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Yours Faithfully, Bertrand Russell Yours Faithfully, Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell "Bertrand Russell was one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. His astonishingly productive life spanned nearly a hundred years (1872-1970) and his contributions to global thought - in p… OL1088530W
Dewey Dewey Steven Fesmire John Dewey (1859 - 1952) was the dominant voice in American philosophy through the World Wars, the Great Depression, and the nascent years of the Cold War. With a professional career spanning three g… OL13614441W
COMPARATIVE ESSAYS IN EARLY GREEK AND CHINESE RATIONAL THINKING COMPARATIVE ESSAYS IN EARLY GREEK AND CHINESE RATIONAL THINKING Reding, Jean-Paul This collection of essays in the emergent field of Sino-Hellenic studies, explores the neglected inchoative strains of rational thought in ancient China and compares them to similar themes in ancient… OL13627658W
The philosophical discourse of modernity The philosophical discourse of modernity Jürgen Habermas A series of twelve lectures on Modern and Post Modern thinkers ranging from Hegel who critiqued subjective reason and sought to replace it with Absolute Knowledge to Nietsche who proclaimed the death… OL1414395W
Epictetus' Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes Epictetus' Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes Keith Seddon This new translation of two works, one by Epictetus and the other by Cebes, two ancient Greek philosophers of the Imperial period, are presented in new translations of clear, straightforward English.… OL15437646W
The Cambridge Companion to Levinas The Cambridge Companion to Levinas Simon Critchley,Robert Bernasconi Emmanuel Levinas is now widely recognised alongside Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre as one of the most important Continental philosophers of the twentieth century. His abiding concern was the pri… OL16919097W
Modern philosophy Modern philosophy Richard Francks This introductory text for students gives a thematic survey of the ideas of the major philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Topics include Perception And Ideas, Matter And Motion, Necessity An… OL16920156W
Hilary Putnam Hilary Putnam Yemima Ben-Menahem "The richness of Hilary Putnam's philosophical oeuvre consists not only in the broad spectrum of problems addressed but also in the transformation and restructuring his positions have undergone over … OL16920526W
Descartes Descartes John Cottingham Dans cette série qui s'adresse à l'homme de culture, l'auteur fait entrer le lecteur au coeur de la pensée d'un grand philosophe en partant d'un problème spécifique pour lui. En suivant ce chemin, le… OL16929743W
Franzo sischen Nietzche Franzo sischen Nietzche G. Campioni Campioni investigates Nietzsche's multifaceted occupation with the French culture of his time, drawing especially upon the philosophical and psychological writings of authors like Bourget, Renan, Fr,… OL16957521W
Process and difference Process and difference Catherine Keller "The similarities and creative tensions between French-based poststructuralism and Whiteheadian process thought are examined here by leading scholars. Although both approaches are labeled "postmodern… OL16963287W
Agamben and theology Agamben and theology Colby Dickinson Though the work of Italian theorist Giorgio Agamben has been increasing in popularity over the last several years in the English-speaking world, little work has been done directly on the theological … OL16986400W
Hume and the Enlightenment Hume and the Enlightenment Craig Taylor,Stephen Buckle While Hume remains one of the most central figures in modern philosophy his place within Enlightenment thinking is much less clearly defined. Although historically an Enlightenment figure, this ident… OL16988088W
Wm & H'ry Wm & H'ry J. C. Hallman Readers generally know only one of the two famous James brothers. Literary types know Henry James; psychologists, philosophers, and religion scholars know William James. In reality, the brothers' min… OL17899530W
Writings of Charles S. Peirce Writings of Charles S. Peirce Charles Sanders Peirce This series contains large sections of previously unpublished material in addition to selected published works. Each volume includes a brief historical and biographical introduction, extensive editor… OL1834316W
Jacques Derrida Jacques Derrida Marian Hobson In Jacques Derrida: Opening Lines, Marian Hobson gives us a thorough and elegant analysis of this controversial and seminal contemporary thinker. Looking closely at the language and the construction … OL1856984W
Shadow of spirit Shadow of spirit Philippa Berry,Andrew Wernick xiii, 274 pages ; 24 cm OL19402387W
The Logic of the History of Ideas The Logic of the History of Ideas Mark Bevir 349 p. ; 23cm OL1956340W
Victorian pain Victorian pain Rachel Ablow "The nineteenth century introduced developments in science and medicine that made the eradication of pain conceivable for the first time. This new understanding of pain brought with it a complex set … OL19746857W
Heidegger on ontotheology Heidegger on ontotheology Iain D. Thomson Restoring Heidegger's understanding of metaphysics as 'ontotheology' to its rightful place at the center of his later thought, this book demonstrates the depth and significance of his controversial c… OL19854999W
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