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Springer Melancholy Duty The HumeGibbon Attack on Christianity 154 International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales dhistoire des ides
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Random House USA Inc Assholes
Book SynopsisThe perfect graduation gift for every young adult entering the real world.In the New York Times bestseller Nick Hornby calls “helpful, stimulating, and very timely” (The Believer), philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary. What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people for whom there is no better name. Try as we might to avoid them, assholes are found everywhere and in multiple iterations: smug assholes, royal assholes, the presidential asshole, corporate assholes, reckless assholes. The list goes on. Asshole management begins with asshole understanding. Much as Machiavelli illuminated political strategy for princes, this book finally gives us the concepts to think or say why assholes disturb us so, and explains why such people seem part of the human social condition, especially in an age of raging narcissism and unbridled capitalism. These concepts are also practically useful, as understanding the asshole we are stuck with helps us think constructively about how to handle problems he (and they are mostly all men) presents. We get a better sense of when the asshole is best resisted, and when he is best ignored—a better sense of what is, and what is not, worth fighting for.
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Wayne State University Press An Introduction to Political Philosophy Ten Essays by Leo Strauss Ten Essays by Leo Strauss Revised Culture of Jewish Modernity
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) HOBBESS LEVIATHAN A READERS GUIDE BY BAGBY LAURIE M JOHNSONAUTHORPAPERBACK
Book SynopsisThomas Hobbes' most enduring work, "Leviathan", is a key text in the study of political philosophy. Explaining the philosophical background against which the text was written, this book guides the reader to a clear understanding of the text as a whole, and then, explores the reception and influence of this classic philosophical work.Table of Contents1. Context and Introduction; 2. Overview of Themes; 3. Reading the Text:; 4. Reception and Influence; 5. Notes for Future Reading.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Utilitarianism A Guide for the Perplexed
Book SynopsisUtilitarianism is the ethical theory advanced by Jeremy Bentham, J.S. Mill, and Henry Sidgwick and has contributed significantly to contemporary moral and political philosophy. Yet it is not without controversy and is a subject that students can often find particularly perplexing. Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed offers a concise, yet fully comprehensive introduction to utilitarianism, its historical roots, key themes, and current debates. Krister Bykvist provides a survey of the modern debate about utilitarianism and goes on to evaluate utilitarianism in comparison with other theories, in particular virtue ethics and Kantianism. Bykvist offers a critical examination of utilitarianism, distinguishing problems that are unique to utilitarianism from those that are shared by other moral theories. Focusing on the problems unique to utilitarianism, the book provides a well-balanced assessment of where the theory goes astray and is in need of revision. Geared towards the sTrade Review"This volume, written in a clear and accessible style, is an excellent introduction to the main contemporary debates about utilitarianism. A special virtue of the book is that utilitarianism is not evaluated in isolation but by comparing it with other theories, in particular, virtue ethics, deontology, and Kantianism. In doing so, Bykvist convincingly shows that many of the problems afflicting utilitarianism are actually problems for all plausible moral theories. Hence, this book will be very useful reading for friends and foes of utilitarianism alike." - Gustaf Arrhenius, Stockholm University, SwedenTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. How to Assess Normative Theories; 3. The Basic Elements of Utilitarianism; 4. Well-being; 5. Aggregation; 6. Utilitarianism as a User-Friendly Guide to Action; 7. Is Utilitarianism Too Demanding?; 8. Is Utilitarianism Too Permissive?; 9. Outcomes; 10. The Place of Rules in Utilitarianism; 11. Conclusion.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) ARENDT A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED BY FRY KARIN AAUTHORPAPERBACK
Book SynopsisHannah Arendt is considered to be one of the influential political thinkers of the twentieth century. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Arendt's key ideas and texts. It examines some of the important themes of Hannah Arendt's work, as well as the controversies surrounding it.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Totalitarianism and the Banality of Evil; 3. Philosophical Thought and the Human Condition; 4. Freedom and Practical Politics; 5. Life of the Mind and Political Judgment; 6. Arendt's Critics; Bibliography; Index.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Autobiography of Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis is the most important book about the nature of philosophy and of the human soul published this year. In making the condition for its own possibility its deepest concern, philosophy is necessarily about itself_it is autobiographical. The first part of The Autobiography of Philosophy interprets Heidegger''s Being and Time, Nietzsche''s On the Genealogy of Morals, Aristotle''s Metaphysics, and Plato''s Lysis as examples of the implicitly autobiographical character of philosophy. The second part is a reading of Rousseau''s The Reveries of the Solitary Walker. Although Rousseau''s explicitly autobiographical writings are more often read for the tantalizing details of his rather eccentric life than for their philosophical import, this work is an artful use of Rousseau''s exile and isolation_''the strangest position in which a mortal could ever find himself''_as a paradigm for the human soul in its relation to the world. In powerfully articulating the activity that is at the core of all Trade Review<...considers the character and role of philosophy, or of philosophizing, <...comprises a series of chapters on Rousseau's Reveries, devoting one to each of the 'Walks' in that work in turn, assessing and extending their themes and ideas and bringing forward the interpretation of their underlying significance.... -- Nicholas Dent, University of BirminghamThis book is both far reaching and tightly focused. * Review of Metaphysics *Davis does an excellent job of teasing out several interrelated tensions in the Reveries . . . careful and illuminating. . . . Displays an excellent philosophical sensitivity to particular texts. -- Rebecca Kukla, Carleton University * Philosophy in Review *considers the character and role of philosophy, or of philosophizing, comprises a series of chapters on Rousseau's Reveries, devoting one to each of the 'Walks' in that work in turn, assessing and extending their themes and ideas and bringing forward the interpretation of their underlying significance. -- Nicholas Dent, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsChapter 1 Philosophy as Autobiography Part 2 Part One: The Question of Philosophy Chapter 3 Phenomenology and Philosophy: The Good of Being Chapter 4 Nietzsche's Genealogy and Philosophy: The Being of the Good Chapter 5 Philosophy and Wisdom: The Question of Being in Aristotle's Metaphysics A Chapter 6 Philosophy and Friendship: The Question of the Good in Plato's Lysis Chapter 7 Parabasis Part 8 Part Two: Rousseau's Life Chapter 9 Solitude and Society Chapter 10 The Fall Chapter 11 The True Morality Chapter 12 The Goodness of Truth Chapter 13 The Island of the Blessed Chapter 14 Authority Chapter 15 Beauty Chapter 16 The End of Suffering Chapter 17 Them Chapter 18 The Soul Chapter 19 Index
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers On the Socratic Education
Book SynopsisCan the education which so many search for today on our college campuses be found in the works of a past author? On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues uncovers the education that Socrates sought on his own behalf and, in so doing, made available to others. Sixteen dialogues are discussed, each considered on its own, but also placed within the context of Plato''s account of the Socratic quest. The aim of the book is to make Socrates'' investigation and resolution of the questions that still concern us as human beings more accessible to serious contemporary readers.Trade ReviewThis outstanding work provides the most penetrating analysis I have yet encountered of the precise goals and methods of that educational activity in which Socrates so fully and fruitfully engaged for the benefit of himself and others. The author proceeds through an interpretation, tightly and economically focused on this theme, of the shorter Platonic dialogues—many of which have never before received so serious and so illuminating an exegesis. . . . The scholarship is meticulous, the contribution—to the fields of Plato studies, educational theory, classical philosophy, and political philosophy—truly major. -- Thomas Pangle, University of TorontoThis is a valuable book. * The Heythrop Journal *Modestly suggesting that his commentaries are an 'introduction' to the dialogues, and that they are offered as a contribution to contemporary debates on liberal education, Bruell reveals himself a subtle exegete and makes a highly important contribution to classical scholarship. Attentive to every nuance and twist of a dialogue, he displays a discernment and irony developed only after years of painstaking reading and rereading of the dialogues. . . . The value of Bruell's portrait of Socrates extends beyond classical Athens and sheds light on contemporary platitudes that range from cultural relativism, legal positivism, and psychological reductionism to how to respond to the seductive appeal of sham teachers and the prolixity of those academics who lack the self-conscious, moderating reluctance to teach and open themselves to learning something from their students. -- Peter C. Emberley, Carleton University * American Political Science Review *Brilliant. Bruell's book gives an education in the proper method of following Socrates's highly eristic, mercurial arguments. -- Charles H. Fairbanks * Review of Metaphysics *This is a book to be studied, not merely read. . . . Few works can claim to give Socratic philosophy the kind of living force that Bruell achieves. * Polis *Serious students of Socratic education should find this book an invaluable supplement to the Platonic dialogues. On the Socratic Education is studded with startling insights into the dialogues, often advancing interpretations strikingly at odds with dominant views or, more often, raising questions and considerations not usually raised. It should remain a beacon of light and a stimulus to further investigation within the field of Platonic scholarship for many decades. -- Nathan Tarcov, University of ChicagoTable of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Hipparchus, or Lover of Gain Chapter 3 Minos, or About Law Part 4 Students and Teachers Chapter 5 Alcibiades Chapter 6 Second Alcibiades Chapter 7 Laches Chapter 8 Euthydemus Chapter 9 Greater Hippias Chapter 10 Lesser Hippias Chapter 11 Theages Part 12 The Life Itself Chapter 13 Euthyphro Chapter 14 Apology of Socrates Chapter 15 Ion Chapter 16 Meno Chapter 17 Contents Part 18 Conclusion Chapter 19 Cleitophon Chapter 20 Menexenus Chapter 21 Crito Chapter 22 Index of Textual References Chapter 23 About the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Eric Voegelin In Quest of Reality 20th Century
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Becoming Human by Design
Book SynopsisTony Fry is Director of the sustainment consultancy Team D/E/S and Professor of Design, Griffith University, Queensland College of Art. He is also author of Design Futuring: Sustainability, Ethics and New Practice (Berg, 2008) and Design as Politics (Berg, 2010).Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part One: First Pass End of the Story Start of a Story Proximity: A Question of Distances Part Two: Emergence Over Origin - A Relational Account Coming into Being via Natural Selection Coming into Being via Un-natural Selection Coming into Being via Design Part Three: The Leap Why Make the Leap The Passage from 'Here and Now to Then' Part Four: From 'Where We Where' to 'Where We Are' World-in-Being Imagination in a Blink of an Eye On the Subject of the Subject Part Five: Now-ings Living in Darkness Post-Political Prospects The Rise of Another Other Last Words Notes Selective Bibliography Index
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