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The Foucault reader The Foucault reader Michel Foucault Michael Foucault's writing has shaped the teaching of half a dozen disciplines, ranging from literary criticism to the history of criminology. But none of his books offers a satisfactory introduction… OL10477582W
The Problems of Philosophy The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell In the following pages I have confined myself in the main to those problems of philosophy in regard to which I thought it possible to say something positive and constructive, since merely negative cr… OL1088577W
Choose Life Choose Life Arnold J. Toynbee,Daisaku Ikeda,Ikeda Daisaku Also known as *The Toynbee-Ikeda Dialogue*. OL1108515W
Experience and education Experience and education John Dewey *Experience and Education* is the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written m… OL111355W
Violence Violence Slavoj Žižek "Using history, philosophy, books, movies, Lacanian psychiatry, and jokes, Slavoj Zizek examines the ways we perceive and misperceive violence. Drawing from his unique cultural vision, Zizek brings n… OL11189910W
The meaning of a liberal education The meaning of a liberal education Everett Dean Martin Table of Contents OL1123439W
James Madison and the spirit of republican self-government James Madison and the spirit of republican self-government Colleen A. Sheehan In the first study that combines an in-depth examination of Madison's National Gazette essays of 179192 with a study of The Federalist, Colleen Sheehan traces the evolution of Madison's conception of… OL11876982W
The uses and abuses of history The uses and abuses of history Margaret Olwen Macmillan History can be a very useful tool in understanding why we and those we must deal with think and react in certain ways. But in the wrong hands it can be dangerous and used to foster a sense of grievan… OL12255208W
Elements of philosophy Elements of philosophy Samuel E. Stumpf The third edition (1993) is by far the best single-volume introductory textbook I have ever encountered. Stumpf breaks down the complexities of each thinker's philosophies into well-organized and eas… OL13265070W
Creatura intellecta: die Ideen und Possibilien bei Duns Scotus mit Ausblick auf Franz von Mayronis,… Creatura intellecta: die Ideen und Possibilien bei Duns Scotus mit Ausblick auf Franz von Mayronis,… Tobias Hoffmann The most controversial aspect of the interpretation of Scotus’s modal theory concerns the question of whether things are possible because God knows them to be possible, or whether they are possible i… OL13604045W
Beyond the global culture war Beyond the global culture war Adam Kempton Webb Beyond the Global Culture War is a broad-ranging political, historical, and philosophical account of the clash between liberal modernity and the forces that resist it. The book starts by identifying … OL13664379W
Phenomenological Interpretations of Aristotle Phenomenological Interpretations of Aristotle Martin Heidegger "Phenomenological Interpretations of Aristotle, the text of a lecture course presented at the University of Freiburg in the winter of 1921-1922, was first published in 1985 as volume 61 of Heidegger'… OL14920769W
The cycles of American history The cycles of American history Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. What is the key to the American enigma? We cannot escape history; and in The Cycles of American History, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, shows how our past shapes our … OL15123190W
The end of faith The end of faith Sam Harris A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used… OL15138751W
Dieu et l’État Dieu et l’État Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin **God and the State** (called by its author *The Historical Sophisms of the Doctrinaire School of Communism*) is an unfinished manuscript by the Russian anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin, publish… OL15348469W
Anarchism & Sexuality Anarchism & Sexuality Richard Cleminson,Jamie Heckert *Anarchism & Sexuality* aims to bring the rich and diverse traditions of anarchist thought and practice into contact with contemporary questions about the politics and lived experience of sexuality. … OL15521178W
The Oxford companion to philosophy The Oxford companion to philosophy Ted Honderich The brave, large aim of this book is to bring philosophy together between two covers better than ever before. The philosophy brought together includes, first of all, the work of the great philosopher… OL16053209W
Biblical interpretation and philosophical hermeneutics Biblical interpretation and philosophical hermeneutics Bradley H. McLean "B. H. McLean proposes a new 'post-historical' method of applying philosophical hermeneutics to biblical studies"-- "This book applies philosophical hermeneutics to biblical studies. Whereas traditi… OL16283347W
Maphead Maphead Ken Jennings This book traces the history of mapmaking while offering insight into the role of cartography in human civilization and sharing anecdotes about the cultural arenas frequented by map enthusiasts. It c… OL16441491W
Vers une société éveillée. Une approche bouddhiste d'un vivre ensemble responsable et solidaire Vers une société éveillée. Une approche bouddhiste d'un vivre ensemble responsable et solidaire Christoph Eberhard Face à un monde tendant à l'uniformisation et à la globalisation, l'on peut défendre l'expérience interculturelle et dialogique. Toutefois, si cette dernière permet d'échapper au spectre de l'imposit… OL16574619W
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