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Parmenides of Elea
A Verse Translation with Interpretative Essays and Commentary to the Text
Inbunden, 2003
988 kr
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Martin J. Henn's Parmenides of Elea offers to the reader a reinvigorating verse translation of the Diels and Kranz B-Fragments of Parmenides cast in rhyming couplet iambic pentameter. Placing Parmenides in his proper historical context by taking seriously the impact of Persian Zoroastrianism on his …
Liberty
its Meaning and Scope
E-bok, 2000
1076 kr
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The history of mankind is fraught with clashes in the quest for liberty—in the name of often contradictory ideals of freedom. Roshwald explores the diverse understandings of the term liberty and its spectrum of application, in order to achieve a coherent and consistent definition of the concept in …
Two Views of Virtue
Absolute Relativism and Relative Absolutism
E-bok, 2000
1144 kr
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Centore's work is an inquiry into the weaknesses and strengths of the two basic positions in ethics: the man-centered model and the God-centered model for deciding between right and wrong behavior. The philosophical paradigm for the man-centered approach is absolute relativism, while the paradigm …
Bertrand Russell on Nuclear War, Peace, and Language
Critical and Historical Essays
E-bok, 2002
935 kr
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One of the most prominent philosophers and activists of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell is known not only for his fundamental contributions on the scope of human knowledge and on mathematical logic, but also for his often-controversial views on ethical and linguistic topics. This edited …
Classical Cynicism
A Critical Study
Av Luis Navia
E-bok, 1996
1144 kr
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More than a school of philosophy with a defined set of beliefs and convictions, classical Cynicism represents an unconventional sect of philosophers and a way of life. This is a complete account of classical Cynicism from its beginnings in the Socratic circle to its extinction in late Roman times. …
Self-Construction and the Formation of Human Values
Truth, Language, and Desire
E-bok, 1998
534 kr
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This volume presents a theoretical defense of the potential of ordinary individuals to construct values and through them to become self-empowering, responsible participants in a democratic community. Rather than conceiving of power as domination, the author identifies true power as …
Parmenides of Elea
A Verse Translation with Interpretative Essays and Commentary to the Text
E-bok, 2003
935 kr
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Martin J. Henn's Parmenides of Elea offers to the reader a reinvigorating verse translation of the Diels and Kranz B-Fragments of Parmenides cast in rhyming couplet iambic pentameter. Placing Parmenides in his proper historical context by taking seriously the impact of Persian Zoroastrianism on his …
Heidegger-Buber Controversy
The Status of the I-Thou
Av Haim Gordon
E-bok, 2001
1169 kr
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The I-Thou controversy between these two thinkers is a significant but often overlooked issue in philosophy and theology. In one of the first books to truly address the subject, Haim Gordon explores the arguments of both Martin Heidegger and Martin Buber regarding the The I-Thou relationship and …
Unmixing the Intellect
Aristotle on Cognitive Powers and Bodily Organs
Av Joseph Magee
E-bok, 2003
1325 kr
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In recent years the majority of scholarship on Aristotle's philosophy of mind has concentrated on his account of sensation and has generally sought to find in his ancient account insights applicable to contemporary materialistic explanations of mental life. Challenging cognitivist and functionalist …
Estrangement
Marx's Conception of Human Nature and the Division of Labor
Inbunden, 1981
859 kr
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Arguer's Position
A Pragmatic Study of Ad Hominem Attack, Criticism, Refutation, and Fallacy
Inbunden, 1985
1072 kr
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Douglas N. Walton considers the question of whether the conventions of informal conversation can be articulated more precisely than they are at present. Specifically, he addresses the problem of the fallacy of ad hominem argumentation as it occurs in natural settings. Can rules be formulated to …
Corporate Responsibility and Legitimacy
An Interdisciplinary Analysis
Inbunden, 1991
1104 kr
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Drawing upon research from a variety of disciplines, this volume offers a systematic discussion of the issues and assumptions of the corporate responsibility debate. James J. Brummer provides an extensive review of the relevant literature and develops a methodology for treating specific problems of …
Logic of Liberty
Av G. Madison
Inbunden, 1986
1072 kr
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Political liberalism has increasingly come under fire from both the right and the left, in politics as well as in philosophy. In this new study, G.B. Madison offers a systematic rebuttal to these contemporary critics, attempting to demonstrate that the basic principles of classical liberal …
Victims and Values
A History and a Theory of Suffering
Inbunden, 1990
1072 kr
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Victims and Values joins history and ethics, conducting a timely inquiry into conscience and politics. Mindful of William James's notion that ethics must be grounded in the historical situation, this book examines fundamental ambiquities, dichotomies, and contradictions that we experience about the …
Dilthey Today
A Critical Appraisal of the Contemporary Relevance of His Work
Av H. Rickman
Inbunden, 1988
1072 kr
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This volume provides a unique overview and analysis of the philosophy and thought of Wilhelm Dilthey, and examines his writings in terms of their contemporary relevance. Rickman contends that the hub of Dilthey's work was his philosophy of the human studies, and that his ideas were directly …
Women's and Men's Liberation
Testimonies of Spirit
Av Haim Gordon, Leonard M. Grob m. fl.
Inbunden, 1991
1072 kr
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This collection of spiritual testimonies is committed to the idea that genuine dialogue between men and women that acknowledges the essential fully-gendered human aspect of each is the foundation for achieving true liberation of the sexes. This study looks to the traditions of the five major …
Make Room for Dreams
Spiritual Challenges to Zionism
Av Haim Gordon
Inbunden, 1989
885 kr
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Make Room for Dreams examines Zionism from both a philosophical and practical point of view. This in-depth study reviews and evaluates the notion that Zionism has become a way of enlisting political or economic support for Israel and is no longer seen as a movement that should seek ways to realize …
Question-Reply Argumentation
Inbunden, 1989
1072 kr
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Walton's book is a study of several fallacies in informal logic. Focusing on question-answer dialogues, and committed to a pragmatic rather than a semantic approach, he attempts to generate criteria for evaluating good and bad questions and answers. The book contains a discussion of such …
Begging the Question
Circular Reasoning as a Tactic of Argumentation
Inbunden, 1991
1072 kr
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This book offers a new theory of begging the question as an informal fallacy, within a pragmatic framework of reasoned dialogue as a normative theory of critical argumentation. The fallacy of begging the question is analyzed as a systematic tactic to evade fulfillment of a legitimate burden of …
Being and Becoming
A Critique of Post-Modernism
Inbunden, 1991
859 kr
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Contemporary society, according to F.F. Centore, is dominated by a post-modern philosophical world-view. Therefore, he argues, it behooves the educated individual to know what this perspective means, where it came from, and where it is taking humankind. Lacking until now, from the many works that …
Theory of Absence
Subjectivity, Signification, and Desire
Inbunden, 1995
1072 kr
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Fuery explores the relationship between post-structuralism and absence. In order to understand the psychoanalytic theory of Lacan (and Freud), the deconstructionalist methodology of Derrida, Foucault's studies of systems of thought, and Kristeva's socio-cultural and psychoanalytic interests, Fuery …
Classical Cynicism
A Critical Study
Av Luis Navia
Inbunden, 1996
1072 kr
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More than a school of philosophy with a defined set of beliefs and convictions, classical Cynicism represents an unconventional sect of philosophers and a way of life. This is a complete account of classical Cynicism from its beginnings in the Socratic circle to its extinction in late Roman times. …
Simone de Beauvoir Writing the Self
Philosophy Becomes Autobiography
Inbunden, 1999
1138 kr
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The development of Simone de Beauvoir's notion of self in both her philosophical and autobiographical writings is analyzed in this volume. Two ideas of the self are isolated: the existential notion of the self and the gendered self, which she developed in The Second Sex, and which represents a …
Asian and Jungian Views of Ethics
Inbunden, 1999
859 kr
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More than fifty years ago, Tetsuhiko Uehiro looked down on the radioactive ashes of Hiroshima and dedicated his life to more ethical resolutions of human disagreements. He founded an association which attracted millions of Japanese people, to promote traditional ethics. His son, Eiji Uehiro, …
Diogenes of Sinope
The Man in the Tub
Av Luis Navia
Inbunden, 1998
1289 kr
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The life and teachings of Diogenes of Sinope, the Greek philosopher who gave rise to classical Cynicism, deserve careful consideration because of their relevance to contemporary ethical issues. The task of reconstructing the philosopher's life, however, is exceedingly difficult, because in his …
Stalking Nietzsche
Inbunden, 1998
859 kr
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This introduction to Nietzsche's thought is geared to those who approach his work with grave skepticism. Belliotti begins each chapter with a brief exposition of a broad theme in Nietzsche's work, raising important questions of interpretation. He then turns the discussion into a dialogue between …
Myths of Freedom
Equality, Modern Thought, and Philosophical Radicalism
Inbunden, 1998
1072 kr
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The status of the modern age has long been debated, but since post-modernism, it has assumed centrality as if it were the issue of philosophy. Gardner brings a new approach to the problem of modernity, based on theories of René Girard and others. While modernity is commonly seen as an ideological …
Intentionalist Interpretation
A Philosophical Explanation and Defense
Inbunden, 1999
859 kr
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The tension between the roles of authorial intention and the text itself is a basic concern of contemporary hermeneutics. Challenging much of the current thinking in the field, this volume argues that the text itself, in its various forms, is an untenable criterion for correct interpretation, and …
Two Views of Virtue
Absolute Relativism and Relative Absolutism
Inbunden, 2000
1072 kr
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Centore's work is an inquiry into the weaknesses and strengths of the two basic positions in ethics: the man-centered model and the God-centered model for deciding between right and wrong behavior. The philosophical paradigm for the man-centered approach is absolute relativism, while the paradigm …
Antisthenes of Athens
Setting the World Aright
Av Luis Navia
Inbunden, 2001
1072 kr
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Luis E. Navia provides a comprehensive examination of the ideas and contributions of a Greek philosopher who was influential in the development of classical Cynicism. Based on both primary and secondary sources as well as the findings of modern scholarship, it is a unique contribution to the study …
