Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
Less than nothing Less than nothing Slavoj Žižek For the last two centuries, Western philosophy has developed in the shadow of Hegel, whose influence each new thinker tries in vain to escape: whether in the name of the pre-rational Will, the social… OL16451383W
A companion to analytic philosophy A companion to analytic philosophy Aloysius Martinich "The entries in this Companion are contributed by contemporary philosophers, including some of the most distinguished now living, such as Michael Dummett, Frank Jackson, P. M. S. Hacker, Israel Schef… OL18849700W
The Forty-nine Steps The Forty-nine Steps Roberto Calasso "In books lauded as brilliant, exhilarating, and profound, Roberto Calasso has revealed the unexpected intersections of ancient and modern through topics ranging from Greek and Indian mythology to wh… OL2039381W
Socrates' children Socrates' children Peter Kreeft "How is this history of philosophy different from all others? 1. It's neighter very long (like Copleston's twelve-volumet tome, which is a clear and hepful reference work but pretty dull reading) nor… OL22314341W
The dictionary of nineteenth-century British philosophers The dictionary of nineteenth-century British philosophers W. J. Mander A major new source for research of the 19th century and history of ideas, this dictionary covers all of the major, and a range of the less well-known, thinkers and writers of the time. OL28769431W