The Failures of Philosophy: A Historical Essay, Hardcover - Stephen Gaukroger

The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy--and what we can learn from them Philosophers are generally unaware of the failures...

Anti-scientific misinformation is rampant in both the US and Europe. One aspect of this issue is the use of poor mathematical arguments to promote ...

DescriptionIs objectivity possible? Can there be objectivity in matters of morals? What would a truly objective account of the world be like? Is ev...

This collection of original essays takes a multi-disciplinary approach to explore the theme of failure through the broad spectrum of public art and...

Reducere. Baptism is a significant rite of passage for many Christians--a public demonstration of a changed heart and a new life, an act with deep spiritual ...

Reducere. "On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that separate educational facilities for blacks and whites are inherently ""unequal"" and,...

Locates the origins and early form of Indian and Greek philosophy, and the striking similarities between them, in their entire societal and religio...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Pallavi BanerjeeIllustration(s): 11 b/w illustrationsNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimen...

'. . . the Days immediately associated with the Manifestation of God possess a unique distinction and occupy a station which no mind can ever compr...

Winner of the Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year, this book takes you on a tour to celebrate the absurd failures of the last twenty-five years. I...

DescriptionAll successful people are the same (you know, drive, will to win, determination) - it's just too dull to contemplate. But everyone who m...

DescriptionIn our age when the church can too often seem like a poor copy of the world, Chad Bird challenges us to reclaim the astounding originali...

Contributor(s): Author: Alasdair MacIntyreAlasdair MacIntyre explores some central philosophical, political and moral claims of modernity and argue...

DescriptionHow our beliefs about the soul have developed through the ages, and why an understanding of it still matters today The concept of the so...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): John CottinghamIllustration(s): 1 b/w illus.Number of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 2...

DescriptionHumans have long turned to gardens--both real and imaginary--for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. Those gardens...

Reducere. Practical Academic Essay Writing Skills: An International ESL Students English Essay Writing Handbook was written with non-English speaking ESL stu...

Matter and Memory: An Essay on the Relation of Body and Spirit, is a complex exploration of human nature and the spirituality of memory. In this wo...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionPlato. Aristotle. Augustine. Hume. Kant. Hegel.

Description Of all the scandals to emerge from the financial crisis of 2007-08, the rigging of interbank interest rates by traders at Barclays, RBS...

Reducere. After passing through deism, pantheism, and sundry atheistic visions of life, Vladimir Solovyov emerged as a Christian thinker of irrepressible con...

A fascinating study of the devastating new form of warfare that redrew the map of Europe in the opening year of World War II, bringing about the mi...

One of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers presents the results of his lifetime study of man's cultural achievements An Essay on Man is a...

``The debtor-creditor relation, which is at the heart of this book, sharpens mechanisms of exploitation and domination indiscriminately, since, in ...

Reducere. Hitting barrier after barrier in life can break your spirit and bury you in failures, unmet expectations, and unrealized dreams. When these battles...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Lydia (Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics, Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics, Columbia Un...

Reducere. From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of ...

Reducere. Ever since Kant, attempts to close down metaphysical inquiry in philosophy have proliferated. Yet the interest in metaphysics persists and is showi...

In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the cen...

Reducere. During the Gilded Age, Dupont Circle was Washington's undisputed center of wealth, power and status. Over twenty years, it evolved from small farms...