Evolution in Perspective
A classic, controversial book exploring German culture and identity by the author of Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain, now back in print. When the Great War broke out in August 1914, Thomas Mann, like so many people on both sides of the conflict, was exhilarated. Finally, the era of decadence that he had anatomized in Death in Venice had come to an end; finally, there was a cause worth fighting and even dying for, or, at least when it came to Mann himself, writing about. Mann immediately...
Le Neocolonialisme, Fondement Du Sous- Developpement de l'Afrique (Omn.Univ.Europ.)
by Tehoua-K
Feuerbachs Wesen des Christentums und seine Religionskritik
by Simon Knopf
Companion to Intrinsic Properties
what makes a property intrinsic? What exactly does the intrinsic/extrinsic distinction rest upon, and how can we reasonably justify this distinction? These questions bear great importance on central debates in such diverse philosophical fields as ethics (What is the nature of intrinsic value?), philosophy of mind (Does mental content supervene on internal bodily features?), epistemology (Can intrinsic duplicates differ in the justification of their beliefs?) and philosophy of science (Do the cau...
Wellesley Ser Brit Rom Poet V4
by Senior Lecturer Caroline Franklin, Dr
Die Entstehung der kritischen Rechtsphilosophie Kants
by Werner Busch
This book explores Edith Stein's phenomenology of the state. It features chapters on the application of Stein's political philosophy to real issues and questions affecting nations today. The contributors also situate Stein's political theory within her larger philosophical corpus. The collection examines An Investigation Concerning the State from various angles. Scholars first consider some of the direct claims Stein makes about social and political ontology. They mine her work for its implicat...
Platons Politeia. Eine vorsichtige Annaherung an den Philosophen
by Michael Andre Ankermuller
L Art Du 15eme Siecle Europe Du Nord (Ldp Encycloped.)
by J Bialostocki
Oeuvres de Bossuet, Eveque de Meaux, Vol. 41
by Jacques-Benigne Bossuet
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1955.
A history of Western Philosophy that concentrates on major figures in each historical period, combining exposition with direct quotations from the philosophers themselves. The text places philosophers in appropriate cultural context and shows how their theories reflect the concerns of their times.
Harold Laski (The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought)
by Peter Lamb
This book examines the political and international thought of Harold Laski (1893-1950). Early chapters discuss his socialist critique of politics within states, paying close attention to the turbulent environment of the early to mid-twentieth century. His ideas on democracy, rights, freedom and sovereignty are closely analyzed and clarified. The book goes on to discuss the way in which he applied many of his political ideas to the analysis of international politics. The final chapter investigate...
William Robertson (1721-93), Principal of the University of Edinburgh and historiographer to His Majesty for Scotland, published this work in 1791. Already famous for a History of Scotland, which went into many editions, and a History of America, Robertson aimed to synthesise all earlier western accounts of the subcontinent from classical times to the sixteenth century. Beginning with a consideration of the practical difficulties facing explorers from Europe and Africa who headed east, Robertson...
Promover la justicia y cultivar la humanidad
by Arjona Pachon Gabriel Enrique
Philosophy and Feminist Criticism (Paragon Issues in Philosophy)
by Eve Browning Cole
Here is a solid, well-reasoned introduction to feminist philosophy that instructors using traditional undergraduate texts will find especially useful in broadening debate. Philosophy and Feminist Criticism introduces readers to the lively and productive conversation between traditional philosophy and its feminist critics. Designed to be accessible to the beginning philosophy student and to non-specialist readers, the book demystifies current debates concerning the nature and scope of philosophy...