Surveys category: 1940 books

Cover of Philosophy of Latin America
by Institut International de Philosophie/ International Institute of Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013

This volume contains articles on topics within a variety of disciplines: political philosophy, ethics, history of philosophy, formal logic, philosophy of science and technology, as well as philosophical interpretation of literature. It is relevant to philosophers and researchers in these disciplines....
Cover of Kant on Emotion and Value
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Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014

Distinguished international scholars discuss the connection between emotion and value in Kant's philosophy, from his ethics to his philosophy of mind, aesthetics, religion and politics. Through a mixture of interpretation and critical discussion, this collection demonstrates the continuing relevance of Kant's work to philosophical debates.
Cover of Agents and Their Actions
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Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2011

Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field, Agents and Their Actions presents seven newly commissioned essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the most recent debates in the philosophy of action Features seven internationally significant authors, including...
Cover of La Valeur morale de la joie d’après Spinoza
by Alain
Language: French
Release Date: December 14, 2015

L’auteur de cet article croit fermement qu’une doctrine de la sagesse existe dès maintenant, c’est-à-dire que les leçons des grands philosophes sur la meilleure manière de vivre, sont les titres les moins contestables que la raison humaine puisse produire, lorsqu’elle...
Cover of A (Somewhat Irreverent) Introduction to Philosophy for Medical Students and Other Busy People
by Niall McLaren
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2012

During their careers, many students become aware that, lurking in the background, there are complex and conceptually difficult questions that, all too often, their teachers either can't answer, or can't even understand. These are traditionally the questions addressed by philosophy, and this little...
Cover of The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness
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Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017

Updated and revised, the highly-anticipated second edition of The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness offers a collection of readings that together represent the most thorough and comprehensive survey of the nature of consciousness available today. Features updates to scientific chapters reflecting...
Cover of I am Not a Brain

I am Not a Brain

Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century

by Markus Gabriel
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017

Many consider the nature of human consciousness to be one of the last great unsolved mysteries. Why should the light turn on, so to speak, in human beings at all? And how is the electrical storm of neurons under our skull connected with our consciousness? Is the self only our brain’s user interface,...
Cover of Women Philosophers on Autonomy

Women Philosophers on Autonomy

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

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Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2018

We encounter autonomy in virtually every area of philosophy: in its relation with rationality, personality, self-identity, authenticity, freedom, moral values and motivations, and forms of government, legal, and social institutions. At the same time, the notion of autonomy has been the subject of...
Cover of The Correspondence of John Stuart Mill and Auguste Comte
by Oscar Haac
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018

This volume presents eighty-nine letters exchanged between John Stuart Mill and Auguste Comte between 1841 and 1847. They address important issues of the mid-nineteenth century in philosophy, science, economics, and politics. Cumulatively, these letters provide a humanistic view of Western Europe...
Cover of Empiristische vs. rationalistische Wissenschaftstheorie

Empiristische vs. rationalistische Wissenschaftstheorie

Abänderungen und Wandlungen des Empirismus unter dem Eindruck des Rationalismus. Eine autorenbezogene Einführung in die Thematik

by Markus Andreas Mayer
Language: German
Release Date: January 14, 2008

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Epochenübergreifende Abhandlungen, Note: Angenommen (ohne Benotung), FernUniversität Hagen (Institut für Philosophie), 7 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit macht es sich zur Aufgabe die empiristische...
Cover of Der Begriff Freiheit bei Rousseau und Tocqueville
by Andre Schuchardt
Language: German
Release Date: March 24, 2009

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Epochenübergreifende Abhandlungen, Note: 2,0, Universität Leipzig (Institut für Philosophie), Veranstaltung: Umstrittene politische Begriffe, 8 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit soll beleuchten,...
Cover of Was ist Glück?

Was ist Glück?

Eine Orientierung

by Daniel M. Haybron
Language: German
Release Date: January 13, 2017

Glücklich sein will jeder – keine Frage. Doch was ist ein so flüchtiges Phänomen wie Glück überhaupt? Kann man es allgemein definieren? Ist es nicht immer subjektiv? Oder können wir seinen Wert objektiv bestimmen? Ist Glück also messbar? Wie können wir noch glücklicher werden? Oder geht...
Cover of Abhandlung über die Methode, richtig zu denken und Wahrheit in den Wissenschaften zu suchen
by René Descartes
Language: German
Release Date: July 7, 2016

René Descartes: Abhandlung über die Methode, richtig zu denken und Wahrheit in den Wissenschaften zu suchen Erstdruck (anonym) unter dem Titel »Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison et chercher la vérité dans les sciences« in: »Essais«, Leiden 1637. Text nach der Übersetzung durch...
Cover of Kants Kritik der reinen Vernunft

Kants Kritik der reinen Vernunft

Die Kategorien bei Kant und Aristoteles

by Ulrike Hammer
Language: German
Release Date: March 18, 2010

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Epochenübergreifende Abhandlungen, Note: 3,0, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel (Philosophisches Seminar), Veranstaltung: Kant: Kritik der reinen Vernunft, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Aristoteles (384 v.Chr., Stagira - 322 v.Chr., Euböa)...
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