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Cambridge University Press Hobbes and Bramhall on Liberty and Necessity
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Cambridge University Press Samuel Clarke
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Cambridge University Press Hume Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion And Other Writings Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Book SynopsisDavid Hume's Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, first published in 1779, is one of the most influential works in the philosophy of religion and the most artful instance of philosophical dialogue since the dialogues of Plato. It presents a fictional conversation between a sceptic, an orthodox Christian, and a Newtonian theist concerning evidence for the existence of an intelligent cause of nature based on observable features of the world. This edition presents it together with several of Hume's other, shorter writings about religion, and with brief selections from the work of Pierre Bayle, who influenced both Hume's views on religion and the dialectical style of the Dialogues. The volume is completed by an introduction which sets the Dialogues in its philosophical and historical contexts.Table of ContentsPamphilus to Hermippus; Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8; Part 9; Part 10; Part 11; Part 12; Other writings: From Hume's memoranda; Fragment on evil; Letter to Francis Hutchinson; Letter to William Mure; Letters to Gilbert Elliott; From 'The Natural History of Religion'; Selections from Pierre Bayle.
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Cambridge University Press Hume An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding And Other Writings Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
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Cambridge University Press Kants Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Book SynopsisIn this introduction to Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Sally Sedgwick provides a guide to Kant's text that follows the course of his discussion virtually paragraph by paragraph. The book will be a valuable guide for all who are interested in Kant's practical philosophy.Trade Review'This is an absolutely excellent guide to Kant's Groundwork! Although the Groundwork is a formidable text, it is also an essential one for anyone interested in philosophy … Not only is Professor Sedgwick's guide both lucid and accurate, but it also places the Groundwork in the context of Kant's other work.' James Taylor, The College of New JerseyTable of ContentsPreface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Kant's preface; 3. Section I: Transition from common rational to philosophic moral cognition; 4. Section II: Transition from popular moral philosophy to metaphysics of morals; 5. Section III: Transition from metaphysics of morals to the critique of pure practical reason; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy
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Cambridge University Press Natural Rights Liberalism from Locke to Nozick
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Cambridge University Press Cartesian Metaphysics
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Cambridge University Press Kants Critique of Pure Reason An Introduction Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts
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Cambridge University Press John Stuart Mill
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Cambridge University Press Space and the Self in Humes Treatise
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Schopenhauer
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Cambridge University Press Adam Smith and the Virtues of Enlightenment
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche
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Cambridge University Press Marx the Young Hegelians and the Origins of Radical Social Theory
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Cambridge University Press Genetics and Criminal Behavior
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche
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Cambridge University Press Adam Smith and the Virtues of Enlightenment
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Schopenhauer
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Cambridge University Press Nietzsche The Birth of Tragedy and Other Writings
Book SynopsisThis edition of The Birth of Tragedy, one of the seminal philosophical works of the modern period, presents a new translation by Ronald Speirs and an introduction by Raymond Geuss that sets the work in its historical and philosophical context.Trade Review'The main purpose of the book was to challenge nineteenth-century idealisations of classical Greece: ancient tragedy at its greatest, Nietzsche argued, was animated not by orderliness and quite decorum but by an inebriated frenzy of music, dnace and rollicking enormity.' New HumanistTable of Contents1. The birth of tragedy; 2. The dionysiac world view; 3. On truth and lying in a non-moral sense.
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Cambridge University Press Kant and the Demands of SelfConsciousness
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Cambridge University Press Morality Culture and History
Book SynopsisGeuss analyzes difficult philosophical ideas with great clarity; this feature is very much in evidence in this new collection of essays on a variety of topics in ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history.Trade Review'In these essays, Geuss maintains just the right critical distance from the authors he discusses, while demonstrating intimate familiarity with their writings.' Richard Rorty, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Nietzsche and genealogy; 2. Kultur, Bildung, Geist; 3. Equality and equilibrium in the ethics of Ernst Tugendhat; 4. Theodicy and art; 5. Adorno and Berg; 6. Nietzsche and morality.
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Cambridge University Press Gender and Institutions
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Cambridge University Press Descartes The World and Other Writings
Book SynopsisDescartes' The World offers the most comprehensive vision of the nature of the world since Aristotle, and is crucial for an understanding of his later writings, in particular the Meditations and Principles of Philosophy. This volume offers an alternative translation of the work, together with a historical introduction and notes on further reading.Trade Review"...an important addition to Descartes scholarship and required reading for those working on Descartes and the history of science." Russell Wahl, Philosophy in ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the texts; The World and other writings: 1. The Treatise on Light; 2. Discourse 2 of the Dioptrics; 3. Discourse 8 of the Meteors; 4. The Treatise on Man; 5. Description of the Human Body; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Nietzsche
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Cambridge University Press Knowledge Science and Relativism
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Cambridge University Press Kants Ethical Thought
Book SynopsisA major new study of Kant's ethics, arguing that Kant's ethical vision is grounded in the idea of the dignity of the rational nature of every human being. Focuses on the central role played in Kant's ethical theory by the value of rational nature as an end itself.Trade Review'A remarkably broad and detailed panorama of Kant's overall approach to ethics … a profound understanding of the Kantian corpus … the most comprehensive and authoritative study of Kant's ethics that I know of.' Justin Oakley, The Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsPreface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Metaphysical Foundations: 1. Common rational moral cognition; 2. Rational will and imperatives; 3. The formula of universal law; 4. The formula of humanity as end in itself; 5. The formula of autonomy and the realm of ends; Part II. Anthropological Applications: 6. The study of human nature; 7. The history of human nature; 8. Human inclinations and affections; 9. The historical vocation of morality; Conclusion; Notes; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Voltaire
Book SynopsisThe works presented in this volume, in a new English translation, are among the most important and characteristic texts of the Enlightenment. The issues which they raise, concerning questions of tolerance and human dignity, are still highly relevant to our own times.Table of ContentsTreatise on tolerance; The story of Elisabeth Canning and the Calas family; An address to the public concerning the parricides imputed to the Calas and Sirven families; An account of the death of the Chevalier de la Barre; The cry of innocent blood.
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Cambridge University Press Reading the French Enlightenment System and Subversion 60 Cambridge Studies in French Series Number 60
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Cambridge University Press Epistemology and Practice
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Cambridge University Press Nietzsche Aesthetics and Modernity
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Cambridge University Press Kant on Freedom Law and Happiness
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Cambridge University Press Philosophy and German Literature 17001990
Book SynopsisAlthough the connection between German literature and philosophy has often been emphasised in relation to particular texts, little research has been undertaken into the broader dialogue between the two. This edited collection offers six chapters by leading specialists on the interplay between the work of German literary writers and philosophers.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: '… a coherent account of the importance of philosophy for German-speaking countries emerges from these six chronologically arranged chapters … for anyone embarking on a course of study of modern German thought or who is looking for a point of orientation, it can be recommended, not least because it has few competitors.' Modern Language ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction: German literature and philosophy Nicholas Saul; 1. Critique and experience: philosophy and literature in the German Enlightenment John A. McCarthy; 2. The pursuit of the subject: Literature as critic and perfecter of philosophy 1790–1830 Nicholas Saul; 3. Two realisms: German literature and philosophy 1830–90 John Walker; 4. Modernism and the self 1890–1924 Ritchie Robertson; 5. The subjects of community: aspiration, memory resistance 1918–45 Russell A. Berman; 6. Coming to terms with the past in postwar literature and philosophy Robert C. Holub; Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Kant and the Reach of Reason
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Cambridge University Press Kant and Modern Political Philosophy
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Cambridge University Press Auguste Comte and the Religion of Humanity
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Cambridge University Press Kants Doctrine of Transcendental Illusion
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Cambridge University Press The Philosophy of Peter Abelard
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Cambridge University Press The God of Spinoza A Philosophical Study
This book is the fullest study in English for many years on the role of God in Spinoza's philosophy. Spinoza has been called both a 'God-intoxicated man' and an atheist, both a pioneer of secular Judaism and a bitter critic of religion. He was born a Jew but chose to live outside any religious community. He was deeply engaged both in traditional Hebrew learning and in contemporary physical science. He identified God with nature or substance: a theme which runs through his work, enabling him to naturalise religion but - equally important - to divinise nature. He emerges not as a rationalist precursor of the Enlightenment but as a thinker of the highest importance in his own right, both in philosophy and in religion.
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Cambridge University Press Philosophy and Public Affairs 45 Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements Series Number 45
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Cambridge University Press Kant and the Reach of Reason
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Cambridge University Press Continental Philosophy of Social Science
Book SynopsisContinental Philosophy of Social Science contrasts the continental approach to social science with the Anglo-American tradition. Sherratt argues for the importance of an historical understanding of the Continental tradition in order to appreciate its humanist character. This will serve as the essential textbook for courses in philosophy or social sciences.Trade ReviewThis ambitious and wide-ranging book asks what recent continental philosophy can contribute to our understanding of the social sciences. Yvonne Sherratt argues that continental thought since the late nineteenth century offers a distinctive way of reflecting on social science. She sets out to explain what is unique about the continental approach, to distinguish its main strands, and to show that it is a promising alternative to Anglo-American work in the field. Sherratt's subject is important, and a discussion of it is long overdue....We should be glad that someone has written a book on continental philosophy of social science. The figures Sherratt discusses have a great deal to teach us about the social sciences. Her book will provide a valuable service if it provokes further discussion of this important but neglected topic. Sherratt also identifies a promising way of thinking about this topic. The notion of humanism is a helpful frame for making sense of continental philosophy of social science, and for explaining what is distinctive about it. --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2006.09.08Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Tradition of Hermeneutics: 1. Ancient hermeneutics; 2. Biblical hermeneutics; 3. German philosophical hermeneutics: Enlightenment and Romanticism; 4. German philosophical hermeneutics: phenomenology and Existentialism; 5. Continental philosophical hermeneutics post-war; Part II. The Tradition of Genealogy: 1. The history of genealogy: Nietzsche; 2. The theory of genealogy: Foucault; 3. Application of genealogy; Part III. The Tradition of Critical Theory: 1. The history of critical theory; 2. Critical theory I; 3. Critical theory II.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Hume
Book SynopsisAlthough best known for his contributions to the theory of knowledge, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion, Hume also influenced developments in the philosophy of mind, psychology, ethics, political and economic theory. This second edition features six new essays, a new introduction, and the remaining essays have all been updated.Trade Review'The breadth of The Cambridge Companion to Hume matches the sweeping scope of Hume's thought. … Even though each essay considers in depth a distinct area of Hume's thinking, this volume has the cohesiveness of a text, with some of the authors writing with an explicit awareness of other essays included in the collection … Norton has admirably produced a book that will serve as an invaluable and enduring repository of accessible presentations by accomplished scholars on the major areas of Hume's thought.' Elizabeth S. Radcliffe, Philosophical Review' … a valuable resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate classes … hough Hume specialists will surely find this book helpful - especially as a starting point for filling in gaps in their knowledge - it is crafted with a larger audience in mind. Nonspecialists will find the essays accessible and stimulating, full of useful material both about Hume's intellectual context and about Hume's contributions to shaping issues that grip us now.' Ira Singer, Ethics' … an attractive volume. It will be useful both to those who want to see the grand design of Hume's work as well as those who are interested only in his contributions to one or another discipline.' John Immerwahr, International Studies in Philosophy' … individual articles will be useful to those teaching Hume, and will provide an excellent resource for students or researchers who are writing on one of these topics. In my judgement, the book is generally reliable …' Nathan Brett, DialogueTable of Contents1. An introduction to Hume's thought; 2. Hume's new science of the mind; 3. Hume and the mechanics of mind: impressions, ideas, and association; 4. Hume's theory of space and time in its sceptical context; 5. Hume on causation; 6. Hume and the problem of personal identity; 7. Hume's scepticism; 8. Hume's moral psychology; 9. The foundations of morality in Hume's Treatise; 10. Hume's later moral philosophy; 11. The structure of Hume's political theory; 12. David Hume: principles of political economy; 13. Hume on the arts and 'The Standard of Taste': texts and contexts; 14. David Hume: 'the Historian'; 15. Hume on religion.
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Cambridge University Press Nietzsches Philosophy of Religion
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Derrida Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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Cambridge University Press Ayn Rands Normative Ethics
Book SynopsisExplains the fundamental virtues that Rand considers vital for a person to achieve his objective well-being: rationality, honesty, independence, justice, integrity, productiveness, and pride. Tara Smith examines what each of these virtues consists in, why it is a virtue, and what it demands of a person in practice.Trade Review'The first detailed and scholarly study of Rand's conception of virtue, Tara Smith's Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist is an important and timely book.' Robert Mayhew, Philosophical Books'The issues raised by this book are manifold and provocative.' Helen Cullyer, Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Rational egoism: a profile of its foundations and basic character; 3. The master virtue: rationality; 4. Honesty; 5. Independence; 6. Justice; 7. Integrity; 8. Productiveness; 9. Pride; 10. Implications for certain conventional virtues: charity, generosity, kindness, temperance.
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Cambridge University Press Predicting the Future 5 Darwin College Lectures Series Number 5
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Cambridge University Press Kierkegaard Concluding Unscientific Postscript
Book SynopsisKierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript is a classic of existential literature, the text that philosophers look to first when attempting to define Kierkegaard's own philosophy. This volume offers the work in a new translation by Alastair Hannay, together with an introduction that sets the work in its philosophical and historical contexts.Trade Review'Aesthetically, it is a masterpiece: it brings Climacus to life in English as never before; it expertly initiates the reader into the Postscript's riddles and satisfactions. It is, in sum, ideal for the non-specialist reader - and the clear best choice for the undergraduate classroom.' David D. Possen, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the translation; Concluding Unscientific Postscript to the Philosophical Crumbs; Index.
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