History of ideas books

This Element discusses Nietzsche's ethics in his late works, from 1886 onwards. Explaining the basics of his ethical...  Read More >>

Phiddian explores the distinction between satirical and comic laughter, and the role of satire in licensing public...  Read More >>

A holistic reinterpretation of Santayana's thought in terms of a dramatic philosophy of life.  Read More >>

Systematically addresses the philosophical implications of the postcolonial.  Read More >>

Explores how writers across five continents and four centuries have debated ideas about what it means to be an individual,...  Read More >>

Offers philosophical and psychological reflections on cruelty and tenderness.  Read More >>

A full account of the Metaphysical Club, featuring the members' philosophical writings and four critical essays....  Read More >>

Critically introduces the philosophical system of Li Zehou, one of the most significant modern scholars of Chinese...  Read More >>

The Discourse on Metaphysics is one of Leibniz's fundamental works. Written around January 1686, it is the most...  Read More >>

Dicen que la gente le tiene miedo al cambio. Si tengo un burro y me lo cambian por un caballo de carreras, ¿qué...  Read More >>

Un gobierno sin ética ni medida de lo justo, solamente tiene libertad, para quitarnos la libertad. Su libertad es...  Read More >>

La mayor parte de los españoles, son unos ignorantes en política. Creen que la inteligencia está al servicio de...  Read More >>

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An examination of a corpus of modern and contemporary French literature which argues for feminist theory reclaiming...  Read More >>

This pioneering and innovative study challenges modern assumptions of what constitutes the political and the public...  Read More >>

"The first of two volumes, The Works of Gilles Deleuze I: 1953-1969 introduces, book by book, the philosopher's...  Read More >>

The psychologist may appear in science fiction as the herald of utopia or dystopia; literary studies have used psychoanalytic...  Read More >>

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I have learned and I am still looking for knowledge. I see the world in darkness; neighbors hate each other; people...  Read More >>

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Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99-55 BC) was a Roman poet and a follower of the Epicurean tradition. His major work,...  Read More >>

Ecce Homo, malgre sa brievete, est l'un des livres les plus importants pour comprendre la pensee nietzscheenne dans...  Read More >>

Although he is best known as a mentor to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Howard Thurman was an exceptional...  Read More >>

Provides a comprehensive interpretation of Aquinas's oft-repeated claim that the human intellect is immaterial,...  Read More >>