There are few philosophical questions to which Charles Taylor has not devoted his attention. His work has made powerful contributions to our understanding of action, language, and mind. He has had a lasting impact on our understanding...
Philosophy
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Author:Levy, Jacob, Maclure, Jocelyn, Weinstock, Daniel M.Summary: - Author:Van Cleave, Matthew J.Summary:
This is an introductory textbook in logic and critical thinking. The goal of the textbook is to provide the reader with a set of tools and skills that will enable them to identify and evaluate arguments. The book is intended for an...
- Author:Saito, Yuriko, Sonderegger, Ruth, Kleesattel, InesSummary:
Aesthetic Theory and Practice offers fresh perspectives on canonical and emerging topics in aesthetics, and also brings attention to a number of culturally sensitive topics that are customarily silenced in introductions to philosophical...
- Author:Axtell, Guy, Long, Todd R.Summary:
Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology engages first-time philosophy readers on a guided tour through the core concepts, questions, methods, arguments, and theories of epistemology-the branch of philosophy devoted to the study of...
- Author:Giles, Douglas, Kao, Ya-Yun, Klenk, Michael, Kranak, Joseph, MacKay, Kathryn, Morgan, Jeffrey, Rezkalla, Paul, Aragbonfoh Abumere, FrankSummary:
We often make judgments about good and bad, right and wrong. Philosophical ethics is the critical examination of these and other concepts central to how we evaluate our own and each others' behavior and choices. This text examines some...
- Author:Assadian, Bahram, Knachel, Matthew, Rodrigues, Cassiano Terra, Shaffer, Michael, Smith, Nathan, Martin, BenjaminSummary:
Introduction to Philosophy: Logic provides students with the concepts and skills necessary to identify and evaluate arguments effectively. The chapters, all written by experts in the field, provide an overview of what arguments are, the...
- Author:Blum, Paul Richard, Cheng, Tony, Asoulin, EranSummary:
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Mind surveys the central themes in philosophy of mind and places them in a historical and contemporary context intended to engage first-time readers in the field. It focuses on debates about the...
- Author:Branson, Beau, Hunt, Marcus William, Knepper, Timothy D., Lee, Robert Sloan, Steyl, Steven, Van Eyghen, HansSummary:
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion introduces some of the major traditional arguments for and against the existence of God, as well as some less well-known, but thought-provoking arguments for the existence of God, and...
- Author:Herriot, TrevorSummary:
The Genesis story of Jacob, the patriarch of the Judeo-Christian tradition, wrestling with a spirit has been interpreted in a multitude of ways, but never more persuasively than by Trevor Herriot in Jacob’s Wound. He sees it as a...
- Author:Harvey, SarahSummary:
Kaizen--meaning "good change"--will help you transform your habits, without being too hard on yourself along the way.
- Author:Strathern, PaulSummary:
Immanuel Kant taught and wrote prolifically about physical geography yet never traveled further than forty miles from his home in Kn̲igsberg. How appropriate it is then that in his philosophy he should deny that all knowledge was...
- Author:Luchte, JamesSummary:
Continuum's Reader's Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text,...
- Author:Strathern, PaulSummary:
Kierkegaard wasn't really a philosopher in the academic sense. Yet he produced what many people expect of philosophy. He didn't write about the world, he wrote about life, about how we live and how we choose to live. His...
- Author:Gupta, AnoopSummary:
In Kierkegaard's Romantic Legacy, Anoop Gupta develops an original theory of the self based on Kierkegaard's writings. Gupta proceeds by historical exegesis and considers several important ways of thinking about self outside...
- Author:Calvé, Nicolas, Taylor, CharlesSummary:
Avec cette somme sur la nature du langage, Charles Taylor offre à ses lecteurs le livre qui était présent en arrière-plan de ses travaux précédents, notamment «Les Sources du moi» et «L'Âge séculier». En s'appuyant sur...
- Author:Sartre, Jean-PaulSummary:
Beaucoup pourront s'étonner de ce qu'on parle ici d'humanisme. [ ... ] Nous entendons par existentialisme une doctrine qui rend la vie humaine possible et qui, par ailleurs, déclare que toute vérité et toute action...
- Author:Blondin, DenisSummary:
Plutôt que le regard fragmenté des spécialistes, c’est un regard global que Denis Blondin pose sur l’argent, sur sa magie, aussi bien que sur sa sorcellerie. La Mort de l’argent ne propose pas une avalanche de chiffres ou de faits, mais...
- Author:Peled, Yael, Weinstock, Daniel M.Summary:
Language is central to political philosophy, yet until now there has been little in the way of a common framework capable of bridging disciplines that share an interest in language, power, and ethics. Studies are predominantly carried...
- Author:La Chance, MichaëlSummary:
Avant de rédiger son Discours de la méthode, véritable coup d’État dans la pensée philosophique du XVIIe siècle, le jeune Descartes avait fait trois songes dans une nuit de novembre 1619. Le cerveau en feu de M. De∫cartes revisite ces...
- Author:Mattéi, Jean-FrançoisSummary:
L'Europe se trouve aujourd'hui en position d'accusée, souvent par les Européens eux-mêmes, du fait de sa prétention à l'universalité, de sa supériorité proclamée et de son arrogance intellectuelle. Qu'elle n...
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