Philosophical Devices, Paperback

This book is designed to explain the technical ideas that are taken for granted in much contemporary philosophical writing. Notions like "denumerab...

Reducere. In this classic text, Lenin brilliantly explains the fundamental principles of the materialist philosophy of Marxism. He defends them against ideal...

Reducere. Kerry D. Soper reminds us of The Far Side's groundbreaking qualities and cultural significance in Gary Larson and "The Far Side." In the 1980s, Gar...

Reducere. Although the Enlightenment is often associated with the emergence of human rights and humanitarian sensibility, humanity is an elusive category in ...

Reducere. Zen Masters are known to say things which appear to be shocking, but are used as devices which can suddenly bring you to the present moment. This c...

This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-...

Reducere. The Upanishads represent a foundation for Indian philosophies. Using complex linguistic devices such as puzzles, paradoxes, metaphors, dramatic per...