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Nietzsche read far more widely, and more actively, than he led us to believe. Reading was his most important intellectual stimulus: he lived a very isolated life for most of his career, particularly in the 1880s. Much of what Nietzche thought and wrote, therefore, came...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2023-05-26
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The Politics of German Idealism reconstructs the political philosophies of Kant, Fichte and Hegel against the background of their social-historical context. Christopher Yeomans' guiding thought is to understand German Idealist political philosophy as political, i.e., as...
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Oxford University Press
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2023-05-26
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Chris Fraser presents a rich and broad-ranging study of the culminating period of classical Chinese philosophy, the third century BC. He offers novel and informative perspectives on Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism, and other movements in early Chinese thought...
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OUP Oxford
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2023-05-26
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Why are we fascinated by mountains? These outcrops of rock were once considered unsightly, something to be avoided at all costs, but, since Rousseau, they have been contrasted with our corrupt cities and viewed as serene enclaves of beauty and relaxation. But why climb...
Editeur :
Polity
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2023-05-25
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In einer Mixed-Methods-Studie werden elf neu zugewanderten Schüler*innen in der Jahrgangsstufe Einführungsphase am Gymnasium im Rahmen einer Unterrichtsreihe Texte in Easy-to-Read-Versionen (Deutsch: Leichte Sprache) vorgelegt und sowohl sprachliche/fachliche als auch...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2023-05-24
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Embodied Idealism argues that Maurice Merleau-Ponty's early thought - primarily as found in The Structure of Behavior and Phenomenology of Perception - stands as a form of transcendental idealism. This interpretation runs against the grain of much of the Merleau-Ponty...
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OUP Oxford
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2023-05-23
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Nietzsche gilt als faszinierender Philosoph, der das Denken zu einer gefährlichen Sache, zu einem Abenteuer erklärt und der den/die Leser*in verlockt, sich auf das Wagnis seines Denkens einzulassen. Philosophie erscheint nicht als abstrakte Angelegenheit, sondern als...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2023-05-20
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Relativism, or the claim that it is possible that the appearances and opinions of each of us are correct for each of us, and hence that any view is as true as any other, has remained a continuing problem for philosophy and science for 2,500 years. Today, because of the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-05-19
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Living in Words: Literature, Autobiographical Language, and the Composition of Selfhood pursues three main questions: What role does literature play in the constitution of a human being? What is the connection between the language we see at work in imaginative fiction...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-19
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We evaluate people all the time for a wide variety of activities.We blame them for miscalculations, uninspired art, and committing crimes.We praise them for detailed brushwork, a superb pass, and their acts of kindness.We accomplish things, from solving crosswords to...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-19
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The Pragmatist Challenge lays out a programmatic view for taking a pragmatist approach to topics in philosophy of science and metaphysics. Pragmatism involves a collection of specific views as well as comprising a general approach that can be applied to multiple topics....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-18
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In Social Movements: A Theoretical Approach, Dieter Rucht offers a theoretically and historically informed approach to social movements as a phenomenon of modern societies. He links the analysis of social movements to general theories of society and processes of social...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-17
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Someone fails to shake your outstretched hand, puts you down in front of others, or makes a joke in poor taste. Should we take offence? Wouldn't it be better if we didn't? In the face of popular criticism of people taking offence too easily, and the social problems that...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2023-05-16
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Living in Words: Literature, Autobiographical Language, and the Composition of Selfhood pursues three main questions: What role does literature play in the constitution of a human being? What is the connection between the language we see at work in imaginative fiction...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-16
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We evaluate people all the time for a wide variety of activities.We blame them for miscalculations, uninspired art, and committing crimes.We praise them for detailed brushwork, a superb pass, and their acts of kindness.We accomplish things, from solving crosswords to...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-16
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This book approaches Hobbes's philosophy from a completely new perspective: his creativity. Creativity is the production of something which experts consider to be original, valuable and of high quality. James Hamilton explores Hobbes's creativity by focusing...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-05-15
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Are hierarchical arrangements in the workplace, including the employer-employee relationship, consistent with the ideal of relating to one another as moral equals? With this question at its core, this volume of essays by leading moral and political philosophers explores...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2023-05-12
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The must-read book for fans everywhere 'How rare and nourishing this sort of roaming thought is and what a joy to read' MEGAN NOLAN, Sunday Times'An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life' JENNY OFFILL Pablo Picasso...
Editeur :
Sceptre
Parution :
2023-05-11
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In Social Movements: A Theoretical Approach, Dieter Rucht offers a theoretically and historically informed approach to social movements as a phenomenon of modern societies. He links the analysis of social movements to general theories of society and processes of social...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-11
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Corruption is a pervasive problem across the world and is regularly ranked as among the greatest global challenges. Considering the role that corruption plays in exacerbating deprivation and fuelling social tension, peaceful and just societies are unlikely to come about...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-11
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