Philosophy

This text provides an introduction to Nietzsche's philosophy and seeks to reflect the diversity and depth of the 19th-century thinker. It shows his anticipation of existentialism, psychoanalysis, semiotics and postmodernism and explores his theories on the existence of God and human evolution.

The text draws upon philosophy, ethnography, literature and natural science to suggest that life and death are best understood not in opposition, but as continuous tendencies acting upon one another. Austin Locke argues that the failure to give nuanced consideration to the connections between the living and nonliving devalues both life and death.

An imaginative synthesis of science and theology that establishes the growth and flourishing of the person as the cornerstone of Christian healing.

An examination of the philosophy underlying G.K. Chesterton's approach to perceiving the meaning in the world around us.

Year after year, day after day, minute after minute, billions of non-human animals are slaughtered for several purposes and aims (food, clothing, entertainment, research). An analogous situation whose objects were humans instead of animals would obviously never be accepted. But why do we tolerate and ...

This book aims to offer an account of the architecture of the mind required to engage in pretense. It pays special attention to the nature of our imaginings, their power to motivate our actions and the abilities required to keep them distinct from reality. If pretense is a human ability, understanding ...

A leading philosopher brings the tools of his trade to contentious contemporary debates.

Presents a refined version of the philosopher's previously expressed ideal of the superman, an examination of human values and morality.

Thoreau has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves and to find meaning and beauty in nature. This sampling includes five of his most frequently read and cited essays: "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" (1849), "Life without Principle" (1863), "Slavery in Massachusetts" (1854), "A Plea ...

A. S. Neill is one of the major thinkers in education. Richard Bailey's volume offers the most coherent account of Neill's educational thought.
This work covers:
Intellectual Biography
Critical Exposition of Neill's Work
The Reception and Influence of A. S. Neill's Work
The Relevance of A. S. Neill's ...

George Berkeley (1685-1753) was one of the most important and influential philosophers in the history of Western thought. This book provides a detailed overview of Berkeley's philosophy, an interpretation of his arguments, and the opportunity for the reader to critically engage with Berkeley's philosophical moves.

A scholar of Hellenistic and Prussian history, Droysen developed a historical theory that at the time was unprecedented in range and depth, and which remains to the present day a valuable key for understanding history as both an idea and a professional practice.

In a riveting scene from the film Wall Street, Gordon Gekko proclaims that ?greed is good.? The great philosopher David Hume, on the other hand, describes greed as the most destructive of the vices. The recent banking debacle and continuing uproar about executive bonus pay has placed the controversial ...

From a talented and original thinker comes this passionate critique of the intrusiveness of modern culture which advocates an exploration and cultivation of our unconscious - of who we really are - in a world where everything we do is deemed public knowledge

Martin connects what Erik Rush calls "negrophilia" to an inversion of aesthetic sensibility that transformed Western culture over the past two centuries. His connecting of trends in fine painting, sculpture, literature, music, opera, drama, religion, even cinema, to U.S. race relations is spellbinding. ...

This book examines the life and work of Unamuno through the lens of his faith. Those who are not familiar with Unamuno will find here a clear exposition of the most important themes in the thinker's work along with a framework through which one can profitably begin to read the primary texts.

Offers a new perspective on the political significance of the Hegelian dialectical legacy. Focusing on the critical postures of Hegel, Marx, and a series of twentieth-century intellectuals, including Sartre, Adorno, and C. L. R. James, this book explores what dialectical thinking entails and how such ...

Examines the German and Jewish sources of Strauss’s thought and the extent to which his philosophy can shed light on the crisis of liberal democracy. How can Leo Strauss’s critique of modernity and his return to tradition, especially Maimonides, help us to save democracy from its inner dangers? In ...

Explores the rise of the idea of nothing in Western modernity and how its figuration is transforming and offering new possibilities. In this groundbreaking, interdisciplinary history of ideas, Andrew W. Hass explores the ascendency of the concept of nothing into late modernity. He argues that the rise ...