History of ideas books

In the 18th century, English philosopher Jeremy Bentham developed the famous moral theory known as utilitarianism,...  Read More >>

“One can only hope that this edition becomes standard in colleges and universities.” — Irving Louis Horowitz, Rutgers...  Read More >>

An exploration of the role that culture can play in the protection of our world.  Read More >>

Collects little-know or newly translated essays to foster contemporary discussion on Pasolini’s work.  Read More >>

A resuscitation of the dialectic in Hegel as a realist method capable of integration into contemporary philosophy....  Read More >>

Pieter Geyl (1887—1966) was undoubtedly one of the most internationally renowned Dutch historians of the twentieth...  Read More >>

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Americans valorize resistance to conformity. ""Be yourself!"" ""Don't just follow the crowd!"" Such injunctions...  Read More >>

In the 18th century, English philosopher Jeremy Bentham developed the famous moral theory known as utilitarianism,...  Read More >>

La obra más conocida e influyente de Platón. En La República,...  Read More >>

In the wake of populist challenges throughout the past decade in the U.S. and Europe, liberalism has been described...  Read More >>

Marcus Aurelius held absolute power in Rome, and could indulge any vice or perversion. Yet he resisted all temptations,...  Read More >>

Logics of Worlds stands as one of the most important texts in contemporary thought. Conceived as the sequel to Alan...  Read More >>

In Classical American Philosophy: Poiesis in the Public Square, Rebecca Farinas takes seven major figures from...  Read More >>

Of all the ‘third party’ movements in American history, none have been as controversial as the Communist Party of...  Read More >>

This book traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language...  Read More >>

An astonishing, inspiring (and occasionally gruesome) history of transplant surgery, rich in untold stories and...  Read More >>

Offers students a multifaceted, cross-disciplinary, and intellectual exploration of death, what it means to be human,...  Read More >>

Before he even started his great History of Philosophy, and before he got far in his coherence project, Nathan Coppedge...  Read More >>

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""An accessible introduction to philosophy organized by topics while including discussion of historical figures;...  Read More >>

The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedom. The era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern...  Read More >>

Living Skepticism challenges the philosophical orthodoxy that dismisses skepticism as an intellectual embarrassment...  Read More >>

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für ""Aufzeichnungen aus den Archivmappen Mp XVII und Mp XVIII sowie verstreute...  Read More >>