Ideas Explained – serie
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Luhmann Explained
From Souls to Systems
Häftad, 2006
369 kr
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What are systems? What is society? What happens to human beings in a hypermodern world? This book is an introduction to Niklas Luhmann's social system theory which explains specific functions like economy and mass media from a cybernetic perspective. Integrating various schools of thought including …
Daoism Explained
From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory
Häftad, 2004
224 kr
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Daoism Explained offers an interpretation of the tenets of Daoist philosophy on the basis of the imagery employed in various Daoist texts. The author explains the significance of such images as water and the female and allegories such as the "Dream of the Butterfly," and shows how they connect to …
Frege Explained
Av Joan Weiner
Häftad, 2005
242 kr
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What is the number one? How can we be sure that 2+2=4? These apparently ssimple questions have perplexed philosophers for thousands of years, but discussion of them was transformed by the German philosopher Gottlob Frege (1848-1925).Frege (pronounced Fray-guh)believed that arithmetic and all …
Heidegger Explained
From Phenomenon to Thing
Häftad, 2007
240 kr
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Martin Heidegger’s (1889-1976) influence has long been felt not just in philosophy, but also in such fields as art, architecture, and literary studies. Yet his difficult terminology has often scared away interested readers lacking an academic background in philosophy. In this new entry in the Ideas …
Sartre Explained
From Bad Faith to Authenticity
Av David Detmer
Häftad, 2008
320 kr
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Jean-Paul Sartre is perhaps the most famous of the existentialists, and by far the most famous philosopher of the post-war era. Sartre was a highly prolific writer and thinker, and delving into his novels, plays, stories, essays, and memoirs can be challenging. Most books on Sartre focus on only …
Atheism Explained
From Folly to Philosophy
Häftad, 2008
305 kr
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Atheism Explained explores the claims made both for and against the existence of God. On the pro side: that the wonders of the world can only be explained by an intelligent creator; that the universe had to start somewhere; telepathy, out-of-body experiences, and other paranormal phenomena …
Ockham Explained
Av Rondo Keele
Häftad, 2010
224 kr
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Ockham Explained is an important and much-needed resource on William of Ockham, one of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages. His eventful and controversial life was marked by sharp career moves and academic and ecclesiastical battles. At 28, Ockham was a conservative English …
Rawls Explained
From Fairness to Utopia
Av Paul Voice
Häftad, 2011
224 kr
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John Rawls was arguably the most important political philosopher of the 20th century. Barely a word of political philosophy is written today that is not indebted in some way to the philosophical paradigm that Rawls bequeathed. Rawls Explained sets out the thinker's complex arguments in a way that …
Phenomenology Explained
From Experience to Insight
Av David Detmer
Häftad, 2013
224 kr
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Phenomenology is one of the most important and influential philosophical movements of the last one hundred years. It began in 1900, with the publication of a massive two-volume work, Logical Investigations, by a Czech-German mathematician, Edmund Husserl. It proceeded immediately to exert a strong …
Ayn Rand Explained
From Tyranny to Tea Party
Av Ronald E. Merrill, Marsha Familaro Enright
Häftad, 2012
320 kr
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Fifty-five years after Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand is more in the news than ever. Ayn Rand Explained is an accurate and riveting account of Rand's life, work, and influence, with the emphasis on her ideas. The book covers Rand's career, from youth in Soviet Russia to Hollywood screenwriter and then to …
Tea Party Explained
From Crisis to Crusade
Av Yuri Maltsev, Roman Skaskiw
Häftad, 2013
293 kr
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The Tea Party first attracted the media spotlight with Rick Santelli's televised rant against the government's bailout of mortgage borrowers on February 19, 2009, which instantly went viral as a video. As the authors document, however, "tea parties" associated with the Ron Paul movement had already …
Occupy Movement Explained
Häftad, 2014
276 kr
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A readable, compact account and analysis of the Occupy protests, The Occupy Movement Explained is thoroughly researched, painstakingly accurate, and fully documented. Debunking a number of prominent myths and misunderstandings, Nicholas Smaligo shows how the movement arose out of radical currents …
