Surveys category: 1940 books

Collected in this 3-in-one omnibus edition are Kant's ground breaking critiques. The Critique of Pure Reason, The Critique of Practical Reason, and The Critique of Judgement. The Critique of Pure Reason is one of the most influential philosophy books of all times. Kant's influence on modern perception...

Rather than a systematic study of theories, the famous philosopher offers a succinct treatise of his thoughts on education, including a proposal for raising the science of education to academic status — an innovative notion for the 18th century, and a landmark in modern Western education theory. Annette Churton translation.

Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important works in modern moral philosophy. It belongs beside Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Hobbes. Here Kant sets out to articulate and defend the Categorical Imperative - the fundamental principle that underlies moral reasoning - and to lay the foundation for a comprehensive account of justice and human virtues.

Human reason, in one sphere of its cognition, is called upon to consider questions, which it cannot decline, as they are presented by its own nature, but which it cannot answer, as they transcend every faculty of the mind. It falls into this difficulty without any fault of its own. It begins with...

* Illustrated * Author Biography * Interactive Table of Contents A Book Of Five Rings The Book of Five Rings (五輪書 Go Rin No Sho?) is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. There have been various translations...

In Philosophy: Principles and Problems Roger Scruton shares the ideas and arguments which initially attracted him to the subject and those which have engaged his attention throughout his career. Through discussions of major philosophers, Kant and Wittgenstein in particular, he attempts to show how...

First published in English in 1953, this important book from eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers deals with the philsophy of the history of mankind. More specifically, its avowed aim is to assist in heightening our awareness of the present by placing it within the framework of the long obscurity of prehistory...

In the tradition of Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not a Gadget, a rousing, sharply argued—and, yes, inspiring!—reckoning with our blind faith in technology   Can technology solve all our problems? Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many of our most famous journalists, pundits, and economists...

Dedicated to educators who are not philosophy specialists, this book offers an overview of the connections between Wittgenstein’s later philosophy and his own training and practice as an educator. Arguing for the centrality of education to Wittgenstein’s life and works, the authors resist any...

Under the influence of science, modern civilization has adopted the view that only things that can be verified empirically or arrived at rationally are true. Modern people tend to regard themselves as mechanisms, without any subjective aspects to their nature. In this insightful and passionately concerned...

Epictetus was a Greek philosopher who lived during the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D (55 135). Interestingly, Epictetus did not actually write anything; all texts by Epictetus were written by his student Arrian. Included in this collection are The Discourses, The Enchiridion , and fragments attributed to Epictetus. A table of contents is included for easier navigation.

El proceso de aprendizaje, por su amplitud, requirió el involucramiento de los estudiantes en procesos de investigación, mientras que el coordinador expuso el principal contexto histórico y cultural del pensamiento griego. Destacando lo fundamental y las tesis filosóficas más sobresalientes,...

En estos siglos se aceptan las verdades múltiples, se deja de creer en las verdades absolutas y se da una negación a una síntesis universalista; el conocimiento se diversifica. Hay un conflicto de generaciones: El siglo XIV marca, sobre todo en Italia, un gran florecimiento literario. Dante Alighieri...

En ese tiempo hubo muchas escuelas que hicieron el intento de presentar los conocimientos neoplatonistas, como es el caso de Plotino. El Neoplatonismo es esa corriente filosófica que se forma cuando se intenta dar respuesta o responder a las preguntas de Aristóteles según Platón.Es responder basados...