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Penguin Books Ltd The Anatomy of Melancholy
Book Synopsis''The best book ever written'' Nicholas Lezard, GuardianRobert Burton''s labyrinthine, beguiling, playful masterpiece is his attempt to ''anatomize and cut up'' every aspect of the condition of melancholy, from which he had suffered throughout his life. Ranging over beauty, digestion, the planets, alcohol, goblins, kissing, poetry and the restorative power of books, among many other things, The Anatomy of Melancholy has fascinated figures from Samuel Johnson to Jorge Luis Borges since the seventeenth century, and remains an incomparable examination of the human condition in all its flawed, endless variety.Edited with an introduction by Angus GowlandTrade ReviewThe best book ever written -- Nick Lezard * Guardian *The greatest work of prose of the greatest period of English prose-writing -- Llewelyn PowysBurton's masterpiece. It is one of the finest prose works in English . . . it is funny, a laugh-aloud book, one that seems to convey the character of its writer with a rare clarity. It is an ode to reading that overflows with allusions and quotations, making it a book that feels, at times, as if it is about the whole of human knowledge. In its wonderfully capacious digressiveness, it pulsates with a life force that is, in itself, a charm against the terrors, the fears and the loneliness of melancholy * The Guardian *This is the best popular edition ever produced of one of the most amusing books in our language, a masterpiece of scholarship. It belongs on the shelves of everyone who loves English literature and all those who aspire to do so * The Critic *
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Penguin Books Ltd Meditations
Book SynopsisWidely regarded as the father of modern Western philosophy, Descartes sought to look beyond established ideas and create a thought system based on reason. In this profound work he meditates on doubt, the human soul, God, truth and the nature of existence itself.GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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Verso Books Dialectic of Enlightenment
Book SynopsisTheodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer are the leading figures of the Frankfurt School and this book is their magnum opus. Dialectic of Enlightenment is one of the most celebrated works of modern social philosophy that continues to impress in its wide-ranging ambition.Writing just after the Second World War and reflecting on the bureaucracy and myths of National Socialism and the inanity of the dawn of consumerism, Adorno and Horkheimer addressed themselves to a question which went to the very heart of the modern age: 'why mankind, instead of entering into a truly human condition, is sinking into a new kind of barbarism'. Modernity, far from redeeming the promises and hopes of the Enlightenment, had resulted in a stultification of mankind and administered society, characterised by simulation and candy-floss entertainment.Tracing humanity's modern fall to the very rationality that was to be its liberation, the authors exposed the domination and violence that underpin the Enlightenment project.Trade ReviewA classic of twentieth-century thought. * Times Literary Supplement *A sustained and serious critique of Western civilization. * Times Higher Education Supplement *
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Penguin Books Ltd God is Dead. God Remains Dead. And We Have Killed
Book Synopsis''We have left dry land and put out to sea! We have burned the bridge behind us - what is more, we have burned the land behind us!''Nietzsche''s devastating demolition of religion would have seismic consequences for future generations. With God dead, he envisages a brilliant future for humanity: one in which individuals would at last be responsible for their destinies.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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Penguin Books Ltd Of the Abuse of Words
Book SynopsisJohn Locke (1632-1704) was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and held various academic posts at that university, lecturing on Greek and rhetoric. However, his interests lay in medicine and the new experimental sciences and in 1667 he became personal physician to the Earl of Shaftesbury. Under the influence of Shaftesbury, Locke developed his ideas on politics, property, trade, monarchy and the mind. Shaftesbury became a bitter opponent of Charles II and was involved in the plot of 1683. This forced Locke to flee in exile to Holland, but he returned after 1688 and began to publish his most famous works. He wrote also on theology, education, and in defence of religous tolerance, while founding the analytic philosophy of the mind.
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HarperCollins Publishers The Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots’ Invention
Book Synopsis'Every Scot should read it. Scotland now has the lively, provocative and positive history it deserves.' Irvine Welsh, Guardian A dramatic and intriguing history of how Scotland produced the institutions, beliefs and human character that have made the West into the most powerful culture in the world. Arthur Herman argues that Scotland's turbulent history, from William Wallace to the Presbyterian Lords of the Covenant, laid the foundations for 'the Scottish miracle'. Within one hundred years, the nation that began the eighteenth century dominated by the harsh and repressive Scottish Kirk had evolved into Europe's most literate society, producing an idea of modernity that has shaped much of civilisation as we know it. He follows the lives and work of thinkers such as Adam Smith and David Hume, writers such as Burns and Boswell, as well as architects, technicians and inventors, and traces their legacy into the twentieth century. Written with wit, erudition and clarity, The Scottish Enlightenment claims the Scots' rightful place in the history of the western world.Trade Review'Herman's book tells an exciting story with gusto … entertaining and illuminating.' Jenny Uglow, Sunday Times 'Stimulating. A work which deserves to be bought by any interested reader.' Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph 'Compulsively readable.' Paul Henderson Scott, Sunday Herald 'Herman carries his thesis off with brio.' Arnold Kemp, Observer 'A sparkling book. Herman argues his case with an impressive accumulation of evidence.' New Statesman
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Vintage Publishing The Swerve
Book SynopsisStephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. He is the author of fifteen books, including The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, which won the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize, as well as the New York Times bestseller Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare and the classic university text Renaissance Self-Fashioning. A prize-winning author and celebrated scholar, he has been studying, thinking and writing about Renaissance literature for his entire working life.Trade ReviewSuperbly readable... An exciting story, and Greenblatt tells it with his customary clarity and verve -- Robert Douglas-Fairhurst * Daily Telegraph *Superb history ... this concise, learned and fluently written book tells a remarkable story -- Charles Nicholl * Observer *Dazzling * Guardian *In this outstandingly constructed assessment of the birth of philosophical modernity, renowned Shakespeare scholar Greenblatt deftly transports reader to the dawn of the Renaissance...Readers from across the humanities will find this enthralling account irresistible * Library Journal *More wonderfully illuminating Renaissance history from a master scholar and historian (starred review) * Kirkus Reviews *
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Oxford University Press The Enlightenment
Book SynopsisA foundational moment in the history of modern European thought, the Enlightenment continues to be a reference point for philosophers, scholars and opinion-formers. To many it remains the inspiration of our commitments to the betterment of the human condition. To others, it represents the elevation of one set of European values to the world, many of whose peoples have quite different values. But what is the relationship between the historical Enlightenment and the idea of ''Enlightenment'', and can these two understandings be reconciled?In this Very Short Introduction, John Robertson offers a concise historical introduction to the Enlightenment as an intellectual movement of eighteenth-century Europe. Discussing its intellectual achievements, he also explores how its supporters exploited new ways of communicating their ideas to a wider public, creating a new ''public sphere'' for critical discussion of the moral, economic and political issues facing their societies.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewFor all its concision, [this book] manages to be both wide-ranging and rigorious. In five compressed yet elegant chapters it summarizes the current state of research while also adding a series of important insights. * Times Literary Supplement *the book does exactly what it says it will do * Chris Pierson, Political Studies Review *This intelligently written and informative book is more than simply a "a very short introduction". John Robertson's book provides, although concisely, a thorough and original interpretation of the Enlightenment as both a historical phenomenon and a philosophical idea. * H-Albion *Table of Contents1. Definitions of Enlightenment ; 2. Pre-Enlightenment ; 3. Enlightenment ideas ; 4. Enlightening society ; 5. The politics of Enlightenment ; 6. The legacy of Enlightenment ; Further Reading ; Index
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Oxford University Press The Passions of the Soul and Other Late
Book SynopsisThe Passions of the Soul is Descartes's greatest contribution to the understanding of the union of mind and body. It discusses the emotions and their place in human life. This volume also includes both sides of the correspondence with Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia, crucial to the genesis of the work, and Part I of The Principles of Philosophy.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Note on the Text and Translation ; Select Bibliography ; A Chronology of Descartes ; Correspondence with Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia, 1643-9 ; Principles of Philosophy, Part I (1644, 1647) ; Letters to Fr Denis Mesland, SJ, 2 May 1644 and 9 February 1645 ; Letter to the Marquess of Newcastle, 23 November 1646 ; Letter to Pierre Chanut, 6 June 1647 ; Letter to Antoine Arnauld, 29 July 1648 ; The Passions of the Soul (1649) ; Explanatory Notes
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Everyman The Wealth Of Nations
Book SynopsisPublished in the same year as the American Declaration of Independence, The Wealth of Nations has had an equally great impact on the course of modern history. Adam Smith’s celebrated defence of free market economics is notable also as one of the Enlightenment’s most eloquent testaments to the sanctity of the individual in his relations to the state.
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Oxford University Press Inc Critical Theory
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is the only book of its kind: it's a readable, yet expertly crafted, tour through the Frankfurt School, along with a forceful account of why the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory still matters a decade into the new millennium. I can't recommend it highly enough. * Jeffrey T. Nealon, professor of English, Penn State University; co-editor of Rethinking the Frankfurt School *The book's forthright critique and call to transformation are a breath of fresh air. * Joan Braune, Philosophy in Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Introduction: What is critical theory? Chapter 1: The Frankfurt School Chapter 2: A matter of method Chapter 3: Critical theory and modernism Chapter 4: Alienation and reification Chapter 5: Enlightened illusions Chapter 6: The utopian laboratory Chapter 7: The happy consciousness Chapter 8: The great refusal Chapter 9: From resignation to renewal Chapter 10: Unfinished tasks References Further Reading Index
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Little, Brown Book Group A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians The
Book Synopsis''A rich, sprawling epic full of history and magic.'' Alix E. Harrow, Hugo award-winning authorA sweeping tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own, A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is a genre-defying story of magic, war, and the struggle for freedom.It is the Age of Enlightenment -- of new and magical political movements, from the necromancer Robespierre calling for revolution in France to the weather mage Toussaint L''Ouverture leading the slaves of Haiti in their fight for freedom, to the bold new Prime Minister William Pitt weighing the legalization of magic amongst commoners in Britain and abolition throughout its colonies overseas. But amidst all of the upheaval of the enlightened world, there is an unknown force inciting all of human civilisation into violent conflict. And it will require the combined efforts of revolutionaries, magicians, and abolitionists to unmask this hidden enemy before the whole Trade ReviewA beautiful tapestry of words, a combination of carefully observed and researched history and a well-thought-out and fascinating system of magic. An absolute delight to read. * Genevieve Cogman, author of THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY *Impressively intricate; fans of the magic-and-history of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will be delighted. * Alexandra Rowland, author of A CONSPIRACY OF TRUTHS *A rich, sprawling epic full of history and magic. * Alix E. Harrow, Hugo Award-winning author *Puts a human face on the titans of the past, while weaving in supernatural elements that add a whole new dimension. I stayed up well past my bedtime to find out what happens next. * Marie Brennan, author of The Memoirs of Lady Trent series *Many have tried and some have succeeded in writing mashups with famed literary characters, but Parry knocks it out of the park... Just plain wonderful * Kirkus on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *Fun, witty, and full of insights about the powerful effect of stories on our lives, this book is highly recommended. Give it to readers who devoured Jasper Fforde, Jim C. Hines' Libriomancer, and Genevieve Cogman's The Invisible Library, and to readers looking for adventurous fantasy with a soupçon of family drama. * Booklist (starred review) on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *H.G. Parry's ambitious debut novel is a delight of magic and literature, love and adventure. With vibrant characters and a passion for story that shines through every word, this engaging read establishes Parry as a writer to watch. * Kat Howard on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *A delightful blend of adventure and mystery and marvel, a story in which the fantastical becomes real. This beautifully-written novel is an exploration of the power fiction wields -- the power to inform and to change, even to endanger, our everyday world. * Louisa Morgan on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *A daring exploration of the worlds within words. Parry writes with the keen insight of Sherlock Holmes, the generous heart of David Copperfield, and the haunting soul of Dorian Gray. * Jordanna Max Brodsky on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *A joyous adventure through all the tales you've ever loved. Funny, charming, clever and heartfelt, you're absolutely going to adore The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. * Tasha Suri on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *H.G. Parry has crafted an imaginative and unique exploration of how words shift our lives in ways big and small. The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep is a rollicking adventure that thrills like Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere mashed up with Penny Dreadful in the best post-modern way. Equal parts sibling rivalry, crackling mystery, and Dickensian battle royale, it'll be one of your most fun reads this year. * Mike Chen on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *Parry does a lovely dance on and around the stage of Dickens and other classical literature, playing fast and loose with the nature of reality to tell a story about the transformative act of the reading process and the importance of family, both found and not. The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep is dead clever and enormously satisfying. * Vivian Shaw on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *Clever, emotionally compelling, and teeming with witty allusions. In a story reminiscent of the literary world-bending adventures of Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next, Parry has crafted a tale which will appeal to the cherished dreams-and secret nightmares-of all bibliophiles. * Cass Morris on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *If you've ever checked the backs of your wardrobe for snow and lamp-light -- if you've ever longed to visit Pemberley House or 221B Baker Street, to battle the Jabberwock or wander through a fictional London fog -- this book belongs to you. It's a star-studded literary tour and a tangled mystery and a reflection on reading itself; it's a pure delight. * Alix E. Harrow on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *Engaging and intelligent, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep kept me turning the pages to discover familiar characters and surprising twists. * Rowenna Miller on THE UNLIKELY ESCAPE OF URIAH HEEP *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd A Book of Secrets
Book SynopsisIn this thoughtful and brilliant bestselling new book, Derren Brown, internationally bestselling author of HAPPY, considers the value of difficulty in our lives.Trade ReviewEnlightening, thought-provoking and illuminating. Derren Brown asks questions about the world, and his intelligent curiosity benefits us all. -- Elizabeth Day
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Oneworld Publications The Enlightenment: A Beginner's Guide
Book SynopsisBlamed for the bloody disasters of the 20th century: Auschwitz, the Gulags, globalisation, Islamic terrorism; heralded as the harbinger of reason, equality, and the end of arbitrary rule, the Enlightenment has been nothing if not divisive. To this day historians disagree over when it was, where it was, and what it was (and sometimes, still is). Kieron O'Hara deftly traverses these conflicts, presenting the history, politics, science, religion, arts, and social life of the Enlightenment not as a simple set of easily enumerated ideas, but an evolving conglomerate that spawned a very diverse set of thinkers, from the radical Rousseau to the conservative Burke.
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Penguin Books Ltd Of the Social Contract and Other Political
Book SynopsisA lively new translation of Rousseau's best-known work, accompanied by additional political writings Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains are the famous opening words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract, a work of political philosophy that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to sovereignty, Rousseau argues instead for a pact—a social contract—that should exist among all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of governing power. From this premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf o
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC What Is Philosophy for
Book SynopsisWhy should anybody take an interest in philosophy? Is it just another detailed study like metallurgy? Or is it similar to history, literature and even religion: a study meant to do some personal good and influence our lives?Engaging and accessible, this vigorous swansong exemplifies many of Midgley''s virtues, and revisits many of her favourite themes. - The Tablet In her last published work, Mary Midgley addresses provocative questions, interrogating the various forms of our current intellectual anxieties and confusions and how we might deal with them. In doing so, she provides a robust, yet not uncritical, defence of philosophy and the life of the mind.This defence is expertly placed in the context of contemporary debates about science, religion, and philosophy. It asks whether, in light of rampant scientific and technological developments, we still need philosophy to help us think about the big questions of meaning, knowledge, and value.Trade ReviewEngaging and accessible, this vigorous swansong exemplifies many of Midgley's virtues, and revisits many of her favourite themes ... [it helps] us to see that many of our problems arise from trying to fit everything into a single explanatory template, rather than realising that one and the same reality can be understood from irreducibly different points of view. * The Tablet *Her final answer to the question “What is philosophy for?” is that its aim is not at all like that of the sciences. Scientists are specialists who study parts of the world, but philosophy concerns everybody. It tries to bring together aspects of life that have previously been unconnected in order to make a more coherent world-picture, which is not a private luxury but something essential for human life. * Philosophy Now *[This] is a book that not only illuminates the dangers and shortfalls of contemporary unrestrained faith in scientific and technological supremacy, it also accentuates the integrating qualities of philosophy which are necessary to achieve a more exhaustive view of the world and its complexities. * Ethical Theory and Moral Practice *Table of ContentsPart 1. The Search for Signposts Chapter 1. Directions Chapter 2. Do Ideas Get Out Of Date? Chapter 3. What is Research? Chapter 4. Clashes of Method Chapter 5. What is Matter? Chapter 6. Quantum Queries Chapter 7. What is Progress? Chapter 8. Perspectives and Paradoxes: Rousseau And His Intellectual Explosives Chapter 9. Mill And The Different Kinds Of Freedom Chapter 10. Making Sense Of Toleration PART 2. Tempting Visions of Science Chapter 11. The Force of World-Pictures Chapter 12. The Past Does Not Die Chapter 13. Scientism; The New Sedative PART 3. Mindlessness and Machine Worship Chapter 14. The Power-Struggle Chapter 15. Missing Persons Chapter 16. Oracles PART 4. Singularities and the Cosmos Chapter 17. What Kind of Singularity? Chapter 18. Can Intelligence be Measured? Chapter 19. What is Materialism? Chapter 20. The Cult of Impersonality Chapter 21. Matter and Reality Chapter 22. The Mystique of Scientism Chapter 23. The Strange World-Picture Conclusion: One World but Many Window
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Quercus Publishing Philosophy in Minutes
Book SynopsisPhilosophy in Minutes distils 200 of the most important philosophical ideas into easily digestible, bite-sized sections. The core information for every topic - including debates such as the role of philosophy in science and religion, key thinkers from Aristotle to Marx, and introductions to morality and ethics - is explained in straightforward language, using illustrations to make the concepts easy to understand and remember. Whether you are perplexed by existentialism or pondering the notion of free will, this accessible small-format book will help any reader to quickly grasp the basics of this highly nuanced subject. Chapters include: Truth and logic, Marxism, Communism and Socialism, Ontology, Philosophy and literature, Existence of God, Feminist theory, Consciousness, The future of philosophy.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Branches of philosophy. Greek philosophy. Eastern philosophy. Christianity and philosophy. Philosophy and Islam. Renaissance, reason and revolution. Empiricism. German idealism. Existentialism. Philosophy in the United States. Modern logic. Philosophy and science in the 20th century. Twentieth century political philosophy. Applied philosophy. Glossary. Index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Kants Humorous Writings
Book SynopsisWhile Kant is commonly regarded as one of the most austere philosophers of all time, this book provides quite a different perspective of the founder of transcendental philosophy. Kant is often thought of as being boring, methodical, and humorless. Yet the thirty jokes and anecdotes collected and illustrated here for the first time reveal a man and a thinker who was deeply interested in how humor and laughter shape how we think, feel, and communicate with fellow human beings.In addition to a foreword on Kant's theory of humor by Noël Carroll as well as Clewis's informative chapters, Kant's Humorous Writings contains new translations of Kant's jokes, quips, and anecdotes. Each of the thirty excerpts is illustrated and supplemented by historical commentaries which explain their significance.Trade ReviewFor many readers, 'Kant' and 'humor' are two words that do not belong together in the same sentence. But in his detailed and engaging study, Robert Clewis gives the lie to this popular prejudice. The sage of Königsberg was both a fairly serious theorist of humor as well as a teacher who often sought to enliven his lectures with a good joke or two. * Robert B. Louden, Distinguished Professor and Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern Maine, USA *Kant scholarship meets humor research—what a delightful surprise! Drawing on Kant’s writings and notes taken by his students, Clewis evaluates thirty of Kant’s jokes, stories, and observations to discuss his philosophy of humor. Along the way, he gets into what’s wrong with bad puns and why the English are better at comedy than the French. His treatment of Kant’s ethics of humor and his understanding of it as an aesthetic experience are especially insightful. I’ve been researching humor for forty years and found new ideas in every chapter. * John Morreall, author of "Taking Laughter Seriously" and "Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor" *Table of ContentsForeword by Noël Carroll Part One. Kant’s Theory of Humor Chapter 1: The Secret Soul of Kant’s Joke Chapter 2: Three Questions about Laughter at Humor Chapter 3: Kant and the Ethics of Humor Part Two. Jokes Incongruity Jokes 1. The Merchant’s Wig 2. Happy Funeral Mourners 3. Swift Wit 4. Dying of Good Health 5. £200 6. Of Juice and Justice 7. King Louis’ Gate 8. Thinking with One’s Body 9. The Happy Cuckold 10. Full of Bull 11. With Friends Like These Ethnic and Sexist Jokes and Quips 12. Foam in a Bottle 13. German Fools 14. The Bearded Woman 15. Samuel Johnson’s Wife Jokes with a Point 16. Abelard’s Flying Ox 17. Which Way the Wind Blows 18. Philosophy Detox 19. The Voltaire Bros 20. The Life You Save May Be Your Own Part Three. Sayings with a Message 21. Ragout, with Wit on the Side 22. Hooped Skirts and Pruned Trees 23. Heidegger as a Woman 24. There Are No Ugly Noses 25. A Whale Barrel 26. To Each his Own 27. Pyrrho’s Pig: That’s What I’m Talking about 28. Hobson’s Choice 29. Sex and Death 30. An Honest Man Is Hard to Find Appendix: Chapter Summaries Bibliography Index
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Haymarket Books Rescuing Autonomy from Kant: Politics of Hate on
Book SynopsisIn Rescuing Autonomy from Kant, James Furner argues that Marxism’s relation to Kant’s ethics is not one of irrelevance, complementarity or incompatibility, but critique. Although Kant’s formulas of the categorical imperative presuppose a belief in God that Kant cannot motivate, the value of autonomy can instead be grounded by appeal to an antinomy in capitalism’s basic structure, and this commits us to socialism.Table of ContentsPart I Three Views of Marxism’s Relation to Kant’s EthicsIntroduction to Part I1 Against the Irrelevance View 1 The Instrumental Reasons Argument 2 The False Claims Argument 3 The Ideology Argument 4 The Class Interests Argument 5 Summary2 Against the Complementarity View, Part 1: Socialist Strategy 1 The Complementarity View: Stammler, Staudinger, Vorländer 2 An Objection to the Complementarity View 3 The Deficient Self-Understanding Claim: A Critique3 Against the Complementarity View, Part 2: Can Kant’s Formula of the End in Itself Condemn Capitalism? 1 FEI-Based Arguments against Capitalism 2 Kant’s Never Merely as a Means Principle 3 Applying FEI: Some General Considerations 4 Applying FEI beyond Kant 5 Evaluation of the Arguments 6 FEI and General Injustice 7 Conclusion4 Against the Incompatibility View 1 Two Components of Human Freedom 2 Marx on Human Freedom 3 The True Realm of Freedom and the Realm of Necessity 4 The Link to Autonomy 5 Marx on the Autonomy of a Human Community 6 Marx’s Commitment to a Critique of Kant’s Ethics 7 SummaryPart II A Critique of Kant’s EthicsIntroduction to Part II5 Kant’s Contradiction in Conception Test 1 The Basic Features of the Causal-Teleological Version of LCI 2 Further Features of a Causal-Teleological Version of LCI 3 The Suicide Maxim 4 The False Promising Maxim 5 Summary6 Kant’s Contradiction in the Will Test 1 Assessment Criteria 2 Assessing the Existing Interpretations 3 The Extravagant Imperfect Nature Interpretation 4 Formulating the Groundwork’s Two Maxims 5 The Maxim of Neglecting Natural Gifts 6 The Maxim of Refusing to Help 7 Summary7 The Principle of Suitability Interpretation of Kant’s Formula of the Law of Nature 1 The Contradiction in Conception Test 2 The Contradiction in the Will Test8 Kant’s Argument for the Formula of the End in Itself 1 The Structure of Kant’s Argument for FEI 2 Steps 1–3 3 Step 4: the Logical Pluralism Version of Kant’s Regressive Argument 4 Advantages of the Logical Pluralism Version of Kant’s Regressive Argument 5 Humanity, Personality and a Belief in the Existence of God9 Kant’s Arguments for a Belief in the Existence of God 1 Kant’s Concept of the Highest Good 2 The Argument from the Highest Good 3 Wood’s Version of the Argument from the Highest Good 4 The Objection from Moral Happiness 5 The Physicoteleological Argument 6 ConclusionPart III Founding a Post-Kantian EthicsIntroduction to Part III10 A Marxist Argument for Autonomy 1 Relativising Practical Reason 2 An Argumentative Strategy 3 The Need for a Duty to the Whole 4 The General Features of a Foundational Argument 5 A Lesson from Mill’s ‘Proof’ 6 The Distinctive Features of a Marxist Foundational Argument 7 A Simple Account of Capitalism’s Basic Structure 8 Explaining the Premises 9 The Rights-Antinomy 10 Resolving the Rights-Antinomy 11 The System Universalisability Principle of Justice 12 The Autonomy of a Human Community 13 Summary 14 The Justification of Socialist Strategy 15 ConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Oxford University Press Voltaire
Book SynopsisVoltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors -- arguably the defining personality -- of the European Enlightenment. In this Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cronk explores Voltaire''s remarkable career and demonstrates how his thinking is pivotal to our notion and understanding of the Enlightenment. In a fresh and modern examination of his writings, Cronk examines the nature of Voltaire''s literary celebrity, demonstrating the extent to which his work was reactive and practical, and therefore made sense within the broader context of the debates to which he responded. The most famous living author in Europe in the 18th century, Cronk emphasises Voltaire''s skills of ''performance'' as a writer and his continued relevance today. He concludes by looking not only at Voltaire''s impact in literature and philosophy, but also his influence on French political values and modern French politics. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Review[a] brilliant new study ... To squeeze Voltaire into a mere 124 pages of text plus notes is quite the achievement. And yet this book is bursting with complex ideas, perspectives and opinions ... Cronk is perfectly placed to present the most up-to-date imaginable overview of Voltaire, and of Voltaire studies ... His Very Short Introductio is the promise of a very long Voltairean legacy yet to come. * Professor Síofra Pierse, Revue Voltaire *Table of Contents1. The actor ; 2. The Epicurean ; 3. The Englishman ; 4. The scientist ; 5. The courtier ; 6. The Swiss exile ; 7. The patriarch ; 8. The after-life ; Further reading ; Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Theology and the Enlightenment
Book SynopsisPaul Avis is Honorary Professor in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK, as well as Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter, UK, and Editor-in-Chief of Ecclesiology.Trade ReviewIn this momentous work, the author gives a comprehensive and fresh examination of the Enlightenment's philosophies, religious thought and theology. This book is an invaluable guide for navigating the critical debates on the Enlightenment. Anyone interested in understanding the theological dimension of the Enlightenment will definitely welcome this magnificent book. -- Nikolaus Knoepffler, The University of Jena, GermanyThis book makes a very significant contribution to recent re-working of the Enlightenment. Avis, with his customary detailed scholarship and careful articulation, has drawn out the issues and presents a provocative and detailed account of theology and the End the Enlightenment. An excellent piece of accessible scholarly writing. -- Bruce Kaye, Charles Sturt University, CanberraTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Engaging the Enlightenment Chapter 2: Scapegoating the Enlightenment Chapter 3: A Virtuous Enlightenment Chapter 4: The Enlightenment and Religion Chapter 5: The Anglican Enlightenment Chapter 6: Enlightenment History and the Bible Chapter 7: The Enlightenment in the Frame of Christian Theology Bibliography Index
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Liberty Fund Inc Correspondence Occasional Writings of Francis
Book SynopsisHutcheson's epistolary offerings include letters published in journals in England, Ireland, and Netherlands. These letters and writings exhibit his polemical skills in controversy, his differences with Presbyterian orthodoxy, his preoccupation with religious and intellectual liberty, and his loyalty and lasting affection for his friends.
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Vintage Publishing Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: From
Book SynopsisBestselling historian Peter Moore traces how Enlightenment ideas were exported from Britain and put into practice in America - where they became the most successful export of all time, the American Dream'Absorbing... fascinating... eloquent' THE TIMES'Engaging and thoroughly reader-friendly' TELEGRAPH'Wonderfully absorbing and stimulating' SARAH BAKEWELLEnlightenment Britain was ablaze with ambition and energy. Great writers like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Samuel Johnson, John Wilkes and Catharine Macaulay were part of a pioneering generation that shaped and inspired the American Dream. For the first time, bestselling historian Peter Moore vividly traces the transatlantic friendships and revolutionary ideas that inspired the Declaration of Independence.'Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness' is the best-known phrase from that document, which was drafted by Thomas Jefferson in the summer of 1776. Today this line is evoked as a shorthand for that ideal we call the American Dream. But the vision it encapsulates – of a free and happy world – has its roots in Great Britain.This book tells the story of the years that preceded the Declaration. From the accession of King George III to the astonishing tale of John Wilkes, from the notorious Stamp Act to the Boston Tea Party, it shows how Britain and her American Colonies broke apart. Following a star cast of Enlightenment characters, through their letters, arguments and rivalries, it reveals the rise of a rebellious and daring ideology – one that gave rise to the democratic birth of the United States and the principles we live by to this day.'Deft insights and in clear prose' ALAN TAYLOR'A gripping account' STELLA TILLYARD'Rollicking...compulsive readability' WASHINGTON POST'A great read' LADY HALETrade Review[An] absorbing book... Moore has a keen eye for the sort of eloquent detail that enlivens biography, and he expertly evokes Franklin's transformation from proud artisan to member of a new American elite. He's particularly good on the quirkiness of Franklin's early adulthood . . . Moore [is] a crisp writer and adept at narrative sweep -- Henry Hitchings * The Times *[An] engaging and thoroughly reader-friendly book... [Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness] is about how a crazed, paranoid kind of political rhetoric was spread from the England of Wilkes to the America of Franklin and Paine, making rebellion possible. This part of the story is not just convincing but, to a modern reader, positively chilling -- Noel Malcolm * Telegraph *In his engaging narrative history Peter Moore argues that Jefferson's celebrated words provide the key to understanding... a vibrant, enlightened Anglo-American culture of the eighteenth century -- T.H. Breen * TLS *A timely reminder that the origins of the three big ideas in the American Dream lay mainly in Great Britain, with a lively account of the principal actors and episodes in the developing drama, and Benjamin Franklin in the starring role: a great read * LADY HALE *With deft insights and in clear prose, Moore restores the cosmopolitan origins of an American Revolution meant to liberate human potential. In this eloquent book, that revolution becomes more global and enduring and less parochial and limited * ALAN TAYLOR, Pulitzer Prize winning author of American Revolutions *Building on the pioneering work of Bernard Bailyn and John Brewer, Peter Moore offers a gripping account of the way in which British pamphlet wars of the 1760s fuelled American debates about independence. Mixing famous Founders with lesser known figures, especially Franklin's long-time friend the Tory printer and publisher William Strahan, Moore's book brings out the hidden roots of the Declaration of Independence * STELLA TILLYARD, author of The Great Level *Rollicking... The book's compulsive readability is a tribute to Moore's skill at cracking open the pre-revolutionary period and reanimating the contingencies that eventually drove the settlers to embrace independence. Can be read as a refutation of originalism, or the contention that we should still live in a world governed by the putative beliefs of the Founding Fathers * Washington Post *History is best written by the losers. In Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Peter Moore... shows how Britain exported its highest ideals to the Americans who rejected it -- Dominic Green * Wall Street Journal *Moore offers a rich and immersive intellectual history of the American Revolution... This is a pleasure * Publisher's Weekly (starred review) *Like Jenny Uglow's The Lunar Men and Leo Damrosch's The Club, Moore's vibrant group biography brings to life the intellectual and political currents, in Britain and Colonial America, that gave rise to the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,"... An energetic and meticulously researched history * Kirkus (starred review) *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Enlightenment
Book SynopsisArmed with the insights of the scientific revolution, the men of the Enlightenment set out to free mankind from its age-old cocoon of pessimism and superstition and establish a more reasonable world of experiment and progress. Yet by the 1760s, this optimism about man and society had almost evaporated. In the works of Rousseau, Kant and Goethe, there was discernible a new inner voice, and an awareness of individual uniqueness which had eluded their more self-confident predecessors. The stage was set for the revolutionary crisis and the rise of Romanticism. In this book, Norman Hampson follows through certain dominant themes in the Enlightenment, and describes the contemporary social and political climate, in which ideas could travel from the salons of Paris to the court of Catherine the Great - but less easily from a master to his servant. On such vexed issues as the role of ideas in the rise of the middle class he provides a new and realistic approach linking intellectual and social history.
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Orion Publishing Co The Great Philosophers From Socrates to Turing
Book SynopsisThe Great Philosophers in one volume: the widely acclaimed series on the greatest philosophers by specialists writing for the general reader.Trade ReviewThe virtue of these deceptively brief books is that they are the real thing * Evening Standard *The books should improve the cultural circulation of philosophy by their style as well as their substance * TES *A promising venture * The Times *If you want to acquire some first-hand experience of philosophy and democracy you would do well to read this welcome series * Times Higher Educational Supplement *One can stumble into philosophy in the course of any activity - reading novels, doing maths, bringing up children, fighting wars. Such an inclusive conception of philosophy lies behind this collection edited by Ray Monk and Frederic Raphael, who are both more than philosophers * New Statesman *
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Cambridge University Press Kant Incorporated
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Cambridge University Press Spinoza
Book SynopsisBaruch Spinoza (16321677) was one of the most important philosophers of all time; he was also one of the most radical and controversial. The story of Spinoza''s life takes the reader into the heart of Jewish Amsterdam in the seventeenth century and, with Spinoza''s exile from Judaism, into the midst of the tumultuous political, social, intellectual, and religious world of the young Dutch Republic. This new edition of Steven Nadler''s biography, winner of the Koret Jewish Book Award for biography and translated into a dozen languages, is enhanced by exciting new archival discoveries about his family background, his youth, and the various philosophical, political, and religious contexts of his life and works. There is more detail about his family''s business and communal activities, about his relationships with friends and correspondents, and about the development of his writings, which were so scandalous to his contemporaries.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Preface; 1. Settlement; 2. Abraham and Michael; 3. Bento/Baruch; 4. Talmud Torah; 5. A merchant of Amsterdam; 6. Cherem; 7. Benedictus; 8. A philosopher in Rijnsburg; 9. 'The Jew of Voorburg'; 10. Homo politicus; 11. Calm and turmoil in The Hague; 12. 'A free man thinks least of all of death'; A note on sources.
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Edinburgh University Press Thomas Reid and the Defence of Duty
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Everyman The Rights Of Man And Common Sense
Book SynopsisTom Paine is celebrated for the part he played in both the American and French Revolutions. Though an Englishman by birth, he reacted violently against the political order of eighteenth-century England and in favour of radical reform. So well thought of was he outside Great Britain that he became a distinguished public figure in both France and the United States. RIGHTS OF MAN and COMMON SENSE are the two short books in which he elaborates his political and social theories in vivid, simple prose which can still be read with pleasure and excitement today. These are among the foundling texts of the radical tradition in America and Western Europe.
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Everyman The Complete Works: Essays, Travel Journal,
Book SynopsisDescribing his collection of Essays as ‘a book consubstantial with its author’, Montaigne identified both the power and the charm of a work which introduces us to one of the most attractive figures in European literature. A humanist, a sceptic, an acute observer of himself and others, he reflects the great themes of existence through the prism of his own self-consciousness. Apparent in every line he wrote, his virtues of tolerance, moderation and disinterested inquiry amount to an undeclared manifesto for the Enlightenment, whose prophet he is. This complete edition of his works supplements the Essays with travel diaries and letters, thereby completing the portrait of a true Renaissance man.
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MIT Press Enlivenment Toward a Poetics for the Anthropocene
Book SynopsisA new understanding of the Anthropocene that is based on mutual transformation with nature rather than control over nature.We have been told that we are living in the Anthropocene, a geological era shaped by humans rather than by nature. In Enlivenment, German philosopher Andreas Weber presents an alternative understanding of our relationship with nature, arguing not that humans control nature but that humans and nature exist in a commons of mutual transformation. There is no nature-human dualism, he contends, because the fundamental dimension of existence is shared in what he calls aliveness. All subjectivity is intersubjectivity. Self is self-through-other. Seeing all beings in a common household of matter, desire, and imagination, an economy of metabolic and economic transformation, is “enlivenment.” This perspective allows us to move beyond Enlightenment-style thinking that strips material reality of any subjectivity.To take this step, Weber argu
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Princeton University Press Knowledge Lost
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Fascinating."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer"A book of great depth and insightfulness, Knowledge Lost is a must read for anyone interested in the Enlightenment."---Dr. Cliff Cunningham, Sun News Austin
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Oxford University Press Second Treatise of Government and A Letter
Book SynopsisLocke's Second Treatise is a classic of political philosophy. It helped entrench ideas of a social contract, human rights, and consent as guiding principles for modern Western democracy. His Letter calls for religious tolerance and separation of church and state. This edition offers an essential guide to these two foundational works.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hegel in A Wired Brain
Book SynopsisSlavoj Žižek gives us a reading of a philosophical giant that changes our way of thinking about the new posthuman era.No ordinary study of Hegel, this work investigates what he might have had to say about the idea of the ''wired brain'' what happens when a direct link between our mental processes and a digital machine emerges. Žižek explores the phenomenon of a wired brain effect, and what might happen when we can share our thoughts directly with others. He hones in on the key question of how it shapes our experience and status as ''free'' individuals and asks what it means to be human when a machine can read our minds.With characteristic verve and enjoyment of the unexpected, Žižek connects Hegel to the world we live in now, shows why he is much more fun than anyone gives him credit for, and why the 21st century might just be Hegelian.Trade ReviewHegel in a Wired Brain, mixes perspicacity and paradox in brain-teasing ways that have become his signature style but there is novelty too in this punchy addition to his oeuvre. * PopMatters *Table of ContentsIntroduction: “Un jour, peut-être, le siècle sera hégélien” 1. The Digital Police State: Fichte’s Revenge on Hegel 2. The Idea of a Wired Brain and its Limitation 3. The Impasse of Soviet Tech-Gnosis 4. Singularity: the Gnostic Turn 5. The Fall that Makes Us Like God 6. Reflexivity of the Unconscious 7. A Literary Fantasy: the Unnamable Subject of Singularity A Treatise on Digital Apocalypse Index
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Oxford University Press Spinoza Life and Legacy
Book SynopsisA biography of the boldest and most unsettling of the early modern philosophers, Spinoza, examining the man's life, relationships, career, and writings, while forcing us to rethink how we previously understood his reception in the fields of philosophy, religion, ethics, and political theory in his own time and in the years following his death.Trade ReviewMonumental...a brilliant biography... Jonathan Israel has more than done justice to this ultimately elusive genius * Daniel Johnson, The Critic *Definitive * Andrew Robinson, Nature *This biography is a worthy conclusion to Israel's immense Enlightenment project. * Michiel Leezenberg, NRC Handelsblad *This monumental work should be added to the short list of modern biographies of Baruch Spinoza (1632-77)...Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty * Choice *Table of ContentsPart I: Setting the Scene 1: Introduction 2: Unparalleled Challenge Part II: The Young Spinoza 3: Youthful Rebel 4: Secret Legacy from Portugal 5: Childhood and Family Tradition 6: Schooldays 7: Honour and Wealth 8: Teaching Skills: Van den Enden (1656-1661), Latin, and the Theatre 9: Collegiants, Millenarians, and Quakers: the Mid- and Late 1650s 10: 'Monstrous Heresies': Ties with Marrano Deists Part III: Reformer and Subverter of Descartes 11: Forming a Study Group 12: Rijnsburg Years (1661-63) 13: Spinoza and the Scientific Revolution 14: 'Reforming' Descartes' Principles 15: Writing the Ethics 16: Voorburg 17: Spinoza and the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1664-1667) 18: Invasion, Slump, and Comets (1665-66) 19: Spinoza, Meyer, and The 1666 Philosophia Controversy 20: From the Jaws of Defeat Part IV: Darkening Horizons 21: The Tragedy of the Brothers Koerbagh (1668-1669) 22: Nil Volentibus Arduum: Spinoza and the Arts 23: Twilight of the 'True Freedom' 24: Revolution in Bible Criticism 25: Spinoza Subverts Hobbes 26: Publishing the Theological-Political Treatise 27: Intensifying Reaction (early 1670s) 28: Spinoza's Libertine '"French Circle' 29: Reshaping the Republic: from Oligarchic to Democratic Republicanism Part V: Last Years 30: Disaster Year (1672) 31: Denying the Supernatural 32: Entering (or Not Entering) Princely Court Culture (1672-73) 33: Creeping Diffusion 34: Mysterious Trip to Utrecht (July-August 1673) 35: Expanding the 'Spinozist Sect' 36: Amsterdam Revisited (1673-75) 37: Hebrew in Spinoza's Later Life 38: Encounter with Leibniz (1676) 39: Fighting Back 40: Last Days, Death, and Funeral (1677) 41: A Stormy Aftermath 42: Conclusion: Philosophy integrated with Bible Critique and Political Theory
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Oxford University Press Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Book SynopsisPart reminiscence, part meditation, Reveries of the Solitary Walker is Rousseau's last great work, the enduring testimony of an alienated person seeking self-knowledge. As he records his walks round Paris, he finds happiness in solitude and nature. The new translation includes an introduction and notes that explore the work and its contexts.
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Broadview Press Ethics
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Icon Books Introducing Empiricism: A Graphic Guide
Book SynopsisOur knowledge comes primarily from experience - what our senses tell us. But is experience really what it seems?The experimental breakthroughs in 17th-century science of Kepler, Galileo and Newton informed the great British empiricist tradition, which accepts a 'common-sense' view of the world - and yet concludes that all we can ever know are 'ideas'.In Introducing Empiricism: A Graphic Guide, Dave Robinson - with the aid of Bill Mayblin's brilliant illustrations - outlines the arguments of Locke, Berkeley, Hume, J.S. Mill, Bertrand Russell and the last British empiricist, A.J. Ayer. They also explore criticisms of empiricism in the work of Kant, Wittgenstein, Karl Popper and others, providing a unique overview of this compelling area of philosophy.
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Vintage Publishing The Islamic Enlightenment
Book SynopsisChristopher de Bellaigue is the award-winning author of The Lion House: The Rise of Suleyman the Magnificent, which was chosen as a book of the year by The Times, Sunday Times, Spectator and New Yorker among others, as well as five previous books, including The Islamic Enlightenment, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2017. As a reporter he has covered war, politics, society and the environment in five continents for the Economist, the New York Review of Books, the Guardian and the BBC. He is the founder of the Lake District Book Festival in Cartmel, Cumbria, an Honorary Fellow of the University of St Andrews and in 2026 he will take up a Visiting Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford. www.christopherdebellaigue.comTrade ReviewAn eye-opening, well-written and very timely book, which can help us understand better the complex relationship between the Muslim world and modernity. While both Islamic extremists and Western bigots find it convenient to stress the incompatibility of Islam and modernity, Christopher de Bellaigue shows that Islam is whatever Muslims make of it, and that at least some Muslims have made of it something very modern. -- YUVAL NOAH HARARI author of SAPIENS and HOMO DEUSThis book is an enlightenment in itself, and a salient one in this age when everyone seems to feel entitled to a firm opinion about Islam and Muslims. -- David Aaronovitch * The Times *A highly original and informative survey of the clashes between Islam and modernity in Istanbul, Cairo and Tehran in the last two hundred years. Brilliant. -- Orhan PamukChristopher de Bellaigue has long been one of our most resourceful and stimulating interpreters of realities veiled by fear and prejudice. In The Islamic Enlightenment, he cuts through the complacent opposition of Islam-versus-modernity to reveal a fascinating world: one in which complex human beings constantly change, improvise and adjust under the pressures of history. It is the best sort of book for our disordered days: timely, urgent and illuminating. -- Pankaj MishraThis is a nuanced and empathetic view of the Islamic world at one of its most challenging and enthralling moments: its history-changing encounter with western modernity… At a time of profound suspicion and mistrust between the West and the Muslim world, this is an important, beautifully written book that offers a powerful corrective to the notion that Islam contains an inbuilt prejudice against modernity. It strikes a blow, as the most readable writers do, for common humanity. -- Justin Marozzi * Sunday Times *
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Oxford University Press Amalia Holst On the Vocation of Woman to Higher
Book SynopsisThis edition offers the first English translation of Amalia Holst''s daring book, On the Vocation of Woman to Higher Intellectual Education (1802). In one of the first works of German philosophy published under a woman''s name, Holst presents a manifesto for women''s education that centres on a basic provocation: as far as the mind is concerned, women are equal partakers in the project of Enlightenment and should thus have unfettered access to the sciences in general and to philosophy in particular. Holst''s manifesto resonates with the work of several women writers across Europe, including Olympe de Gouges, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Germaine de Staël. Yet in contrast to the early works of feminism we celebrate today, her book had little success. Its reception confronts us with a darker side of the German Enlightenment that, until recently, has been neglected. Holst sought to unearth the gendered nature of the fundamental concepts of the Enlightenment--including vocation, education, and culture--which enabled men to establish the subordinate status of women by philosophical means. However, her argument was scorned by male reviewers, who denied the very possibility of a woman philosopher.With an introduction by Andrew Cooper, and translations of biographical material and early reviews, this edition provides students and scholars of German philosophy with a timely resource for developing a richer understanding of their field, and general readers with a powerful early feminist text that reveals the opportunities and difficulties facing women philosophers at the turn of the nineteenth century.Trade ReviewThis excellent translation makes Amalia Holst's important and powerful book available to English-speaking readers for the first time, greatly advancing the recovery of German women philosophers. Andrew Cooper's superb introduction situates Holst in the context of German Enlightenment debates about the purpose of education and the vocation of woman, and carefully compares Holst's position to those of her male and female contemporaries. The book will be invaluable reading for all those seeking to recognise women's contributions to nineteenth-century philosophy. * Alison Stone, Lancaster University *Andrew Cooper's seamless translation of Amalia Holst's On the Vocation of Woman to Higher Intellectual Education is cause for celebration. In this work, Holst makes crucial contributions to the "vocation debates" of the eighteenth century, and offers insightful and penetrating critiques of her male contemporaries, who, in contrast to Holst, repeatedly argued that women were not fit for philosophical education. Her insightful and penetrating critiques reveal the extent to which these apparently enlightened thinkers were not able to fulfill the goals of the Enlightenment. And Holst seeks to do just that. This work is bound to transform the ways we teach and research this crucial moment in the history of philosophy, challenging us not only to expand the philosophical canon but also to rethink trusted philosophical premises and arguments. * Dalia Nassar, University of Sydney *Could there be a more relevant and much-needed book in eighteenth-century philosophy than Andrew Cooper's translation of Amalia Holst's On the Vocation of Woman to Higher Education (1802)? Holst argues for women's right to education and, in effect, takes to task the aspirations of a whole generation of Enlightenment thinkers. If the right to education is reserved for a segment of the population (male individuals), can we then say that the Enlightenment is committed to the uplift of the human being as such? Cooper's introduction to Holst's work is thorough, clear, and engaging; it provides a superb induction to Holst's important contribution and its relevance today. This text is a "must" for anyone interested in the philosophy of education, the critical potential of Enlightenment thought, and the politics of gender in recent history. * Kristin Gjesdal, Temple University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Note on Translation On The Vocation of Woman to Higher Intellectual Education Preface 1: Does Higher Education of the Mind Contradict the Proximate Calling of Woman as Wife, Mother, and Housewife? 2: Woman Considered as Wife 3: The Educated Woman as Mother 4: The Educated Woman as Housewife 5: On the Education of Woman in the Unmarried State Appendix 1: Biographical References Appendix 2: Reviews of Holst's Work Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Sovereign Reason
Book SynopsisThis book explores the idea that our reason includes an expansive set of governing abilities, substantive motives, and substantive principles. It argues that this conception of reason is consistent with commonsense and Kantian ideas, and it discusses issues such as generosity, coercion, deception, and friendship.
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Oxford University Press Democratic Enlightenment
Book SynopsisThe Enlightenment shaped modernity. Western values of representative democracy and basic human rights, gender and racial equality, individual liberty, and freedom of expression and the press, form an interlocking system that derives directly from the Enlightenment''s philosophical revolution. This fact is uncontested - yet remarkably few historians or philosophers have attempted to trace the process of ideas from the political and social turmoil of the late eighteenth century to the present day. This is precisely what Jonathan Israel now does. He demonstrates that the Enlightenment was an essentially revolutionary process, driven by philosophical debate. From 1789, its impetus came from a small group of philosophe-revolutionnaires, men such as Mirabeau, Sieyes, Condorcet, Volney, Roederer, and Brissot. Not aligned to any of the social groups who took the lead in the French National assembly, the Paris commune, or the editing of the Parisian revolutionary journals, they nonetheless forged ''la philosophie moderne'' -- in effect Radical Enlightenment ideas -- into a world-transforming ideology that had a lasting impact in Latin America and eastern Europe as well as France, Italy, Germany, and the Low Countries. Whilst all French revolutionary journals clearly stated that la philosophie moderne was the main cause of the French Revolution, the main stream of historical thought has failed to grasp what this implies. Israel sets the record straight, demonstrating the true nature of the engine that drove the Revolution, and the intimate links between the radical wing of the Enlightenment and the anti-Robespierriste ''Revolution of reason''.
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Cambridge University Press Kant on Pleasure and Judgment
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Kantian Mind
Book SynopsisThe thought of Immanuel Kant is fundamental to understanding Western philosophy. Spanning epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and religion, the sheer scope and originality of Kantâs ideas have decisively shaped the history of modern philosophy.The Kantian Mind is an outstanding guide and reference source to Kant's thought and a major new publication in Kant scholarship. Comprising forty-five chapters by a stellar team of contributors, the collection is divided into four clear parts: Background to the Critical Philosophy Transcendental Philosophy (Critique and Doctrine) Posthumous Writings and Lectures Kant and Contemporary Kantians. In addition to coverage of Kant's main works, the volume contains chapters on a broad range of topics including Kant's views on logic, mathematics, the natural sciences, anthropology, religion, politics, and education. The concluding chapters cover the influence of Kant's thought on contemporary analytic and continental philosophy.Including suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, The Kantian Mind is essential reading for all students and scholars of Kant and contemporary Kantian thought. It will also be extremely helpful to those in related humanities and social sciences disciplines such as religion, history, politics, and literature.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza
Book SynopsisBenedict (Baruch) de Spinoza (16321677) was one of the most systematic, inspiring, and influential philosophers of the early modern period. From a pantheistic starting point that identified God with Nature as all of reality, he sought to demonstrate an ethics of reason, virtue, and freedom while unifying religion with science and mind with body. His contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, psychology, ethics, politics, and the analysis of religion remain vital to the present day. Yet his writings initially appear forbidding to contemporary readers, and his ideas have often been misunderstood. This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza includes new chapters on Spinoza''s life and his metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and biblical scholarship, as well as extensive updates to the previous chapters and bibliography. A thorough, reliable, and accessible guide to this extraordinary philosopher, it will be invaluable to anyone who wants to understand what SpTable of ContentsIntroduction Don Garrett; 1. Spinoza's life Piet Steenbakkers; 2. Spinoza's metaphysics of substance Yitzhak Y. Melamed; 3. Spinoza on the metaphysics of thought and extension Martin Lin; 4. Spinoza's epistemology Ursula Renz; 5. Spinoza on natural science and methodology Alan Gabbey; 6. Spinoza's metaphysical psychology Michael Della Rocca; 7. Spinoza's ethical theory Don Garrett; 8. Kissinger, Spinoza, and Genghis Khan Edwin Curley; 9. Spinoza's philosophical religion Susan James; 10. Spinoza's contribution to biblical scholarship Edwin Curley; 11. Spinoza's reception Pierre-François Moreau and Mogens Lærke.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Liberty in Their Names
Book SynopsisTelling the story of three overlooked revolutionary thinkers, Liberty in Their Names explores the lives and works of Olympe de Gouges, Sophie de Grouchy and Manon Roland. All three were thinking and writing about political philosophy, especially equality and social justice, before the French Revolution. As they became engaged in its efforts, their political writing became more urgent. At a time when women could neither vote nor speak at the Assembly, they became influential through their writings. Yet instead of Gouges, Grouchy and Roland, we speak of Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot. Sandrine Bergès examines the lives and writings of these trailblazing women philosophers, and their impact on philosophical thought during the French Revolution. Featuring pictures, a timeline and a bibliography of their works, this book offers exciting new insights into the history of political philosophy and of the French Revolution.Trade ReviewImaginative, instructive, and engaging, Liberty in their names lifts Olympe de Gouges, Marie-Jeanne Roland and Sophie de Grouchy from under the historical carpet where they were swept despite their significant contributions to the social and political thought of the French Revolution. * Sylvana Tomaselli, Sir Harry Hinsley Lecturer in History, St John’s College, University of Cambridge, UK *This brilliant book fills an important need, shedding light on the female philosophers of the Revolutionary period in France. Bergès sets the women in historical context while also exploring the brilliance of their ideas. An essential read that addresses a true gap in the history of ideas and women’s history. * Charlotte Gordon, Distinguished Professor of English, Endicott College, USA *Shedding light on less-familiar philosophers and their influence, this book is well worth the read and accessible to anyone interested in issues during this time in history. A valuable resource for those interested in philosophy, history, women’s studies, and literature. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Timeline of the French Revolution Glossary of People and Places 1. Women in the Revolution 2. The Women and the Prisons: A Walk-Through 18th-Century Paris 3. Awakening to Injustice: The Formative Years of Gouges, Roland and Grouchy 4. Making her own Way: Olympe de Gouges 5. Speaking for Herself: Marie-Jeanne Roland 6. Working Together: Sophie de Grouchy 7. The Women on the Other Side of the Channel 8. The American Dream: From Republican model to Asylum of Freedom 9. The Abolitionist Movement and the Revolution 10. Women in the City Epilogue: Writing out the Women: Sophie de Grouchy After the Terror A Revolutionary Bookshelf Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of
Book SynopsisA Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history.This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment, explores peace in the period from 1648 to 1815. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace.A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the long eighteenth century.Table of ContentsIllustrations Introduction 1. Definitions of Peace 2. Human Nature, Peace, and War 3. Peace, War, and Gender 4. Peace, Pacifism, and Religion 5. Representations of Peace 6. Peace as Integration 7. Peace Movements 8. Peace, Security and Deterrence Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Luxury Philosophy
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