David Gordon White excavates and seeks to centre within its broader Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. Zobraziť viac
"The Medieval Theologians" provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the period through an examination of the key individual theologians of the time. Chronologically arranged, it allows students to explore this crucial period when so many... Zobraziť viac
By exploring central issues in the philosophy of literature, illustrated by a wide range of novels, poems, and plays, Philosophy of Literature gets to the heart of why literature matters to us and sheds new light on the nature and interpretation of... Zobraziť viac
Gustav Davidson's classic text, A dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels, is the result of sixteen years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. The classic reference work on angels is... Zobraziť viac
This volume provides a reliable point of entrance to the thought of Duns Scotus while giving a snapshot of some of the best research that is now being done on this difficult but intellectually rewarding thinker. Zobraziť viac
"Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art "features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today. Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in... Zobraziť viac
Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969. Zobraziť viac
This book is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'. Zobraziť viac
Few books have had as great an impact on intellectual history as Kant`s The Moral Law. In its short compass one of the greatest minds in the history of philosophy attempts to identify the fundamental principle `morality` that governs human action.... Zobraziť viac
This book brings together leading scholars in metaphysics and continues ongoing debates in core topics such as ontological categories, quantification, substance, and metametaphysics, the methodology of metaphysics. It is an excellent resource for... Zobraziť viac
David and Randall Basinger present four different answers to the question \"If God is in control, are people really free?\" Contributors include proponents of foreordination, foreknowledge, self-limited power, and self-limited knowledge. Zobraziť viac
Generations of readers have fallen in love with Jane Austen's timeless tales of eighteenth-century English life. Even casual readers comprehend that these classic novels are not just love stories. They offer keen insights into various aspects of the... Zobraziť viac
An explicit engagement with the trend of the demise of the very idea of truth and its implications for democracy. Zobraziť viac
Between the years 1643 and 1649, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618 Zobraziť viac
To know epistemology’s history is to know better what contemporary epistemology could be and perhaps should be – and what it need not be and perhaps ought not to be. Knowledge in Modern Philosophy presents the history of one of Western philosophy’s... Zobraziť viac
What is truly at stake in politics? Nothing less than how we should live, as individuals and as communities. This book goes beyond the surface headlines, the fake news and the hysteria to explore the timeless questions posed and answers offered by ... Zobraziť viac
The beautiful, enigmatic wife of a feared dictator stands trial for her late husband's crimes against the people. The world will finally know the truth. But whose? ... Zobraziť viac
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us... Zobraziť viac
Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. A distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology, it was written for the layman... Zobraziť viac
