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Princeton University Press Nietzsche
Book SynopsisWhen the author wrote it in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most scholars outside Germany viewed Nietzsche as part madman, part proto-Nazi, and almost wholly unphilosophical. This title offers an account of his life and works, and of the uses and abuses to which subsequent generations had put his ideas.Trade Review"Illuminating."--New York Times "Mr. Kaufmann has produced what may be called the definitive study of Nietzsche's life and thought-an informed, scholarly, and lustrous work."--The New YorkerTable of ContentsForeword by Alexander Nehamas v Preface to the Fourth Edition (1974) xi Preface to the Third Edition (1968) xiii Preface to the Second Edition (1956) xix Preface to the First Edition (1950) xxi A Note on the Citations 2 Prologue: The Nietzsche Legend 3 Part I: Background 1. Nietzsche's Life as Background of His Thought 21 2. Nietzsche's Method 72 3. The Death of God and the Revaluation 96 Part II: The Development of Nietzsche's Thought 4. Art and History 121 5. Existenz versus the State, Darwin, and Rousseau 157 6. The Discovery of the Will to Power 178 Part III: Nietzsche's Philosophy of Power 7. Morality and Sublimation 211 8. Sublimation, Geist, and Eros 228 9. Power versus Pleasure 257 10. The Master Race 284 11. Overman and Eternal Recurrence 307 Part IV: Synopsis 12. Nietzsche's Repudiation of Christ 337 13. Nietzsche's Attitude toward Socrates 391 Epilogue: Nietzsche's Heritage 412 Appendix: Nietzsche's "Suppressed" Manuscripts 424 Four Letters: Commentary and Facsimile Pages 459 Bibliography and Key to Abbreviations 483 Index 511
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University of Wales Press Hegel on Freedom and Authority
Book SynopsisHegel's concept of civil society endorses a market economy and a liberal outlook. But his concept of state culminates in an authoritarian prince who is protector of the constitution. The tensions and contradictions that plague Hegel's liberal society that cannot be resolved by its own civil institutions, motivate his conservative authoritarianism.Table of ContentsThe Hegelsche Mitte and Hegel's Monarch; The Epistemology of Authoritarian Liberalism; Property and Recognition; Liberal Civil Society; Authoritarian State; Hegel and Roman Liberalism; The Hegelsche Mitte in 2000
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Princeton University Press The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy Volume 1
Book SynopsisTells the definitive history of analytic philosophy from the invention of modern logic in 1879 to the end of the twentieth century. This book provides an account of the analytic tradition yet published, one that is unmatched in its chronological range, topics covered, and depth of treatment.Trade Review"The first in a projected five-volume set, this is a brilliant, challenging, and stimulating philosophical exegesis of seminal texts... In this monumental work, Soames explicates in detail and insightfully critiques virtually every aspect of their philosophical contributions."--ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Preface xi Part One: Frege Chapter 1 Foundations of Logic, Language, and Mathematics 3 Chapter 2 Critical Challenges 60 Part Two: G. E. Moore Chapter 3 Becoming G. E. Moore 133 Chapter 4 Goodness and the Foundations of Ethics 172 Chapter 5 Truth, Skepticism, Perception, and Knowledge 206 Chapter 6 The Mixed Legacy and Lost Opportunities of Moore's Ethics 242 Part Three: Russell Chapter 7 Early Russell: Logic, Philosophy, and The Principles of Mathematics 263 Chapter 8 Russell's Theory of Descriptions: "On Denoting" 328 Chapter 9 Truth, Falsity, and Judgment 413 Chapter 10 Russell's Logicism 473 Chapter 11 Our Knowledge of the External World 535 Chapter 12 The Philosophy of Logical Atomism 568 Looking Ahead 631 References 633 Index 647
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State University of New York Press Transforming the Hermeneutic Context From
Book SynopsisThis book presents contemporary analyses of interpretation by some of the most prominent figures in contemporary philosophy and literary criticism. These essays question and transform traditional statements on the aims, methods, and techniques of interpretation. The essays demonstrate how contemporary discussions of interpretation are necessarily sent back to the hermeneutic tradition. Emphasizing the importance of Friedrich Nietzsche's influence on the contemporary debates concerning current interpretive practices, this volume traces the differences in interpretive perspectives generated in the writings of Michel Foucault, Eric Blondel, Julia Kristeva, Jacques Derrida, Manfred Frank, Werner Hamacher, and Jean-Luc Nancy. The essays by Foucault, Blondel, Frank, Hamacher, and Nancy appear here for the first time in English.
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Liberty Fund Inc Liberty Equality Fraternity
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd An Introduction to Hegel
Book SynopsisThis classic introduction to one of the most influential modern thinkers, G.W.F. Hegel (1770--1831) has been made even more comprehensive through the addition of four new chapters. * New edition of a classic introduction to Hegel. * Enables students to engage with many aspects of Hegel's philosophy.Trade Review‘This is a sympathetic and very enlightening introduction to Hegel’s thought, which will provide great assistance to those studying his work for the first time, while also being of interest to experts in the field. The new material on the Phenomenology, Philosophy of Nature and Philosophy of Subjective Spirit adds to what has always been one of the best texts on Hegel’s philosophy as a whole.’ Robert Stern, Professor of Philosophy, University of Sheffield ‘With the addition of five new chapters Houlgate’s book becomes, hands down, the best introduction to Hegel’s philosophy available. Houlgate is everywhere a lucid and patient guide to the depths and richness of Hegel’s thought. An indispensable book for newcomers to Hegel. Highly recommended.’ J. M. Bernstein, New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsAcknowledgements to the Second Edition. Acknowledgements to the First Edition. List of Abbreviations. Chronology. Introduction. 1 History and Truth. The Historicity of Thought and Civilization. Comparing Civilizations. Self-consciousness and Historical Progress. History, Truth and Relativism. History and the Absolute. 2 Thinking Without Presuppositions. Thought and Freedom. From Indeterminate to Determinate Thought. The Method of Dialectical Thinking. Logic and Ontology. Logic, Science and History. 3 Phenomenology and Natural Consciousness. Logic and Phenomenology. The Method of Phenomenology. Logic in Phenomenology. The Role of the “We”. Sense-certainty. From Certainty to Truth. Absolute Knowing: The Standpoint of Philosophy. 4 The Path to Absolute Knowing. Self-consciousness and the Master/Slave Relation. Stoicism. The Unhappy Consciousness and Reason. Spirit and Absolute Freedom. Moral Spirit. Conscience. The Beautiful Soul, Evil and Forgiveness. Religion. Absolute Knowing. Phenomenology and Philosophy. 5 Reason in Nature. From Logic to Nature. Nature: The Idea as the “Negative of Itself”. Reason and Nature’s “System of Stages”. Contingency and the Limits of Philosophy. Philosophy and Natural Science. 6 Space, Gravity and the Freeing of Matter. Space and its Dimensions. Time. Place and Motion. Matter and its Gravity. Mass, Inertia and Weight. Falling Bodies and Galileo’s Law. The Solar System. Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion. Hegel and Newton. Hegel and Relativity. 7 Life and Embodied Spirit. The “Ideal” Structure of Life. Chemistry and Life. Plants and Animals. Sensation in Animals. Life, Death and Spirit. Evolution. Embodied Spirit. Intelligence and its Signs. 8 Freedom, Rights and Civility. From Hegel to Hitler?. The Limits of Choice. Rights, Property and Slavery. The Problem with Being Moral. Freedom at Home in the World. Civil Society and Poverty. Freedom and the State. 9 Art and Human Wholeness. Art, Religion and Philosophy. The Function of Art. Beauty and Ideal Character. The Historicity of Art. Symbolic and Classical Art. Christianity, Aesthetic Autonomy and the “Death” of Art. 10 Philosophy and Christian Faith. Philosophy, Reason and Geist. Philosophy and Religious Representation. God as Reason and Love. Faith and Worship. Death, Freedom and New Life. Faith, Interpretation and Philosophy. Philosophy and Faith in History. Notes. Bibliographical Essay. Index
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Theories of Human Nature
Book SynopsisQuestions for Further Consideration and Recommended Further Reading, which follow each relevant chapter, encourage readers to think further and to craft their own perspectives.Trade ReviewA very fine book on human nature, both what it is and what philosophers have thought about it--philosophers in an inclusive sense, from Plato and Aristotle to Mengzi and Xunzi, from Hume and Kant to Ibn al-Arabi to Marx and Rousseau and including many others. The writing is lively and accessible, the philosophy insightful, and the sense of human possibilities conveyed admirable. It will fit nicely into many different sorts of classes. --John Perry, Stanford UniversityI find this text very good and comprehensive for an introductory level course to introduce students to some major theories. The first two chapters are great for setting the stage for what philosophy is. --Patricia Murphy, Saint Joseph's University
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Liberty Fund Inc Observations Upon Liberal Education
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Liberty Fund Inc Theory of Moral Sentiments
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Liberty Fund Inc The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill Essays on
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Liberty Fund Inc Americas Second Crusade
Book SynopsisThe author offers his perspective as a seasoned journalist on the US involvement in World War II. It was written only five years after the surrender of Germany and Japan making the book a window into its time.
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The Merlin Press Ltd The Young Hegel Studies in the Relations Between
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy
Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy is a concise reference to the whole history of western philosophy, from ancient Greece to the present day.Trade Review"Its entries manage to avoid the obscurities of an exaggerated brevity without stretching themselves out as if seeking to embody whole miniature essays. In short it presents itself as a model of clarity and clarification." Alan Montefiore, Balliol College, Oxford "The style is fresh and engaging, and it gives a broad and accurate picture of the Western philosophical tradition. It is a pleasure to browse in even if one is not looking for an answer to a particular question." David Pears "The book makes for interesting browsing, and there is a lot of information to be found in it." Analytic Teaching "People studying philosophy- at higher levels of school and college and lower levels of university- will find the coverage here highly satisfying. Value for money of the best kind." Reference ReviewsTable of ContentsPreface vii Dictionary 1 References 745
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Ancient Philosophy
Book SynopsisPart of The Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series, this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid. Focuses on the key philosophers and their texts, from Pre-Socratic thinkers through to the Neo-Platonists Brings together the key primary writings of Thales, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Lucretius, Seneca, Sextus Empiricus, Plotinus, and many others Is broken down into eight chronological sections for easy comprehension and comparison The readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. List of Sources. Chronology. Map 1 The Greek World (6th–5th centuries BCE). Map 2 The Hellenistic Period (323–31 BCE). Map 3 The Late Roman Empire. General Introduction. I: The Presocratics and Sophists:. 1. The Milesians: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes. 2. Xenophanes of Colophon, Heracleitus of Ephesus, and Pythagoras of Samos. 3. The Eleatics: Parmenides, and Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos. 4. The Pluralists: Empedocles of Acragas and Anaxagoras of Clazomenae. 5. The Atomists: Leucippus of Elea (or Miletus) and Democritus of Abdera. 6. The Sophists: Protagoras of Abdera, Gorgias of Leontini, and Antiphon. II: Xenophon:. Introduction. 7. Memorabilia. III: Plato:. Introduction. 8. Euthyphro. 9. Apology. 10. Crito. 11. Meno. 12. Phaedo. 13. Symposium. 14. Republic. 15. Parmenides. 16. Timaeus. IV: Aristotle:. Introduction. 17. Categories. 18. On Interpretation. 19. Physics. 20. On the Soul. 21. Metaphysics. 22. Nicomachean Ethics. 23. Politics. V: Diogenes the Cynic:. Introduction. 24. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Diogenes. VI: Epicurus and Epicureanism:. Introduction. 25. Epicurus, Letter to Herodotus; Letter to Menoeceus; Principle Doctrines. 26. Lucretius, On the Nature of Things. VII: Stoics and Stoicism:. Introduction. 27. Diogenes Laertius on Stoicism. 28. Epictetus, Manual. VIII: Skeptics and Skepticism:. Introduction. 29. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Pyrrho. 30. Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism. 31. Sextus Empiricus, Against the Professors. IX: Neoplatonism:. Introduction. 32. Plotinus, Enneads. 33. Proclus, On Evil. Bibliography. Recommended Further Reading (English-Language Sources). Index.
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WW Norton & Co On Hobbes
Book SynopsisHobbes created the first truly modern political philosophy.
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Cambridge University Press Hijacked
Book SynopsisThis sweeping history of classical economics shows how the work ethic has been used both to oppress workers and to liberate them. Today''s neoliberalism offers an oppressive version of the work ethic. However, the work ethic also offers resources for reorganizing the economy on behalf of ordinary people--Trade Review'Hijacked is an important and fascinating book that tells the spellbinding story of the struggle between conservatives and progressives over the Protestant work ethic. Nobody matches Anderson's distinctive combination of historical, political, and philosophical insight.' Stephen Darwall, author of Modern Moral Philosophy: From Grotius to Kant'This critical examination of the Protestant work ethic and its evolution in social and economic theory outlines the challenges of preserving rewarding and purposeful work in liberal economies where free market capitalism has eroded both aspirations and capabilities, undermining the intrinsic dignity and meaning of work.' Richard Donkin, author of The History of Work'Most of us will spend a significant part of our lives at work. But work conditions differ radically and the working poor often face brutal and dehumanizing workplaces. In this brilliant book, Anderson uncovers the role of a skewed version of the work ethic in shaping these harsh conditions. This skewed version turned the values of industry, prudence, and frugality against workers, while leaving the predatory and idle rich off the hook. Not only does Anderson offer a subtle diagnosis of the origins of today's stigmatization and deprivation of the poor, but she offers creative ideas for reclaiming the work ethic in the service of democracy. Her superb analysis, connecting political philosophy with both history and political economy, will stimulate wide debate.' Debra Satz, coauthor of Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, and Public Policy'As rigorous as it is approachable, this poignant plea for worker dignity contextualizes one of today's most salient economic issues.' Publishers Weekly'If we arm ourselves with Elizabeth Anderson's superb history of the work ethic, we obtain a powerful lens with which to explore at a perfect time - during party conference season - how different visions of work form the beating heart of ideological struggle.' Morning StarTable of ContentsPreface; 1. The dual nature of the Protestant work ethic and the birth of utilitarianism; 2. Locke and the progressive work ethic; 3. How conservatives hijacked the work ethic and turned it against workers; 4. Welfare reform, famine, and the ideology of the conservative work ethic; 5. The progressive work ethic (1): Smith, Ricardo, and Ricardian socialists; 6. The progressive work ethic (2): J. S. Mill; 7. The progressive work ethic (3): Marx; 8. Social democracy as the culmination of the progressive work ethic; 9. Hijacked again: Neoliberalism as the return of the conservative work ethic; 10. Conclusion: What should the work ethic mean for us today?; Acknowledgments; Major works cited; Notes; Index.
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Oxford University Press Philosophy of Life
Book SynopsisPhilosophy 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: Friedrich Nietzsche, Wilhelm Dilthey, and Georg Simmel. Lebensphilosophie appeared at a critical movement in Western culture; it was a response to several important cultural developments of the late 19th century: atheism, relativism, historicism and pessimism. The Lebensphilosophen believed that meaning of life had to be found in life itself and denied the relevance of any transcendent realm of meaning. To affirm the value of life, they reacted against Schopenhauer''s pessimism; they proclaimed that the joys of life outweighed its sorrows, and that there is an infinite value in living life to its fullest. They developed a radical individualist ethic, which proclaimed the value of individual self-realization above all other goods. As part of this radical individualism, they disputed the existence of absolute moral values; and by insisting on the historicity of life, they affirmed the relativity of all values. This was the first intellectual movement in the Western tradition to develop an entirely secular and humanist conception of life. Many of its doctrines are familiar to students of Nietzsche; but readers will find that he was only one of an entire intellectual movement.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Conception of Philosophy 2: An Individualist Ethics 3: The Battle against Pessimism 4: Lebensphilosophie and Hermeneutics 5: Historicism and Relativism 6: Religious Legacy 7: Lebensphilosophie and Irrationalism Conclusion
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Johns Hopkins University Press Metahistory
Book SynopsisThis book will be of interest to anyone-in any discipline-who takes the past as a serious object of study.Trade Review. . . seminal . . .—Dublin Review of BooksTable of ContentsForeword, "All You've Got Is History," by Michael S. RothPreface to the Fortieth-Anniversary EditionPrefaceIntroduction. The Poetics of HistoryPart One: The Received Tradition1. The Historical Imagination between Metaphor and Irony2. HegelPart Two: Four Kinds of "Realism" in Nineteenth-Century Historical Writing3. Michelet4. Ranke5. Tocqueville6. BurckhardtPart Three: The Repudiation of "Realism" in Late Nineteenth-Century Philosophy of History7. Historical Consciousness and the Rebirth of Philosophy of History8. Marx9. Nietzsche10. CroceConclusionBibliographyIndex
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University of Minnesota Press Dark Deleuze
Book SynopsisFrench philosopher Gilles Deleuze is known as a thinker of creation, joyous affirmation, and rhizomatic assemblages. In this short book, Andrew Culp polemically argues that this once-radical canon of joy has lost its resistance to the present. Concepts created to defeat capitalism have been recycled into business mantras that joyously affirm “Power is vertical; potential is horizontal!” Culp recovers the Deleuze’s forgotten negativity. He unsettles the prevailing interpretation through an underground network of references to conspiracy, cruelty, the terror of the outside, and the shame of being human. Ultimately, he rekindles opposition to what is intolerable about this world. Forerunners is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital works. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.Trade Review"Dark Deleuze is an important contribution to Deleuze scholarship—and to radical political thought."—Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory
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British Library, Historical Print Editions Ueber die Goetheschen Worte Leben ist die schonste Erfindung der Natur und der Tod ist ihr Kunstgriff viel Leben zu haben Rede etc
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dying for Ideas
Book SynopsisWhat do Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Thomas More, and Jan Patocka have in common? First, they were all faced one day with the most difficult of choices: stay faithful to your ideas and die or renounce them and stay alive. Second, they all chose to die. Their spectacular deaths have become not only an integral part of their biographies, but are also inseparable from their work. A death for ideas is a piece of philosophical work in its own right; Socrates may have never written a line, but his death is one of the greatest philosophical best-sellers of all time. Dying for Ideas explores the limit-situation in which philosophers find themselves when the only means of persuasion they can use is their own dying bodies and the public spectacle of their death. The book tells the story of the philosopher's encounter with death as seen from several angles: the tradition of philosophy as an art of living; the body as the site of self-transcending; death as a classical philosophical topic;Trade ReviewAn intriguing 'dramatic narrative' of philosophers' clash with death … a book that is accessible to all philosophers, academic and non-academic alike. In this intelligent and artful account, [Bradatan] ranges from the ancient world to our own times, drawing on the stories of individual philosophers who defended and died for their beliefs ... Bradatan's rich examination of the philosopher's act of dying for ideas brings into focus the riskiness of living for them as well. * Times Higher Education *[Bradatan] argues persuasively that death is not simply the opposite of life, but that it enters life and lends it urgency – that it can even 'breathe new life into life'. * Times Literary Supplement *Dying for Ideas: The Dangerous Lives of the Philosophers [is] a stimulating spiritual journey through an essential topic of human existence, and a reading of the history of human vision about it... Bradatan’s highly intelligent and challenging book is an exemplary scrutiny of the life of the human mind, the human soul and body. -- Norman Manea * The Los Angeles Review of Books *[Bradatan's] style is nimble. A register of directness works throughout the book, moving from argument to quip, to narrative as appropriate. The book is well designed, with each chapter building on the previous ... Dying for Ideas is a lucid discussion of mortality and an unsparing portrait of philosophy's ends - in both senses of the word. -- Damon Young * The Australian *Accessible, penetrating and erudite, [Dying For Ideas is] a beautifully written book which reveals that philosophy is not about academics grinding out dry papers but about mortals confronting the truths of the human condition in order to develop an art of living ... Bradatan has achieved something special in writing this book. As a comprehensive philosophy of death, it amounts to a profound philosophy of the true nature of philosophy itself -- Gary Cox * Morning Star Online *Books of philosophy are rarely page-turners, but Bradatan takes us through a fascinating exploration of the existential limit-situations in which philosophers find themselves when their only means of communicating the truth is their own dying bodies. * Existential Analysis *The choice of philosophers to sacrifice their lives for their ideas is lofty and grim. In Costica Bradatan’s book, it is also fun and funny. Dying for Ideas is full of joie de mourir, which as Plato’s Socrates would have put it, is just the other side of joie de vivre. The book is at once heroic and ironic ... Too often when young people announce their intention to study philosophy, well-wishers ask them what they are going to do with it, assuming it is a commodity that is bought from professionals and should lead to monetary returns. The correct answer is: live right, be prepared to die. Dying for Ideas reminds us of this ancient truth. * Aspen Review *[This is] a pithy book that is hard to put down as each section promises a new surprise. * Trouw (Bloomsbury translation) *One of the greatest merits of Costica Bradatan's book is that it explores a cluster of topics that represent the untold, the unuttered, almost the unutterable in contemporary philosophy: death, dying, sacrifice and self-sacrifice. Ours is a culture of 'happy endings' and, in this respect, most philosophers of today are the spokespersons of their time. Bradatan is a dissenter. His book approaches death head-on. Indeed, what makes this project fascinating is the fact that, while the book purports to be about 'dying for an idea,' it in fact sings praise to life. Death, in Bradatan's view, is something that brings new meaning to life, a renewed intensity to the act of living. * Simon Critchley, New School for Social Research, New York, USA. *A thoroughly stimulating exploration of philosophers and their courageous deaths, pushing us to reflect on the fascinating question: what is philosophy for? * Sarah Bakewell, author of 'How to Live: A Life of Montaigne' *Written with verve and humor, at once deeply learned and wickedly ironic, this book explores how philosophy is not only an art of living but also an art of dying - and dying well! Original and irreverent! * Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor for Political Science and Philosophy, Yale University, USA *What it all comes down to, unexpectedly enough, is laughter, even if it isn't clear at whose expense the joke has been played. The martyr laughs in the face of death, as More did... 'If you are the first to laugh at yourself,' Bradatan asks, 'what else can death possibly do to you?' ... a suggestive and finely delineated argument. -- Stuart Walton * Review 31 *Poignant, provocative, astute, moving, thoughtful. * The Millions Magazine *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Philosophy as Self-fashioning 2. The First Layer 3. Philosophy in the Flesh 4. The Second Layer 5. The Making of a Martyr-Philosopher Postscript: To Die Laughing Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Pensees and Other Writings Oxford Worlds Classics
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPensées; The Art of Persuasion; Writings on Grace
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Oxford University Press The Elements of Law Natural and Politic. Part I
Book Synopsis`the state of men without civil society (which state we may properly call the state of nature) is nothing else but a mere war of all against all.'' Thomas Hobbes was the first great philosopher to write in English. His account of the human condition, first developed in The Elements of Law (1640), which comprises Human Nature and De Corpore Politico, is a direct product of the intellectural and political strife of the seventeenth century. It is also a remarkably penetrating look at human nature, and a permanently relevant analysis of the fears of self-seeking that result in the war of `each against every man''. In The Elements of Law Hobbes memorably sets out both the main lines of his general philosophy, later augmented in De Corpore (1655), and the moral and political philosophy later made famous in Leviathan (1651). Copies of Human Nature and De Corpore Politico, until 1889 printed as separate works, are rare antiques or scarcely less rare scholarly texts; this is the first complete popular edition. It is here supplemented by chapters from De Corpore and Three Lives, two from Hobbes''s original Latin. These have never before been published together in English. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Oxford University Press On What Matters 03
Book SynopsisDerek Parfit presents the third volume of On What Matters, his landmark work of moral philosophy. Parfit develops further his influential treatment of reasons, normativity, the meaning of moral discourse, and the status of morality. He engages with his critics, and shows the way to resolution of their differences.This volume is partly about what it is for things to matter, in the sense that we all have reasons to care about these things. Much of the book discusses three of the main kinds of meta-ethical theory: Normative Naturalism, Quasi-Realist Expressivism, and Non-Metaphysical Non-Naturalism, which Derek Parfit now calls Non-Realist Cognitivism. This third theory claims that, if we use the word ''reality'' in an ontologically weighty sense, irreducibly normative truths have no mysterious or incredible ontological implications. If instead we use ''reality'' in a wide sense, according to which all truths are truths about reality, this theory claims that some non-empirically discoverable truths-such as logical, mathematical, modal, and some normative truths-raise no difficult ontological questions. Parfit discusses these theories partly by commenting on the views of some of the contributors to Peter Singer''s collection Does Anything Really Matter? Parfit on Objectivity. Though Peter Railton is a Naturalist, he has widened his view by accepting some further claims, and he has suggested that this wider version of Naturalism could be combined with Non-Realist Cognitivism. Parfit argues that Railton is right, since these theories no longer deeply disagree. Though Allan Gibbard is a Quasi-Realist Expressivist, he has suggested that the best version of his view could be combined with Non-Realist Cognitivism. Parfit argues that Gibbard is right, since Gibbard and he now accept the other''s main meta-ethical claim. It is rare for three such different philosophical theories to be able to be widened in ways that resolve their deepest disagreements. This happy convergence supports the view that these meta-ethical theories are true. Parfit also discusses the views of several other philosophers, and some other meta-ethical and normative questions.Trade ReviewThe main point of this third volume is to engage with the views of respected peers not won over by the argument as previously presented. Parfit thus moves beyond exposition to engage with the authors in the companion Singer-edited volume. He explains where he has modified his own views in response to several of these authors, rebuts their arguments at other points, and describes how further modifications of the views in question might lead to a meeting of the minds ... The arguments are vigorous. It isn't really a surprise that normative disagreement and deep puzzles haven't yielded to the hard thought and brilliant argument of Parfit and his interlocutors * Mark van Roojen, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *[Parfit's] arguments are rigourous, his writing lucid. * Alex Dean, Prospect *With all of the exchanges that take place in volume 3 and Singer's collection, readers are likely to come away with the favorable impression that philosophy is a highly collaborative enterprise. ... all of the thirty-six authors cited in the bibliography are full professors, the majority of the still living of whom are towering figures in the profession with associations to only a small number of prestigious departments ... while our discipline lost a philosophical giant when Parfit passed away shortly before the publications of volume 3 and Singer's collection, moral philosophy has a bright future ahead of it. * Nicholas Laskowski, Ethics *Table of ContentsPART SEVEN: IRREDUCIBLY NORMATIVE TRUTHS; PART EIGHT: EXPRESSIVIST TRUTHS; PART NINE: NORMATIVE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS
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Penguin Books Ltd The Portable Nietzsche
Book SynopsisThe works of Friedrich Nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a hundred years ago. As Walter Kaufmann, one of the world's leading authorities on Nietzsche, notes in his introduction, Few writers in any age were so full of ideas, and few writers have been so consistently misinterpreted. The Portable Nietzsche includes Kaufmann's definitive translations of the complete and unabridged texts of Nietzsche's four major works: Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist, Nietzsche Contra Wagner and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. In addition, Kaufmann brings together selections from his other books, notes, and letters, to give a full picture of Nietzsche's development, versatility, and inexhaustibility. In this volume, one may very conveniently have a rich review of one of the most sensitive, passionate, and misunderstood writers in Western, or any, literature. NewsweekTable of ContentsLetter to his sister; fragment of a critique of Schopenhauer; on ethics; note (I870-71); from "Homer's Contest"; notes (1873); from "On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense"; notes about Wagner; notes (1874); notes (1875); from "Mixed Opinions and Maxims"; from "The Wanderer and His Shadow"; letter to Overbeck; notes (1880-81); from "The Dawn"; Postcard to Overbeck; From "The Gay Science"; draft of a letter to Paul Ree. Thus spoke Zarathustra: first part; second part; third part; fourth and last part; note (1884). Letters: to Overbeck; to his sister; to Overbeck; notes; from a "Draft for a Preface"; from "Beyond Good and Evil"; from "The Gay Science: Book V"; from "Toward a Genealogy of Morals"; letter to Overbeck; notes (1887); letter to his sister; notes (1888); from "The Wagner Case". Twilight of the idols. The Antichrist: from "Ecce Homo". Nietzche contra Wagner. Letters (1889): to Gast; to Jacob Burckhardt; to Overbeck.
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Oxford University Press Philosophy in the Islamic World
Book SynopsisIn the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today''s cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the twentieth century.Introducing the main philosophical themes of the Islamic world, Adamson integrates ideas from the Islamic and Abrahamic faiths to consider the broad philosophical questions that continue to invite debate: What is the relationship between reason and religious belief? What is the possibility of proving God''s existence? What is the nature of knowledge? Drawing on the most recent research in the field, this book challenges the assumption of the cultural decline of philosophy and science in the Islamic world by demonstrating its rich heritage and overlap with other faiths and philosophies.Trade ReviewThis short introduction will be invaluable for students of the study of Islam and also those interested in contemporary trends in the study of inter-cultural philosophy and the history of philosophy. * Sajjad Rizvi, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society *This short introduction will be invaluable for students of the study of Islam and also those interested in contemporary trends in the study of inter-cultural philosophy and the history of philosophy. * Hikmat *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. A historical whirlwind tour ; 2. Reason and revelation ; 3. God and being ; 4. Eternity ; 5. Knowledge ; 6. Ethics and Politics ; Further Reading ; Index
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Shambhala Publications Inc A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for
Book SynopsisA concise, comprehensive overview of the “M Theory” and its application in today’s world, by a renowned American philosopher Ken Wilber has long been hailed as one of the most important thinkers of our time, but his work has seemed inaccessible to readers who lack a background in consciousness studies or evolutionary theory—until now. In A Theory of Everything, Wilber uses clear, non-technical language to present complex, cutting-edge theories that integrate the realms of body, mind, soul, and spirit. He then demonstrates how these theories and models can be applied to real world problems and incorporated into readers’ everyday lives. Wilber begins his study by presenting models like “spiral dynamics”—a leading model of human evolution—and his groundbreaking “all-level, all-quadrant” model for integrating science and religion, showing how they are being applied to politics, medicine, business, education, and the environment. He also covers broader models, explaining how they can integrate the various worldviews that have been developed around the world throughout the ages. Finally, Wilber proposes that readers take up an integral transformative practice—such as meditation—to help them apply and develop this integral vision in their personal, daily lives. A fascinating and easy-to-follow exploration of the “M Theory,” this book is another tour-de-force from one of America’s most inventive minds.
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Penguin Books Ltd On the Aesthetic Education of Man
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Penguin Books Ltd On Liberty and the Subjection of Women
Book SynopsisA prodigiously brilliant thinker who sharply challenged the beliefs of his age, the political and social radical John Stuart Mill was the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century. Regarded as one of the sacred texts of liberalism, his great work On Liberty argues lucidly that any democracy risks becoming a ''tyranny of opinion'' in which minority views are suppressed if they do not conform with those of the majority. Written in the same period as On Liberty, shortly after the death of Mill''s beloved wife and fellow-thinker Harriet, The Subjection of Women stresses the importance of equality for the sexes. Together, the works provide a fascinating testimony to the hopes and anxieties of mid-Victorian England, and offer a compelling consideration of what it truly means to be free.Trade ReviewOn Liberty remains a classic. . . . The present world would be better than it is if [MillÆs] principles were more respected. (Bertrand Russell)
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Penguin Books Ltd An Answer to the Question What is Enlightenment
Book SynopsisImmanuel Kant was one of the most influential philosophers in the whole of Europe, who changed Western thought with his examinations of reason and the nature of reality. In these writings he investigates human progress, civilization, morality and why, to be truly enlightened, we must all have the freedom and courage to use our own intellect. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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Penguin Books Ltd Beyond Good and Evil
Book SynopsisFriedrich Nietzsche''s Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with an introduction by Michael Tanner in Penguin Classics. Beyond Good and Evil confirmed Nietzsche''s position as the towering European philosopher of his age. The work dramatically rejects the tradition of Western thought with its notions of truth and God, good and evil. Nietzsche demonstrates that the Christian world is steeped in a false piety and infected with a ''slave morality''. With wit and energy, he turns from this critique to a philosophy that celebrates the present and demands that the individual imposes their own ''will to power'' upon the world. This edition includes a commentary on the text by the translator and Michael Tanner''s introduction, which explains some of the more abstract passages in Beyond Good and Evil. Frederich Nietzsche (1844-1900) became the chair of classical philology at Basel University at the age of 24 until his bad health forced him to retire in 1879. He divorced himself from society until his final collapse in 1899 when he became insane. A powerfully original thinker, Nietzsche''s influence on subsequent writers, such as George Bernard Shaw, D.H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann and Jean-Paul Sartre, was considerable. If you enjoyed Beyond Good and Evil you might like Nietzsche''s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, also available in Penguin Classics. ''One of the greatest books of a very great thinker'' Michael TannerTable of ContentsOn the prejudices of philosophers; the free spirit; the religious nature; maxims and interludes; on the natural history of morals; we scholars; our virtues; people and fatherlands; what is noble?; from high mountains - epode.
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Penguin Books Ltd Critique of Pure Reason
Book SynopsisThe masterpiece of the father of modern philosophyA seminal text of modern philosophy, Immanuel Kant''sCritique of Pure Reason(1781) made history by bringing together two opposing schools of thought: rationalism, which grounds all our knowledge in reason, and empiricism, which traces all our knowledge to experience. Published here in a lucid reworking of Max Müller''s classic translation, the Critique is a profound investigation into the nature of human reason, establishing its truth, falsities, illusions, and reality.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Penguin Books Ltd A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and
Book SynopsisEdmund Burke was one of the foremost philosophers of the eighteenth century and wrote widely on aesthetics, politics and society. In this landmark work, he propounds his theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as distinct and wholly separate states - the first, an experience inspired by fear and awe, the second an expression of pleasure and serenity. Eloquent and profound, A Philosophical Enquiry is an involving account of our sensory, imaginative and judgmental processes and their relation to artistic appreciation. Burke''s work was hugely influential on his contemporaries and also admired by later writers such as Matthew Arnold and William Wordsworth. This volume also contains several of his early political works on subjects including natural society, government and the American colonies, which illustrate his liberal, humane views.Table of ContentsList of AbbreviationsA Chronology of Edmund BurkeIntroductionFurther ReadingA Note on the TextsA Vindication of Natural Society (1756; second edition, 1757)A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757; second edition, 1759)Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents (1770; third edition, 1770)Speech on American Taxation (1774; third edition, 1775)Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies(1775; third edition, 1775)Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol on the Affairs of America (1777; third edition, 1777)NotesBiographica
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Send The Light Jesus and the God of Israel: God Crucified and
Book Synopsis"God Crucified" and Other Essays on the New Testament's Christology of Divine Identity The basic thesis of this important book on New Testament Christology, sketched in the first essay 'God Crucified, is that the worship of Jesus as God was seen by the early Christians as compatible with their Jewish monotheism. Jesus was thought to participate in the divine identity of the one God of Israel. The other chapters provide more detailed support for, and an expansion of, this basic thesis. Readers will find not only the full text of Bauckham's classic book God Crucified, but also groundbreaking essays, some of which have never been published previously
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The University of Chicago Press On the Happiness of the Philosophic Life
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Oxford University Press Philosophical Papers
Book SynopsisThe first volume of this series presents fifteen selected papers dealing with a variety of topics in ontology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.Trade ReviewThe essays are unsurpassed in their clarity and characterized by a complete intellectual honesty. * The Modern Schoolman *The essays are unsurpassed in their clarity and characterized by a complete intellectual honesty. * The Modern Schoolman *
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Oxford University Press Hegel
Book SynopsisMany people regard Hegel''s work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Professor Singer eliminates any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel''sphilosophy by providing a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition an excellent introduction to Hegel's thought... Hegel is neatly placed in historical context; the formal waltz of dialectic and the dialectic master and slave are economically illumined; Singer's use of analogy is at times inspired.' * Sunday Times *Table of Contents1. Hegel's times and life ; 2. History with a purpose ; 3. Freedom and community ; 4. The odyssey of the mind ; 5. Logic and dialectics ; 6. Aftermath ; Notes on sources, further reading, index
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Oxford University Press Spinoza
Book SynopsisBenedict de Spinoza (1632-77) was at once the father of the Enlightenment and the last sad guardian of the medieval world. In his brilliant synthesis of geometrical method, religious sentiment, and secular science, he attempted to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch, and to present a vision of humanity as simultaneously bound by necessity and eternally free. In this book Roger Scruton presents a clear and systematic analysis of Spinoza''s thought, and shows its relevance to today''s intellectual preoccupations.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition 'an interesting and provocative guide' * Christian Science Monitor *'His exposition is beautifully lucid.' * Expository Times *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Life and Character ; 2. Background ; 3. God ; 4. Man ; 5. Freedom ; 6. The Body Politic ; 7. Spinoza's Legacy ; Glossary ; Further Reading ; Index
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Zone Books Ghostly Apparitions: German Idealism, the Gothic
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Zone Books The Fifth Hammer: Pythagoras and the Disharmony
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Oneworld Publications Faith and Reason in Islam: Averroes' Exposition of Religious Arguments
Book SynopsisAvailable for the first time in the English language, this is a complete and annotated translation of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher, Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Acknowledged as the leading transmitter of Aristotelian th ought, Averroes also held controversial views about the re lationship between faith and reason, arguing that religion should not be allowed to impose limits on the exercise of rational thought. His theory of rationality, along with others on language, justice and the interpretation of religious texts, is clearly presented here, in a work that provides the most comprehensive picture available of Averroes's great intellectual achievements.
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Zone Books The Inner Touch: Archaeology of a Sensation
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Doing Science: In The Light Of Philosophy
Book Synopsis'The originality of this book is that it reverses the tables on all current schools of philosophy, where philosophy and metaphysics are separated and isolated from the sciences. The punch line for Bunge is that practitioners in all intellectual fields need to adopt the appropriate form of metaphysics. Only then will they be enabled to create scientistic research projects.'Marx & Philosophy Review of BooksNearly all philosophers have dealt with the outcomes of scientific research, and have overlooked its philosophical presuppositions, such as those of rationality and realism. Although these presuppositions are mostly tacit and thus easily overlooked, actually they are supremely important, since some of them favor research whereas others hamper it. For instance, whereas subjectivism leads to navel gazing and uncontrolled fantasy, realism encourages us to explore the world and check our conjectures.This book examines science in the making, a process it illustrates with many examples from the natural, social, and biosocial sciences. Therefore it centers on the research process and its philosophical presuppositions. It claims that the latter constitutes a sort of matrix for conceiving and nurturing scientific projects.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Nietzsches Zarathustra
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1989. As a young man growing up near Basel, Jung was fascinated and disturbed by tales of Nietzsche''s brilliance, eccentricity, and eventual decline into permanent psychosis. These volumes, the transcript of a previously unpublished private seminar, reveal the fruits of his initial curiosity: Nietzsche''s works, which he read as a student at the University of Basel, had moved him profoundly and had a life-long influence on his thought. During the sessions the mature Jung spoke informally to members of his inner circle about a thinker whose works had not only overwhelmed him with the depth of their understanding of human nature but also provided the philosophical sources of many of his own psychological and metapsychological ideas. Above all, he demonstrated how the remarkable book Thus Spake Zarathustra illustrates both Nietzsche''s genius and his neurotic and prepsychotic tendencies. Since there was at that time no thought of the seminar notes being published, Ju
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Happy
Book SynopsisHe shows how many of self-help's suggested routes to happiness and success - such as positive thinking, self-belief and setting goals - can be disastrous to follow and, indeed, actually cause anxiety.Happy aims to reclaim happiness and to enable us to appreciate the good things in life, in all their transient glory.Trade ReviewWitty, useful and beautifully written... this book grapples expansively with the most profound questions any of us face * The Sunday Times *Brilliant. Really brilliant and just crammed with wisdom and insight. It will genuinely make a difference to me and the way I think about myself. I'm going to recommend it to everyone I know. -- Stephen FryBrown tries to resurrect the original Stoic ambitions here: not just to live well but to die well, too. His book is thoughtful, insightful and ultimately, well, helpful. * Sunday Times Books of the Year *Til now, we've known Derren Brown as a supreme illusionist and magician. Now he surprises us with a new and brilliant identity: as a philosopher. Not just any philosopher. Brown takes philosophy back to its truest task: that of helping us to live and die well. His book is deeply informative, moving, wise and full of love. It sets out to change lives - and it will. Derren has pulled off a properly implausible trick: that of making the deepest ideas relevant, humane and urgent. -- Alain de BottonIn this wise and perceptive book Derren Brown has conjoined personal experience, profoundly sensible psychology and the magic of philosophy to produce a really excellent account of how to be happy - really, maturely, properly happy. This is a wonderfully educative - and enjoyable! - book, and should be on everyone's reading list, always. -- A.C. Grayling
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Postcolonial African Philosophy
Book SynopsisPostcolonial African Philosophy: A Critical Reader sets out a timely and powerful agenda for contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean, and African American philosophy.Trade Review"We are indeed blessed to have Eze's up-to-date and magnificent anthology. It brings together some of the most stimulating texts of African philosophy. Its ambitious effort will serve well all those interested in African Studies and students and professionals of philosophy in general." V. Y. Mudimbe, Stanford University " Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze has assembled a collection of essays that will be a most substantial contribution to making the case for African philosophy. Not just by the persuasiveness of each argument, but, as well, by virtue of each person who contributes to the effort. One important effect will be to further the development of African philosophy by moving the discussion well beyond the potential danger of confinement within improper conceptions of raciality not simply by attacking racialized thought, but via the constitutive activities of the contributors. This collection is, then, to be read and pondered in a number of respects in order to appreciate fully the very important contribution it is. " Professor Lucius Outlaw, Haverford CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Philosophy and the (post) Colonial: Emmanuel Chuckwudi Eze (Bucknell University). 1. Philosophy, Culture and Technology in the Postcolonial: Kwame Gyekye (University of Ghana). 2. Is Modern Science a European System of Knowledge?: Sandra Harding (University of Delaware). 3. African Philosophy and Modernity: Peter Amato (Fordham University). 4. The Color of Reason: The Idea of Race in Kant's Anthropology: Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze (Bucknell University). 5. The Critique of Eurocentrism and the Practice of African Philosophy: Tsenay Serequeberhan (Simmons College). 6. Critic of Boers or Africans? Arendt's Treatment of South Africa in Origins of Totalitarianism: Gail Presby (Marist College). 7. African Philosophy's Challenge to Continental Philosophy: Robert Bernasconi (Memphis University). 8. Understanding African Philosophy from a Non-African Point of View: An Exercise in Cross-Cultural Philosophy: Richard Bell (College of Wooster). 9. Alterity, Dialogue, and African Philosophy: Bruce Janz (Augustana University College). 10. Tragic Dimensions of our Neocolonial 'Postcolonial World': Lewis Gordon (Purdue University). 11. Honor, Eunuchs, and the Postcolonial Subject: Leonard Harris (Purdue University). 12. Post-Philosophy and the Post-Colonial: John Pittman (John Jay College of Criminal Justice). 13. African Philosophy and the Post-Colonial: Some Misleading Abstractions about 'Identity': D. A. Masolo (Antioch College). 14. Democracy and Consensus in African Traditional Politics: A Plea for Non-Party Polity: Kwasi Wiredu (University of South Florida). 15. Of the Good use of Tradition: Keeping the Critical Perspective in African Philosophy: Jean-Marie Makang (University of Maryland). 16. Toward a Critical Theory of African (Post) Colonial Identities: Emmanuel Chuckwudi Eze (Bucknell University). Bibliography.
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Faber & Faber Wittgensteins Poker
Book SynopsisOn 25 October 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face to face for the first and only time. The encounter lasted only ten minutes, and did not go well. Almost immediately, rumours started to spread around the world that the two philosophers had come to blows, armed with red-hot pokers. But what really happened? Wittgenstein''s Poker engagingly winds together philosophy, history and biography into a compelling piece of detective work. It ranges from the place of assimilated Jews in fin-de-siècle Vienna, to what happens to memory under stress, to a vivid portrait of Cambridge and its eccentric set of philosophy dons, including Bertrand Russell (who acted as umpire during the altercation). At the centre of the story stand the philosophers themselves, proud, irascible, larger than life, and spoiling for a fight.''Those ten minutes shook the world of Western philosophy literally to its foundations . . . Edmonds and
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Princeton University Press The Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to
Book SynopsisPresented with Kierkegaard's notes of the celebrated Berlin lectures on "positive philosophy" by FWJ Schelling, this book is a seedbed of Kierkegaard's subsequent work, both stylistically and thematically. It concentrates on Socrates, as interpreted by Xenophon, Plato, and Aristophanes, with a word on Hegel and Hegelian categories.Trade Review"The definitive edition of the Writings. The first volume ... indicates the scholarly value of the entire series: an introduction setting the work in the context of Kierkegaard's development; a remarkably clear translation; and concluding sections of intelligent notes."--Library JournalTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Historical Introduction, pg. vii*The Concept of Irony, with Continual Reference to Socrates, pg. 1*Theses, pg. 5*Introduction, pg. 9*I. The View Made Possible, pg. 13*II. The Actualization of the View, pg. 157*III. The View Made Necessary, pg. 198*APPENDIX. Hegel's View of Socrates, pg. 219*Introduction, pg. 241*Observations for Orientation, pg. 246*The World-Historical Validity of Irony, the Irony of Socrates, pg. 259*Irony after Fichte, pg. 272*Irony as a Controlled Element, the Truth of Irony, pg. 324*Addendum. NOTES OF SCHELLING'S BERLIN LECTURES, pg. 331*Key to References, pg. 413*Original Title Pages of The Concept of Irony, pg. 416*Original First Page (manuscript) of Notes of Schelling's Berlin Lectures, pg. 420*Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers Pertaining to The Concept of Irony, pg. 423*Acknowledgments, pg. 457*Collation of The Concept of Irony in the Danish Editions of Kierkegaard's Collected Works, pg. 461*NOTES, pg. 465*BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE, pg. 597*INDEX, pg. 599
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