History of ideas books

Die sechs Säulen der praktischen Philosophie: Wie Sie mit den genialen Gedanken der größten Geister im Alltag ganz...  Read More >>

In the summer of 1928, Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) embarked on his logical journey that would bring him world fame in...  Read More >>

In this innovative and engaging new study, Sebastian Raj Pender utilises extensive archival research from India...  Read More >>

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In this essential new work, Christopher D. Bahl departs from the established historiography on trade, shipping and...  Read More >>

Makes available in English translation a series of hugely influential articles about Roman Republican politics which...  Read More >>

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Reversing Ethnic Cleansing through Minority Returns examines whether and how ethnic, religious, and political minorities...  Read More >>

Since the time of Hippocrates, madness has typically been viewed through the lens of disease, dysfunction, and defect....  Read More >>

It is striking that, although philosophers have theories about the values of truth, goodness and beauty, they do...  Read More >>

This open access book focuses on the potential for conflict between high and low culture during the transformations...  Read More >>

How the purposive behaviour of living systems outstrips the constraints of the free energy principle.  Read More >>

Alain Badiou’s 1983–1984 lecture series focuses on the philosophical concept of oneness in the works of Descartes,...  Read More >>

Creolizing Marcuse explores the intersections between Herbert Marcuse's critical theory and Africana and Caribbean...  Read More >>

Throughout the past years, the Orthodox world has seen numerous political and theological confrontations. The confrontations...  Read More >>

Life is not fair. It is a battlefield where only the strong survive, the ruthless thrive, and the weak are ruled....  Read More >>

The book outlines the sociological arguments and political activities of the US pragmatist sociologist, Herbert...  Read More >>

""Volume 82 of Heidegger's Complete Works is a translation of the philosopher's notes and personal thoughts on all...  Read More >>

Exploring literary representations of mass violence, Bruce Robbins traces the emergence of a cosmopolitan recognition...  Read More >>

This book presents the views of 22 women philosophers from outside the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian worlds. The...  Read More >>

""The McDonald Center for America's Founding Principles.""  Read More >>

Across a suprising array of sources, this volume spotlights the links between medicine and philosophy in medieval...  Read More >>

Contrary to common opinion, philosophy’s relations with the comic are profound and complex, yet surprisingly understudied....  Read More >>