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Heidegger (Fontana Modern Masters Ser.)
Par George Steiner. 1978
With characteristic lucidity and style, Steiner makes Heidegger's immensely difficult body of work accessible to the general reader. In a…
new introduction, Steiner addresses language and philosophy and the rise of Nazism. 1978.Gaia: a new look at life on Earth
Par James Lovelock. 2000
In this work Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that life on earth functions as a single organism. Written for…
non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with which to support a new and radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that living matter is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the earth's living matter, air, ocean, and land surfaces forms a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life. Since Gaia was first published, many of Jim Lovelock's predictions have come true and his theory has become a hotly argued topic in scientific circles. In a new Preface to this reissued title, he outlines his present state of the debate. 2000.Freedom from the known
Par J Krishnamurti, Mary Lutyens. 1983
The author shows how people can free themselves radically and immediately from the tyranny of the expected, no matter what…
their age--opening the door to transforming society and their relationships. 1983.Forbidden knowledge: from Prometheus to pornography
Par Roger Shattuck. 1996
An inquiry into "dangerous knowledge" scientific and literary in Western civilization, along with ethical questions that are raised. Examines "forbidden"…
sources that range from folklore and myth to the writings of Marquis de Sade. Considers human conscience related to research such as the development of the atomic bomb. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. c1996.Evil in modern thought: an alternative history of philosophy (Princeton Classics Series)
Par Susan Neiman. 2002
Examines our understanding of evil from the Inquisition to contemporary terrorism. The author also posits that debating the nature of…
evil impelled modern philosophy, and eroded belief in God's benevolence, power, and relevance. Lastly, Neiman turns to consider philosophy's response to the Holocaust as a final moral evil. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.Existentialism and humanism
Par Philip Mairet, Jean-Paul Sartre. 1973
Sartre has laid the foundations for an original doctrine of Existentialism. His concern, however, has been to relate his theory…
to human response and the practical demands of living. To this end, he has carried his concepts into his novels and plays. He has demonstrated the utility of Existentialist doctrine while creating works of high literary merit. 1973. Uniform title: Existentialisme est un humanisme.Essays and aphorisms
Par Arthur Schopenhauer, R J Hollingdale. 1970
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason…
but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, "Parerga and Paralipomena", which he published in 1851. These pieces depict humanity as locked in a struggle beyond good and evil, and each individual absolutely free within a Godless world, in which art, morality and self-awareness are our only salvation. 1970. Uniform title: Parerga und ParalipomenaDark age ahead
Par Jane Jacobs. 2004
Architectural and city-planning scholar Jacobs argues that Western civilization in general and North American society in particular are headed for…
a period of reconfiguration, chaos, and lost cultural memory. She credits this to the erosion of five key pillars of Western civilization: community and family, higher education, scientific advancement, taxation, and self-policing by learned professions, as well as changes in agriculture and transportation. 2004.Derrida: Modern Masters (Fontana modern masters)
Par Christopher Norris. 1987
Jacques Derrida is one of the most important people in contemporary Anglo-American literary theory. This book sets out to explain…
the significance of Derrida's writings and to place them within the western philosophical tradition. The author also discusses some reasons for the massive institutional resistance which has prevented philosophers from engaging seriously with Derrida's work. 1987.Confessions of a philosopher
Par Bryan Magee. 1997
The author tells the story of his discovery of philosophy, and in doing so introduces the subject to his reader.…
Experiences of everyday life provide discussion of philosophers and explain why certain philosophical questions persistently exercise our minds. 1997.Casanova: the man who really loved women
Par Lydia Flem. 1997
A psychoanalyst examines the life and memoirs of the self-professed great lover. Describes Giacomo Casanova's pleasure in reliving his experiences…
as he wrote twelve volumes of his reflections. Analyzes his amorous pursuit of women. Some descriptions of sex. c1997. Uniform title: Casanova, ou, L'exercise du bonheur.Being and nothingness: an essay on phenomenological ontology (Routledge classics)
Par Jean-Paul Sartre, Hazel Estella Barnes. 2003
This monumental book, regarded by many as Sartre's greatest achievement, is one of the most influential philosophical works of the…
20th century. In it Sartre set out his fundamental views on philosophy and laid the foundations of existentialism. 2003.Becoming human (CBC Massey lectures)
Par Jean Vanier. 1998
Jean Vanier shares his vision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships, and ourselves. He…
proposes that by opening ourselves to others, those we perceive as weak, different, or inferior, we can achieve true personal and societal freedom. 1998.Aristotle's children: how Christians, Muslims, and Jews rediscovered ancient wisdom and illuminated the Dark Ages
Par Richard E Rubenstein. 2003
Europe was in the long slumber of the Dark Ages, the Roman Empire was in tatters, and the Greek language…
was all but forgotten, until a group of Arab, Jewish, and Christian scholars rediscovered and translated the works of Aristotle. His ideas spread across Europe like wildfire, offering the scientific point of view that the natural world, including the soul of man, was a proper subject of study. The Catholic Church convulsed, and riots took place at the universities of Paris and Oxford. 2003.Aesthetic theory (Impacts Ser.)
Par Rolf Tiedemann, Theodor W Adorno, Robert Hullot-Kentor, Gretel Adorno. 1997
Aesthetic Theory is Adorno's posthumous magnum opus and the culmination of a lifetime's investigation. Analysing the sublime, the ugly and…
the beautiful, Adorno shows how such concepts frame and distil human experience and that it is human experience that ultimately underlies aesthetics. In Adorno's formulation 'art is the sedimented history of human misery'. 1997.A vindication of the rights of woman (Forsyte chronicles)
Par Mary Wollstonecraft, Miriam Brody. 2004
Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary…
Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity, and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Mary Wollstonecraft's work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrage - Walpole called her 'a hyena in petticoats' - yet it established her as the mother of modern feminism. Originally published in 1792. c2004.A secular age
Par Charles Taylor. 2007
Traces the emergence of secularity and the processes of secularization in the modern age, and challenges the idea that the…
secular takes hold in a world where religion is experienced as a loss or where religions are subtracted from the culture. The Protestant Reformation, with its emphasis on breaking down the invidious political structures of the Catholic Church, provides the starting point down the road to the secular age. Taylor concludes that a focus on the religious has never been lost in Western culture, but that it is one among many stories striving for acceptance. 2007. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.A passion for wisdom: a very brief history of philosophy
Par Robert C Solomon, Kathleen Marie Higgins. 1997
Portrays the evolution of philosophical ideas and trends from ancient times to postmodern thinking, which arose after World War II.…
Traces the development of key ideologies and movements, explaining their meanings, relationships, and historical significance. 1997.À la recherche du sens perdu: les 4 piliers d'une vie profondément satisfaisante
Par Emily Esfahani Smith, Danielle Lafarge. 2017
Notre société est obsédée par la quête du bonheur, d'où émergent parfois des sentiments d'impuissance et même de désespoir. Et…
si cette quête n'était pas la bonne? Si la clé d'une vie pleine et heureuse n'était pas le bonheur, mais plutôt le sens qu'on lui donne? S'appuyant sur des recherches récentes dans le domaine de la psychologie et explorant des concepts littéraires et philosophiques, Emily Esfahani Smith appuie sa théorie sur 4 piliers: Appartenance (développer le sentiment d'appartenir à un groupe: une famille, une entreprise, une équipe sportive, etc.); Raison d'être (repérer ce qui motive réellement nos comportements et y prendre appui); Art du récit (prêter attention à ce que l'on se raconte à soi-même sur sa vie afin d'être plus résilient); Transcendance (se sentir en lien avec quelque chose de plus grand que soi, l'art ou la nature, par exemple). L'auteur nous fournit également des pistes pour intégrer une culture du sens à notre vie de famille, à notre vie professionnelle et à notre communauté. Dans ce livre inspirant qui regorge d'exemples très actuels, elle nous ouvre la voie vers une existence plus enrichissante et plus satisfaisante. 2017. Titre uniforme: The power of meaning.A history of Western philosophy (Counterpoint Ser.)
Par Bertrand Russell. 1984
This book, first published in 1946, is considered a masterpiece in its field. By presenting a history of Western philosophy…
in relation to its social and economic background, this book creates an understanding of the past with its changing philosophical doctrines. 1984.