In Mind and Cosmos Thomas Nagel argues that the widely accepted world view of materialist naturalism is untenable. The mind-body problem cannot be confined to the relation between animal minds and animal bodies... Zobraziť viac
In this deeply informed exchange, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz present an antidote to the polarizing rhetoric and obscurantism that define our time: honest dialogue. Guided by a commitment to the belief that no ... Zobraziť viac
The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole... Zobraziť viac
Kniha švýcarského autora Léonarda Ribordyho Božská proporce v geometrii a číslech podává přístupnou a čtenářsky atraktivní formou zasvěcený výklad pythagorejské filosofie čísel v hlubších symbolických souvislostech. Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive analysis of religion's evolutionary significance and a study of its main component, ritual. Zobraziť viac
Provides a systematic analysis of major argumentation schemes and a compendium of 96 schemes. Surveying all aspects of argumentation schemes from the ground up, the book takes the reader from the elementary exposition to the latest state of the art in... Zobraziť viac
Few can imagine a world without telephones or televisions; many depend on computers and the Internet as part of daily life. Without scientific theory, these developments would not have been possible. In this exceptionally clear and engaging ... Zobraziť viac
In The Destiny of Man, Nikolai Berdyaev sketches the plan of a new ethics. This new ethics will be knowledge not only of good and evil, but also of the tragedy which is constantly present in moral experience... Zobraziť viac
This exciting new edition of The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) demonstrates how techniques and concepts from Socratic philosophy, especially Stoicism, can be integrated into the practise of... Zobraziť viac
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating ... Zobraziť viac
With its unique union of theory and application and its well-organized, easy-to-use design, Moral Choices has earned its place as the standard text for college ethics courses. This fourth edition offers extensive updates, revisions, and three brand new... Zobraziť viac
This volume brings together a collection of essays that explore in a new way how unacknowledged moral concerns are integral to debates in the philosophy of mind.The radical suggestion of the book is that we can make sense of the internal dynamics and... Zobraziť viac
This is the first single-authored critical engagement with the major works of Zygmunt Bauman. Where previous books on Bauman have been exegetical, here an unwavering light is shone on key themes in the sociologist's work, exposing serious weaknesses in... Zobraziť viac
What sort of ethos does democratic politics demand? While many political thinkers argue that democratic ethics should shape political judgments, the concept of ethos remains underdeveloped.Appearances of Ethos responds to this gap in three ways. It... Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive history of the Calvinist movement. Zobraziť viac
How do historians, comparative linguists, biblical and textual critics and evolutionary biologists establish beliefs about the past? How do they know the past? This book presents a philosophical analysis of the disciplines that offer scientific... Zobraziť viac
Richard Bett presents a ground-breaking study of Pyrrho of Elis, who lived in the late fourth and early third centuries BC and is the supposed originator of Greek scepticism. In the absence of surviving works by Pyrrho, scholars have tended to treat... Zobraziť viac
Malcolm Barber's lucid narrative separates myth from history in this full and detailed account of the Order, from its origins, flourishing and suppression to the Templars' historical afterlife. Zobraziť viac
Contemporary philosophers-analytic as well as continental-tend to feel uneasy about Ernst Tugendhat, who, though he positions himself in the analytic field, poses questions in the Heideggerian style. Tugendhat was one of Martin Heidegger's last pupils... Zobraziť viac
Skilful means' is the key principle of Mahayana, one of the great Buddhist traditions. I illuminates a core working philosophy essential for any complete understanding of Buddhism. Zobraziť viac
