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  • Hegel and the Spirit

    Philosophy as Pneumatology

    by Alan M. Olson ...
    Hegel and the Spirit explores the meaning of Hegel's grand philosophical category, the category of Geist, by way of what Alan Olson terms a pneumatological thesis. Hegel's philosophy of spirit, according to Olson, is a speculative pneumatology that completes what Adolf von Harnack once called the "orphan doctrine" in Christian theology--the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Olson argues that Hegel's ... Read more

    $38.19 USD

  • Philosophical Faith and the Future of Humanity

    Edited by Helmut Wautischer, Alan M. Olson, Gregory J. Walters ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Karl Jaspers, who died in 1969, had a profound impact on 20th-century theology and philosophy. His central thesis called for, among other things, a de-centering of philosophy from its Eurocentric roots and a renewal of its dialogue with other traditions, especially Asian ones. This collection of essays includes unpublished work by Jaspers himself as well as testimonies to his life and career by ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • History of Western Philosophy

    by Bertrand Russell ...
    Hailed as “lucid and magisterial” by The Observer, this book is universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject of Western philosophy.Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the History of Western Philosophy is a dazzlingly unique exploration of the ideologies of significant philosophers throughout the ages—from Plato and Aristotle ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Hegel

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Singer ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Professor Singer eliminates any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel's philosophy by providing a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Plato: The Symposium

    Edited by Frisbee C. C. Sheffield ...
    Series series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
    Plato's Symposium, written in the early part of the 4th century BC, is set at a drinking party (symposium) attended by some of the leading intellectuals of the day, including Aristophanes, the comic dramatist, Socrates, Plato's mentor, and Alcibiades, the brilliant but (eventually) treacherous politician. Each guest gives a speech in praise of the benefits of desire and its role in the good and ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Schopenhauer

    A Biography

    by David E. Cartwright ...
    In his quest to solve 'the ever-disquieting riddle of existence', Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a darkly compelling worldview that found deep resonance in contemporary literature, music, philosophy, and psychology. This is the first comprehensive biography of Schopenhauer written in English. Placing him in his historical and philosophical contexts, ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Peirce and the Conduct of Life

    Sentiment and Instinct in Ethics and Religion

    by Richard Atkins ...
    Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) is regarded as the founding father of pragmatism and a key figure in the development of American philosophy, yet his practical philosophy remains under-acknowledged and misinterpreted. In this book, Richard Atkins argues that Peirce did in fact have developed and systematic views on ethics, on religion, and on how to live, and that these views are both plausible ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Ideals of Inquiry

    An Ancient History

    by G. E. R. Lloyd ...
    Long before science as we know it today existed, sophisticated studies of the external world were undertaken, notably in Mesopotamia, India, China, and Greece. G. E. R. Lloyd explores three interrelated issues concerning those investigations. This first issue is methods--how was it thought that they should be pursued? The second is subject-matter--what was assumed about what there is to be ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Early Solov’ëv and His Quest for Metaphysics

    by Thomas Nemeth ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume offers a critical examination of the early works of Vladimir Solov’ëv, Russia’s most famous and systematic philosopher. It presents a philosophical critique of his early writings up to 1881 from an immanent viewpoint and examines Solov’ëv’s intended contributions to philosophy against the background of German Idealism, including Schopenhauer, and the positivism of his day. Examining ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Critical International Political Economy

    Edited by Alan Cafruny, Gonzalo Pozo Martin, Leila Simona Talani ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Challenging the assumptions of ‘mainstream’ International Political Economy (IPE), this Handbook demonstrates the considerable value of critical theory to the discipline through a series of cutting-edge studies. The field of IPE has always had an inbuilt vocation within Historical Materialism, with an explicit ambition to make sense, from a critical standpoint, of the capitalist mode of production ... Read more

    $215.99 USD

  • Pontano’s Virtues

    Aristotelian Moral and Political Thought in the Renaissance

    by Matthias Roick ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in the Aristotelian Tradition
    First secretary to the Aragonese kings of Naples, Giovanni Pontano (1429-1503) was a key figure of the Italian Renaissance. A poet and a philosopher of high repute, Pontano's works offer a reflection on the achievements of fifteenth-century humanism and address major themes of early modern moral and political thought.Taking his defining inspiration from Aristotle, Pontano wrote on topics such as ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Guattari's Diagrammatic Thought

    Writing Between Lacan and Deleuze

    by Professor Janell Watson ...
    Series series Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy
    Félix Guattari was a French political militant, practicing psychoanalyst and international public intellectual. He is best known for his work with the philosopher Gilles Deleuze on the two-volume Capitalism and Schizophrenia, one of the most influential works of post-structuralism. From the mid-1950s onward, Guattari exerted a profound yet often behind-the-scenes influence on institutional ... Read more

    $42.99 USD