Philosophy Books
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Geschichte des politischen Denkens: Band 1.2: Die
Book SynopsisDie politische Kultur der westlichen Welt in einer breit angelegten Gesamtschau. Von den Griechen und ihrer Entdeckung von Politik und Demokratie, über die Römer und die christliche Welt bis zur Gegenwart, die vom Kampf um Menschenrechte und dem Totalitarismus zugleich gezeichnet ist, wird das ganze Spektrum des Politischen Denkens vorgestellt. Band 1.2: Die Darstellung setzt ein mit den Klassikern Platon und Aristoteles. Den Abschluss des Bandes bildet der Hellenismus mit seinen Philosophenschulen und Gottkönigen, mit Alexander dem Großen, Epikur, den Kynikern und der Stoa.
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J.B. Hetzler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel GmbH Leibniz and the Consequences: An Essay on the
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG In-visibility: Reflections upon Visibility and
Book SynopsisThe content of the book reconsiders the relation between visibility and transcendence. The focus is especially on the contribution to this issue from the theological tradition in protestant Europe between the 16th and the 21st Centuries. In the book a thematically broad field is covered embracing more than five centuries and a plurality of methods drawn from theology, philosophy, and the history and theory of art.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Sacred or Neural?: The Potential of Neuroscience
Book SynopsisIt starts with the definition: what is a religious experience? What is the short circuit of synaptic connections in our brain? Where does the border go? Which experiences are considered "divine" and which are considered purely neuronal? In the footsteps of Michael Persinger, Andrew Newberg and Eugene dAquilis, the author explores the question of whether and to what extent neuroscientists can explain religious experiences at all. It defines the term "religious experience" and defines various criteria for assessing scientific research, especially for assessing the quality of strongly reductionist studies. Runehov comes to the conclusion that the perspectives should not only be thought of, but can complement each other fruitfully. This harbors great potential for interdisciplinary research and dialogue, which should not refer to "sacred or neural" but "sacred and neural".
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG The Given Child: The Religions' Contributions to
Book SynopsisChildren are denied basic human rights worldwide. The cultural and social disadvantage is an ethical and political scandal! A closer look reveals that the struggle for general human rights and the intensive examination of religion are often interlinked. Trygve Wyller (Oslo), Usha S. Nayar (Mumbai) and their internationally renowned team of authors ask how this situation can be improved globally. They expect that religion in particular can make a decisive contribution to the children's rights action plan and discuss positive approaches based on case studies around the world. With contributions by Marcia J. Bunge, Udi Mandel Butler, Yolanda Corona, Annemie Dillen, Marta Maria Espeseth, John M. Hull, Usha S. Nayar, Irene Rizzini, Jone Salomonsen, Alfons H. Teipen, John Wall, Trygve Wyller and Carlos Pérez Zavala.
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Transcript Verlag Germany′s Conscience – Friedrich Meinecke:
Book SynopsisQuestions of truth, ethics, state power, and propaganda, of how to render account of catastrophes and reconcile oneself with one's past are not only crucial to our time, they were also central to the German historian Friedrich Meinecke (1862-1954). Probably no generation of historians before Meinecke had lived through more unsettling transformations, during which these questions were most pressing. Reinbert Krol's analysis of Meinecke's intellectual development does not only give us insight into his philosophy of history - which turns out to be more conciliatory than previously assumed - it can also be a source of inspiration for scholars of history today.
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Transcript Verlag Practicing Sovereignty – Digital Involvement in
Book SynopsisDigital sovereignty has become a hotly debated concept. The current convergence of multiple crises adds fuel to this debate, as it contextualizes the concept in a foundational discussion of democratic principles, civil rights, and national identities: is (technological) self-determination an option for every individual to cope with the digital sphere effectively? Can disruptive events provide chances to rethink our ideas of society - including the design of the objects and processes which constitute our techno-social realities? The positions assembled in this volume analyze opportunities for participation and policy-making, and describe alternative technological practices before and after the pandemic.
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Transcript Verlag Social Robotics and the Good Life: The Normative
Book SynopsisRobots as social companions in close proximity to humans have a strong potential of becoming more and more prevalent in the coming years, especially in the realms of elder day care, child rearing, and education. As human beings, we have the fascinating ability to emotionally bond with various counterparts, not exclusively with other human beings, but also with animals, plants, and sometimes even objects. Therefore, we need to answer the fundamental ethical questions that concern human-robot-interactions per se, and we need to address how we conceive of "good lives", as more and more of the aspects of our daily lives will be interwoven with social robots.
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Transcript Verlag Needful Structures: The Dialectics of Action,
Book SynopsisHow do humans, their needs, and technology interact in society? Marcel Siegler explores the dialectical relationship between human needs and desires, the demands and requirements of the built world, and the forms of organization that hold both humans and the built world together. He argues that complex societal constellations emerge from the actions individuals perform with the technological means at hand to satisfy their needs and desires in the short and long run. Based on a novel, complementary reading of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, the study develops a conceptual framework for analyzing the intricate machinations of sociotechnical systems from a perspective on situated human-technology interaction.
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Beckett/Philosophy: A Collection
Book Synopsis"This collection of essays, most of which return to or renew something of an empirical or archival approach to the issues, represents the most comprehensive analysis of Beckett's relationship to philosophy in print, how philosophical issues, conundrums, and themes play out amid narrative intricacies. The volume is thus both an astonishingly comprehensive overview and a series of detailed readings of the intersection between philosophical texts and Samuel Beckett's oeuvre, offered by a plurality of voices and bookended by an historical introduction and a thematic conclusion." - S.E.Gontarski, Journal of Beckett Studies. "This is an important contribution to ongoing attempts to understand the relationship of Beckett's work to philosophy. It breaks some new ground, and helps us to consider not only how Beckett made use of philosophy but how his own thought might be understood philosophical." - Anthony Uhlmann, University of Western Sydney.Trade Review"With the increased availability of archival documents, including the 266 folio pages (recto and verso) of the philosophy notebooks held at Trinity College Dublin, Beckett criticism has been greatly enhanced, and sometimes chastened, by genetic scholarship, as this anthology [] attests." -- Andre Furlani in Modernism/ModernityNot only do these trovata expand the "grey canon" in Beckett studies, but they also draw attention to vital territories in the interests, language, imagery and forms in Beckett's work-in-(re)gress which respond to, interact with, and echo, philosophical issues across his vast and eclectic readings. -- Erika Mihalysca in The Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies"The volume as a whole is a considerable success and I believe that, for years to come, it will remain essential for anyone interested in Beckett and philosophy." -- Yoshiki Tajiri, Journal of Beckett Studies, 09/2014
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Modern Dilemmas: Understanding Collective Action
Book SynopsisCollective action problems are ubiquitous in situations involving human interactions and therefore lie at the heart of economy and political science. In one of the most salient statements on this topic, Elinor Ostrom (co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences) even claims that "the theory of collective action is the central subject of political science". The current volume, Modern Dilemmas: Understanding Collective Action in the 21st Century, is a collection of essays which target the problem of collective action from both a theoretical and applied perspective. The volume consists of four parts, each of these providing insights into different research fields. Thus, the first part, Theoretical Approaches, offers a guideline to the study of collective action in public choice theory and rational choice institutionalism and shows how it can be connected to other research programs such as constructivism, social network analysis and contractualism. The second part, Collective Action and Responsibility, tackles issues specific to political philosophy such as collective and individual responsibility and the morality of free-riding behavior. The third part, Collective Action and Public Policies, presents empirical studies on collective action in relation to educational policies, health policies and policies which target food security. Finally, the fourth part, Collective Action, Political Institutions and Social Movements, consists of various studies on classical problems of collective action such as political protests and revolutions, but also problems which are not traditionally associated with collective action such as party funding and the role of international organizations in economic recessions. The multidisciplinary character of the volume therefore makes it an interesting reading for students and scholars working in a number of different areas of study, such as political science, economy, political philosophy, public policies, comparative politics and international relations.
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Memory as Philosophy – The Theory and Practice of
Book SynopsisDustin Peone argues that memory is the foundation of philosophical thought. This may seem strange to the contemporary reader, but it is something that philosophers themselves have known since before Socrates. Peone advocates a doctrine of memory as philosophy that ties philosophical recollection back to the wisdom of the Muses, daughters of Memory, who sing of what was, is, and shall be. Part One draws on the work of philosophers from Cicero to Vico to Bergson to articulate the meaning and significance of memory. Peone understands memory not merely in its psychological sense, but as the key to metaphysical and moral thinking. Part Two takes up the philosophical history of memory. Peone gives an overview of its role as both a speculative and technical instrument from ancient Greece through Renaissance Europe. Then with the rise of modernity and the critical philosophy of Descartes, the memory tradition falls into disrepute. Why did this happen? Was it accidental? Is a philosophical system grounded in memory possible after Descartes? In the final chapters, Montaigne and Hegel are analyzed as practitioners of memory as philosophy in the modern world.
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Human Being and Vulnerability – Beyond
Book SynopsisJoseph Sverker explores the division between social constructivism and a biologist essentialism by means of Christian theology. For this, Sverker uses a fascinating approach: He lets critical theorist Judith Butler, psycholinguist Steven Pinker, and systematic theologian Colin Gunton interact. While theology plays a central part to make the interaction possible, the context is also that of the school and the effect of institutions on the pupil as a human being and learner. In order to understand what underlies the division between nature and nurture, or biology and the social in school, Sverker develops new central concepts such as a kenotic personalism, a weak ontology of relationality, and a relational and performative reading of evolution. He argues that most fundamental for what it is to be human is the person, vulnerability, bodiless, openness to the other, and dependence. Sverker concludes that the division between constructivism and essentialism discloses a deeper divide, namely that between fundamentally vulnerable persons on the one hand and constructed independent individuals on the other.Trade Review"The vexed issue of nature versus nurture continues to stir up controversy across the Humanities. In this carefully crafted study, Joseph Sverker stages a cross-disciplinary conversation between Judith Butler, Steven Pinker, and Colin Gunton. Although it never happened in real life, this conversation has practical and profound, real-life consequences. Sverkers proposal for a kenotic personalism is required reading for anyone interested in philosophical and theological anthropology." -- Ulrich Schmiedel, Lecturer in Theology, Politics and Ethics, University of EdinburghTable of ContentsIntroduction; From interpellated subjecthood to recognized vulnerability; Being human nature; Persons becoming in relations; Going beyond: relationality, evolutionary theory and time; Kenotic personalism; Conclusion: persons, individuals and institutions; Bibliography; Index.
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon In Statu Nascendi – Journal of Political
Book SynopsisIn Statu Nascendi is a peer-reviewed journal that aspires to be a world-class scholarly platform encompassing original academic research dedicated to the circle of Political Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Theory of International Relations, Foreign Policy, and the political Decision-making process. The journal investigates specific issues through a socio-cultural, philosophical, and anthropological approach to raise a new type of civic awareness about the complexity of contemporary crisis, instability, and warfare situations, where the stage-of-becoming plays a vital role. Issue 2020:2 comprises, amongst others, the following interviews & articles: Clarity is what I seek first: An interview with Professor Tamara Albertini by Piotr Pietrzak, Andrea Giuseppe Ragno: Reinventing Politics: An Epistemic Conversion of Information Technologies, Koumparoudis Evangelos: Information Society and a New Form of Embodiment. Iga Kleszczyńska: The Analysis of the Economic and Political Determinants of the Venezuelan Presidential Crisis since 2019; Attila Mezei: Balance of Power and the 21st Century Iron Law of International Relations or an Outdated Idea; Bálint László Tóth: North-South Railway Construction Projects in the Visegrád Four Countries (V4). Spillovers of Central East European Intergovernmental Transport Development Initiatives.
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon You Are Fundamental: A Revolutionary New View of
Book SynopsisMost studies of consciousness proceed from a standpoint where external reality already pre-exists. As such, these studies would be inherently unable to recognise it if consciousness in fact arose at the same level where reality itself takes its source -- at the level where wave functions collapse and thereby generate the fabric of material reality. At the same time, a number of compelling contemporary interpretations of physics strongly hint that consciousness must most likely be a fundamental constituent of reality, that it cannot be emergent, and that the role of the brain is limited to the harnessing, optimisation, and deployment of consciousness within material reality -- aka the realm of collapsed wave functions. This view seems to be also supported by a range of credible observations made by a number of credible professionals who operate at the margins of studies of consciousness, such as psychiatrists, who occasionally observe puzzling cases involving unusual phenomena related to consciousness. If we back-engineer the inevitable macroscopic consequences of a consciousness born at the same level as the building blocks of physical reality itself, we discover that such marginal phenomena become then fully explainable. The book offers readers new insights into interpretations of current research in physics and enables readers without a background in physics to understand the implications and their relevance to our understanding of consciousness.Trade Review"Chris Ransfords book presents a very specific and original viewpoint." -- Paul Marshall, PhD, is the author of three books, including 'The Living Mirror: Images of Reality in Science and Mysticism', and edited a number of books on the subject, including 'Consciousness Unbound' with Prof. Edward F. Kelly.
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Future Belief: Between God and Science
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Foolosophy? Think Again, Sophie: Ten Reasons for
Book SynopsisWe all philosophize at times. What do we do when we philosophize? We think in a rather concentrated, deep sort of way. In so doing, we do not call ourselves Philosophers; it would be rather pretentious of us if we did. Philosophers are those-generally in university departments of Philosophy-who think, and ask questions, about what reality is made of, what we know, and how we should behave. Philosophers are not fools; but after two and a half thousand years, they have not come up with agreed answers to their questions that are any more useful, or certain, than thinkers who do not call themselves Philosophers. Many of those who do are still caught up in the thought-forms of theology; all are in pursuit of a lost cause except those who write what might be written by thinkers in other domains. Is it not time to admit that there is nothing very special about Philosophy?
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Ibidem Press The PostSoviet Human
Book SynopsisThe post-Soviet Human attempted to establish free politics and economy, as well as to gain collective emancipation and personal freedom between 1989 and 2022.
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V&R unipress GmbH Dynamics of Desacralization: Disenchanted
Book SynopsisThe idea of desacralization has become almost commonplace, attributing to the word the rejection of what is sacred. One might think that it is strictly connected to theology and its system, or suppose that it implies the relationship human beings have with anything that can express a denial of the spiritual part of life. The concept of desacralization has numerous meanings, either from a philosophical or a literary viewpoint. The scholars'' investigation of Dynamics of Desacralization has made this collection of essays rich and varied, revealing new worlds the different authors have created. What they do is to narrate various types of desacralization interrogating the nature of novels, poems or works of art; certain aspects of being are revealed through various expressions, engaging the multiple levels and the meaning of desacralization providing an articulation and interpretation of it.
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V&R unipress GmbH ART and the MIND â Ernst H. GOMBRICH: Mit dem
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Living Human Heritage Publications Professor Dr. Theodor Abt Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum: Book of the
Book SynopsisThis second commentary on Muhammed ibn Umail''s Hall ar-rumuz (See CALA I) gives important additions and clarifications that had become possible in the light of other texts of Ibn Umail and authors quoted by him, which at the time when Dr von Franz wrote her first commentary (see CALA I A) were either poorly translated into Latin or not yet available in any European language. That allowed an enlarged understanding of this text, based on Ibn Umail''s own reflections. The text is accompanied by 100 illustrations that help the reader better to understand the symbolic world of Ibn Umail.
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Living Human Heritage Publications Professor Dr. Theodor Abt Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum -- Volume III: CALA
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Aiora Press Words of Wisdom from Ancient Greece
Book SynopsisHis poetry sings of the beauty of the natural world and offers a vision of the paradise that the world could be, but it is also imbued with a deep and painful awareness of the dark abyss that it threatens to become. For Vrettakos, the poet has a role to play in this struggle to determine the fate of the world. He is the champion of light and truth, the high priest of beauty, whose duty it is to celebrate the world, proclaiming the cosmic message of love as that which cuts paths across the darkness. He knows only too well, however, that the poets voice, like Gods, is seldom heeded. Works translated from Aeschylus; Aesop; Alexander The Great; Anaxagoras; Antisthenes; Aristotle; Aristophanes; Bias of Priene; Chilon of Sparta; Cleobulus of Lindos; Democritus; Demosthenes; Diogenes; Epicurus; Epictetus; Euripides; Heraclitus; Hesiod; Hippocrates; Homer; Isocrates; Menander; Periander; Pindar; Pittacus of Mytilene; Plato; Plutarch; Protagoras; Pythagoras; Socrates; Solon; Sophocles; Thales of Miletus; Theocritus; Thucydides; Xenophon; Zeno Of Citium.
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Aiora Press On Happiness: Nicomachean Ethics
Book Synopsis?Happiness is not a comfortable state of well-being, but an energetic and carefully considered endeavour to lead a rich and meaningful life. Few books are so suited to stimulating critical thought about the good life as Aristotle?'s Nicomachean Ethics. What makes the Ethics so appealing is that Aristotle always remains realistic, in spite of his high ideals, and is constantly testing his views against those of others. In Book X of the Ethics, included in this volume, the great philosopher discusses what happiness [eudaimonia] is and how to achieve it. (BILINGUAL EDITION)
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Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Bhagavad-Gita as it is [Chinese language]
Book SynopsisBhagavad-gita and other Indian classics have different versions, with Clara Doll's English translation being widely accepted. This version holds academic value and is studied by scholars worldwide. The text explores ancient Indian culture and teachings on yoga and meditation.
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Motilal Banarsidass, Path to Liberation From Known to Unknown
Book SynopsisIt is largely based on author's experiences, both personal and professional.
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Motilal Banarsidass Publications The Impact of Religions on Gandhis Thought
Book SynopsisIn the present book the author Dr. K. N. Tiwari has analysed all the important concepts of Gandhism and with his remarkable clarity and insight has traced to a few key concepts of Hinduism made universal. The concept of Satya, Ahimsa, Satyagraha, Trusteeship etc. can all be traced to their religious origins, The author has taken for analysis almost all the important metaphysical, religious, ethical, social, political and economic concepts of Ganghi and has tried to show that these concepts have been derived form the religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity and Islam.
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Motilal Banarsidass, Changing Minds: Mind, Consciousness and Identity
Book SynopsisThis book covers Eastern and Western, ancient and modern aspects as well as religion and metaphysics, psychology and epistemology including cultural heritage. It is divided into 6 chapters using the common concept of show as a metaphysical stage.
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D.K. Print World Ltd Advaita: A Conceptual Analysis
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D.K. Print World Ltd That Alone the Core of Wisdom: A Commentary on
Book SynopsisEntering intense spiritual discipline with Atmopadesha Shatakam's first verse. Guru Nitya emphasizes deep understanding over rote learning. Book guides to inner wisdom through Guru-disciple transmission, leading to transformative consciousness.
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D.K. Print World Ltd Prakaranapancika of Salikanatha
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D.K. Print World Ltd Yogini: The Shady Side of Devi
Book SynopsisThe Yoginis are divine feminine beings in Hindu and Vajrayana Buddhism, embodying diverse roles and powers. Through obscure rituals, they grant secret knowledge to practitioners seeking liberation. This book delves into their enigmatic nature in Tantric practices and esoteric wisdom.
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Diamond Books Think and Grow Rich
Book SynopsisNapoleon Hill's book outlines 12 steps to acquire wealth through mindset, subconscious, and focus on money. It emphasizes organizing knowledge and directing it towards accumulating money. The book encourages a positive outlook on life and suggests that focusing on wealth will attract it.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Thirukkural: Pearls of Inspiration
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Spiritually Incorrect
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Cosmo Publications Indigo Dictionary of Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis dictionary covers Western and global philosophical traditions, including Chinese, Indian, and Islamic systems, offering accessible insights into diverse philosophical themes.
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Cosmo Publications Introduction to Philosophy: The Philosophy of Art
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Cosmo Publications The Philosophy of Schopenhauer
Book SynopsisReproduction of a book from before 1923 with imperfections like missing pages, poor pictures, and errant marks. Despite flaws, it's considered culturally important and brought back into print for preservation. Appreciation for understanding imperfections in the preservation process.
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Cosmo Publications The Philosophy of Hume
Book SynopsisThis text provides a comprehensive overview of Hume's life, philosophy, and influence, serving as a valuable introduction to his works and ideas. It covers his position among contemporaries, his skepticism, views on knowledge, cause and effect, substance, morals, theology, and miscellaneous writings.
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Cosmo Publications Bertrand Russell and the Passionate Skeptic
Book SynopsisBertrand Russell was a highly influential thinker with a wide range of interests. He wrote prolifically on various subjects and had a deep humanitarian spirit. Alan Wood's biographical study explores Russell's liberal, anarchistic, left-wing, and skeptical atheist temperament.
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Kitab Bhavan Al-Kindi: The Philosopher of the Arabs
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Kitab Bhavan Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz
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Kitab Bhavan Islam Its Theology and the Greek Philosophy
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Rupa & Co Overman: The Intermediary Between the Human and
Book SynopsisÃâÅAs man arose out of animal, so out of man superman shall come,Ãâ said Aurobindo Ghose. Overman is a metaphysical book that dwells upon the concept of the ultimate progression of man into a highly enlightened species, the supramental being, towards which, the author believes, the intermediary stage (the Overman) has already been achieved.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Oh My God: The Nature of Divine Faultlines
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New Age Books Soul Quest
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