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FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE: 10 Quintessential Philosophy Books, Including Autobiography, Essays & Letters – All in One Volume
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, The Will to Power, Antichrist, Ecce Homo, The Twilight of the Idols, Genealogy of Morals, Birth of Tragedy, The Case of Wagner...
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
"In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German philosopher, poet and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. Because...
Pursuits of Wisdom
Six Ways of Life in Ancient Philosophy from Socrates to Plotinus
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2012
This is a major reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life--and not simply an intellectual discipline. Distinguished philosopher John Cooper traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied...
Ancient Philosophy
A Contemporary Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
In this re-titled and substantially revised update of his Classical Philosophy (2003), Christopher Shields expands his coverage to include the Hellenistic era, and now offers an introduction to more than 1,000 years of ancient philosophy. From Thales and other Pre-Socratics through Socrates, Plato,...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
In this Handbook twenty-six leading scholars survey the development of philosophy between the middle of the sixteenth century and the early eighteenth century. The five parts of the book cover metaphysics and natural philosophy; the mind, the passions, and aesthetics; epistemology, logic, mathematics,...
Loneliness in Philosophy, Psychology, and Literature
Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
Drawing on the fields of psychology, literature, and philosophy, Loneliness in Philosophy, Psychology, and Literature argues that loneliness has been the universal concern of mankind since the Greek myths and dramas, the dialogues of Plato, and the treatises of Aristotle.
Author Ben Lazare...
by Immanuel Kant
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Ethics of Immanuel Kant" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, also known as the Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, is the first of Immanuel Kant's mature...
by John Sellars
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
The Hellenistic period was a rich and exciting time for philosophy. It saw the birth of two new schools of thought, Epicureanism and Stoicism, and important developments in Plato's Academy. Aristotelians and Cynics were also active during the period, all of which created a vibrant philosophical landscape....
Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Emancipation
Collected Papers of Herbert Marcuse, Volume 5
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
Edited by Douglas Kellner and Clayton Pierce, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Emancipation is the fifth volume of Herbert Marcuse's collected papers. Containing some of Marcuse’s most important work, this book presents for the first time his unique syntheses of philosophy, psychoanalysis, and critical...
by Andrea Nye
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
A feminist approach to the history of modern philosophy reveals new insights into the lives and works of major figures such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume, and is crucial to an appreciation of the advent of feminist philosophy. Feminism and Modern Philosophy introduces students to the main...
Integrated History and Philosophy of Science
Problems, Perspectives, and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
This book features papers on the history and philosophy of science. It also includes related reviews of recent research literature on Rudolf Carnap, Eino Kaila, Ernst Mach, and Otto Neurath.
The central idea behind this volume is that this distinctive field is both historical and philosophical...
Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds
A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed: from the third century BC to the sixth century AD. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves,...
Philosophy in the Islamic World
A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 3
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
The latest in the series based on the popular History of Philosophy podcast, this volume presents the first full history of philosophy in the Islamic world for a broad readership. It takes an approach unprecedented among introductions to this subject, by providing full coverage of Jewish and Christian...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
In this volume, Julinna Oxley and Ramona Ilea bring together essays that examine and defend the use of experiential learning activities to teach philosophical terms, concepts, arguments, and practices. Experiential learning emphasizes the importance of student engagement outside the traditional classroom...
Philosophy of Law
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Philosophy of Law: An Introduction provides an ideal starting point for students of philosophy and law. Setting it clearly against the historical background, Mark Tebbit quickly leads readers into the heart of the philosophical questions that dominate philosophy of law today. He provides an exceptionally...