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Edinburgh University Press Kants Critique of Pure Reason
Book SynopsisThis volume provides everything you need to know about Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Historical Context 2. A Guide to the Text Prefaces and Introduction Transcendental Aesthetic Transcendental Logic -- Introduction and Transcendental Analytic Transcendental Logic -- Transcendental Dialectic Transcendental Doctrine of Method 3. Study Aides Glossary Types of Question You Will Encounter Common Assessment Criteria Tips for Writing About Kant Further Reading Bibliography Index
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Edinburgh University Press Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy
Book SynopsisA step-by-step guide to Descartes' MeditationsTrade ReviewStrikingly fresh and unfailingly astute, Brandhorst's guidebook reconnects us with a crucial but often neglected dimension of Descartes' classic text -- the way in which it structures a path to individual philosophical self-discovery. The result is a distinctive and valuable resource for students and teachers of the Meditations, one that deserves to be widely read. -- Professor Michael Wheeler, University of Stirling Strikingly fresh and unfailingly astute, Brandhorst's guidebook reconnects us with a crucial but often neglected dimension of Descartes' classic text -- the way in which it structures a path to individual philosophical self-discovery. The result is a distinctive and valuable resource for students and teachers of the Meditations, one that deserves to be widely read.Table of ContentsSeries Editors' Preface; Note on Texts; 1. Historical Context and Introduction; 2. A Guide to the Text: The First Meditation; The Second Meditation; The Third Meditation - The Search for an Other; The Other is God; The Fourth Meditation; The Fifth Meditation; The Sixth Meditation; 3. Study Aids: Glossary; Types of Question You Will Encounter; Tips for Writing About Meditations; Further Reading; Index.
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Edinburgh University Press The Edinburgh Critical History of
Book SynopsisThe Edinburgh Critical History of Philosophy is a seven-volume reference work on the history of philosophy. This volume surveys the key issues and debates distinct to nineteenth-century philosophy.Trade ReviewThis is a stimulating and highly informative collection of articles, giving us a very clear view of the philosophical significance of the nineteenth century, and its central issues and disputes. Anyone with interests in this field should find it worthwhile, and I recommend it highly. -- Professor Robert Stern, the University of Sheffield This is a stimulating and highly informative collection of articles, giving us a very clear view of the philosophical significance of the nineteenth century, and its central issues and disputes. Anyone with interests in this field should find it worthwhile, and I recommend it highly.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction: Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century, Alison Stone; 1. The New Spinozism, George di Giovanni; 2. The Absolute in German Romanticism and Idealism, Dalia T. Nassar; 3. The Question of Romanticism, Judith Norman and Alistair Welchman; 4. The Hermeneutic Turn in Philosophy of Nature in the Nineteenth Century, Philippe Huneman; 5. Idealism and Naturalism in the Nineteenth Century, Sebastian Gardner; 6. Darwinism and Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century: The 'Whole of Metaphysics'?, Gregory Moore; 7. Faith and Knowledge, George Pattison; 8. Philosophising History: Distinguishing History as a Discipline, James Connelly; 9. Genealogy as Immanent Critique: Working from the Inside, Robert Guay; 10. Embodiment: Conceptions of the Lived Body from Maine de Biran to Bergson, Mark Sinclair; 11. The Unconscious in the German Philosophy and Psychology of the Nineteenth Century, Gunter Godde (translated from the German by Ciaran Cronin); 12. Individuality, Radical Politics, and the Metaphor of the Machine, Alex Zakaras; 13. The Rise of the Social, William Outhwaite; 14. Theory and Practice of Revolution in the Nineteenth Century, Paul Blackledge; 15. Nihilism in the Nineteenth Century, Michael Gillespie; 16. Repetition and Recurrence: Putting Metaphysics in Motion, Clare Carlisle; 17. Nineteenth-Century Philosophy in the Twentieth Century and Beyond, Andrew Bowie; Notes on contributors; Index.
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Edinburgh University Press Thomas Reid on Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
Book SynopsisThomas Reid was an intellectual polymath interested in all aspects of Enlightenment thought. Paul Wood reconstructs Reid's career as a mathematician and natural philosopher and shows how he grappled with Sir Isaac Newton's scientific legacy.
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Edinburgh University Press Hegels Political Philosophy
Book SynopsisA new edition of the first systematic reading of Hegel''s political philosophy. Elements of the Philosophy of Right is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important works in the history of political philosophy. This is the first book on the subject to take Hegel''s system of speculative philosophy seriously as an important component of any robust understanding of this text.
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Edinburgh University Press Hegels Political Philosophy
Book SynopsisA new and significantly expanded edition of the first systematic reading of Hegel's political philosophy.
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Edinburgh University Press Kants Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals An
Book Synopsis"Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" is considered a standard text in the history of moral philosophy as well as a classic work of moral philosophy in its own right. This guide provides a paragraph-by-paragraph account of the main themes of Kant's moral philosophy and a clear statement of his overall philosophical aims and arguments.
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Edinburgh University Press Philosophy of International Law
Book SynopsisA fundamental challenge to the foundations of the discipline of international law, this book offers an internal critique of the discipline of international law whilst showing the necessary place for philosophy within this subject area.Table of ContentsIntroduction: What Place for Doctrine in a Time of Fragmentation?; 1. Continuing Uncertainty in the Mainstream; 2. Towards a New Theory of Personality in International Law; 3. The Existence of States and the Use of Force; 4. International Economic/Financial Law Index.
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Edinburgh University Press Animal Theory
Book SynopsisA critical introduction to theoretical approaches to the animal in modern and contemporary philosophy.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Animals as Humans; 2. Animal Ontology; 3. Animal Life; 4. Animal Ethics; Index
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Edinburgh University Press Space Politics and Aesthetics
Book SynopsisMustafa Dikeç reveals the aesthetic premises that underlie Hannah Arendt, Jean-Luc Nancy and Jacques Rancière's political thinking, and demonstrates how their politics depend on the construction and apprehension of worlds through spatial forms and distributions.
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Edinburgh University Press Romantic Realities
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Edinburgh University Press The Edinburgh Companion to Critical Theory
Book SynopsisThe Edinburgh Companion to Critical Theory provides a comprehensive analysis of the changing role of critical theory in the new century. Taking note of new theoretical and socio-political developments, this volume demonstrates critical theory's continuing relevance across disciplines ranging from the arts through to the hard sciences.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Stuart Sim; Part I: Marxism; Introduction to Marxism; 1. Marxism: Philosophy & Social Theory, Stuart Sim; 2. Western Marxism, Stuart Sim; 3. Post-Marxism, Stuart Sim; Part II: Structuralism; Introduction to Structuralism; 4. Structuralism & Semiotics, Georges Van Den Abbeele; 5. Genetic Structuralism, Marcel Danesi; Part III: Poststructuralism; Introduction to Poststructuralism; 6. Phenomenology, Derek M. Robbins; 7. Deconstruction, Nikolai Duffy; 8. Discourse Theory, Georges Van Den Abbeele; Part IV: Postmodernism; Introduction to Postmodernism; 9. Philosophical Postmodernism: From Adorno & Derrida to Foucault, Philip Goldstein; 10. Postmodern Aesthetics, Nikolai Duffy; Part V: Postcolonialism; Introduction to Postcolonialism; 11. Postcolonial Theory & Criticism, Claire Nally; 12. Black Studies, Bella Adams; 13. Critical Race Theory, Bella Adams; Part VI: Gender; Introduction to Gender; 14. QueerTheory, Gareth Longstaff; 15. Men, Masculinity Studies & Critical Studies, Chris Haywood & Mairtin Mac a Ghaill; Part VII: Feminism; Introduction To Feminism; 16. First & Second Wave Feminism, Claire Nally; 17. After de Beauvoir: 'French' Feminism & Sexual Difference, Carole Sweeney; 18. Post-Feminism, Stephanie Genz; Part VIII: Historicism; Introduction to Historicism; 19. Reception & Reader-Response Theory, Bruce Harding; 20. New Historicism, Bruce Harding; 21. Cultural Materialism, Neema Parvini; Part IX: Formalism; Introduction to Formalism; 22. Russian Formalism & Narratologyy Georges Van Den Abbeele; 23. New Criticism, Graham Allen; Part X: Science & Critical Theory; Introduction to Science & Critical Theory; 24 Critical Theory & Paradigm Shift, Arkady Plotnitsky; 25. Critical Theory & Mathematics & Science, Arkady Plotnitsky; 26. Cognitive Science & Critical Theory, Peter Garratt; Part XI: Psychoanalysis & Critical Theory; Introduction to Psychoanalysis & Critical Theory; 27. Freudian Psychoanalysis, Geoffrey Boucher; 28. Lacanian Psychoanalysis & Critical Theory, Matthew Sharpe; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors.
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Edinburgh University Press Shakespeare and Continental Philosophy
Book SynopsisA collection of 15 essays by celebrated authors in Shakespeare studies and in continental philosophy that develops different aspects of the interface between continental thinking and Shakespeare's plays.Table of ContentsForeword by Michael Witmore; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Richard Wilson; Part I: The Play's The Thing; 1. Paul Kottmann: "'The Charm Dissolves Apace:" Shakespeare and the Self-dissolution of Drama' (The Tempest, Aristotle and Hegel); 2. Jennifer Ann Bates: 'Hamlet and Kierkegaard on Outwitting Recollection' (Hamlet and Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postcscript); 3. Thomas Stern: 'Schopenhauer's Shakespeare: The Genius on the World Stage'; 4. Peter Holbrook: 'Nietzsche's Shakespeare'; 5. James A. Knapp: 'Richard Il's Silent, Tortured Soul' (Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Luc Marion, and Levinas); Part II: That Wide Gap; 6. Andrew Cutrofello: 'Is Othello Jealous? Coleridge and Russell contra Wittgenstein and Cavell'; 7. Edward S. Casey: 'Hamlet on the Edge' (Hamlet, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty); 8. Howard Caygill: 'Levinas and Shakespeare'; 9. Christopher Pye: 'Contra Schmitt: Law, Aesthetics, and Absolutism in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale' (Carl Schmitt); 10. Julia Reinhard Lupton 'Arendt in Italy: Or, the Taming of the Shrew' (Hannah Arendt, Giorgio Agamben and Roberto Esposito); Part III: Damnable Iteration; 11. Richard Wilson: 'Ship of Fools: Foucault and the Shakespeareans; 12. Catherine Belsey: 'Antinomies of Desire: Lacanian Psychoanalysis and the Sonnets' (Jacques Lacan and Francois Lyotard); 13. Bernard Freydberg "'No" as Affirmation: A Continental-Philosophical Reading of Coriolanus'; 14. Christopher Norris: 'Provoking Philosophy: Shakespeare, Johnson, Wittgenstein, and Derrida'; 15. Nicholas Royle 'Miracle Play' (Jacques Derrida).
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Edinburgh University Press Deleuze and Derrida
Book SynopsisFor the first time, Vernon W. Cisney brings you a scholarly analysis of Jacques Derrida and Gilles Deleuze's contrasting concepts of difference. He distinguishes their responses to Hegel and Nietzsche. He finds that Deleuze formulates an affirmative conception of difference, while Derrida's 'differance' amounts to an irresolvable negativity.
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Edinburgh University Press Humes Sceptical Enlightenment
Book SynopsisThe Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume (1711-1776) has often been regarded as a key Enlightenment thinker. However, his image has been long contested between those who consider him a conservative and those who see him as a key liberal thinker. Hume''s Sceptical Enlightenment offers a new interpretation for such diverse images and demonstrates the uniqueness of Hume as an Enlightenment thinker, illustrating how his ''spirit of scepticism'' often leads him into seemingly paradoxical positions. This book will be of interest to Hume scholars, intellectual historians of 17th- to 19th-century Europe and those interested in the Enlightenment more widely.
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Orion Publishing Co The Form of Things
Book SynopsisA new edition of the bestseller from our pre-eminent philosopher, A.C. GraylingTrade Review"Grayling has that wonderful gift that all good teachers have, the ability to simplify" Herald
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Martin Heidegger International Library of Essays
Book SynopsisAlthough Heidegger''s writings are not extensively concerned with the analysis of political concepts or with advocating particular arrangements of political institutions, his basic way of understanding the human relation to the world accords a constitutive significance to its social, cultural and historical dimensions. There is thus a political aspect to his thinking about every philosophical matter to which he turns his attention. This collection of essays is designed to identify, contextualize and critically evaluate the main phases of his intellectual development from that perspective.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction. Being and Time: Fundamental Themes: Where does being and time begin?, John Sallis; Availableness and occurrentness, Hubert Dreyfus; Self-interpreting animals, Charles Taylor; On being anti-Cartesian: Hegel, Heidegger, subjectivity and sociality, Robert Pippin; Does Heidegger obscure the problem of truth and forfeit the difference between truth and falsity?, Daniel Dahlstrom; Truth and finitude: heidegger's transcendental existentialism, John Haugeland; Ordinary temporality, William Blattner. The Turn - Logic, Metaphysics and Art: Heidegger and Carnap on the overcoming of metaphysics, Abraham Stone; Logic and the inexpressible in Frege and Heidegger, Edward Witherspoon ; Reading Heidegger's Turn, Paul Hemming; Aesthetic alienation: heidegger, Adorno and truth at the end of art, Jay M. Bernstein. Philosophy, Poetry and Thinking: Heidegger's later philosophy, Hans-Georg Gadamer; What is a house?, Robert Pogue Harrison; Night and day: Heidegger and Thoreau, Stanley Cavell; Heidegger's Hölderlin and Kierkegaard's Christ, George Pattison Inheriting Heidegger: Heidegger, contingency and pragmatism, Richard Rorty; Geschlecht II: Heidegger's hand, Jacques Derrida; Index.
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Springer Larchéologie du monde
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Interrupting Auschwitz Art Religion Philosophy Continuum Guide to Holocaust Studies S
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The English Utilitarians Continuum Classic Texts
Book SynopsisTrade Review"It would be difficult to find anyone better than Mr Stephen to write the history of 'the compact and energetic school of English Utilitarians', and it is superfluous to praise his achievement. He knows the school from within" - W.R. Sorley in MIND, 1901"Table of ContentsThe English Utilitarians, Leslie Stephen, London: Duckworth, 1900; Volume One (338pp): Jeremy Bentham; Volume Two (392pp): James Mill; Volume Three (536pp): John Stuart Mill.
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Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd When Philosophers Rule
Book SynopsisMarsilio Ficino (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. He put before society a new ideal of human nature, emphasizing its divine potential. This title features his principles which have formed the basis of good government and inspired statesmen down the ages.
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) John Deweys Theory of Art Experience and Nature
Book SynopsisThomas Alexander shows that the primary, guiding concern of Dewey''s philosophy is his theory of aesthetic experience. He directly challenges those critics, most notably Stephen Pepper and Benedetto Croce, who argued that this area is the least consistent part of Dewey''s thought.The author demonstrates that the fundamental concept in Dewey''s system is that of experience and that paradigmatic treatment of experience is to be found in Dewey''s analysis of aesthetics and art. The confusions resulting from the neglect of this orientation have led to prolonged misunderstandings, eventual neglect, and unwarranted popularity for ideas at odds with the genuine thrust of Dewey''s philosophical concerns. By exposing the underlying aesthetic foundations of Dewey''s philosophy, Alexander aims to rectify many of these errors, generating a fruitful new interest in Dewey.
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Vagabond Voices Freudian Slips The casualties of psychoanalysis
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Forgotten Books As David and the Sibyls Say A Sketch of the Sibyls and the Sibylline Oracles Classic Reprint
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Portraits of Wollstonecraft
Book SynopsisSelected as one of The Tablet's Books of the Year 2021Mary Wollstonecraft's watershed contribution to theories of women's human rights and her international reception by both Western and non-Western intellectuals has ensured she continues to shape contemporary human rights debates around the world. Bringing together over 100 individual responses to Wollstonecraft''s life and work, Portraits of Wollstonecraft documents her international and cross-cultural reception from the late 18th-century to the early 21st-century. Reflecting on over two centuries of responses to her political ideas, writing, and philosophy, it counters the persistent myth that she ceased to be read in the aftermath of the publication of her husband William Godwin's scandalous posthumous Memoirs of her life in 1798. Beginning with her earliest portraiture and the first reviews of her published writings from the late 1780s, Volume I traces her emergence as an international public fi
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Philosophical Influences of Mao Zedong
Book SynopsisThis philosophical Mao is a fresh portrait of the mind of the ruler who changed the face of China in the twentieth century. The book traces the influences of both traditional Chinese and traditional pre-Marxist Western philosophy on the early Mao and how these influences guided the development of his thought. It reveals evidence of the creative dimensions of Mao's thinking and how he wove the yin/yang pattern of change depicted in the Yijing, the Chinese Book of Changes, into the Marxist dialectic to bring ancient Chinese philosophy to mark changes in twentieth century thought. Mao's lifetime philosophical journey includes his interpretations of and comments on both Chinese and Western philosophers. His deep, metaphysical reflections, uncanny prognostications and pensive speculations from his early pre-Marxist period to his later philosophical years prove to be as startling as they are thought-provoking.Trade ReviewMao Ze Dong is celebrated (or cursed) as a revolutionary leader, but the philosophical foundation of his activity is largely ignored. In his superb study, Allinson fills in this lack. Mao’s thought is not just located in its historical context; its complex references to the Chinese traditional thought, to Marx and Western philosophy, but also to modern sciences (quantum physics), are explored and documented. A new Mao thus emerges, a Mao whose radical acts are grounded in a thick texture of philosophical reflections. Allinson’s Mao is indispensable for everybody who wants to understand not just Mao but the concatenation of philosophy and politics that characterized the twentieth century. * Slavoj Žižek, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, University of London, UK *Through extensive research, involving not only Mao’s writings themselves but also the marginal notes he made on books he read, Allinson is able to trace the development of Mao’s thinking over the course of his lifetime and to demonstrate the degree to which he was actively engaged with both the Chinese and Western philosophical traditions throughout. This is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the intellectual history of China. * Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, Harvard University, USA *Has it ever occurred to you to associate Mao with Aristotle or with the ancient Chinese Book of Changes, the Yijing? If you find it hard to believe, read this book by Robert Allinson who, in his own philosophical way, manages to inject new life and revived interest in this highly controversial but iconic figure which is still looming large behind the giant video screen of present day China. * Anne Cheng, Chair of Chinese Intellectual History, Collège de France, Paris, France *This is a most exciting and fascinating enterprise. A magnificent statement on behalf of East-West philosophy. * Irene Eber, Former Director and Louis Frieberg Professor Emerita of Chinese History and Philosophy, Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and Former Senior Fellow, Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel *As Irene Eber writes in her foreword to this book, “This is a ground breaking work”. She is right, for it is indeed a work of utmost importance. In addition, the book is essential because it deals with a highly topical issue, one that can certainly help us to improve our understanding of contemporary China . . . Allinson achieves his goals in this book by clearly demonstrating a thoughtfully elaborated case of a truly intercultural, and, at the same time, truly intersubjective philosophy with widely influential connotations. This volume will be of great value to anyone interested in Chinese or cross-cultural philosophy, political theory and recent history. * Jana Rošker, chief editor of Asian Studies and the founder and first president of the European Association of Chinese Philosophy (International Communication of Chinese Culture) *Table of ContentsForeword, Irene Eber, Louis Frieberg Professor Emerita of Chinese History and Philosophy and Senior Fellow, Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction to the Philosophical Mao 2. Mao’s Youthful Philosophical Development 3. Mao in the Margins: Mao’s Philosophy of Egoism 4. Mao’s Early Philosophical Influences and Reflections 5. The Blend of the Influence of Chinese and Western philosophy on Mao’s Thought and Parallels in China’s Social and Economic Development 6. Mao’s Marxist Thought and the Yijing 7. Mao as Metaphysician and Literatus 8. Mao’s Contributions to Philosophy Notes Selected List of References Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Concept of History
Book SynopsisDmitri Nikulin is Chair of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research in New York, USA. His interests range from ancient and early modern philosophy to the philosophy of dialogue and of literature. He is the author of a number of books including Matter, Imagination and Geometry (2002), On Dialogue (2006), Dialectic and Dialogue (2010), and Comedy, Seriously (2014). He is also the editor of and contributor to The Other Plato (2012) and Memory: A Philosophical History ( 2015).Trade ReviewNikulin’s book is a remarkable effort of scholarship. He presents a compelling argument for how the very conception of history with which we operate is itself a historical product that emerged as a practice through a process of assimilation and differentiation from other practices and forms of discourse … Thus even if one disagrees with the conclusions the author reaches, it is hard to see how anyone could write about the philosophy of history without somehow acknowledging and confronting the conceptual advancements this book sets forth. * Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal *[A] major contribution to the understanding of what history is and what it is not … The author is at his best not only when he argues that historians seek meaning in their choice of subjects and seek truth in dealing with them, but also when he notes that they may seek to save the past for the future. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and faculty. * CHOICE *Nikulin offers a wide-ranging and compelling treatment of the philosophy of history. The book’s implications are philosophically significant and will interest a range of readers. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Nikulin's tour de force questions three deeply-held idols in the philosophy of history: 1. that history is purposeful, 2. history is unidirectional, and 3. history is systematic. Rather than simply debunk them, however, his rigorous analysis shows how the question of what history amounts to remains philosophically relevant. Through an exploration demonstrating equal familiarity with Homer and the ancient historians, the early moderns and German idealists, and current practitioners such as Hayden White and Jan Assmann, Nikulin shows that history is both multifaceted yet unifying, structured yet fluid, without purpose yet not bereft of meaning. The chapters on Homer and Memory alone may well be worth the price of the book. This study contains insights relevant to the entire range of interested parties--from first-time inquirers to specialists. It makes a real contribution to the revivification of philosophical interest in history. -- Jeffrey Bernstein, Associate Professor of philosophy, College of the Holy Cross, USANikulin offers us a significant and mature reflection on the philosophy of history that asks for our attentive consideration. He writes with impressive intelligence, wide ranging reference and in a thoughtful manner that engages the reader. Avoiding the extreme of a univocal universal history, he offers us a pluralistic view of multiple histories, without at the same time falling into historicist relativism. Warmly recommended. * William Desmond, Professor of Philosophy, Villanova University, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements and Dedication 1. The structures of history 2. Early history 3. The epic of history 4. The Homer galaxy 5. The logos of history 6. Memory and history 7. The genealogy of history Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School
Book SynopsisThis introduction to Tanabe Hajime (18851962), the critical successor of the father of contemporary Japanese philosophy Nishida Kitaro (18701945), focuses on Tanabe's central philosophical ideas and perspective on self, world, knowledge, and the purpose of philosophizing. Addressing Tanabe's life-long study of the history of Anglo-European philosophy, Takeshi Morisato explores his notable philosophical ideas including the logic of species, metanoetics, and philosophy of death. He sets out Tanabe's belief that the Anglo-European framework of thinking is incapable of giving sufficient answers to the philosophical questions concerning the self and the world together and discusses the central ideas he developed while working in both Judeo-Christian and Mahayana Buddhist traditions. Featuring comprehensive further reading lists, discussion questions, and teaching notes, this is an ideal introductory guide to Tanabe Hajime for anyone interested in Japanese and World philosophies, as weTrade ReviewThis book presents lucid translations and discussions of issues long haunting Tanabe studies yet unavailable for serious study in English until now. At last a larger audience can interrogate issues concerning the logic of species in relation to contemporary debates over what forms a state or community. A timely book. * Dean Anthony Brink, Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Species and The History of Western Philosophy 2. Metanoesis and the Fundemental Problems of Philosophy 3. Absolute Dialectic 4. Philosophy of Death Glossary Further Reading Annotated Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Bloomsbury Italian Philosophy Reader
Book SynopsisItalian philosophy constitutes one of the most vibrant and fruitful areas in contemporary thought, bringing extraordinary novelty to some of the oldest tropes, from human nature to the relation between political power and life, the thinking of actuality and potential, and the nature of work and labour. This reader includes texts by the most renowned thinkers, from Dante and Machiavelli to Giorgio Agamben, Antonio Negri, and Roberto Esposito, all of which are introduced by an expert on the particular thinker, and situated within the context of their work as a whole.The Bloomsbury Italian Philosophy Reader provides a unique resource for students and scholars alike, covering the history of Italian thought to the present day.Trade ReviewThis welcome volume cohesively brings together some of the major thinkers of the history of Italian philosophy, from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance to the contemporary period. Readings are introduced by brief informative essays written by specialists that act as useful philosophical mind-maps for readers. The excerpts from primary writings capture central positions and ideas that have come to shape and influence readers and thinkers from around the world. The book helps provide an important survey of the rich and varied schools that have come to form Italian philosophy. * Antonio Calcagno, Professor and Chair of Philosophy, King’s University College at Western University, Canada *This volume brings welcome attention to an important tradition in Continental Philosophy which has too often remained in the shadows of its French and German neighbours. Italian philosophy appears here as political, practical, and transformative; intimately close to the concerns of life. * Ashley Woodward, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Dundee, Scotland *Table of ContentsIntroduction, Michael Lewis and David Rose (University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) Part I: The Historical Context 1. Dante 2. Pico della Mirandola 3. Niccolò Machiavelli 4. Giordano Bruno 5. Giambattista Vico 6. Benedetto Croce 7. Giovanni Gentile 8. Antonio Gramsci 9. Phenomenology and Marxism in Milan 10. Luigi Pareyson Part II: Contemporary thinkers 11. Giorgio Agamben 12. Massimo Cacciari 13. Adriana Cavarero 14. Roberto Esposito 15. Silvia Federici 16. Maurizio Ferraris 17. Simona Forti 18. Maurizio Lazzarato 19. Christian Marazzi 20. Luisa Muraro 21. Antonio Negri 22. Massimo Recalcati 23. Emanuele Severino 24. Davide Tarizzo 25. Mario Tronti 26. Gianni Vattimo 27. Paolo Virno Timeline Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Portraits of Kant
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Humankind and Humanity in the Philosophy of the
Book SynopsisWhat makes us human beings? Is it merely some corporeal aspect, or rather some specific mental capacity, language, or some form of moral agency or social life? Is there a gendered bias within the concept of humanity? How do human beings become more human, and can we somehow cease to be human? This volume provides some answers to these fundamental questions and more by charting the increased preoccupation of the European Enlightenment with the concepts of humankind and humanity. Chapters investigate the philosophical concerns of major figures across Western Europe, including Montesquieu, Diderot, Rousseau, Locke, Hume, Ferguson, Kant, Herder, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach and the Comte de Buffon. As these philosophers develop important descriptive and comparative approaches to the human species and moral and social ideals of humanity, they present a view of the Enlightenment project as a particular kind of humanism that is different from its Ancient and Renaissance predecessors. WTrade ReviewThe “human sciences” were one of the great initiatives of the European Enlightenment, and perhaps one of its foremost achievements. In this collection, an excellent group of scholars traces out through the greatest thinkers of that age the new philosophical and empirical investigation of the biological nature and cultural history of humankind. * John Zammito, Baker College Professor Emeritus for History of Science, Technology and Innovation, Rice University, USA *Kant famously stated that “out of the crooked timber of humanity nothing entirely straight can be made.” But this certainly hasn’t prevented Stefanie Buchenau and Ansgar Lyssy from putting together an outstanding collection of new essays on Enlightenment views about the multiple and complex dimensions of humanity and humankind. * Robert B. Louden, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern Maine, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction, Stefanie Buchenau (University Paris 8 Saint-Denis, France) and Ansgar Lyssy (University of Leipzig, Germany) 1. The Presumptive Unity of Humankind in Locke's Essay, Philippe Hamou (Sorbonne University, France) 2. Human Nature in Montesquieu, Céline Spector ((Sorbonne University, France) 3. The Image of the Human Being in the Comte de Buffon, Catherine Wilson (York University, UK) 4. Hume on Humanity and the Party of Humankind, Jacqueline Taylor (University of San Francisco, USA) 5. Humankind and Humanity in Diderot, Ansgar Lyssy (University of Leipzig, Germany) 6. 'How do Humans become Human(e)?' On Rousseau's Second Discourse and Émile, Gabrielle Radica (University of Lille, France) 7. ‘In the human kind, the species has a progress as well as the individual’: Adam Ferguson on the progress of mankind, Norbert Waszek (Université de Paris 8 – St. Denis, France) and Eveline Hauck (State University of Campinas, Brazil) 8. The Association of Science and Civilization in the Enlightenment, Stephen Gaukroger (University of Sydney, Australia) 9. Philoctetes at the Edge of Humanity: The German Enlightenment on Social Exclusion and the Education of Feeling, Stefanie Buchenau (University Paris 8 Saint-Denis, France) 10. Enlightenment Moral Philosophy and Moral Psychology: Baumgarten, Kant, and Herder on Moral Feeling(s) and Obligation’, Nigel DeSouza (University of Ottawa, Canada) 11. Herder on Humanity, Michael Forster (University of Chicago, USA) 12. Blumenbach on the Varieties of the Human Species, François Duchesneau (University of Montreal, Canada) 13. Can Kant’s ‘Man’ be a Woman?, Charlotte Morel (CNRS / ENS Paris, France) 14. ‘Anthroponomy’. Kant on the Natural and the Rational Human Being, Günter Zöller (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany) Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Kierkegaard
Book SynopsisAlastair Hannay is Professor Emeritus at the University of Oslo. He has published numerous articles and books on Kierkegaard, including Kiekegaard: A Biography (2001) and Kierkegaard and Philosophy: Selected Essays (2003).Trade ReviewAlastair Hannay has written another brilliant and exemplary study. No one knows the corpus better nor approaches it with such sustained imaginative and subtle flair. * Edward F. Mooney, Professor Emeritus of Religion and Philosophy, Syracuse University, USA *Alastair Hannay is amongst the most respected Kierkegaard translators and interpreters and his latest book takes us deep into the inner drama of Kierkegaard’s notion of selfhood and of the ‘inner distress’ that drove his view that human beings’ showed an infinite need of God. But Hannay write as more than an expositor: he also shows how and why this difficult and paradoxical philosophy can help nurture a sense of self that is not dependent on the identity politics of our time and that provides a defence against the anger on which such politics feeds and that it too often amplifies. * George Pattison, Professor of Theology and Modern European Thought, University of Glasgow, Scotland *A masterful translator and one of the most perspicacious interpreters of Kierkegaard, Alastair Hannay seamlessly weaves together Kierkegaard’s life and works. His book delivers a clear, concise, and convincing response to long-standing questions about Kierkegaard’s understanding of the self. Hannay also gives Kierkegaard a voice at the table of current debates about identity politics and secularization. * Gordon Marino, Professor of Philosophy, Hong Kierkegaard Library, St. Olaf College, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 The Message and the Messenger Chapter 2 Being One Self Chapter 3 The Eternal in a Twinkling Chapter 4 Communing with God Chapter 5 Self, Solitude, and Society Chapter 6 Comparisons Bibliography
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Practical Guide to World Philosophies
Book SynopsisMonika Kirloskar-Steinbach is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Konstanz, Germany and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Philosophies.Leah Kalmanson is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Drake University, USA.Trade ReviewA much-needed reformulation of the methodology used in the discipline that we have traditionally—and perhaps wrongfully—called ‘comparative philosophy.’ This book is essential for anyone interested in examining world philosophies in their college courses. * James McRae, Professor of Asian Philosophy and Religious Studies, Westminster College (Fulton), USA *A critical, wide-ranging, and supremely useful guide to the study of world philosophies. * Tim Connolly, Professor and Chair of Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Religion, East Stroudsburg University, USA *The self-aggrandizing parochialism of a “Western” Philosophy representing itself as the only truly universal wisdom is more inappropriate than ever in our daily more intimately connected planet. This accessible and illuminating guide to world philosophies will be a great resource for developing a corrective appreciation of the rich multi-dimensionality of global thought. * Charles W. Mills, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Why World Philosophies? 2. World Philosophies in Historical Perspective 3. Relational Knowing, Self-Making, and the Study of World Philosophies 4. Knowledge Claims and Locality: The Grand Narrative of Universal Knowledge 5. What’s in a Name? Labelling Traditions 6. Conclusion Teaching Notes and Further Reading Notes References Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Human Vocation in German Philosophy
Book SynopsisIn 18th-century Germany philosophers were occupied with questions of who we are and what we should be. Can the individual fulfill its vocation or is this possible only for humanity as a whole? Is significant progress towards perfection in any way possible for me or just for me as part of humanity? By following the origin and nature of these debates, this collection sheds light on the vocation of humanity in early German philosophy.Featuring translations of Spalding's Contemplation on the Vocation of the Human Being in its first version from 1748 and an extended translation of Abbt's and Mendelssohn's epistolary discussion around the Doubts and the Oracle from 1767, newly-commissioned chapters cover Johann Gottfried Herder's inherently cultural concept of the human being, Immanuel Kant's transformative interplay of moral and natural aspects, and the notion of metempsychosis in Fichte's work inspired by two neglected philosophers, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and JohannTrade ReviewThe 18th century debate about the vocation of human being gave shape and direction to later philosophy. Yet the debate, especially its early phases, remain curiously under-researched. With its translation of original sources and ten newly commissioned essays by leading scholars in the field, this volume represents a valuable addition to our understanding of the Enlightenment, Idealism, and beyond. * Kristin Gjesdal, Professor of Philosophy, Temple University, USA *This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the perennial questions of what we are and who we ought to become. The lucid translations and erudite discussions of texts on the human vocation are a major contribution to studies in classical German philosophy. * John Walsh, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany *This volume does an excellent job of capturing the German Enlightenment's fascination with life's meaning, understood in terms of the human vocation. With translations of source materials and a collection of related essays, this book will interest anyone who has ever wondered about the human being's place in the world. * Reed Winegar, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, USA *Table of ContentsNote on the Translations and Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction: Defining the Dynamics of Being: How the Bestimmungsfrage became a Driving Force in German Enlightenment and Beyond, Anne Pollok (University of South Carolina, USA) Part I: Translations 1. Johann Joachim Spalding: Contemplation on the Vocation of the Human Being (1748), translated by Courtney Fugate, (American University of Beirut, Lebanon) 2. Thomas Abbt and Moses Mendelssohn: Doubt and Oracle On the Human Vocation, plus Excerpts from their Correspondence, 1756-1766, translated by Anne Pollok (University of South Carolina, USA) Part II: Essays 3. The Place of the Human Being in the World: Johann Joachim Spalding on Religion and Philosophy as a Way of Life, Laura Anna Macor (Oxford University, UK) 4. Between Spalding and Fichte: The Vocation of the Human Being in Mendelssohn and Kant, Günter Zöller (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany) 5. Reinhard Brandt: Excerpt from The Human Vocation in Kant, translated by Courtney Fugate (American University of Beirut, Lebanon) and Anne Pollok (University of South Carolina, USA) 6. Kant on the Human Vocation, Allen Wood (Stanford University, USA and Indiana University, USA) 7. Understanding the Vocation of the Human Being Through the Kantian Sublime, Giulia Milli (University of Genoa, Italy) 8. ‘It will be well’: Isaak Iselin on the Self-Realization of Humanity in History, Ansgar Lyssy (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany) 9. Whose Vocation? Which Man?: A.W. Rehberg on Vocation of Man and Political Theory, Michael Gregory (University of Groningen, the Netherlands) 10. Religious Anthropology and Pluralism: Herder on the Bildung of Humanity, Niels Wildschut (University of Vienna, Austria) 11. The Doctrine of Palingenesis in Fichte’s Vocation of the Human Being, David W. Wood (KU Leuven, Belgium) 12. The Vocation of Philosophy: Hegel on “Speculative” Science and the Human Good, Brady Bowman (Pennsylvania State University, USA) Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Nonviolent Resistance as a Philosophy of Life
Book SynopsisWhat do we mean by nonviolence? What can nonviolence achieve? Are there limits to nonviolence and, if so, what are they? These are the questions the Iranian political philosopher and activist Ramin Jahanbegloo tackles in his journey through the major political advocates of nonviolence during the 20th century. While nonviolent resistance has accompanied human culture from its earliest beginnings, and representations of nonviolence in Eastern religions like Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism are ubiquitous, it is only in 20th century that it emerged as a major preoccupation of figures such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and Václav Havel. Focusing on examples of their way of thinking in different cultural, geographic and political contexts, from the Indian Independence Movement and US Civil rights and Anti-Apartheid movement to the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and nonviolent protests in Tunisia, Iran, Serbia and Hong-Kong, Jahanbegloo explores why nonTrade ReviewIn this important book, Jahanbegloo describes seven major recent practitioners of nonviolent resistance. As a practitioner himself, he survived solitary confinement. But here he narrates the role within resistance of love, reconciliation and compassion. Although nonviolence cannot be total, he argues that the human capacity for it is unlimited. * Sir Richard Sorabji, Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK *Timely and compelling, Ramin Jahanbegloo’s delightfully-written meditation shows with great clarity why violence is humanity’s curse on our world, and why the choice of individuals and groups to refuse violence is not just strategically prudent but dignifying, empowering and transformative. * John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney, Australia, and WZB, Germany *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: An Idea Whose Time Has Come 1. The Limits of Violence 2. An Obligation to Dissent and to Disobey: Henry David Thoreau and After 3. Bringing Ethics into Politics: The Gandhian Satyagraha 4. The Strength of Love: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cosmic Companionship 5. Reconciliation and Negotiation: Nelson Mandela and Vaclav Havel 6. The Seeds of Compassion: Mother Teresa and Dalai Lama Conclusion: Limits of Nonviolence Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Doing Philosophy Comparatively
Book SynopsisWhat standards should we use to evaluate culturally distinct philosophies? What kind of barrier does language or cultural difference pose in our attempts to understand other traditions? How do we avoid our comparisons being biased? Doing Philosophy Comparatively answers these questions by providing a thorough overview of the methodology involved in extending philosophy across linguistic and cultural boundaries. Now revised and updated to showcase the most recent developments in the field, this second edition engages with philosophies beyond the Anglo-European tradition and features: Examples of cross-cultural philosophy from a wider range of non-Western traditions Methodological innovations from works of comparative philosophy published in the last decade Focused exercises for each chapter demonstrating how to interact meaningfully with primary texts and engage with recent debates in comparative philosophy Updated discussion questions and readings Introducing the Trade ReviewAn excellent starting point for anyone interested in the field of comparative philosophy [...] Tim Connolly has established a benchmark for the study of comparative philosophy [...] by offering a clear summary of the key issues and by providing a platform for nurturing future philosophers to think beyond their localized perspectives. * OCCT Review (of the first edition) *The author faces the topics [in this book] in a concise but thought-provoking manner ... [and] outlines the discipline in an exciting way ... [A] vibrant introduction to comparative philosophy. * Journal of East-West Thought (of the first edition) *In this well-written, jargon-free textbook, Connolly sensitively addresses the worthiness and significance of comparative philosophy while also acknowledging the difficulties that arise from a comparative approach […] Each of the 11 chapters concludes with rich suggested readings and discussion questions that will serve well in classroom settings. This volume marks an extraordinary step forward in comparative philosophy, and this reviewer knows of no better guidebook. An invaluable resource for those pursuing a career in comparative philosophy. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * CHOICE (of the first edition) *This book’s well-argued defense of comparative philosophy and illuminating discussions of its challenges and problems, as well as different comparative approaches, will provide invaluable resources for teaching and learning how to philosophize across cultural boundaries. Students will find the chapter-by-chapter exercises added to this new edition particularly helpful. * Sor-hoon Tan, Professor of Philosophy, Singapore Management University, Singapore *This book’s lucid organization, engaging and accessible prose, and balanced presentation of competing views makes it the ideal introduction to comparative philosophy. * Stephen C. Angle, Professor of Philosophy, Wesleyan University, USA *An excellent introduction to comparative philosophy, but it also serves as a wonderful pedagogical tool for a research and methods course. The text is clear, well-organized, and most importantly philosophically interesting. * Cameron Brewer, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Central Connecticut State University, USA *Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction How this Book Works Part I. The Nature of Comparative Philosophy 1. Is There Such a Thing as Comparative Philosophy? The Legitimacy of “non-Western philosophy” What is “philosophy” in comparative philosophy? The “Comparative” Aspect Conclusion 2. The Goals of Comparison A First Look at the Two Dimensions The Interpretive Dimension: Comparing to Understand The Constructive Dimension: Comparing to Make Philosophical Progress Conclusion 3. The Role of Tradition and Culture Tradition and Philosophy Culture Which Traditions? Conclusion Part II. The Problems of Comparative Philosophy 4. Linguistic Incommensurability Background on the Term The Linguistic Relativity Thesis Understanding Other Languages Issues for Comparative Philosophers Conclusion 5. Foundational and Evaluative Incommensurability Foundational Incommensurability Evaluative Incommensurability Conclusion 6. One-Sidedness The Meaning of One-sidedness Avoiding One-sidedness Conclusion 7. Generalization Cultural Essentialism The Generalizations Debate Generalizations and Evidence Conclusion Part III. Approaches to Comparison 8. Universalism Varieties of Universalism Challenges and Criticisms Conclusion 9. Pluralism The Case for Pluralism Criticism and Evaluation Conclusion 10. Consensus Consensus in Theory and Practice Evaluating the Consensus Approach Conclusion 11. Global Philosophy The Challenge of Global Philosophy External Criticism Global Problem-Solving Conclusion Part IV: The Practice of Comparative Philosophy 12. Study and Teaching Resources for Doing Philosophy Comparatively Exercises Suggested Readings Further Questions for Discussion Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Nietzsches Ecce Homo and the Revaluation of All
Book SynopsisChallenging the standard interpretation of Nietzsche's last published work, Ecce Homo, as frivolous autobiography, Thomas H. Brobjer provides an original and detailed analysis of Ecce Homo as fundamental to Nietzsche's unfinished masterwork on the revaluation of all values.Arguing that Ecce Homo laid the foundations for his planned four-volume work on values, Brobjer draws together the intentions and motivations behind Nietzsche's late work to create a new narrative on it. He situates this period in the desire to undermine the system of Christian values that Nietzsche believed were unchecked as the standard moral gauge for his time. To engage in this project, Brobjer shows that it was essential for Nietzsche to explore the self and life-denying qualities of a Christian system of values within a broader framework of ideas about morality, altruism, egotism, pessimism, humility and pride.By fully outlining the context of Ecce Homo, Brobjer provides a complete cTrade ReviewThomas Brobjer’s book on Ecce homo presents Nietzsche’s autogenealogy in a provocative new way. It is a challenge particularly for Anglophone Nietzsche scholars engaged in rather scholastic debates. The study demonstrates how Ecce homo is intended to prepare Nietzsche’s late main project of a “transvaluation of all values” (“Umwerthung aller Werthe”) and how this project has to be reconsidered. * Andreas Urs Sommer, Professor of Philosophy and Executive Director of the Nietzsche Research Center, University of Freiburg, Germany *Brobjer avoids dichotomising between Ecce Homo as autobiography and as a philosophical work, recognising the interconnection between Nietzsche’s life and philosophy. Employing thorough analysis of letters and drafts, Brobjer takes a distinctive approach to Ecce Homo as preparing a revaluation of values, while advancing important reflections on the symbol of Dionysius. * Katrina Mitcheson, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of the West of England, UK *This book.. heralds a great future for Nietzsche scholarship, for what it calls and awakens a hunger for is the revaluation of both the Nachlass and Nietzsche’s final two books. -- Charles P. Rodger * Journal of the History of Philosophy *Table of Contents1. The Revaluation of All Values as the Purpose of Ecce Homo 2. The Presence of the Revaluation of All Values in Other Later Books and Letters 3. Reading Ecce Homo as Preparatory to Nietzsche’s Revaluation of All Values 4. The Last Chapter, “Why I Am A Destiny,” as Preparatory to the Revaluation of All Values 5. The Roles of Zarathustra and Dionysos in Nietzsche’s Ecce Homo and Late Texts 6. What Can We Learn about the Revaluation of All Values from Ecce homo and Late Texts? Appendix: Outline, Summary and Chronology of Ecce homo Notes Bibliography of Nietzsche literature Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Women Philosophers Volume II
Book SynopsisTackling the intellectual histories of the first twenty women to earn a PhD in philosophy in the United States, this book traces their career development and influence on American intellectual life. The case studies include Eliza Ritchie, Marietta Kies, Julia Gulliver, Anna Alice Cutler, Eliza Sunderland, and many more. Author Dorothy Rogers looks at the factors that led these women to pursue careers in academic philosophy, examines the ideas they developed, and evaluates the impact they had on the academic and social worlds they inhabited. Many of these women were active in professional academic circles, published in academic journals, and contributed to important philosophical discussions of the day: the question of free will, the nature of God in relation to self, and how to establish a just society. The most successful women earned their degrees at women-friendly institutions, yet a handful of them achieved professional distinction at institutions that refused to recogniTrade ReviewDorothy Rogers takes us on an unusual journey that starts in the 19th century. She sheds light on twenty-four women who completed their doctorates in philosophy at famous universities in America. We follow their tracks, at universities, colleges and professional networks. We learn about the ups and downs of the careers of famous scholars like Marietta Kies and Christine Ladd Franklin and how Mary Whiton Calkins became the first president of the APA. This is an essential volume for retracing the histories of women philosophers in the US. * Ruth Hagengruber, Head of Philosophy and Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University, Germany *This book provides an essential correction to the history of American philosophy by recovering the lives and philosophical contributions of American women who, against all odds, earned Ph.D.s in philosophy prior to 1920. It repairs the occlusion of women in philosophy by making these women and their ideas visible. * Judy Whipps, Emerita Professor of Integrative Studies and Philosophy, Grand Valley State University, USA *This work from Rogers provides an important and insightful addition to the growing body of literature widening the traditional philosophical canon and taking women in history from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds seriously as philosophers. As well as providing detailed accounts of various women philosophers in nineteenth century America, Rogers’ work constitutes a compelling argument for re-evaluating how we think about what a philosopher looks like and does; and that by widening our view of philosophy and philosophers we thereby open up the possibility of engaging with important and diverse thinkers hitherto overlooked. * Charlotte Alderwick, Associate Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of the West of England, UK *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Women and Early Academic Philosophy in America 2. Institutional Strength and Support: Women at Cornell [May Preston Slossen, Eliza Ritchie, Grace Neal Dolson, Ethel Gordon Muir, Ellen Bliss Talbot, Vida Frank Moore] 3. A Window of Opportunity: Women at Michigan [Marietta Kies, Caroline Miles Hill, Eliza Sunderland] 4. Beyond Philosophy: Women at Chicago [Ella Flagg Young, Clara Millerd, Anna Louise Strong, Matilda Castro, Rachel Caroline Eaton, Georgiana Simpson] 5. Isolated in the Ivy League, Prestige without Support: Women at Harvard and Yale [Mary Whiton Calkins, Ethel Puffer Howes, Eva B. Dykes; Anna Alice Cutler, Blanche Zehring, Clara Hitchcock] 6. Overcoming the Odds: Women on Their Own at Johns Hopkins, Smith, Bern, and the Sorbonne [Christine Ladd-Franklin, Julia Gulliver, Emma Rauschenbusch, Anna Julia Cooper] 7. Conclusion
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Human Dignity in the JudaeoChristian Tradition
Book SynopsisDignity is a fundamental aspect of our lives, yet one we rarely pause to consider; our understandings of dignity, on individual, collective and philosophical perspectives, shape how we think, act and relate to others. This book offers an historical survey of how dignity has been understood and explores the concept in the Judaeo-Christian tradition.World-renowned contributors examine the roots of human dignity in classical Greece and Rome and the Scriptures, as well as in the work of theologians, such as St Thomas Aquinas and St John Paul II. Further chapters consider dignity within Renaissance art and sacred music. The volume shows that dignity is also a contemporary issue by analysing situations where the traditional understanding has been challenged by philosophical and policy developments. To this end, further essays look at the role of dignity in discussions about transhumanism, religious freedom, robotics and medicine.Grounded in the principal Christian traditiTrade Review[A] fascinating read. * Standpoint Magazine *A fine set of essays designed to explain and defend the notion of human dignity in the Judaeo-Christian tradition . . . individuals like Loughlin and his colleagues turn to the history of philosophy in their studies of the concept of dignity, and by knowing our history—the history of humanity and the history of thinking—we are in a better position to know our proper trajectory. * International Philosophical Quarterly *A thoughtful, necessary and scholarly contribution ... [the essays] repay serious study on a subject of crucial concern for everyone, whatever their creed or ethnicity. * Catholic Herald *John Loughlin and his colleagues provide an engaging and lively reconsideration of the value of human dignity in these troubled, contested times. This groundbreaking and important contribution to our understanding of ourselves and of the worth of each individual draws on a number of disciplines and perspectives, which reminds us that autonomy has to be debated, defended, redefined and prized, if it continues to serve as an ethical foundation for human interaction. -- Colin H. Williams, Honorary Professor at Cardiff University and Senior Research Associate of the Von Hugel Institute, Cambridge University, UKA rich and powerful treatment of the idea of human dignity. This work draws together an impressive array of well-known international scholars to explore the Judeo-Christian and aesthetic dimensions of the concept. They mount a robust defense of the spiritual, biblical, and historical aspects of the idea against those who reject human dignity as a mere religious construct with no relevance for modernity. -- Oliver P. Rafferty SJ, Professor of History, Boston College, USA.This volume provides a needed reassessment of the roots of human dignity from the vantage of the relational model of “likeness and image of God” in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The authors’ attention to the unmistakable contribution of this idea, its development alongside classical ideals, and the way it has broadly impacted culture and rights theories make this book a most valuable resource. -- Kevin G. Grove, CSC, Assistant Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame, United StatesLoughlin has drawn together for this collection a very impressive field of international scholars from a wide variety of disciplines . . . This is a very significant volume which should become a standard text in the field; a short review cannot really do justice to it. . . This brief summary of such a panoramic collection shows how worthwhile this enterprise has been, and Loughlin is to be congratulated. * Ashley Beck, Pastoral Review *This book is thoroughly recommended as a contribution of lasting value to the Christian notion of human dignity. * Law & Justice *The greatest strength of this text is that it accomplishes what it sets out to do - to offer a comprehensive view of Judeo-Christian perspectives on human dignity. This volume would be a helpful accompaniment to any course in human rights, as well as any upper level course in philosophy and theology seeking to more fully understand the philosophical and theological heritage of human dignity. * Reviews in Religion and Theology *Table of ContentsList of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction, John Loughlin 1. ‘So God Created Humanity in His own Image’ (Genesis 1.27). What Does The Bible Mean and What Have People Thought it Meant? John Day 2. The Pre-Christian Greek and Roman Notions of Human Dignity, Josef Lössl 3. Christ as Imago Dei – A Missed Opportunity of Ante-Nicene Christian Theology, Vladimir Latinovic 4. The Holy Trinity as Source of Human Dignity According to St Thomas Aquinas, Richard Conrad 5. Human Dignity and Human Wretchedness from St Irenaeus to Pico della Mirandola, John Loughlin 6. The Beauty of the Person in Christian Thought and Art, Timothy Verdon 7. Western Christian Sacred Music and Human Dignity, Jonathan Arnold 8. Human Dignity, Equality, and Liberty in Protestant Thought, John Witte, Jr 9. The Dignity of the Ancients and the Dignity of the Moderns, John Milbank 10. Human Dignity inJohn Paul II’sPersonalist Philosophy, Miguel Acosta 11. Religious Freedom and Dignity, Roger Trigg 12. Human Dignity in a Biotechnological Age, Michael Burdett 13. Bioethics and the Secular Belief of Inherent Human Dignity, Calum MacKellar Index
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Bloomsbury Academic Phenomenology of Tea
Book SynopsisAdam Loughnane is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Cork, Ireland. He is Co-Director of the Irish Institute of Japanese Studies, author of Merleau-Ponty and Nishida: Artistic Expression as 'Motor-Perceptual faith' (2019) and editor of Ueda Shizuteru: Zen, Language, Experience (2020).
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Reception of Aristotles Poetics in the
Book SynopsisUsing new and cutting-edge perspectives, this book explores literary criticism and the reception of Aristotle''s Poetics in early modern Italy. Written by leading international scholars, the chapters examine the current state of the field and set out new directions for future study.The reception of classical texts of literary criticism, such as Horace's Ars Poetica, Longinus''s On the Sublime, and most importantly, Aristotle's Poetics was a crucial part of the intellectual culture of Renaissance Italy. Revisiting the translations, commentaries, lectures, and polemic treatises produced, the contributors apply new interdisciplinary methods from book history, translation studies, history of the emotions and classical reception to them. Placing several early modern Italian poetic texts in dialogue with twentieth-century literary theory for the first time, The Reception of Aristotle's Poetics in the Italian Renaissance and Beyond models contempoTrade ReviewA tool kit to be used by poets working to build new forms and by readers working to make sense of them. * The Classical Review *The volume constitutes a major step forward in the study of early modern poetics, offering not only fresh insight into the intellectual world of the Renaissance but also a productive (and long overdue) reassessment of modern scholarly approaches to the field. By tackling Renaissance poetics from a variety of cross-disciplinary perspectives, this book redefines the place of literary criticism in early modern culture and sheds light on its relevance to the making of modern discourses about the interplay of literature and the world. -- Eugenio Refini, Assistant Professor of Italian Studies, New York University, USAA timely and significant reengagement with Renaissance poetic theory in Italy, this volume offers a fresh and genuinely interdisciplinary take on a constituent element of early modern culture. The volume’s three main sections offer readers a series of engaging case studies which put early modern critical materials and contemporary theories and methodologies into direct conversation with each other. The collection as a whole relaunches the critical conversation on Renaissance Italy’s poetic theory, moving it beyond where Bernard Weinberg left it, with vision and ambition. -- Claudia Rossignoli, Lecturer in Italian Studies, University of St Andrews, UKTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction, Bryan Brazeau (University of Warwick, UK) Part I. Mapping the Field and Retracing Boundaries 2. A Scholar-Collector in Mid-Century Chicago: The Books of Bernard Weinberg, Eufemia Baldassarre (University of Chicago, USA), Paul F. Gehl (Newberry Library, USA) and Lia Markey (Newberry Library, USA) 3. Sound Aristotelians and How They Read, Micha Lazarus (Cambridge University, UK) 4. Inventing a Renaissance: Modernity, Allegory, and the History of Literary Theory, Vladimir Brljak (University of Cambridge, UK) Part II. Case Studies: Critical Quarrels and Readings 5. From Manuscript Studies to the Social and Political History of Aesthetics: Shedding Light on the Readings of Aristotle’s Poetics developed within the Alterati of Florence (1569-ca. 1630), Déborah Blocker (U.C. Berkeley, USA) 6. Quarrelling over Dante: Revisiting Weinberg on The First Phase of the Quarrel and on Sperone Speroni’s Second Discorso sopra Dante, Simon Gilson (University of Oxford, UK) 7. Poetics in Practice: How Orazio Lombardelli Read his Homer, Sarah Van Der Laan (Indiana University Bloomington, USA) Part III. New Theoretical Frontiers 8. Epic (In)hospitality: The Case of Tasso, Jane Tylus (Yale University, USA) 9. Soul to Squeeze: Emotional History and Early Modern Readings of Aristotle’s Poetics, Bryan Brazeau (University of Warwick, UK) 10. Critical Imitatio: Renaissance Literary Theory and its Postmodern Avatars, Ayesha Ramachandran (Yale University, USA) Appendix: Early Modern Books in the Library of Bernard Weinberg, Paul F. Gehl (Newberry Library, USA), Lia Markey (Newberry Library, USA), and Eufemia Baldassare (University of Chicago, USA) Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Philosophy of Joseph Petzoldt
Book SynopsisThis volume is the first English resource to shed light on the philosophy of Joseph Petzoldt (1862-1929), the main pupil of Ernst Mach and founder of the Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Philosophie, later the association of Berlin logical positivists. A central figure in the early debate on the theory of relativity, his work was praised by Einstein himself. Tracing the development of Petzoldt's ideas, starting from his early acceptance of materialism and Kantian agnosticism, Chiara Russo Krauss presents a comprehensive reconstruction of his philosophy in the context of the German milieu. She examines his attempt to develop a new philosophy following Gustav Fechner and the empiriocriticism of Richard Avenarius and Ernst Mach. In the final chapter, she sets out how Petzoldt proposed relativistic positivism as the official interpretation of Einstein's relativity. By illuminating key elements of Petzoldt's work, this is a valuable case study for students and scholars of philosTrade ReviewThis book masterfully combines history of philosophy and history of ideas. It portrays Joseph Petzoldt (1862–1929) who creatively combined elements of thought of his teacher Richard Avenarius (1843–1896) and of the physicist-physiologist and philosopher Ernst Mach (1838–1916). Petzoldt developed a philosophy of “relativistic positivism” and became an influential interpreter of Einstein’s theory of relativity. In her richly contextualized account, Chiara Russo Krauss discusses strengths and weaknesses of Petzoldt’s thought. * Klaus Hentschel, Professor for History of Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Germany *Russo Krauss offers a rich and fascinating picture of Petzholt’s positivism, including his accounts of the unity of science, the determinacy of law, and Einstein’s theory of relativity. She shows him to be a significant bridge from nineteenth-century German philosophy to early analytic philosophy of science. * Scott Edgar, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Saint Mary's University, Canada *Chiara Russo Krauss's book on Petzoldt should be obligatory reading for anyone interested in German intellectual history from the 1890s to the 1920s. Russo Krauss situates Petzoldt in the philosophical debates of his time, illuminating not only Petzoldt's own wide-randing oeuvre, but also the work of those authors who influenced him, or who responded to him. The book is chock-a-block with intriguing historical and systematic insights. Russo Krauss' study sets a model of how best to discuss an allegedly 'minor' figure. * Martin Kusch, Professor of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Austria *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Stability and Eindeutigkeit 3. Subjectivism and Relativistic Positivism 4. Petzoldt and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity 5. Criticism of Petzoldt’s Interpretation of Relativity 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Heideggers Being and Time
Book SynopsisHeidegger's Being and Time is one of the most influential and controversial philosophical treatises of the 20th century. But what exactly are the ideas that so profoundly impacted Sartre's existentialism, influenced Gadamer's hermeneutics, and paved the way for the emergence of deconstruction? And what or who is Dasein'? Answering these questions and more, this guide is an essential resource for anyone wanting to get to grips with Heidegger''s magnum opus. Updated with the latest scholarship, the new 2nd edition features: Updated and increased engagement with the secondary literature on the treatise. Expanded coverage to guide readers through both Division I and Division II, elucidating Heidegger's thinking on time, history, and space References throughout to the leading English translations by Macquarrie and Robinson Updated study questions linking complex philosophical concepts to everyday life and an extended glossary of key termsTrade ReviewWhether one is an instructor looking to assign a companion volume to Being and Time on a syllabus, or a student approaching this text for the first time [...] Blattner's introduction will serve you well. * Brett Buchanan, Philosophy in Review (2009) [Review of 1st edition] *A most welcome expansion that now guides readers through the entirety of Being and Time. Students of Heidegger at all levels will profit from Blattner’s expert guidance for making sense of the previously omitted – and notoriously difficult – late chapters on time and temporality. * David R. Cerbone, Professor of Philosophy, West Virginia University, USA *This second edition of Heidegger’s Being and Time retains the features that made the first edition an indispensable resource: astute presentations of the main concepts, lively examples, and telling comparisons with other philosophical approaches. A completely new section on temporality and historicality, with reflections on Heidegger’s controversial relation to National Socialism, make this a perfect first choice for readers who want a clear path through Heidegger’s most important work. * Steven Crowell, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Rice University, USA *This second edition improves upon what was already the best compact but thorough introduction to Heidegger’s Being and Time in English. Blattner’s critical interpretation is required reading for anyone who wants to understand what remains one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century. * Taylor Carman, Professor of Philosophy, Barnard College, USA *This is the best introductory guide to Being and Time on the market today. Blattner succeeds in setting out Heidegger’s thought with remarkable clarity and precision. Beginning students and scholars alike will find this to be an essential resource for exploring Heidegger’s seminal work. * Mark Wrathall, Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Context 2. Overview of Themes 3. Reading Division I 3.1 Ontology 3.2 Phenomenology 3.3 Existence 3.4 Being-in-the-World 3.5 The World 3.6 Significance & Worldhood 3.7 The Self & the Anyone 3.8 Disclosedness & the There 3.9 Disposedness 3.10 Understanding & Interpretation 3.11 Language 3.12 Realism and Idealism in Being and Time 3.13 Truth 4. Reading Division II 4.1 Everyday, Owned, and Disowned Life 4.2 Falling 4.3 Anxiety 4.4 Death, Guilt, & Conscience 4.5 Resoluteness & Self-Ownership 4.6 Existential Temporality 4.7 History 5. Reception and Influence Glossary Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Can NonEuropeans Think
Book SynopsisHamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University. Born in Iran, he received a dual PhD in the sociology of culture and Islamic studies from the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Dabashi has written and edited many books, including Iran, the Green Movement and the USA and The Arab Spring, as well as numerous chapters, essays, articles and book reviews. He is an internationally renowned cultural critic, whose writings have been translated into numerous languages.Dabashi has been a columnist for the Egyptian Al-Ahram Weekly for over a decade, and is a regular contributor to Al Jazeera and CNN. He has been a committed teacher for nearly three decades and is also a public speaker, a current affairs essayist, a staunch anti-war activist and the founder of Dreams of a Nation. He has four children and lives in New York with his wife, the Iranian-SwedishTrade ReviewA much needed corrective to the complacent view that multicultural diversity reigns in US and European Universities. Hamid Dabashi's new work is a tour de force. * Drucilla Cornell, author of Law and Revolution in South Africa *Dabashi eloquently articulates the intellectual journey of a whole generation of postcolonial thinkers: its findings must be heard. * Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab, author of Contemporary Arab Thought *Drawing from his unrivalled inside knowledge of various intellectual traditions, Dabashi has written, with acuity, passion and humour, a critical synthesis of Western thought from the vantage point of the "dark races". * Mamadou Diouf, director of the Institute for African Studies, Columbia University *For decades, Hamid Dabashi has drawn from the histories of the non-West to argue for ways of thinking deemed illegitimate by the parochial but powerful guardians of intellectual life in the West. In Can Non-Europeans Think? he takes his subtle but vigorous polemic to another level. * Pankaj Mishra *With elegant irony, Can Non-Europeans Think? reorients our reading of the world. It is a passionate rejoinder to those who are unable to see beyond European framings and rootings. * S. Sayyid, author of Recalling the Caliphate *These essays are trenchant, witty, provocative, mischievous, and on target. * Souleymane Bachir Diagne, author of Comment philosopher en Islam *Hamid Dabashi's Can Non-Europeans Think? collects his important provocations on issues ranging from post-colonialism to democracy. These are pieces to wrestle with, to think about, to discuss and debate. Reading Dabashi is like going for an extended coffee with a very smart friend. * Vijay Prashad, author of The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South *Dabashi's book is both a panoramic critique of, and a revolt against, dominant forms of knowledge. It is characteristically lucid and accessible. A worthwhile read. * Wael Hallaq, Columbia University *Can Non-Europeans Think? The simple answer is yes. The more complicated answer is also yes, but requires that the reader dismantles the very notion of "West" and "European". This is a fabulous read. * Zillah Eisenstein, author of Sexual Decoys and The Audacity of Races and Genders *Table of ContentsForeword: Yes, We Can by Walter Mignolo Introduction: Can Europeans Read? 1. Can Non-Europeans Think? 2. The Moment of Myth Edward Said, 1935-2003 3. The Middle East is Changed Forever 4. The War between the Civilized Man and the Savage 5. Postcolonial Defiance or Still the Other Conclusion: The Continued Regime of Knowledge
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Phenomenology of Questioning
Book SynopsisBringing together Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger and Jan Patocka, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the central role that questioning plays in phenomenology. Joel Hubick not only offers a phenomenological analysis of the activity of asking questions, but further traces the development of this form of questioning in the early stages of the phenomenology movement. Starting with Husserl's motto to the matters themselves', Hubick examines how the phenomenological method utilizes questioning as a means to both return to and to preserve the phenomena in order to re-experience them anew. He then demonstrates how Heidegger takes up Husserl's phenomenology as presented in the Logical Investigations and, in doing so, develops phenomenology into a philosophy of possibility, one that seeks in equal measure to preserve questions while also answering them. Continuing this questioning philosophy, this volume showcases how Patocka explicitly advances w
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC At the Vanishing Point in History
Book SynopsisPutin's war has meant the return of the Russian intelligentsiaa concept that was all but dead in the first decade of the 2000s. At the Vanishing Point in History brings together distinguished humanities scholars and prominent novelists to examine the roots and causes of the unfolding catastrophe in Eastern Europe.Well-versed in Russian culture, history, and philosophical thought, this distinguished group of Russian émigrés seek to explore the past to understand the present. They are guided by a belief that it is incumbent upon them, as experts of the internal working of Russian society who have fled Russia, to carefully assess the current crisis, to reflect on its causes, and set the goals for future research in the humanities. Responding to this challenge they bring together a collection of analytic essays that provide needed background and context for the events unfolding in Europe.Today's Russia is perhaps the most representative example of tyranny's threat
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Bloomsbury Academic The Philosophy of Knowledge A History
Book SynopsisWithin these four volumes, we meet much of whatever epistemology has been and is. Why is this form of historical engagement philosophically important?The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History presents the history of one of Western philosophy's greatest challenges: understanding the nature of knowledge. To know epistemology's history is to know better what contemporary epistemology could be and perhaps should be and what it need not be and perhaps ought not to be. Divided chronologically into four volumes, it follows conceptions of knowledge that have been proposed, defended, replaced, and proposed anew by ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary philosophers.Each volume centers around three key questions: what conceptions of knowledge have been offered? Which have shaped epistemology in particular and philosophy in general? How is knowledge conceived by philosophers now? Together these volumes trace the historical development of knowledge for t
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Chinese Philosophy in Transcultural Contexts
Book SynopsisJana S. Ro?ker presents a novel dialectical method to our comprehension of diverse philosophical ideas. Analyzing philosophical discourses that have emerged in China and the Sinophone region, Ro?ker applies the method to examples from across the history of thought. From Ancient Chinese logicians to 20th-century intellectuals, she connects thinkers and offers fresh insights into key aspects of philosophy. The result is a series of vibrant dialogues among different intellectual traditions, providing new understandings of transcultural philosophical interactions.
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