cross Examined, John Campbell applies his almost thirty years of experience as a trial lawyer to dissecting Christianity and the case of apologists for the Christian God. He addresses the best arguments for Christianity, those against it, and the reasons people should care about these questions. His purpose is to fill a void in books on atheism and Christianity by systematically taking Christian claims to task and making a full-throated argument for atheism from the perspective of a trial lawyer making a case.
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Prometheus Books To Light the Flame of Reason: Clear Thinking for
Book SynopsisTo Light the Flame of Reason is all about the art of clear thinking, an art that is needed now more than ever in the world we now live in. Written for anyone who wants to navigate better in this world filled with populist dogmas, anti-science attitudes, and pseudo-philosophy, authors Christer Sturmark and Douglas Hofstadter provide a set of simple tools for clear thinking, as well as a deeper understanding of science, truth, naturalism, and morality. It also offers insights into the rampant problems of extremism and fundamentalism – and suggestions for how the world can move towards a new enlightenment. The book argues that we need to reawaken the basic values and ideals that defined the original age of enlightenment. We need to accept the idea that the world we inhabit is part of nature, and that it has no trace of supernatural or magical forces. Ethical questions should be detached from religion. This doesn’t mean that the questions become any easier— just that ideas are tested and judged without being profoundly tainted and constrained by religious dogmas.Such a form of secular humanism builds on the power of free thought — the power to investigate and understand the natural world. Although not everything can be investigated or understood, the sincere quest for knowledge and understanding establishes a flexible, nondogmatic attitude toward the world. Curiosity and openness lie at the core of such an attitude. The scientific method of careful and open- minded testing, as well as science’s creative and reflective ways of thinking, provides key tools. What clear, science-inspired thinking helps us to understand, among many other things, is that a person can be good and can be motivated to carry out morally good actions without ever bowing to, or being limited by, supposedly divine forces.To Light the Flame of Reason will appeal to adults who are trying to figure out how to deal with the ever-increasing daily bombardment of conflicting messages about what is right, true, sensible, or good, and it should appeal even more to teenagers and university students who are struggling to find a believable and reliable philosophy of life that can help guide them in their choices of what and whom to trust, and how to act, both on the personal and the social level.Today, more people have greater access to information and knowledge than ever was dreamt of before, and more people are concerned about the world situation. More people have the chance, through their own actions, to make a difference.Each one of us, as an individual, matters. It is thus vitally important that each of us should choose, in a conscious and reflective manner, our own views of reality, of the world, and of humanity. And this means that it is crucial for us all to train ourselves in the art of thinking clearly.Christer Sturmark along with Pulizer Prize winning author Douglas Hofstdter argue that we must refocus our efforts on cultivting a secular society, and in doing so, we will rediscover the values and ethics that are so foreign in today’s society.
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Nicholas of Cusa and Muhammad: A Critical Revisit
Book SynopsisNicholas of Cusa (1401–1464), thinker, polymath, and cardinal, had a long-standing interest in Islam. To date, however, no work has satisfactorily dealt with his volatile attitude towards the Islamic faith and the Ottoman Turks. This book revisits Nicholas of Cusa’s attitude towards Islam, criticizing previous work that has overlooked Cusa’s involvement in preparations for a crusade, and the significance of Cusa’s polemical A Scrutiny of the Koran (Cribratio Alkorani) of 1461. The book also addresses the prevailing image of Cusa as a dove of peace and champion of interreligious dialogue, and suggests an alternative and more complex picture which takes account of Cusa’s crusading activities and his attitude towards Muslims and Jews. A significant new study, Nicolas of Cusa and Mohammed will appeal to students and scholars interested in the Renaissance, Humanism, church–state relations, the history of the crusades, and Nicholas of Cusa’s life and works. "Nathan Ron sets the record straight about Nicholas of Cusa as so-called pioneer of ‘inter-religious dialogue’ based on a close reading of the irenic Peace of Faith and the polemical Scrutiny of the Koran, together with his role in mounting a crusade for Pope Pius II." —Gerald Christianson, Professor Emeritus of Church History, United Lutheran Seminary, Gettysburg; Past President, American Cusanus Society "Nicholas of Cusa often is presented as a champion of interreligious dialogue. This book rightly brings to the fore Cusanus’ often harsh polemic against Islam and his role in Pius II’s crusade against the Turks." —Thomas Izbicki, Humanities librarian emeritus, Rutgers UniversityTrade Review"Nathan Ron sets the record straight about Nicholas of Cusa as so-called pioneer of 'inter-religious dialogue' based on a close reading of the irenic Peace of Faith and the polemical Scrutiny of the Koran, together with his role in mounting a crusade for Pope Pius II." —Gerald Christianson, Professor Emeritus of Church History, United Lutheran Seminary, Gettysburg; Past President, American Cusanus SocietyTable of ContentsPreface – Introduction: Contradictory Texts, Idealist Scholars – CA compared to DPF: The Trinity – CA compared to DPF: Paradise – CA compared to DPF: Abraham – CA compared to DPF: The Jews Manipulated Muhammad – CA compared to DPF: Circumcision – Polemics and Marginalization – Rejecting the Prophethood of Muhammad – The Crusade of Pius II and Nicholas of Cusa – Agenda and Legends – Interreligious Dialogue? – Conclusions – List of Abbreviations – Bibliography.
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Christian Faith The Eartheart Experience: A Natural Alignment for
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Lexington Books Humanism, Antitheodicism, and the Critique of
Book SynopsisHumanism, Antitheodicism, and the Critique of Meaning in Pragmatist Philosophy of Religion develops a distinctive approach to pragmatist philosophy of religion, and more generally to pragmatist investigations of the human search for meaning, by emphasizing what may be considered two closely interrelated main features of this tradition: humanism and antitheodicism. Humanism here emphasizes the need to focus on religion as a human practice within human concerns of meaningfulness and significance, as distinguished from any metaphysical search for cosmic meaning. Antitheodicism, in turn, stands for the refusal to accept any justification, divine or secular, for the experiences of meaninglessness that individuals undergoing horrendous suffering may have. Developing a critical form of pragmatism emphasizing these ideas, Sami Pihlström explores the relations between pragmatism and analytic philosophy in the philosophy of religion, especially regarding the question of religious meaning, as well as the significance of literature for philosophy of religion, with particular emphasis on William James's pragmatism.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: A Pragmatist Perspective on the Philosophy of ReligionChapter 2: Meaning, Metaphysics, and Humanism: Between Pragmatism and Analytic Philosophy of ReligionChapter 3: The Plurality of Pluralisms in William JamesChapter 4: A Poetic Pragmatism? Some Literary Voices in (and after) James’s Humanistic Philosophy of ReligionChapter 5: The Problem of Suffering, (Secular) Theodicies, and Humanistic AntitheodicismChapter 6: Natural and Transcendental Illusions in Kantian-Pragmatist Philosophical AnthropologyChapter 7: Losing (One’s) Religion? Conclusion: Our Tragic Search for Meaning
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Lexington Books Posthumanist Manifesto: A Pluralistic Approach
Book SynopsisPosthumanist Manifesto: A Pluralistic Approach compares the posthumanist proposal with humanism and transhumanism in ethics, aesthetics, ontology, and epistemology. Roberto Marchesini clarifies the specificity of the posthumanist approach and the novelty of its theoretical and applicative program. Beyond theoretical aspects of poshumanism, this book proposes new approaches to social models, personal rights and citizenship, the relationship between the biosphere and the ecological crisis, and the impact of technology.This book answers questions such as “What is posthumanism and why does it have this definition?”; “How does posthumanism differ from other theoretical approaches?”; and “What are the urgencies to be addressed for posthumanist critique?” The author explores how posthumanism interprets technology in relationship with the body, how to think of a posthumanist anthropology, what ontological transformations posthumanism introduces, and why we can talk about a paradigmatic metamorphosis with respect to humanism, as posthumanism thinks and plans the society of the future.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter One: On the Human ConditionChapter Two: The Relational Dimension of the HumanChapter Three: Anthropocentrism and the Ecological CrisisChapter Four: Building New ExperiencesChapter Five: Projects for a Posthuman EraChapter Six: The Ontological QuestionChapter Seven: A New Culture of TéchneChapter Eight: Paradigmatic Evolutions
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Yellow Pear Press The Courage to Be Yourself: An Updated Guide to
Book SynopsisEmbrace The Courage to Be Yourself AuthenticallyThis self growth focused motivational book teaches you how to find yourself. In The Courage to Be Yourself, learn to set boundaries, make peace, and find happiness with who you are in a world that projects perfection onto us.Target harmful patterns. Surrounded by the pressures of society, we often measure ourselves by impossible standards, causing us to doubt ourselves. When this causes negative self-talk, our happiness inevitably suffers. Unhealthy mindsets can also infiltrate our relationships with others. Women can feel the need to be caretakers and sometimes put others' needs above our own. By identifying these patterns, we can set boundaries and target areas that need change—so you can love yourself properly.Become a loving friend to yourself. While all of us certainly have a calling to love others, it is just as important to give that same love to yourself. It feels good to be yourself, but you must find yourself first. In this emotional strength book, Patton shares impactful stories to show readers how to journey from a place of fear to a life of courageous self-acceptance and real love.Inside The Courage to Be Yourself, you’ll find: How to find and be yourself through the pressures of today Stories of growth and healing from Patton and other women How to set boundaries, communicate more effectively, and change self-deprecating behaviors If you liked Courage Is Calling, The Courage to Be Disliked, or How to Be Yourself, you’ll love Courage to Be Yourself.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction: Sharing the Journey Part One: Finding the Courage to Be Yourself Chapter One: An Expanded Vision of Self Chapter Two: Courage: You Have It! Chapter Three: Facets of Emotional Dependence Chapter Four: Allowing Ourselves to Be Invaded Chapter Five: The Leveled Life Chapter Six: Getting There: A Road Map Part Two: Facing the Dragons in the Dungeon Chapter Seven: Fear! Our Greatest Obstacle Chapter Eight: Faces of Fear Chapter Nine: Underlying Assumptions and Hidden Beliefs Chapter Ten: Drowning in Life's Debris Part Three: Healing: Owning Your Own Excellence Chapter Eleven: Beyond Fear: Transforming the Dragons Chapter Twelve: The Power of Thought Chapter Thirteen: Yes, We Do Have Rights Chapter Fourteen: Being a Loving and Accepting Friend to Yourself Acknowledgments
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Yellow Pear Press Psych2Go Presents the Psychology of People: A
Book SynopsisEasy-to-Understand Human Psychology with Psych2Go!Finally understand why you do things differently from the rest! Psych2go created this guide to connect the history of human psychology with practical mental health therapy tools to help you thrive in your everyday life.Discover things about yourself! With The Psychology of People, learn about the history of human psychology—and apply it to your own life. Understand your innate need to conform, the roots of your social anxiety, how to heal and grow emotionally—and so much more!An empath’s survival guide to psychology. Written by the creators of the popular youtube channel, blog, and website called Psych2go, The Psychology of People is one of the best mental wellness books that gives practical and applicable methods! From the ethics of experimental psychology to therapy techniques, The Psychology of People helps you develop empathy for yourself and others. Inside, you’ll find: Your very own, therapist on the go, packed with practical methods and experiments How to understand and rewire your brain by discovering psychological-based patterns in yourself and others One of the best books about psychology, the history of psychology, and the ethics of experimental science If you're looking for psychology books to read, mental wellness books, or books on human psychology, then grab your copy today! If you liked Collective Illusions, Read People Like a Book, or You Can Do All Things, you’ll definitely love The Psychology of People.Table of ContentsContents Introduction to Psychology What Is the Scientific Method and Why Does It Matter? Reflexes and Surviving Fitting in and Being Happy Likes and Dislikes Good People Doing Bad Things Chaos in the Mind Love, Childhood, and Development Acknowledgments About the Author
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Columbia Global Reports The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future
Book SynopsisShould we welcome the end of humanity? In this blistering book about the history of an idea, one of our leading critics draws on his dazzling range and calls our attention to a seemingly inconceivable topic that is being seriously discussed: that the end of humanity’s reign on earth is imminent, and that we should welcome it. Kirsch journeys through literature, philosophy, science, and popular culture, to identify two strands of thinking: Anthropocene antihumanism says that our climate destruction has doomed humanity and we should welcome our extinction, while Transhumanism believes that genetic engineering and artificial intelligence will lead to new forms of life superior to humans. Kirsch’s introduction of thinkers and writers from Roger Hallam to Jane Bennett, David Benatar to Nick Bostrom, Patricia MacCormack to Ray Kurzweil, Ian McEwan to Richard Powers, will make you see the current moment in a new light. The revolt against humanity has already spread beyond the fringes of the intellectual world, and it can transform politics and society in profound ways—if it hasn’t already.Trade Review“A brisk and bracing new book.” —New York Review of Books “With admirable concision and clarity, this short book achieves its stated aims not only to introduce some very challenging and disturbing ideas, but also to understand their historical background and appeal, and to reflect on their ‘possible implications for the future.’” —Los Angeles Review of Books “In his brief but fascinating The Revolt Against Humanity, our own Adam Kirsch explains why predictions of humanity’s passing have been more than a passing fad in the last half-century, linking them to two broader ideologies that now dominate the way we think about the future: transhumanism and Anthropocene antihumanism.” —New Criterion “[A]n intense study of the various schools of thought on ‘the end of humanity’s reign on Earth.’ ... [T]he expert perspectives, paired with anecdotes from sci-fi films and literature, make for a fascinating look at the ‘profound civilizational changes’ that may come. The result is a nice lay of the post-human land.” —Publishers Weekly “Kirsch, a widely respected poet, critic, shows readers the bleeding edge of philosophic and literary speculation about what comes next for mankind. The picture he paints is not pretty.” —WORLD magazine “Six erudite, clear, and concise chapters explore the issues raised by the serious prospect of the end of human life, at least as we know it.” Philosophy Now “The Revolt Against Humanity is a profound, daring, and intellectually thrilling examination of the role of human beings on Earth: Would the world be better off without us? Beautifully written, the book will spark your thoughts, challenge your preconceptions, and leave you asking yourself wonderfully unanswerable questions.” —Ellen Ullman, author of Close to the Machine and Life in Code “We’re told that ideas can have momentous consequences. In that case, we owe it to ourselves to pay close attention to the chilling ideas Adam Kirsch highlights in this profound and disturbing book. On one side, some environmental activists welcome the idea that humanity may be on the brink of extinction; on the other, a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs dreams of using their fortunes and technical knowhow to empower us to transcend our humanity altogether. Kirsch proves an illuminating guide to both trends. He’s also an uncommonly insightful critic, drawing on the wisdom of poets, novelists, and philosophers to make sense of our unsettling attraction to the idea of a world without us.” —Damon Linker, author of The Theocons and The Religious Test
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Rowman & Littlefield International Deleuze and the Humanities: East and West
Book SynopsisThe volume is inspired by Gilles Deleuze's philosophical project, which builds on the critique of European Humanism and opens up inspiring new perspectives for the renewal of the field. The book gathers leading scholars in the field of Deleuze, while also bringing together scholars from Europe and North America (the West), as well from Asia (the East), in order to create a lively academic debate, and contribute to the growth and expansion of the field. it provides both critical and creative insights into some key issues in contemporary social and political thought. More specifically, the volume hopes to start a critical evaluation of the reception and creative adaptation of Deleuze and of other Continental philosophers in the Austral-Asian region, with special focus on China.Trade ReviewA zigzagging journey across unique singularities of words, flesh, art and organisms inflected within each other entirely newly unravelled through Asian cartographies of sense and affect. This volume creates flowering dynamic dialogues that elucidate the rhizomatic reaches of Deleuze and the gift his philosophy brings to both understanding and creating new heterogeneous global connections. -- Patricia MacCormack, Professor of Continental Philosophy at Anglia Ruskin UniversityIt is an intellectual adventure of the first order to join these zig-zagging East-West journeys, as new encounters that split open the assumed world come to seem possible, and affective voyages remake the gestures composing territories. A fresh and eye-opening take on the meaning of the Asian century, re-imagined as also a Deleuzian century. -- Fiona Jenkins, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Australian National UniversityA sharp and timely collection; and one like no other. Each chapter sets up a fascinating interaction between the trio of: Deleuzian and Deleuzo-Guattarian theory; inventive approaches to aesthetics, politics, ethics, culture and knowledge; and East Asian contexts of thought and practice. -- Matthew Fuller, Professor of Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of LondonThe well known theorist of the Posthuman and the Nomadic Subject, Rosi Braidotti, with Amy Chan and Kin Yuen Wong of the University of Hong Kong, has staged this first remarkable encounter between Eastern and Western readers of Deleuze, by putting together a brilliant collection of essays distinguished by the judicious choice of its subjects, the calibre of its contributors, the lucidity of their presentation, and the strength of their argumentation. The volume will be an indispensable reading for all those interested in the transversal relationship between Deleuze's philosophy of Life and Difference and the Asian naturalistic and holistic tradition; in a joint East/West effort to displace anthropocentrism in favour of a sustainable, nomadic subjectivity; and in a transcultural attempt to revitalize the traditional Humanities, inside the new alliance between philosophy, science and the arts, capable of regaining the trace of the Deleuzo-Guattarian itinerary. -- Constantin V. Boundas, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy Department, Trent University, CanadaTable of Contents1. Introduction – R. Braidotti, A. K.S. Chan, K.Y. Wong 2. Defamiliarisation and the Act of Reading World Literature – Grant Hamilton 3. Transversally Yours: Deleuzian Love and Zhuangzian Qing – Sebastian Hsien-Hao Liao 4. Deleuze and Ikeda: Two Concepts of Revolution – Tony See 5. An Encounter with Lufsig: Political Affect Meets the Nomadic Postcolonial Subject – Evelyn Wan 6. Deleuze, the Image of Thought and Art: Representation and the Meaning of Art in Henry James' The Real Thing – Jason Leung Cham-sum 7. Staging Attempts on Her Life in Taiwan: Kimmy Liu's Production at Nanhai Gallery – Lia Wen-Ching Liang 8. Two Meditations on 'Becoming-Animal', Territory and the Origin of the Artwork – Gregg Lambert 9. Traditional Chinese Medicine and the New Humanities – Amy Chan 10. The Yin-Yang Assemblage and Deleuze's Transcendental Empiricism: How Daoism became Posthuman – Kin-yuen Wong 11. Getting In and Within: Matter Realist Feminism, Deleuze and 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – Clara TANG Hein Man and Cynthia LAM Wing Nga 12. Bringing Them into the Fold: Deleuze, Francis Bacon and Three images for an East-West Humanities – Michael O'Sullivan
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Berghahn Books Beyond Posthumanism: The German Humanist
Book Synopsis Kant, Goethe, Schiller and other eighteenth-century German intellectuals loom large in the history of the humanities—both in terms of their individual achievements and their collective embodiment of the values that inform modern humanistic inquiry. Taking full account of the manifold challenges that the humanities face today, this volume recasts the question of their viability by tracing their long-disputed premises in German literature and philosophy. Through insightful analyses of key texts, Alexander Mathäs mounts a broad defense of the humanistic tradition, emphasizing its pursuit of a universal ethics and ability to render human experiences comprehensible through literary imagination.Trade Review “Beyond Posthumanism is a timely intervention into a high-stakes debate on the value of humanist education today. The book situates this debate in a wider historical framework, thereby demonstrating the often overlooked complexity of humanistic concepts. Highlighting literature's unique ability to serve as a meta-sphere for reflection, this is a comprehensive and thoughtful consideration of one of the great questions of contemporary education.” • Christine Lehleiter, University of TorontoTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Signs and Wonders: The Humanist Pedagogy of Eighteenth-Century Universal Histories of Mankind Chapter 2. Religion, Anthropology, and the Mission of Literature in Schiller’s Universalgeschichte Chapter 3. The Sublime as an Objectivist Strategy Chapter 4. The Importance of Herder’s Humanism and the Posthumanist Challenge Chapter 5. Humanist Antinomies: Goethe’s Iphigenie auf Tauris and Torquato Tasso Chapter 6. Incorporating Change: The Role of Science in Goethe’s and Carl Gustav Carus’s Humanist Aesthetics Chapter 7. Karl Marx’s and Ludwig Feuerbach’s Materialism in Gottfried Keller’s "Kleider Machen Leute" Chapter 8. The End of Pathos and of Humanist Illusions: Schiller and Schnitzler Chapter 9. Blurring the Human/Animal Boundary: Hofmannsthal’s Andreas Chapter 10. Humanism and Ideology: Thomas Mann’s Writings (1914–30) Chapter 11. Between Humanism and Posthumanism: Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf Conclusion Works Cited Index
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Lexington Books Philosophical Reflections on Antiquity:
Book SynopsisPhilosophical Reflections on Antiquity: Historical Change addresses the question of whether there is a logic of historical change, and whether the collapse of teleology should deter us from inquiring anew whether any recurring patterns and themes show themselves amid the complexity of historical life. Paul Fairfield argues that if any conception of universal history remains possible, it is one that rejects teleology and causal laws while identifying thematic tendencies that afford some semblance of unity, including the enduring phenomena that are interlocution, the struggle for predominance, and the endless back and forth that play out between them. This book examines the transitional periods of archaic Greece and late antiquity, the ostensible birth and death of the ancient west. Fairfield argues that an interpretation of the social, political, and intellectual history of these important turning points brings to light some philosophical understanding of the dynamics of change itself, observing that the transition from archaic to classical Greece was no miracle, while the end of the Roman era can no longer be conceived as a story of decline and fall. Rather, Fairfield posits, these were not complete breaks, but relative beginnings and endings in narratives that are ongoing. Scholars of philosophy, history, and anthropology will find this book particularly useful. Trade ReviewThe inexorability of change has always brought out the worst in philosophers, especially when they’ve deployed it in conjunction with the concept of time. Such a conjunction lies nestled at the heart of the philosophy of history, which has long provided philosophers with the perfect forum in which to display the various metaphysical, theological, ethical and political assumptions that underlie their thinking as a whole. Such assumptions are always necessary, but rarely are they so clearly and forcefully at play, and they include, for example: that radical or revolutionary change has been the driving force behind historical development; that such development must in fact be progress; that historical change can be understood properly only when viewed as universally exhibiting law-like regularity; and that such regularity must in fact be the product of a design that dictates the historical course of human affairs. In this book, Fairfield takes aim at several such fundamental assumptions, demonstrating how they have been employed in philosophical attempts to interpret the past. Focusing on early and late antiquity, Fairfield convincingly argues that the conventional approaches have failed, and he proposes a novel, hermeneutically sensitive approach that views broad historical change not as the product of radical conflict but as a process of dialogical transformation. -- Jeff Mitscherling, University of GuelphTable of ContentsPart I: TransitionsChapter 1: Introduction: On Universal HistoryChapter 2: NomenclaturePart II: The Birth of the Ancient WorldChapter 3: A Miracle Story: On Social HistoryChapter 4: Power and Reason: On Political HistoryChapter 5: From Mythos to Mythos: On Intellectual HistoryPart III: Late AntiquityChapter 6: Civilizational Collapse? On Social HistoryChapter 7: Decline or Transformation: On Political HistoryChapter 8: Christianization: On Intellectual HistoryConclusion: Marching in Place
£81.00
Lexington Books Embodied Humanism: Toward Solidarity and Sensuous
Book SynopsisThere are many answers to the question of why life is worth living, but they all presuppose that good lives are sensuously enjoyable. Time seems to stand still in the moment when we enjoy food and drink, peaceful, laughing relationships with friends, or lay quietly, allowing the beauty of nature and human creations to unfold before us. Embodied Humanism: Toward Solidarity and Sensuous Enjoyment explores ways that enjoyment is also political. The history of political struggle is a history of fighting back against silencing, hunger, and violent domination, but also fighting for social peace, need-satisfaction, voice, and democratic power. Tracing the values of embodied humanism across history and across cultures and identities, the book finds a more comprehensive universal humanist ethic around which old and emerging struggles can be unified. Ultimately, Jeff Noonan argues, these struggles can be directed towards creating institutional structure and individual dispositions that will secure the social conditions in which our capacities for receptive openness and delight are satisfied for each and all. Trade ReviewIn this masterful book, Jeff Noonan shows how an embodied humanism, founded on universal life-values emanating from human needs enables a solidarity for both the oppressed and the planet, capable of promoting the life range of humanity as a whole. Building on a vast range of scholarship, he argues meticulously and persuasively that the sensuous enjoyment of life avoids the pitfalls of egoistic hedonism because of the dynamic relationship between the self-determining, social individual and reality. Noonan demonstrates how a renewed humanism that recognizes the body as the source of all experience can provide answers to some of the central issues of our time. For the courage and intellectual mastery realized in its pages, this book deserves to be read and studied carefully by all those interested in a philosophical outlook that provides hope for our world. -- Howard Woodhouse, University of SaskatchewanIn his characteristically clear, conversant and captivating style, Professor Noonan adds a deep- and far-reaching new chapter to his theoretically well-established and academically well-known materialist, democratic, life-asserting philosophical ethics. By so doing, Professor Noonan offers his readers yet another praiseworthy opportunity for engaging with, and reflecting upon, that ground-breaking life-value onto-axiology which he has been so instrumental in developing over the past twenty-five years, i.e., since its inception by the late Professor John McMurtry, to whom this book is dedicated. Intriguingly, while heaping epistemic, socio-historical and moral doubts on the otherworldly myths and aspirations of humankind, who suffered so much and so often because of totems and taboos, Noonan’s main argument captures one of the essential elements of the Christian prayer par excellence, which recites: “Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Without meeting people’s truly vital needs for meaningful survival, effective self-direction, collaborative sociality and peaceful growth, and chasing instead the fetishes of competitive self-affirmation and greed, no real lasting human good will ever be realised in a concrete and comprehensive way here on Earth. -- Giorgio Baruchello, University of Akureyri, IcelandTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Humanity, Struggle, and the Sensuous Enjoyment of LifeChapter 1: Why Posthumanism?Chapter 2: Life Under the Sun: Ancient Poetic and Philosophical Insights into the Goods of Earthly LifeChapter 3: The Renaissance and Humanity’s Place in the Order of ThingsChapter 4: The Enlightenment and the Deployment of Reason as a Critical WeaponChapter 5: The Social Conditions for the Universal Enjoyment of Life Chapter 6: Responsibility and the Pleasures of Social IndividualsBibliographyIndexAbout the Author
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Flame of Reason: Clear Thinking for the
Book SynopsisA passionate, highly accessible clarion call to a world dangerously threatened by irrational superstitions of all kinds. 'Truly a book for our time' Steven Pinker 'In Sweden's public square, Christer Sturmark has done as much as anyone to uphold reason and humane critical thinking' Richard Dawkins 'As lucid and illuminating as it is warm and inspiring' Rebecca Goldstein In country after country, conspiracy theories and religious dogmas that once seemed to have been overtaken by enlightened thought are helping to lift authoritarian leaders into power. The effects are being felt by women, ethnic minorities, teachers, scientists and students – and by the environment, the ultimate victim of climate change denial. We need clear thinking now more than ever. Christer Sturmark is a crusading secular humanist as well as a Swedish publisher and entrepreneur, and The Flame of Reason is his manifesto for a better world. It provides a set of simple tools for clear thinking in the face of populist dogmas, anti-science attitudes and pseudo-philosophy, and suggestions for how we can move towards a new enlightenment. From truth to Quantum Physics, moral philosophy to the Myers-Briggs test, Sturmark offers a passionate defence of rational thought, science, tolerance and pluralism; a warm and engaging guide for anyone who wants to better navigate the modern world. Translated by and co-written with Douglas Hofstadter, celebrated cognitive scientist, physicist and author of Godel, Escher, Bach.Trade ReviewIn an era in which the ideals of the Enlightenment need all the help they can get, we're lucky to have such a lucid, stylish, and intelligent exposition and defense. This is truly a book for our time -- Steven PinkerIn Sweden's public square, Christer Sturmark has done as much as anyone to uphold reason and humane critical thinking... and now his values are gathered and refocused in this book' -- Richard DawkinsChrister Sturmark reflects on our place in history as well as on our potential future as a more united and reasoning humankind. He gives a credible and sensible voice to the new enlightenment-oriented worldview -- Björn UlvaeusIf a book like this had been available when I was in my late teens, it would have saved me years of collecting and contemplating important information about human thinking – and its failures -- Dan Larhammar, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesAs lucid and illuminating as it is warm and inspiring -- Rebecca Goldstein
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Medici
Book Synopsis'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy – and brutality' Telegraph 'Likely to become the standard work of reference on the members of the family that dominated Florence' TLS 'A lucid and beautifully illustrated family history' The Times Wealthy bankers, wise politicians, patrons of the arts, glittering dukes... so runs the traditional telling of the story of the Medici, the family that ruled Florence for two hundred years and inspired the birth of the Italian Renaissance. In this definitive account of their rise and fall, Mary Hollingsworth argues that the idea that the Medici were wise rulers and enlightened fathers of the Renaissance is a fiction. In truth, she says, the Medici were as devious and immoral as the Borgias – tyrants loathed in the city they illegally made their own and which they beggared in their lust for power.Trade ReviewThis forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy – and brutality * Telegraph, Book of the Year *Likely to become the standard work of reference on the members of the family that dominated Florence * TLS *A lucid and beautifully illustrated family history * The Times, Book of the Week *A beautifully illustrated and scholarly survey of five centuries of the Medici family * Literary Review *A vital acquisition for anyone who studies the Renaissance and seeks the true role of the Medici in the history of Florence * Kirkus *An excellent study of the Medici... A careful, understated book... [It] is never short on drama' * Telegraph *Drawing on impeccable documentary research [this] is a lively and accessible new account of the House of Medici * Country Life *A well-illustrated history of the rise and fall of the House of Medici * The Times *The Medici family dominated political and cultural life in Florence for three centuries, but the received wisdom, that they were beneficent, enlightened rulers, is challenged by Renaissance scholar Mary Hollingsworth in this engrossing, fully illustrated account * Choice Magazine *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Princes of the Renaissance
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons. 'Exceptionally sumptuous... This vivid history brings to life the vices and virtues of the feuding ruling families of Italy.' Michael Prodger, The Times 'Full of treasures to be uncovered... A chance to visit a glittering, at times rather gory, world that is different and yet dreamily familiar to our own.' BBC History Revealed From the late Middle Ages, the independent Italian city-states were taken over by powerful families who installed themselves as dynastic rulers. Inspired by the humanists, the princes of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italy immersed themselves in the culture of antiquity, commissioning palaces, villas and churches inspired by the architecture of ancient Rome, and offering patronage to artists and writers. Many of these princes were related by blood or marriage, creating a web of alliances that held society together but whose tensions sometimes threatened to tear it apart; thus were their lives dominated as much by the waging of war as the nurture of artistic talent. In a narrative that is as rigorous and closely researched as it is accessible and informative, Mary Hollingsworth sets the princes' aesthetic achievements in the context of the volatile, ever-shifting politics of a tumultuous period of history.Trade ReviewExceptionally sumptuous... This vivid history brings to life the vices and virtues of the feuding ruling families of Italy' -- Michael Prodger, The TimesFull of treasures to be uncovered... A glittering, at times rather gory, world that is different and yet dreamily familiar to our own' * BBC History Revealed *Dense politics relieved by dazzling art * Kirkus *An accessible and entertaining introduction to a groundbreaking period in world and art history * Publishers Weekly *A significant addition to Renaissance studies, and a delicious deep dive for those fascinated by the era * Foreword Reviews *[A] sweeping tour of Renaissance century Italy... Princes of the Renaissance [is] a celebration of this fascinating moment in Italian history that is both beautifully designed and bursting with incredible colour images' * Travels Through Time Podcast *This beautifully illustrated history tries to make sense of the many rulers and governing dynasties of Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries, a squabbling, treacherous bunch who through their patronage and hunger for grandeur powered the artistic efflorescence of the Renaissance * The Times *A head-scrambling epoch that Mary Hollingsworth, the author of books on the Medici and the Borgias, has done wonders to make comprehensible * The Times *
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Emerald Publishing Limited Digital Humanism: A Philosophy for 21st Century
Book SynopsisOur contemporary global digital society is not always a good place to live. Authoritarianism, hatred, false news, post-truth culture, the COVID-19 anti-vaccination movement, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, and political polarisation are organised via the Internet. The public sphere is highly polarised. Today, many humans tend to think of other humans mainly in terms of friends and enemies. Robots and Artificial Intelligence-based automation have created new challenges for the world of work. Decades of neoliberalism have increased inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the vulnerability of humanity to viruses and health crises. Humanity and society are in a major crisis and digitalisation mediates this crisis. Digital Humanism explores how Humanism can help us to critically understand how digital technologies shape society and humanity, providing an introduction to Humanism in the digital age. Fuchs introduces the approach of Digital Humanism and outlines foundations of a Radical Digital Humanism, analysing what decolonisation of academia and the study of the digital, media and communication means; what the roles are of robots, automation, and Artificial Intelligence in digital capitalism, and how the communication of death and dying has been mediated by digital technologies, capitalist necropower, and digital capitalism. In order to save humanity and society, we need Radical Digital Humanism now.Trade ReviewDigital Humanism is the book we have been waiting for. Techno gurus, posthumanists, environmentalists, postcolonialists, post-structuralists will have you believe that humanist ethics is no longer relevant to the contemporary world. Yet, as this book demonstrates unflinchingly, never before has humanism been so relevant to the contemporary period. Humanism offers a philosophical and ethical reflection on the recklessness and havoc wrought by human choices and constitutes an attempt to formulate the conditions for a hospitable social world. Digital Humanism refuses to transform humans into machines and to think of machines as humans. This is why this book is such an important and timely intervention. -- Eva Illouz, Director of Studies at EHESS, ParisTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. What is Humanism? Chapter 3. What is Digital Humanism? Chapter 4. Decolonising Academia: A Radical Humanist Perspective Chapter 5. Robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Capitalism Chapter 6. Policy Discourses on Robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the EU, the USA, and China Chapter 7. Necropower, Death, and Digital Communication in Covid-19 Capitalism Chapter 8. Conclusion
£17.09
Intell Book Publishers Human All-Too-Human: Part I, Volume Six
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Anthem Press Early Buddhism as Philosophy of Existence:
Book SynopsisThe Buddha was what today is called an empirical philosopher, taking his philosophy from careful study of the empirical world, and rejecting “high flown” philosophies. As philosophy of existence, his view overlaps with Marx in his most interesting form, which is not the way Marx is typically understood. Marx was reduced to economics while the Buddha was reduced to religion. Many shared his view, including Dostoevsky, Proust, and Victor Hugo. Death is present in such views. But they are not recognized as philosophy.Trade Review‘The strength of this book is its interdisciplinary nature. Babbitt fuses her knowledge of world literature and world philosophies with her experience of vipassanā Buddhist meditation in the West, most particularly its message about seeing things as they are, both within oneself and in the world. The result is a novel and challenging exploration into the way in which Buddhist concepts converge with and speak to existential themes present in our global literary and philosophical heritage.’—Elizabeth Harris, Department of Theology and Religion, Honorary Fellow, Edward Cadbury Centre, University of Birmingham, UK‘The book offers a powerful meditation on the ways in which key aspects of Buddhist philosophy bear on and challenge philosophical liberalism using arguments and insights that derive from the uniquely positioned, embodied knowledge of the author herself. The book’s experiential emphasis is fresh, interesting and intellectually boundary-crossing, coming from a professional philosopher. The author’s use of literary examples combines with an accessible yet poetic narrative style to create a text that invites readers to reflect on some of the most important ideas and questions of our day while offering new (and liberating) views of the relation between human death and human freedom.’—Lauren Leve, Associate Professor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA‘I don’t know anyone who has described more movingly what it is to live in the shadow of death. I am grateful to have known her, and take inspiration from her truthfulness, humility and calm acceptance.’ —William Hart, Editor, Translator, Writer and Teacher; Author of The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation as Taught by S. N. GoenkaTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Why Philosophy of Existence?; 2. The Art of Dying is the Art of Living: Rationality; 3. Relational Philosophy and the Law of Dead Ends; 4. Living Philosophy, and Philosophy Must be Lived; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Anthem Press Reclaiming the Wicked Son: Finding Judaism in
Book SynopsisReclaiming the Wicked Son takes the ideas of six well-known secular Jewish philosophers from Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein to Noam Chomsky and Judith Butler and views them through a wide range of Jewish lenses from the Talmudic tradition and prophetic Judaism to Kabbalist approaches, thereby understanding the twentieth-century secular thinkers as on-going elements of a living Jewish intellectual tradition.Trade Review"Steven Gimbel and Stephen Stern have taken on one of the major challenges in Jewish Studies: how does one read the outliers, those thinkers who contentious approaches both challenged and restructured Jewish Studies as a transdisciplinary field? From Karl Marx to Ayn Rand, from Peter Singer to Judith Butler, the authors frame the debates and innovations of a range of major Western thinkers both in terms of their affiliation with and alienation from their own sense of Jewishness. An important and readable coming-to-terms with the uncomfortable edges of modern Jewish thought" — Sander L. Gilman, Author of I Know Who Caused COVID-19: Xenophobia and Pandemics."Gimbel and Stern have set themselves the admirable and illuminating scholarly task of discovering Jewish affinities implicit in the work of six disparate contemporary thinkers who for their part eschew such associations. Far from the reductions of identity politics, their suggestive re-contextualizations illuminate and augment our understanding of their thought". —Richard A. Cohen, Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy, University at Buffalo (SUNY), USA; author of Out of Control: Confrontations between Spinoza and Levinas (2016)."In this scholarly and erudite, yet playful, book, Professors Stern and Gimbel explore the hidden connections between a fascinating range of secular Jewish thinkers and their Judaic tradition as well as the broader non-Jewish world in which their works can be located".— Professor Nathan Abrams, Bangor University, UK; Author of Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual"As clever as it is insightful, Reclaiming the Wicked Son places Jewish thought where it belongs, integrated into the Western philosophical tradition.”— Dr. Cheyney Ryan, Director, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, UK.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Reclaiming the Wicked Son; 1. Karl Marx and Materialistic Messianism; 2. Ludwig Wittgenstein and Neo-Talmudic Thought, 3. Ayn Rand and the Hassidic Courts; 4. Peter Singer: The Amos of Animals; 5. Judith Butler and Orthopraxy; 6. Noam Chomsky, Kabbalist; Conclusion: Re-Membering the Tribe; Bibliography; Index
£72.00
Anthem Press Early Buddhism as Philosophy of Existence:
Book SynopsisThe Buddha was what today is called an empirical philosopher, taking his philosophy from careful study of the empirical world, and rejecting “high flown” philosophies. As philosophy of existence, his view overlaps with Marx in his most interesting form, which is not the way Marx is typically understood. Marx was reduced to economics while the Buddha was reduced to religion. Many shared his view, including Dostoevsky, Proust, and Victor Hugo. Death is present in such views. But they are not recognized as philosophy.Trade Review‘The strength of this book is its interdisciplinary nature. Babbitt fuses her knowledge of world literature and world philosophies with her experience of vipassanā Buddhist meditation in the West, most particularly its message about seeing things as they are, both within oneself and in the world. The result is a novel and challenging exploration into the way in which Buddhist concepts converge with and speak to existential themes present in our global literary and philosophical heritage.’—Elizabeth Harris, Department of Theology and Religion, Honorary Fellow, Edward Cadbury Centre, University of Birmingham, UK‘The book offers a powerful meditation on the ways in which key aspects of Buddhist philosophy bear on and challenge philosophical liberalism using arguments and insights that derive from the uniquely positioned, embodied knowledge of the author herself. The book’s experiential emphasis is fresh, interesting and intellectually boundary-crossing, coming from a professional philosopher. The author’s use of literary examples combines with an accessible yet poetic narrative style to create a text that invites readers to reflect on some of the most important ideas and questions of our day while offering new (and liberating) views of the relation between human death and human freedom.’—Lauren Leve, Associate Professor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA‘I don’t know anyone who has described more movingly what it is to live in the shadow of death. I am grateful to have known her, and take inspiration from her truthfulness, humility and calm acceptance.’ —William Hart, Editor, Translator, Writer and Teacher; Author of The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation as Taught by S. N. GoenkaTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Why Philosophy of Existence?; 2. The Art of Dying is the Art of Living: Rationality; 3. Relational Philosophy and the Law of Dead Ends; 4. Living Philosophy, and Philosophy Must be Lived; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Of Habit
Book SynopsisFlix Ravaissons seminal philosophical essay, Of Habit, was first published in French in 1838. It traces the origins and development of habit and proposes the principle of habit as the foundation of human nature. This metaphysics of habit steers a path between materialism and idealism in one of the best and most sophisticated treatments of the topic. Ravaissons work was pivotal in the development of European thought and has had a significant influence on such key thinkers as Proust, Bergson, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, and Deleuze. This edition makes this remarkable and hugely important work available to an English-speaking audience for the first time. Clare Carlisle and Mark Sinclair provide a comprehensive introduction to Ravaissons life, works and enduring influence that clearly situates Ravaissons text within the European philosophical tradition. The translation also includes a thorough commentary on the text that illuminates its arguments and its context.Trade Review'This bears a modest title: Of Habit. But the author sets forth in it a whole philosophy of nature. What is nature? How is one to imagine its inner workings? What does it conceal under the regular succession of cause and effect? ...Ravaisson seeks the solution of this very general problem in a very concrete intuition, the one that we have of our own condition when we contract a habit...These ideas, like many we owe to Ravaisson, have become classic.' Henri Bergson'This bilingual edition makes available for the first time in English a seminal text of 19th century thought. Admired by the likes of Bergson and Heidegger, Ravaisson's reflections on habit reveal a dexterous and subtle philosophical mind. The editors have done a splendid, professional job in putting this edition together with an adept translation and valuable editorial material including an Introduction and Commentary. The text can be highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of modern European philosophy. At the same time, anyone working in the philosophies of mind, time, and life will greatly profit from engaging with a key modern work of philosophy on habit that remains surprisingly fresh and pertinent.' Keith Ansell-Pearson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction; Of Habit; Commentary on the text; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Of Habit
Book SynopsisFelix Ravaisson's seminal philosophical essay, Of Habit, was first published in French in 1838. It traces the origins and development of habit and proposes the principle of habit as the foundation of human nature. This metaphysics of habit steers a path between materialism and idealism in one of the best and most sophisticated treatments of the topic. Ravaisson's work was pivotal in the development of European thought and has had a significant influence on such key thinkers such as Proust, Bergson, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, and Deleuze. This edition makes this important work available to an English-speaking audience for the first time. Clare Carlisle and Mark Sinclair provide a comprehensive introduction to Ravaisson's life, works, and enduring influence that clearly situates Ravaisson's text within the European philosophical tradition. The translation also includes a thorough commentary on the text that illuminates its arguments and its context.Trade Review'This bears a modest title: Of Habit. But the author sets forth in it a whole philosophy of nature. What is nature? How is one to imagine its inner workings? What does it conceal under the regular succession of cause and effect? ...Ravaisson seeks the solution of this very general problem in a very concrete intuition, the one that we have of our own condition when we contract a habit...These ideas, like many we owe to Ravaisson, have become classic.' Henri Bergson'This bilingual edition makes available for the first time in English a seminal text of 19th century thought. Admired by the likes of Bergson and Heidegger, Ravaisson's reflections on habit reveal a dexterous and subtle philosophical mind. The editors have done a splendid, professional job in putting this edition together with an adept translation and valuable editorial material including an Introduction and Commentary. The text can be highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of modern European philosophy. At the same time, anyone working in the philosophies of mind, time, and life will greatly profit from engaging with a key modern work of philosophy on habit that remains surprisingly fresh and pertinent.' Keith Ansell-Pearson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick, UK"This first English translation of French philosopher Ravaisson's essay, first published in 1838, begins with a lengthy introduction to Ravaisson's life, philosophy, and influence on later philosophers and writers. In the essay, included in French alongside the English translation, Ravaisson seeks to show that habit is not a simple, repetitive action but a phenomenon that is apparent in every living being. The more complex the living being, the more influence habit will have on its faculties. For example, in humans, habit is not only part of our natural tendencies but also part of our consciousness. Habits begin as conscious thoughts but slowly turn into involuntary actions. According to Ravaisson, by analyzing this connection through the phenomenon of habit, we are offered a glimpse into the nature of being. Following the essay, Carlisle (philosophy, Univ. of Liverpool; Kierkegaard's Philosophy of Becoming) and Sinclair (Heidegger, Aristotle and the Work of Art) offer thorough commentary examining each section of Ravaisson's essay and give a detailed account of the structure of his philosophical method. Highly recommended for academic libraries." - Scott Duimstra, Library Journal, February 15, 2009'By the end, Ravaisson has seamlessly carried his reader to a consideration of moral freedom, love, the good and God - revealing the eclectic school of "spiritualist" philosophy of which he was part ... it signals a natural theology that may interest contemporary theologians, too.' - Mark Vernon, Times Literary Supplement"Although it arrives long after its original's effects have been felt, this first English translation of Ravission's 1838 Of Habit is in some ways quite timely...Ravaisson reminds us that it is only through habit that freedom becomes more than an ephemeral moment and decisions gain purchase on action. As he emphasizes, habits are at once creative and limiting. They do not follow a single prescribed course but make temporary livable compromises of activity and passivity. Inasmuch as habit traverses all forms of life, such compromises characterize both human society and its intersection with the durations of nonhuman nature." -Kam Shapiro, Theory & Event, Vol. 12, 2009Table of ContentsIntroduction; Of Habit; Commentary on the text; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Sola Scriptura Ministries International The Faces of Origins: A Historical Survey of the Underlying Assumptions from the Early Church to the Twenty-First Century
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Anomalist Books LLC Soulmaking: Uncommon Paths to Self-Understanding
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Les Belles Lettres Humanismes, Antihumanismes: de Ficin a Heidegger.
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Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin Autour de Descartes: Le Dualisme de l'Ame Et Du
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Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin L'Intuition Intellectuelle de Kant a Hegel
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Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin Kant, l'Annee 1798: Sur l'Anthropologie
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Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin To Be or Not to Be (E. Lubitsch, 1942) Analyse
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Educating Humanists: The Challenge of Sustaining
Book SynopsisThis volume explores the challenges that humanists face from hostile religious traditionalists on its right flank and from the political antihumanism, which is often postsecular, of critics on its left flank. Given this dual challenge, how can "secular" humanism educate, sustain, and reproduce itself?Table of Contents1. Humanism and Education2. Humanist Education3. Teaching Humanism4. Edward Said as Humanist Educator (with a Note on John Dewey)5. Going Back to College: The Survival of Unitarian Universalism Depends on It6. Comparing Religions in Public: Rural America, Evangelicals and the Prophetic Function of the Humanities7. Confronting the Rising Danger of White Rage
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De Gruyter Anerkennung
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Harrassowitz The Philosophy of the View of Life in Modern
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Verlag Vittorio Klostermann Fragen Nach Dem Menschen: Philosophische
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Peter Lang AG Theologie und Anthropologie: Die Erziehung des
Book SynopsisAuf seiner Suche nach einer menschlichen Philosophie stößt Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) auf die Frage nach dem ganzen Menschen als dem zentralen Problem der Anthropologiegeschichte. Die Studie zeichnet anhand einer detaillierten Analyse der einschlägigen Schriften Herders nach, wie dieser aus theologischer Perspektive zu einer alle Dimensionen der menschlichen Existenz umfassenden, ganzheitlichen Sicht des Menschen gelangt. Er begründet damit eine Konzeption von der Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts, die zur Schnittstelle zwischen Theologie und Anthropologie wird, indem sie beide für die Subjektwerdung des Menschen in die Pflicht nimmt.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Psychologie der Selbststeuerung
Book SynopsisIn diesem Band sind einige der führenden Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum, deren Arbeitsschwerpunkt auch die Psychologie der Selbststeuerung beinhaltet, mit lesenswerten Fokussierungen und Perspektiven vertreten. Der herrschende Zeitgeist mit grenzenlosen Ansprüchen an Leistung, Effizienz, Innovation und Selbstoptimierung überfordert inzwischen viele Menschen. Die Psychologie als Lehre des Denkens, Erlebens und Verhaltens von Menschen hat in der Wissenschaft ebenso wie in vielfältigen Anwendungsbereichen überzeugende Konzepte und Methoden für die Entwicklung von Selbststeuerung hervorgebracht, deren Kenntnis sich für eine wirkungsorientierte Praxis von Beruf, Beratung und Psychotherapie empfiehlt. Table of ContentsPsychologische Grundlagen, Konzepte und Methoden.- Programme zur individuellen Förderung von Selbststeuerung.- Methoden zur Förderung individueller Selbststeuerung.
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Springer Fahrplan für den Flow: Kreative Blockaden
Book SynopsisErfreuliche Flow- und Glücksgefühle entstehen, wenn sich der Mensch ungebremst seinen Zielen widmen kann. Häufig jedoch kommen Störfaktoren bei der Umsetzung seiner Ideen dazwischen - er fühlt sich blockiert. Das vorliegende Werk arbeitet mittels eines anschaulichen Fahrplans heraus, an welchen Stellen des psychischen Systems genau Blockaden der Kreativität entstehen, wie sie bezeichnet werden und wie sie durch passende Gegenmaßnahmen wie Anregungen zur Selbstreflexion, Übungen und Coaching-Tools entfernt werden können, damit die kreative Energie wieder fließt.Table of ContentsAusgebremste Kreativität.- Merkmale der kreativen Persönlichkeit.- Die zwölf Stationen des psychischen Systems.-Analyse der jeweiligen Störfaktoren.- Verhaltensbezogene Kreativitätstechniken.- Coaching-Tools.- Aphorismen von Künstlern zum Thema.
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Springer Kernkompetenzen in der Integrativen
Book SynopsisUrsula Grillmeier-Rehder erforscht die Kernkompetenzen und spezifischen Kompetenzen der Integrativen Gestalttherapie im Hinblick auf die therapeutische Haltung und die therapeutische Beziehungsgestaltung. Die Autorin verknüpft ihre Erkenntnisse mit aktuellen Befunden aus der Kompetenzforschung und dem Einfluss von Therapeutenfaktoren auf die Wirksamkeit psychotherapeutischer Behandlung. Diese Ausbildungsstudie stellt somit einen wichtigen Beitrag zu grundlegenden Aspekten von Kompetenzerwerb und Didaktik in der psychotherapeutischen Ausbildung dar.Table of ContentsDer Begriff der Kompetenz.- Wirkfaktoren in der Psychotherapie.- Die therapeutische Haltung als therapeutischer Bezugspunkt.- Ableitung der Kompetenzen aus der Literatur.- Relevanz, Vermittlung und Anwendungssicherheit.- Kompetenzvermittlung und -entwicklung in der Ausbildung.- Schlussfolgerungen für Ausbildung und Training.
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Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Wiener Studien. Zeitschrift Fur Klassische
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