History of ideas books

This book gives a clear overview of the philosophical work of Jürgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher...  Read More >>

THIS IS PHILOSOPHY “The second edition of This is Philosophy improves upon an excellent first edition. This clear,...  Read More >>

In recent decades the previously assumed dominance within the international art world of western(ized) conceptions...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Descartes is perhaps best known for his statement, Cogito, ergo sum, the cornerstone of his metaphysics. But he...  Read More >>

Descartes is perhaps best known for his statement, Cogito, ergo sum, the cornerstone of his metaphysics. But he...  Read More >>

This volume seeks to recover a specific historical moment within the tradition of anthropologists trained in the...  Read More >>

Sakiko Kaiga offers the first full-scale study of the pre-history of the League of Nations. By combining social,...  Read More >>

A new and expansive collection of essays from one of the world’s best‑known popular philosophers  Read More >>

"This ebook is a download from the author's popular, topical blog, www.sensesoapbox.wordpress.com. It will sometimes...  Read More >>

The papers in this volume challenge the idea that ancient and medieval philosophy was characterized by the naive...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary study argues that the intersection of pedagogical and affective language in Renaissance literature...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

A collection of essays focusing on the relation between European and Islamic thought and culture from the late eighteenth...  Read More >>

In this anthology a number of prominent moral and political philosophers offer a critical assessment of Gauthier's...  Read More >>

The essays in this volume convey the style, tone and preoccupations, as well as the range and diversity, of French...  Read More >>

This major collection of essays offers the first serious challenge to the traditional view that ancient and modern...  Read More >>

Kant and the Claims of Taste, published here for the first time in paperback in a revised version, has become, since...  Read More >>

Technological advances have a direct effect on the human being's material existence and its self-understanding....  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual development. After...  Read More >>

Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual development. After...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book envisages a study of Eric Voegelin (1901-1985) and of the role played by metaxy in his vision of political...  Read More >>

 Read More >>