M James Ziccardi: 39 books

Readers of this decorative and informative book will find a treasure-trove of valuable information about many of the greatest thinkers ever to have shaped the Western world. Beginning with the water as first principle of Thales of Miletus and ending with Robert Nozick’s novel approach to social...

This book examines the core components of Immanuel Kant’s unique and revolutionary philosophy, Transcendental Idealism. In it the reader will discover concise yet thorough descriptions of the most important aspects of Kantianism, including such topics as:•The limits of theoretical knowledge•Kant’s...

This ebook is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi’s The Essence of Medieval Philosophy. It is intended to serve as a primer for students of medieval philosophy with an emphasis on some of the more important works of William of Ockham.

In Fundamental Boethius: A Practical Guide to the Theological Tractates and Consolation of Philosophy, M. James Ziccardi presents the key passages from two of Boethius’ two most influential works, the Theological Tractates and Consolation of Philosophy. Combined with explanations from the author, this...

"Fundamentals of Western Philosophy" is a comprehensive review of the principles underlying the four primary disciplines of Western Philosophy: Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, and Political Philosophy. This work includes detailed examinations of the ideas put forth by such influential...

History has confirmed that Blessed John Duns Scotus was one of the most gifted and influential philosophers ever to come out of the Middle Ages. But while Scotus’ philosophy has been universally esteemed by scholars for centuries, little is known of his theological teachings outside of the Christian...

Aristotle’s Physics remains one of the most influential works in all of Western Philosophy. For more than a thousand years it had stood as a pillar to all philosophical and scientific thought. In Fundamental Aristotle: A Practical Guide to the Physics, M. James Ziccardi presents all of the essential...

This ebook is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi’s The Essence of Medieval Philosophy. It is intended to serve as a primer for students of medieval philosophy with an emphasis on some of the more important philosophical aspects of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae.

This ebook is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi’s Fundamentals of Western Philosophy. It is intended to serve as a primer for students of early Greek philosophy with an emphasis on some of the more important works of Plato.

This ebook is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi’s Fundamentals of Western Philosophy. It is intended to serve as a primer for students of political philosophy and especially Tocqueville’s masterpiece, Democracy in America.

Henry of Ghent is commonly regarded as one the three most important scholastic philosophers of the latter part of the Middle Ages. Wedged neatly between the teachings of Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus, Henry’s philosophy encompassed a wide range of topics, including epistemology, ethics, and...

Portions of this book have been extracted in their entirety from M. James Ziccardi’s Fundamentals of Western Philosophy with the exception of the section dealing with Emile, which exists only in this book. It is intended to serve as a primer for students of the political philosophy and especially the more important works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

In Fundamental Descartes: A Practical Guide to the Method and Meditations, M. James Ziccardi presents the key passages of Rene Descartes’ two most influential works, Discourse on the Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. Combined with explanations from the author, this book examines in an easy...

With good reason, John Stuart Mill is widely regarded as the most influential philosopher of the nineteenth century. In Political Philosophy: A Practical Guide to the Select Works of John Stuart Mill, M. James Ziccardi presents the key passages and principal ideas which are put forward in four of John...