Philosophy
Philosophy from Greece and Rome to medieval and modern thought.
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The Confucian Tradition: Between Religion and Humanism [Hardback]
Guoxiang Peng (Author)
£105.00ISBN: 9781626430297
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
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The author reviews the Confucian tradition through the two concepts, religion and humanities. Chinese scholars always adopt Zongjiao and Renwen from the ancient Chinese documents as the Chinese translation of religion and humanities. In respect of... .... Learn More -
The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 12: The Correspondence, March 1871–May 1872 [Hardback]
Anne DeWitt (Editor); Kathleen Sheppard (Editor)
£112.50ISBN: 9780822946892
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: The Correspondence of John Tyndall
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The twelfth volume of The Correspondence of John Tyndall contains 326 letters and covers the fifteen months of Tyndall’s life from March 1871 through May 1872, a time when he was a central figure in the field and had a substantial reputat... .... Learn More -
The Political Languages of Western Civilisation: Rhetoric, Democracy and Populism [Paperback]
Erasmo Silvio Storace (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9788869774348
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Politics
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The book offers a study of ancient rhetoric within a philosophical reflection that aims to reconstruct its history. Through the various definitions of rhetoric and all its practical, ethical, social and political implications, the author leads us ... .... Learn More -
Practical Rationality and Human Difference: Perspectives On and Beyond Alasdair MacIntyre [Paperback]
Sante Maletta (Editor); Dario Mazzola (Editor); Damiano Simoncelli (Editor)
£26.99ISBN: 9788869774119
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
One of the fundamental aspects of the cultural landscape of the last century has been the revival of philosophical anthropology, in the form of a radical examination of the humanum: an examination that has attempted to meet the ... .... Learn More -
The Ideal and the Real: Studies in Pragmatism [Paperback]
Marco Stango (Author)
£15.99ISBN: 9788869774126
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
The current volume provides an interpretation of American pragmatism according to which pragmatism is not opposed to metaphysics but instead represents a vital, non-dismissive, non-deflationary attempt to respond to classical questions of philosop... .... Learn More -
Just in Time / Giusto in tempo: Theorising the Contemporary / Pensare il contemporaneo [Paperback]
Aisling Reid (Editor); Valentina Surace (Editor)
£22.99ISBN: 9788869774171
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
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The volume contains the proceedings of an international conference exploring the concept of 'contemporaneity' from different perspectives and in reference to different disciplinary fields (philosophy, literature and art theory). In the chronologic... .... Learn More -
Moral Freedom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence [Paperback]
Simona Tiribelli (Author)
£13.99ISBN: 9788869774287
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
What do we mean by moral freedom? What are the necessary conditions required for it? Do the exponential advances and pervasive applications of artificial intelligence (AI) promote it, or do they undermine it? Are we dealing with a new ethical chal... .... Learn More -
An Introduction to the History of Chronobiology, Volume 3: Metaphors, Models, and Mechanisms [Hardback]
Jole Shackelford (Author)
£47.00ISBN: 9780822947332
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
In three volumes, historian Jole Shackelford delineates the history of the study of biological rhythms – now widely known as chronobiology – from antiquity into the twentieth century. Perhaps the most well-known biological rhythm is the circadian ... .... Learn More -
The Dynamics of Science: Computational Frontiers in History and Philosophy of Science [Hardback]
Grant Ramsey (Editor); Andreas De Block (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9780822947370
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
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Millions of scientific articles are published each year, making it difficult to stay abreast of advances within even the smallest subdisciplines. Traditional approaches to the study of science, such as the history and philosophy of science, involv... .... Learn More -
Gregory Barhebraeus' Mystical Hermeneutics of the Love of God in Dialogue with Islamic Tradition [Hardback]
Jennifer Griggs (Author)
£115.00ISBN: 9781463242473
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Islamic History and Thought
Volume: 23
This book is an inquiry into the mystical thought of Gregory Barhebraeus (1226-1286CE) and its contemporary relevance, to offer a reading of Barhebraeus’ mystical texts by bringing them into conversation with critical religious studies and the her... .... Learn More
