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 Le génie et l’influence de Bacon sont encore un problème. Pour beaucoup de critiques, et ils ne sont pas tous en Angleterre, Bacon est un génie créateur, un philosophe du premier ordre ; le vainqueur d’Aristote, l’égal de Descartes, le maître de Newton ; il est le prophète de l’esprit...

La logique est implacable. Il y a dans la ténacité de Cavaillès quelque chose de terrifiant. C'est une figure unique. Un philosophe mathématicien bourré d'explosifs, un lucide téméraire, un résolu sans optimisme. Si ce n'est pas là un héros, qu'est-ce qu'un héros ?, déclarait en 1969 Georges...

Qu'est-ce que le réel ? Le philosophe le cherche encore mais le scientifique, plusieurs fois, a cru l'avoir trouvé. Mieux : aujourd'hui plus qu'hier il arrive à le produire. Le réel devient ainsi relatif à l'instrumentation (théorique ou pratique). Est-ce à dire qu'en le conquérant, on le...

This clear, accessible account of Hegelian logic makes a case for its enormous seductiveness, its surprising presence in the collective consciousness, and the dangers associated therewith. Offering comprehensive coverage of Hegel's important works, Bencivenga avoids getting bogged down in short-lived scholarly debates to provide a work of permanent significance and usefulness.

There is no dearth of literature available on Ibn Rushd (1126-1198 CE), popularly known in the west as Averroës. Much work is available on him and on his works also in various languages of the world. His important book Tahafut al-Tahafut has been translated by Simon Van Den Bergh, (printed at the University of the E.J.W.Gibb Memorial, Luzac & Co., 46 Great Russell Street, London, W.C.I, 1954.).

Pensar, nos nossos dias, significa rebelar-se contra preconceitos, sistemas e doutrinas, acreditar em utopias, revitalizar o sonho e o humanismo, identificar-se com o simples. Usar o instinto e a intuição, formular hipóteses, Sem regras, sem rédeas, sem acomodação. Ousar. Quebrar tabus. Mas,...

  The prospective ruin of Christendom was repeatedly predicted at the beginning of the fifteenth century. In 1494, Sebastian Brant wrote “ship of fools”. In 1511, Erasmus wrote the Prize of Folly. In 1515, Thomas More wrote Utopia. It describes the repugnant state of the French...

In a rigorous exploration of how secularism and identity emerged as conflicting concepts in the modern world, Akeel Bilgrami elaborates a notion of secular enchantment with a view to finding in secular modernity a locus of meaning and value, while addressing squarely the anxiety that all such notions are exercises in nostalgia.

This volume is the first book-length analysis of the problematic concept of the ‘horizon’ in Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology, as well as in phenomenology generally. A recent arrival on the conceptual scene, the horizon still eludes robust definition. The author shows in this authoritative exploration...

This study offers a new interpretation of Hegelian recognition focusing on positive ethical behaviours, such as love and forgiveness. Building on the work of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, Disley reassesses Hegel’s work on the subject/object dialectic and explores the previously neglected theological dimensions of his work.

Nietzsche has often been considered a thinker independent of the philosophy of his time and radically opposed to the concerns and concepts of modern and contemporary philosophy. But there is an increasing awareness of his sophisticated engagements with his contemporaries and of his philosophy's rich...

This is a major contribution to scholarly debates on the chronology and nature of secularization in modern Britain. Combining historical and social scientific insights, it analyses a range of statistical evidence for the 'long 1950s', testing (and largely rejecting) Callum Brown's claims that there was a religious resurgence during this period.

This new introduction to ethics is written for students who are approaching philosophy for the first time.

Diese kurzgefaßte Geschichte der Philosophie von einem der renommiertesten deutschen Philosophen ist als illustrierte Ausgabe erstmals im Jahre 2001 erschienen. Für die preisgünstige Paperback-Ausgabe wurde der Text neu überarbeitet. Klar, anschaulich und mit Blick auf das Wesentliche schildert...