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The Catholic University of America Press The Beautiful The True and the Good Studies in
Book SynopsisHow do we understand the notions of the beautiful, the true, and the good, and how do they help us to know, to understand? Philosopher Robert E. Wood considers appeals respectively to the heart, to the intellect, and to the will. In our minds, their interplay beckons each of us to assimilate one’s past, and look forward towards further endeavours.
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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer The Mystery of Union with God Dionysian
Book SynopsisDionysius the Areopagite exercised immense influence on medieval theology. This study considers various ways in which his doctrine of union with God in darkness marked the early Albert the Great and his student Thomas Aquinas. It considers a broad range of themes in the early Albert's corpus and in Thomas that underlie their mystical theologies and may bear traces of Dionysian influence.Trade ReviewAn important contribution to the research on Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas, especially concerning the reception of Dionysian theology. Based on a broad selection of texts, the Dionysian Mysticism in these authors is presented in an extensive manner. Fills a gap in the scholastic research."" - Dr. Maria Burger, Albertus-Magnus-Institut, Bonn, Germany
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The Catholic University of America Press A Gift of Presence The Theology and Poetry of
Book SynopsisExplores the sacramental theology, lived spirituality, and Eucharistic poetry of the Church's doctor communis, St. Thomas Aquinas. Although Aquinas' Eucharistic poetry has long occupied an important place in the Church's liturgical prayer and her repertoire of sacred music, the depth of these poems remains hidden until one grasps the rich sacramental theology underlying it.
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The Catholic University of America Press The Aristotelian Tradition of Natural Kinds and
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The Catholic University of America Press Thinking Through Revelation Islamic Jewish and
Book SynopsisLooks in detail at the thought of three of the most important philosopher-theologians of the Middle Ages: Averroes, Moses Maimonides, and Thomas Aquinas. Of particular interest are two questions central to medieval thought: in what sense is the world “created” and what is the proper nature and ontological status of the human intellect?
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The Catholic University of America Press Reading Job with St. Thomas Aquinas
Book SynopsisProvides a scholarly contribution to Thomistic studies, specifically to the study of Aquinas's biblical exegesis in relation to his philosophy and theology. Each of the thirteen chapters has a different focus, within the shared concentration of the book on Aquinas's Literal Exposition on Job.
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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Thomas Aquinas and His Predecessors The
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis eminently readable work will doubtless earn a place next to Jean-Pierre Torrell’s Saint Thomas Aquinas (CH, Apr'97, 34-4416) as a required resource for students of Thomas"" - P. E. Blosser, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Choice Connect""Elders’s book is a marvelous hermeneutical tool for those who want to understand Aquinas, but they should not be induced by careless reading of his material – either into supposing that Aquinas’s account of his predecessors even in some cases his Christian predecessors (who may be cited out of context, thus made to answer questions they did not ask) – is always historically accurate, or still less that we can assume, for example, that we can uncritically read Aristotle through the eyes of Aquinas, or indeed of any other medieval thinker. Which is not to say that we cannot use Aquinas to understand Aristotle.""—John Rist, JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY""This is a valuable survey of the sources that Thomas Aquinas consulted in the development of his philosophy and theology. It is not merely a textual survey of those sources, but an account of how Thomas related to or assessed the authors he consulted. In writing the book, Professor Leo Elders has drawn not only on his knowledge of the works of Thomas Aquinas, but he has utilized the work of scores of secondary sources as he develops his exposition...For anyone interested, whether as a beginner or as a seasoned scholar, Leo Elders provides insight not only with respect to the development of Thomas' philosophy, but to the intellectual climate of his day.""—The Wanderer""My first encounter with the books of Fr. Elders was as a dissertation student, and I have tried to keep up with his incredible scholarly output over the years. Thomas Aquinas and His Predecessors exhibits all his fine qualities as scholar and writer in this fine translation: mainstream interpretation of Aquinas, which avoids eccentricity, profound knowledge of the Thomistic texts, exhaustive knowledge of the scholarship, and, in this case, discerning judgment about which ‘predecessors’ to choose in light of the most recent scholarship. My favorites are the chapters on Gnosticism and Neoplatonism, the Liber de causis, Avicenna, and Averroes, which can introduce the reader to a vibrant area of contemporary Thomist scholarship.""—R. E. Houser, Bishop Nold Professor of Philosophy, University of St. Thomas.""This book has a place next to Torrell's Saint Thomas Aquinas as a basic resource necessary for every student of St. Thomas. Father Elders reveals the richness of Aquinas's debts to many of the greatest pagan, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish thinkers of the two millennia that preceded him. The book should become a touchstone for all future Thomistic studies.""—Matthew Levering, James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary
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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Penseees
Book SynopsisBlaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher, who laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities. This volume is a translation of Philippe Sellier's edition of Pascal's Pensees, plus two shorter texts, the Exchange with M. de Sacy and The Life of Monsieur Pascal.
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The Catholic University of America Press The True Christian Life Thomistic Reflections on
Book SynopsisAlthough not well-known in the English-speaking world, Fr. Ambroise Gardeil, OP (1859-1931) was a Dominican of significant influence in French Catholic thought at the turn of the 20th century. The True Christian Life provides a thorough and stirring introduction to Fr. Gardeil's work in spiritual theology.
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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Christopher Dawson A Cultural Mind in the Age of
Book SynopsisEstablishes how English historian Christopher Dawson's simple definition of culture as a ‘common way of life’ reconciles intellectualist and behavioural approaches to culture. In addition, Dawson's cultural mind provides a synthesis helpful for recognising the importance of Christian culture in education.
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The Catholic University of America Press The Unchanging Truth of God Crucial
Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume display how Catholicism understands the proper confluence between philosophy and theology, between human rationality and Christian faith, between the natural order and supernatural grace. To illustrate these points, the book draws on a long line of Christian thinkers.
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The Catholic University of America Press Bede the Theologian History Rhetoric and
Book SynopsisRevered by contemporaries and posterity for both his sanctity and his scholarship, Bede (672-735) is a pivotal figure in the history of the Church. This book takes a fresh look at this classic Christian thinker, exploring the gamut of Bede’s literary corpus.
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The Catholic University of America Press Traditions of Natural Law in Medieval Philosophy
Book SynopsisBrings together contributions from various expert scholars to explore the pluralism that exists within medieval reflection on natural law. The book is the first to study the relation between the natural law theories of these various traditions of medieval philosophy: Jewish, Islamic, Byzantine, and Latin.
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The Catholic University of America Press Being is Better Than Not Being The Metaphysics
Book SynopsisIn his contemplative works on nature, Aristotle twice appeals to the general principle that being is better than not being. Taking his cue from this claim, Christopher Mirus offers an extended, systematic account of how Aristotle understands being itself to be good.
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The Catholic University of America Press Putting on Christ Augustines Early Theology of
Book SynopsisSituates Augustine's early soteriology and sacramental theology within the context of his personal history and intellectual development. Beginning with an extended analysis of the theology of salvation and sacramental efficacy contained within Augustine's Confessions, the study then traces the maturation of his views on these matters.
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The Catholic University of America Press Revelations of Humanity Anthropological
Book SynopsisBrings together essays into the history and actuality of how our searches for God and for our own humanity are interwoven. The essays argue that the revelation of God is possible only when accompanied by a revelation of what it means to be a human being.
£48.75
The Catholic University of America Press Reading Aristotle with Thomas Aquinas His
Book SynopsisOffers an original and decisive work for the understanding of the thought of Thomas Aquinas. Each chapter is devoted to one of the twelve commentaries Thomas wrote on major works of Aristotle including his influential commentaries on the Metaphysics, Physics and Nicomachean Ethics.
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The Catholic University of America Press Reading the Song of Songs with St. Thomas Aquinas
Book SynopsisSt. Thomas Aquinas never commented on the Song of Songs. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate, however, that he meditated on it and absorbed it, so that the words of the Song are for him a familiar repertoire and a theological source.
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The Catholic University of America Press Philosophy in the Renaissance An Anthology
Book SynopsisDespite the importance of the Renaissance to the development of philosophy over time, it has remained largely understudied by historians of philosophy and professional philosophers. This anthology aims to correct this by providing representative translations of the most important philosophers of the Renaissance.
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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Duns Scotus on Time and Existence The Questions
Book SynopsisDuns Scotus is one of a handful of figures in the history of philosophy whose significance is truly difficult to overestimate. Despite an academic career that lasted barely two decades, and numerous writings left in various states of incompletion at his death, his thought has been profoundly influential in the history of western philosophy.Trade ReviewFor those interested in careful, sober scholarship on the Subtle Doctor's treatment of semantic and logical issues connected with both Being and Time, Buckner and Zupko's translation and commentary will reward continual consultation.""-History and Philosophy of Logic
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The Catholic University of America Press Acts of Faith and Imagination Theological
Book SynopsisThrough an exploration of more than a dozen Catholic authors' novels and short stories, Brent Little argues that Catholic fiction encourages the reader to reflect upon their faith holistically, that is, the way faith informs one's affections, and how a person conceives and interacts with the world as embodied beings.
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The Catholic University of America Press Love and Friendship in the Western Tradition
Book SynopsisPresents a collection of essays written over a 25 year period by the late Rev Professor James McEvoy on the theme of friendship. The book traces the genesis and development of philosophical treatments of friendship from Greek philosophy, through the Middle Ages, to modern and postmodern philosophy.
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The Catholic University of America Press The Lublin Lectures and Works on Max Scheler
Book SynopsisThe Catholic University of America Press is honoured to publish the English Critical Edition of the Works of Karol Wojtya/John Paul II. The English Critical Edition will comprise more than 20 volumes, covering all of John Paul's writings and correspondence in the years before and during his papacy.
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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer The Political Economy of Distributism Property
Book SynopsisAs many are reconsidering the relationship between markets and government, this timely book demonstrates the perennial relevance of the Catholic intellectual tradition to public affairs. Academics, public servants, policy experts, and concerned citizens can all benefit from this timely study of common-good capitalism's prospects.
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Rutgers University Press Religion Is Not About God How Spiritual
Book SynopsisThousands of religious traditions have appeared over the course of human history but only a relative few have survived. Some speak of a myriad of gods, others of only one, and some recognize no gods at all. Volumes have been written attempting to prove the existence or nonexistence of supernatural being(s). So, if religion is not about God, then what is it about?Trade ReviewThis book is an important step toward the naturalistic, hence truly general theory of religion. It harmonizes contemporary scientific understanding of the origin of human nature with a positive view of the centrality of religion in culture. -- Edward O. Wilson * university research professor, emeritus, Harvard University *Loyal Rue has written a bold, scholarly, and gracefully composed discussion of the complex realtions between the concepts of God and religion. I learned a great deal from the rich tapestry of facts that filled the gaps in my understanding of the history of these ideas and believe that readers will enjoy a similar intellectual experience. -- Jerome Kagan * research Professor of Psychology, Harvard University *Table of Contentspt. 1. On human nature. ch. 1. The epic of evolution ch. 2. The evolution of behavior ch. 3. The education of emotion ch. 4. The nature of religion pt. 2. On spiritual traditions. ch. 5. Judaism ch. 6. Christianity ch. 7. Islam ch. 8. Hinduism ch. 9. Buddhism pt. 3. On the future of religion. ch. 10. The crisis of influence ch. 11. Doomsday and beyond
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia The Way of the 88 Temples
Book SynopsisThe Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1,400-kilometre route, visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed rituals.
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the World The
Book SynopsisOffers the first full-length study in any Western language of the development of the Yijing in China from earliest times to the present. Drawing on the most recent scholarship in both Asian and Western languages, Richard J. Smith offers a fresh perspective on virtually every aspect of Yijing theory and practice for some three thousand years.
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia The Way of the 88 Temples
Book SynopsisThe Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1,400-kilometre route (roughly 870 miles), visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed rituals.
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Buddha in the Marketplace
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University of Virginia Press Evangelical Gothic The English Novel and the
Book SynopsisExplores the bitter antagonism that prevailed between two defining institutions of nineteenth-century Britain: Evangelicalism and the popular novel. Herbert contends that the realistic popular novel of the time was constitutionally alien to Evangelical ideology and even, to some extent, took its opposition to that ideology as its core function.Trade Review"A strong work by a major critic, with an original, forceful, indeed bracingly polemical argument, supported by striking new readings of major canonical works as well as a range of obscure sources."
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Against Better Judgment Irrational Action and Literary Invention in the Long Eighteenth Century
Book SynopsisTraces how English novelists, essayists, and poets of the period sought to represent akrasia in ways philosophy cannot, leading them to develop techniques and ideas distinctive to literary writing, including new uses of irony, interpretation, and contradiction.
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University of Virginia Press Lewis Carroll Formed by Faith
Book SynopsisFor Lewis Carroll, a deacon in the Church of England, faith in Christ and belief in a loving God stood at the core of his being, but little has been written about what the church or faith meant to the celebrated author of the Alice books. This new work provides the first in-depth study of the religious life of the famous author, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Words Made Flesh Formations of the Postsecular
Book SynopsisDemonstrates how the Romantic poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, and Percy Bysshe Shelley and the novelist Jane Austen affect, mediate, and ultimately alter our very sense of embodiment in ways that have lasting effects on readers’ affective, political, and spiritual lives.Trade Review“Words Made Flesh is an utterly original study of the ‘sensible’ parameters of Romantic literature. Dempsey draws on an impressive range of historical, cultural, literary, critical, philosophical, and theoretical sources, between which he moves deftly and effortlessly. Potent, incisive, and at times quite moving, Dempsey’s book is at the vanguard of a critical renaissance in Romantic studies, and it reminds us that we are still only beginning to understand the Romantic ‘revolution’ in writing, thought, and especially embodied experience.” —Joel Faflak, Western University, author of Romantic Psychoanalysis: The Burden of the Mystery“Arich and astute book that represents a major contribution to the field. There is much to admire in Words Made Flesh. The way that Dempsey engages with a wide range of ideas in a constructive manner is a delight to read. His understanding of the material is outstanding, and his ability to explore subtle connections between different theoretical approaches is impressive.” —Mark Knight, Lancaster University, author of Good Words: Evangelicalism and the Victorian Novel
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Desire and the Ascetic Ideal Buddhism and
Book SynopsisCentering on T.S. Eliot’s study of sources from ancient India, this new book offers a rereading of the poet’s work, analysing his unpublished graduate school notebooks on Indian philosophy and exploring Eliot’s connection with Buddhist thought.Trade Review“A valuable book, rich in insight and deeply knowledgeable about its subject. Upton has a smart, readable, and effective prose style. The kind of patient, knowledgeable, thoughtful elucidation that takes shape in The Education of Desire has an important contribution to make, by illuminating Eliot’s engagements with sacred texts in Sanskrit and Pali, as mediated by Anglo-American, Japanese, and German specialists. There is no book in the last thirty years that has made such an important contribution to our understanding of Eliot and ancient Indian religious thought.” - Jahan Ramazani, University of Virginia, author of Poetry in a Global AgeTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Eliot and Skillful Means 1. Skillful Means and Asceticism in T.S. Elliot's Critique of Schopenhauer 2. T.S. Eliot's "Ars Religiosa": Transmigration and Faith in Knowledge and Experience 3. India among the Fragments: Pessimism and Desire in "The Waste Land" 4. Language and the Cultivation of Desire in The Fire Sermon 5. Transcendence Revisited: Hallucination and Literary Asceticism 6. Language in the Middle Way: T.S. Eliot's Engagement with Madhyamaka Buddhism in "Four Quartets" 7. Performing the Divine Illusion: Memory, Desire, and the Performance of Form in "Burnt Norton" Notes Bibliography
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Desire and the Ascetic Ideal
Book SynopsisCentering on T.S. Eliot’s study of sources from ancient India, this new book offers a rereading of the poet’s work, analysing his unpublished graduate school notebooks on Indian philosophy and exploring Eliot’s connection with Buddhist thought.Trade Review“A valuable book, rich in insight and deeply knowledgeable about its subject. Upton has a smart, readable, and effective prose style. The kind of patient, knowledgeable, thoughtful elucidation that takes shape in The Education of Desire has an important contribution to make, by illuminating Eliot’s engagements with sacred texts in Sanskrit and Pali, as mediated by Anglo-American, Japanese, and German specialists. There is no book in the last thirty years that has made such an important contribution to our understanding of Eliot and ancient Indian religious thought.” - Jahan Ramazani, University of Virginia, author of Poetry in a Global AgeTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Eliot and Skillful Means 1. Skillful Means and Asceticism in T.S. Elliot's Critique of Schopenhauer 2. T.S. Eliot's "Ars Religiosa": Transmigration and Faith in Knowledge and Experience 3. India among the Fragments: Pessimism and Desire in "The Waste Land" 4. Language and the Cultivation of Desire in The Fire Sermon 5. Transcendence Revisited: Hallucination and Literary Asceticism 6. Language in the Middle Way: T.S. Eliot's Engagement with Madhyamaka Buddhism in "Four Quartets" 7. Performing the Divine Illusion: Memory, Desire, and the Performance of Form in "Burnt Norton" Notes Bibliography
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Wayne State University Press Bridging Worlds
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MP-SYR Syracuse University P Emil L. Fackenheim A Jewish Philosophers
Book SynopsisEmil Fackenheim was the last in a long line of Jewish philosophers to emerge from Germany, the modern center of Western philosophy, following Moses Mendelssohn, Leo Baeck, and Martin Buber. This book explores Fackenheim's rigorous pursuit of a philosophical response to the tragedy of the Holocaust.Trade ReviewEmil Fackenheim assumed the impossible task of responding to the Nazi annihilation of the Jews of Europe. He engaged in the pursuit of the philosophical implications of the slaughter of the Jewish people on Jewish thought, Judaism, the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and on philosophy itself.
£15.26
University of Alabama Press Paganism Christianity Judaism A Confession of Faith Judaic Studies
Book SynopsisNow remembered primarily as Franz Kafta's friend and literary executor, Max Brod was an accomplishered thinker and writer in his own right. In this volume, he considers the nature and differences between Judaism and Christianity, addressing some of the most perplexing questions at the heart of human existence.
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The University of Alabama Press American Examples Volume 2
Book SynopsisThe second volume of American Examples presents nine essays with fresh multidisciplinary approaches to understanding the place of faith, broadly understood, in America, broadly understood.
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MJ - Ohio University Press Athens and Jerusalem
Book SynopsisFor more than two thousand years, philosophers and theologians have wrestled with the irreconcilable opposition between Greek rationality (Athens) and biblical revelation (Jerusalem).
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Duke University Press The Becoming of Time
Book SynopsisIntroduces concepts of time from physics to students of religion, and discusses these concepts in relation to the notions of time in Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Judeo-Christian and Islamic thought.Trade Review"This lucid and wide-ranging study sets out to reconcile the objective and subjective perspectives in the investigation of the phenomenon of time. [Lawrence W. Fagg] ... explores the wondrous subtleties of time that modern physics continues to reveal, but complements them with the rich insights of the spiritual perspectives on time that the world's major religions have to offer." Helga Nowotny, Former President, International Society for the Study of Time "Lawrence W. Fagg has made a fundamental contribution to our reflection upon time. His work immediately takes its place as a basic text for students and researchers, from college to seminary and university levels."-Philip Hefner, Director, Zygon Center for Religion and ScienceTable of ContentsPreface xi Part I. Thinking about Time 1 1. Time: A Two-fold Mystery? 3 2. Philosophers Thinking about Time 15 Part II. Time in Our Cosmic Cocoon 27 3. Einstein, Time, and the Speed of Light 29 4. Time and the Quantum 43 5. Timing and Sensing Our Cocoon through Electromagnetism 63 6. Probing beyond: Spiritual Perceptions of Our Cocoon's Temporality 75 Part III. The Nature of Time 93 7. Did Time Begin? 95 8. Time and Motion 115 9. Irreversible Gauges of Time 127 10. Time, Space, and the Dynamic World: The Spatialization and Liberation of Time 149 11. The Moment: Increment of Time and Space 161 12. Timelessness 181 Part IV. What Will Time Tell? 191 13. Time in the Cosmic Future 193 14. A Time to Die 213 15. How Real the Future? 227 Part V. Time 235 16. Time: A Duality or Unity? 237 17. What is Time? 249 Bibliography 255
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Duke University Press Twenty Theses on Politics
Book SynopsisFirst published in Spanish in 2006, Twenty Theses on Politics is a major statement on political philosophy from Enrique Dussel, one of Latin America’s—and the world’s—most important philosophers, and a founder of the philosophy of liberation. Synthesizing a half-century of his pioneering work in moral and political philosophy, Dussel presents a succinct rationale for the development of political alternatives to the exclusionary, exploitative institutions of neoliberal globalization. In twenty short, provocative theses he lays out the foundational elements for a politics of just and sustainable coexistence. Dussel first constructs a theory of political power and its institutionalization, taking on topics such as the purpose of politics and the fetishization of power. He insists that political projects must criticize or reject as unsustainable all political systems, actions, and institutions whose negative effects are suffered by oppressed or excluded Trade Review“Dussel is . . . probably the most important Marxian scholar of our era. . . . Twenty Theses on Politics reveals that, if anything and against the odds, politics as it is now being understood in Latin America has become the art of the possible. It is a short book, but may take a long time reading, mainly because of the depth of knowledge, insight and experience that Dussel has brought to bear in compiling it. In the language of the WSF itself, it represents a manifesto for a plural, diverse, non-governmental and non-partisan politics seeking a more solidary, democratic and fair world. It is perhaps the most important statement for many years of the degree to which de-colonial theory—and Latin America itself—is now providing a real source of intellectual leadership in debates that have floundered in the post-industrial world.” - Gavin O’Toole, Latin American Review of Books[T]hese 20 succinct theses take on the purpose of politics and the fetishization of power, the liberation praxis of movements, reform and revolution—while engaging with political projects like the World Social Forum, ultimately developing a moral and political foundation contrary to that of neoliberal globalization.” - NACLA“From his early work in ethics and the philosophy of liberation to his examination of the epochal events of 1492 in the Americas, Dussel has been a leading Latin American voice in the critical study of modernity. With Twenty Theses on Politics, he now embarks on what could well be his magnum opus. . . . [T]his book is relevant for us today because it defends the idea that an alternative to the status quo is indeed possible.” - Diego von Vacano, Perspectives on Politics“Dussel has convincingly brought a radical and ethically responsible understanding of ‘the political’ back to bear in political theory. This is a philosophy and politics of liberation grounded in a robust acknowledgment and understanding of ethics as first philosophy.” - Michael R. Paradiso-Michau, Radical Philosophy Review“From the pen of perhaps Latin America’s foremost philosopher of liberation comes this brilliant condensation by Enrique Dussel of his political philosophy. . . . [A] deft, disciplined intervention into English publication for philosophers and religious scholars. With bracing spirit and conceptual rigor, Dussel engage the global North from the struggle of the South. . .” - Mark Lewis Taylor, Journal of Religion“Twenty Theses on Politics is a groundbreaking manifesto charting new terrain toward de-colonial political philosophy and political theory. It is based on the experience and interpretation of current events in Latin America. There is nothing comparable.”—Walter D. Mignolo, author of The Idea of Latin America“Enrique Dussel is one of the giants of emancipatory thought and liberation philosophy. This grand text is a concise expression of his subtle analysis and courageous vision!”—Cornel West, Princeton University“Dussel has convincingly brought a radical and ethically responsible understanding of ‘the political’ back to bear in political theory. This is a philosophy and politics of liberation grounded in a robust acknowledgment and understanding of ethics as first philosophy.” -- Michael R. Paradiso-Michau * Radical Philosophy Review *“Dussel is . . . probably the most important Marxian scholar of our era. . . . Twenty Theses on Politics reveals that, if anything and against the odds, politics as it is now being understood in Latin America has become the art of the possible. It is a short book, but may take a long time reading, mainly because of the depth of knowledge, insight and experience that Dussel has brought to bear in compiling it. In the language of the WSF itself, it represents a manifesto for a plural, diverse, non-governmental and non-partisan politics seeking a more solidary, democratic and fair world. It is perhaps the most important statement for many years of the degree to which de-colonial theory—and Latin America itself—is now providing a real source of intellectual leadership in debates that have floundered in the post-industrial world.” -- Gavin O’Toole * Latin American Review of Books *“From his early work in ethics and the philosophy of liberation to his examination of the epochal events of 1492 in the Americas, Dussel has been a leading Latin American voice in the critical study of modernity. With Twenty Theses on Politics, he now embarks on what could well be his magnum opus. . . . [T]his book is relevant for us today because it defends the idea that an alternative to the status quo is indeed possible.” -- Diego von Vacano * Perspectives on Politics *“From the pen of perhaps Latin America’s foremost philosopher of liberation comes this brilliant condensation by Enrique Dussel of his political philosophy. . . . [A] deft, disciplined intervention into English publication for philosophers and religious scholars. With bracing spirit and conceptual rigor, Dussel engage the global North from the struggle of the South. . .” -- Mark Lewis Taylor * Journal of Religion *"These 20 succinct theses take on the purpose of politics and the fetishization of power, the liberation praxis of movements, reform and revolution—while engaging with political projects like the World Social Forum, ultimately developing a moral and political foundation contrary to that of neoliberal globalization.” * NACLA Report on the Americas *Table of ContentsForeword: The Liberation of Politics: Alterity, Solidarity, Liberation / Eduardo Mendieta vii Preliminary Words xv Introduction 1 Thesis 1. Corruption and the Political Field: The Public and the Private 3 Part One: The Prevailing Political Order Thesis 2. The Political Power of the Community as Potentia 13 Thesis 3. Institutional Power as Potestas 18 Thesis 4. Obediential Power 24 Thesis 5. The Fetishization of Power: Power as Domination 30 Thesis 6. Strategic Political Action 36 Thesis 7. The Need for Political Institutions: The Material Sphere (Ecological, Economic, Cultural): Fraternity 43 Thesis 8. Institutions in the Spheres of Democratic Legitimacy and Feasibility: Equality and Liberty: Governability 50 Thesis 9. Ethics and the Implicit Normative Principles of Politics: The Material Principle 56 Thesis 10. The Formal-Democratic and Feasibility Principles of Politics 62 Part Two: The Critical Transformation of the Political: Toward the New Political Order Thesis 11. The People: The Popular Sector and "Populism" 71 Thesis 12. Liberatory Power as Hyperpotentia and the "State of Rebellion" 78 Thesis 13. The Political Principles of Liberation: The Critical Material Principle 83 Thesis 14. The Critical-Democratic and Strategic Transformation Principles 88 Thesis 15. Liberation Praxis of Social and Political Movements 94 Thesis 16. Anti-Hegemonic Praxis and the Construction of a New Hegemony 103 Thesis 17. Transformation of Political Institutions: Reform, Transformation, Revolution: Political Postulates 108 Thesis 18. Transformation of Institutions in the Material Sphere: "Perpetual Life" and Solidarity 114 Thesis 19. Transformation of Institutions in the Sphere of Democratic Legitimacy: Irruption of New Rights: "Perpetual Peace" and Alterity 122 Thesis 20. Transformation of Institutions in the Sphere of Feasibility: The "Dissolution of the State"? Liberation 131 Notes 139 Bibliography 151 Index 155
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Duke University Press The Hermetic Deleuze
Book SynopsisIn this book, Joshua Ramey examines the extent to which Gilles Deleuze's ethics, metaphysics, and politics were informed by, and can only be fully understood through, this hermetic tradition.Trade Review“Comprehensive and detailed. . . . [A] beautifully written and well-researched book. . . .” - Dorothea Olkowski, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews“This is a valuable book for Deleuze scholars, philosophy and religious studies students, and scholars who are interested in contemporary Continental philosophy. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” - D.W. Rothermel, Choice"In this beautiful and daring book on Gilles Deleuze's esotericism, Joshua Ramey initiates us into a spiritual reading of Deleuzian ideas of immanence, founding, becoming, sign, and symbol. The defense of that great unsaid of reason, hermetic heterodoxy, is conveyed with elegance. Through exemplary scholarly study, Ramey seduces us with a dark side to thought. He inducts us into millennia of 'minor' traditions, while transforming them alongside Deleuze's most testing inventions. Rarely has scandalous instruction been so rewarding or rigorous."—James Williams, University of Dundee"This inspired and rigorous engagement with Gilles Deleuze's concept of immanence raises fresh new problems and questions. Joshua Ramey reads Deleuze as a philosopher who both causes thought to happen and inquires how it happens; he philosophizes about philosophizing. As such, Ramey presents Deleuze as a philosophical demiurge, which is both exciting and provoking. This is an important book and a valuable contribution to the field."—Ian Buchanan, editor of the journal Deleuze Studies“Comprehensive and detailed. . . . [A] beautifully written and well-researched book. . . .” -- Dorothea Olkowski * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *“This is a valuable book for Deleuze scholars, philosophy and religious studies students, and scholars who are interested in contemporary Continental philosophy. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” -- D.W. Rothermel * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Secrets of Immanence 1 1. Philosophical Modernity and Experimental Imperative 11 2. Dark Precursors: The Hermetic Tradition 32 3. The Force of Symbols: Deleuze and the Esoteric Sign 82 4. The Overturning of Platonism 112 5. Becoming Cosmic 148 6. The Politics of Sorcery 171 7. The Future of Belief 200 Coda: Experimental Faith 219 Notes 225 Bibliography 275 Index 283
£80.10
Fordham University Press The Tradition of Natural Law
Book Synopsis"[A] treasure trove of philosophic wisdom... this book will be welcomed, and indeed cherished, by all students of natural law."-Journal of PhilosophyTrade Review"[A] treasure trove of philosophic wisdom... this book will be welcomed, and indeed cherished, by all students of natural law." -Journal of Philosophy
£27.90
Fordham University Press Work Society and Culture
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a book that is stimulating, provocative, as well as very enjoyable reading." -Modern Age
£27.90
Fordham University Press Six Essays on Erasmus And a Translation of
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Olin’s translation gives us Erasmus at his best.” * —The Sixteenth Century Journal *
£23.39
Fordham University Press Soldier Sage Saint
Book SynopsisTrade Review"...this is a compassionate work that will enrich the reader's sense of the spiritual." -Journal of the American Academy of Religion "Robert C. Neville ... present[s] three prototypes-soldier, sage, and saint-who challenge the seeker to rise above the vacuous, self-centered 'solutions' offered as alternatives by our consumer society... there are great lessons here." -The New York Times
£27.90
Fordham University Press G. K. Chesterton Philosopher Without Portfolio
Book SynopsisTrade Review"... a thoroughly delightful book... Chesterton provides a corrective for what philosophy has become ... and reminds professional philosophers of what the intellectual life should really be like..." - -Crisis "... a masterful synthesis of Chesterton's thought ... an excellent exercise in philosophical speculation and argumentation. Chesterton enthusiasts ought to appreciate it and those unfamiliar with Chesterton ought to become intrigued by the reading of this book." -The Chesterton Review
£27.90
