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Analects The Description: The Analects are a collection of Confucius`s sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius, one of the most humane thinkers of all time, believed everyone should live.... Read More about the "Analects The" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Aquinas Description: Aquinas (1224-74) lived at a time when the Christian West was opening up to a wealth of Greek and Islamic philosophical speculation. An embodiment of the 13th-century ideal of a unified interpretation of reality (in which philosophy and theology work together in harmony), Aquinas was remarkable for the way in which he used and developed this legacy of ancient thought - an achievement which led his contemporaries to regard him as an advanced thinker.;Father Copleston`s book examines this man - whose influence is perhaps greater today than in his own lifetime - and his thought, relating his ideas wherever possible to problems as they are discussed today.... Read More about the "Aquinas" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Beyond Good&evil Description: New chronology and further reading Translated by R. J. HollingdaleIntroduction by Michael Tanner.... Read More about the "Beyond Good&evil" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Commentary To Kant`s Critique Of Pure Reason Description: Of all the major philosophical works, Kant`s Critique of Pure Reason is one of the most rewarding, yet one of the most difficult. Norman Kemp Smith`s Commentary elucidates not only textural questions and minor issues, but also the central problems which arise, he contends, from the conflicting tendencies of Kant`s own thinking. Kemp Smith`s Commentary continues to be in demand with Kant scholars, and it is being reissued here with a new introduction by Sebastian Gardner to set it in its contemporary context.... Read More about the "Commentary To Kant`s Critique Of Pure Reason" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Complete Essays The Description: Nobody in Western civilization had ever tried to do what Montaigne set out to do. In a vivid, contemporary style he moves swiftly from thought to thought, often digressing from an idea only to return, having caught up with it elsewhere. In these essays, Montaigne lays out for his contemporaries and for us his plan for how a man might wisely live and wisely die - as he sets out to discover himself.... Read More about the "Complete Essays The" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Critical Humanisms Description: This distinctive reappraisal of humanism argues that humanist thought is a diverse tradition which cannot be reduced to current conceptions of it. By considering humanism via the categories of Romantic, Existential, Dialogic, Civic, Spiritual, Pagan, Pragmatic and Technological Humanisms, Halliwell and Mousley propose that the critical edge of humanist thought can be rescued from its popular view as intellectually redundant. They also argue that because these humanisms contain within them anti-humanist perspectives, it is possible to counter the charge that humanism is based upon an unquestioned image of human nature. The book focuses on the thought of twenty-four mainly European and North American thinkers, ranging historically from the Renaissance to postmodernism. It discusses foundational writers (some of whom have been claimed as anti-humanists) such as Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Dewey and Sartre as well as the contemporary thinkers Habermas, Cixous, Rorty, Hall and Haraway, to construct a series of provocative dialogues which suggest the ongoing relevance of humanism to issues of ethics, art, science, selfhood, gender, citizenship and religion. Given the range and originality of the book`s approach, Critical Humanisms will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers in the Humanities, particularly English, American studies, cultural studies, modern languages, philosophy and sociology.... Read More about the "Critical Humanisms" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Critique Of Dialectical Reason Description: At the height of the Algerian war, Jean-Paul Sartre embarked on a fundamental reappraisal of his philosophical and political thought. The result was the Critique of Dialectical Reason, an intellectual masterpiece of the twentieth century, now republished with a major original introduction by Fredric Jameson. Here, Sartre began a new theory of history that he believed was necessary for postwar Marxism. His substantive concern was the structure of class struggle and the fate of the mass movements of popular revolt, from the French Revolution at the end of the eighteenth century to the Russian and Chinese revolutions in the twentieth.... Read More about the "Critique Of Dialectical Reason" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Descartes Description: This is an indispensable guide to the life and philosophy of Rene Descartes, one of the most controversial figures of his age, and the founder of modern rational thought.In lucid and accessible style, Harry M. Bracken provides a comprehensive overview of all the key themes, offering insight into the context of Descartes`s life, detailed analysis of his writings, and a fascinating examination of the question: Why is Descartes the philosopher other philosophers love to hate?... Read More about the "Descartes" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Description: This volume includes Hume`s chapters on religion from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding in addition to the three Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, a classic text of 18th century rational theology and the philosophy of religion.... Read More about the "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Discourse On Method And Meditations On First Philosophy Description: Contains English translations of Descartes` 1637 treatise and a subsequent development of the ideas contained in it, Meditations on First Philosophy, first published in 1641. Includes a selected bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknewsCom)... Read More about the "Discourse On Method And Meditations On First Philosophy" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Early Greek Philosophy Description: This anthology looks at the early sages of Western philosophy and science who paved the way for Plato and Aristotle and their successors. Democritus`s atomic theory of matter, Zeno`s dazzling proofs that motion is impossible, Pythagorean insights into mathematics, Heraclitus`s haunting and enigmatic epigrams all form part of a revolution in human thought that relied on reasoning, forged the first scientific vocabulary, and laid the foundations of Western philosophy. Jonathan Barnes has painstakingly brought together the surviving Presocratic fragments in their original contexts, utilizing the latest research and a major new papyrus of Empedocles.This new edition also includes a new preface, revised introduction, an updated list of further readings, a synopsis, note to the reader, an appendix on sources, and two indexes.... Read More about the "Early Greek Philosophy" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Either/or: A Fragment Of Life Description: Published in 1843, this is one of the earliest of Kierkegaard`s major works. The author plays devil`s advocate putting forward two opposing points of view challenging the reader to question the different alternatives. This book is written to provoke philosophical debate.... Read More about the "Either/or: A Fragment Of Life" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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