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The Philosophy of Leibniz
The Philosophy of Leibniz
by Bertrand Russell
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Mr Russell's very brilliant criticism of Leibniz ... is a piece of controversial philosophy as well as a contribution to history.' - Bernard... (read more)

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Human Knowledge
Human Knowledge
by Bertrand Russell
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"Human Knowledge" is Bertrand Russell's classic examination of the relation between individual experience and the general body of scientific knowledge. It presents a rigorous examination of the problems of an empiricist epistemology. This paperback... (read more)

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Order in the Twilight
Order in the Twilight
by Bernhard Waldenfels
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Waldenfels (philosophy, Ruhr U., Bochum, Germany) explores the problem of the nature of order after the loss of the idea of a universal or fundamental order. He combines phenomenological methodology with recent work on the theory of order, normativity,... (read more)

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Of Death and Dominion: The Existential Foundations of Governance (Rethinking Theory (Paperback))
Of Death and Dominion: The Existential Foundations of Governance (Rethinking Theory (Paperback))
by Mohammed A Bamyeh
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Death is the opposite not of life, but of power. And as such, Mohammed Bamyeh argues in this original work, death has had a great and largely unexplored impact on the thinking of governance throughout history, right down to our day. In Of Death and... (read more)

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Questioning Nineteenth-Century Assumptions about Knowledge, I: Determinism (Fernand Braudel Center Studies in Historical Social Science)
Questioning Nineteenth-Century Assumptions about Knowledge, I: Determinism (Fernand Braudel Center Studies in Historical Social Science)
by Richard E Lee
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World Philosophies
World Philosophies
by Ninian Smart
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"World Philosophies" is a comprehensive survey of the world's philosophical and religious traditions by one of our foremost religious thinkers. Ninian Smart discusses notable figures such as Plato and Kierkegaard in the West, the Buddha and Mao Zedong in... (read more)

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Demythologizing Heidegger
Demythologizing Heidegger
by John D Caputo
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This book calls for a distinction between dangerous, elitist, hierarchizing myths such as Heidegger's and salutary, liberative, empowering myths that foster the humility of justice.... (read more)

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Guide to Philosophy
Guide to Philosophy
by Cyril Edwin Mi Joad
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Brilliant British expositor surveys various problems, explanations, solutions, systematizations of great philosophers. Three parts include "Theory of Knowledge," "Critical Metaphysics," and "Constructive Metaphysics."... (read more)

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Schopenhauer Routledge Philosophers
Schopenhauer Routledge Philosophers
by Julian Young
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Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the greatest writers and German philosophers of the Nineteenth century. His work influenced figures as diverse as Wagner, Freud and Nietzsche. <BR>In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers... (read more)

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Freedom and Determinism (Topics in Contemporary Philosophy)
Freedom and Determinism (Topics in Contemporary Philosophy)
by Joseph Keim Campbell
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This collection of contemporary essays by prominent contemporary thinkers on the topics of determinism and free agency concentrates primarily on two areas: the compatibility problem and the metaphysics of moral responsibility. There are also essays on... (read more)

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AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion #12: Living Words: Studies in Dialogues about Religion
AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion #12: Living Words: Studies in Dialogues about Religion
by Terence J. Martin
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possibilities of religious discussion. In demonstrating the value of religious dialogue, Martin also provides fresh readings of Plato and Lucian, Anselm and Erasmus, and Hume and Diderot.... (read more)

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Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers: From Structuralism to Postmodernity
Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers: From Structuralism to Postmodernity
by John Lechte
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Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers surveys the most important figures who have influenced post-war thought. The reader is guided through structuralism, semiotics, post-Marxism and Annales history, on to modernity and postmodernity. With its comprehensive... (read more)

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Questions That Matter: An Invitation to Philosophy, Brief Version
Questions That Matter: An Invitation to Philosophy, Brief Version
by Ed L Miller
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This accessible text-reader includes extensive student pedagogy--running summaries, high-interest boxes, biographies, epigrams, a philosophical dictionary, and a timeline/map. The new edition offers a new chapter on virtue ethics, new cases and questions... (read more)

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Principles of Ethics, Set
Principles of Ethics, Set
by Herbert Spencer
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Spencer provides us with an intellectual adventure rarely matched, especially in our own epoch. &#8212;From the Introduction Though almost forgotten today, Herbert Spencer ranks as one of the foremost individualist philosophers. His influence in the... (read more)

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The Midworld of Symbols and Functioning Objects
The Midworld of Symbols and Functioning Objects
by John William Miller
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Miller addresses here to theory of knowledge, the problem of cognition, the age-old questions of whether universals are real or names only, of how one distinguishes between appearance and reality, of how subject and object can be brought together without... (read more)

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Greed (Seven Deadly Sins)
Greed (Seven Deadly Sins)
by Phyllis A Tickle
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Grasping. Avarice. Covetousness. Miserliness. Insatiable cupidity. Overreaching ambition. Desire spun out of control. The deadly sin of Greed goes by many names, appears in many guises, and wreaks havoc on individuals and nations alike. In this lively... (read more)

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Critique of Religion and Philosophy
Critique of Religion and Philosophy
by Walter Kaufmann
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'Since Kaufmann's study is not only well written but also the only existing text combining detailed understanding, sympathy, and criticism of both existentialism and analytic philosophy, it becomes a 'must' for any man's spiritual medicine cabinet. Add... (read more)

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Emerging Theories of Human Communication (Suny Series, Human Communication Processes)
Emerging Theories of Human Communication (Suny Series, Human Communication Processes)
by Branislav Kovacic
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This book summarizes the important and promising emerging theories of human communication that go beyond received traditions. It includes essays on emerging theories of communication and culture; relational communicative competence; conflict... (read more)

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The Encyclopedia of Stupidity
The Encyclopedia of Stupidity
by Matthijs Van Boxsel
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Matthijs van Boxsel believes that no one is intelligent enough to understand their own stupidity. In The Encyclop&aelig;dia of Stupidity he shows how stupidity manifests itself in all areas, in everyone, at all times, proposing that stupidity is the... (read more)

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Gorgias (Penguin Classics)
Gorgias (Penguin Classics)
by Plato
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Revised edition of a classic translation of Plato's dialogue on morality and power in government.... (read more)

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