Modern Philosophy

Seneca was dedicated to Stoicism, and in his essays and letters he explained the stoic position on many fundamental issues: pleasure and the problem of desire, happiness, and contentment; anger, fear, living in the present, how to think for yourself, anxiety and tranquillity, goodness, freedom, trusting the universe; courage, opportunity, cruelty and how to deal with it, friendship, love and trust, death and how to live, learning , chance and fate, time, aspirations, wisdom - and more.

Franse filosofen hebben gedurende de hele twintigste eeuw een groot stempel gedrukt op de Europese en Amerikaanse cultuur. Niet alleen als academische denkers, maar ook als publieke figuren die de journalistiek en literatuur gebruikten om hun inzichten op een toegankelijke manier een brede verspreiding te geven. Jean-Paul Sartre, misschien wel de intellectueel van de 20e eeuw, was daar het bekendste voorbeeld van, maar ook Albert Camus, Raymond Aron, Michel Foucault en de van oorsprong Bulgaarse Tzvetan Todorov wisten de geest van de tijd niet alleen te verwoorden maar ook vorm te geven.

¿Te sientes abrumado por la complejidad del mundo actual? ¿Buscas la paz interior, pero sientes que estás estancado en tu crecimiento personal? No estás solo. El caos de la vida moderna deja a muchas personas en busca de soluciones prácticas para encontrar calma y equilibrio. Descubre el poder del estoicismo, una filosofía antigua con herramientas prácticas para superar desafíos y hallar paz en un mundo caótico.

After suffering from intense anxiety as a child, Thomas Wakechild spent a lifetime dedicated to the study and management of fear. In Ending Fear: The “7 R” Formula for Fearless Awakening, he combines psychological, sociological, and scientific studies to support his unique “7 R” formula to overthrow your fear-based thought system for good. Once implemented, this proven seven-step system will unlock your mind’s ability to determine what principles will guide your life.

A majestic work of intellectual and cultural history, The Secular Enlightenment demonstrates how secular values and pursuits took hold of 18th-century Europe, spilled into the American colonies, and left their lasting imprint on the Western world for generations to come.

With methods so powerful they can conquer an adversary’s spirit, you can use Master Tzu’s strategies to overcome any challenge, from warfare to self-defense to business negotiations. This book starts with the classic 1910 translation of The Art of War, adds modern and historical insight, and demonstrates how to put the master’s timeless wisdom to use in your everyday life. In this fashion, The Art of War becomes accessible for the modern mind, simultaneously entertaining, enlightening, and practical.

In 1929, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens. The galaxies, previously believed to float serenely in the void, are in fact hurtling apart at an incredible speed: the universe is expanding. This stunning discovery was the culmination of a decades-long arc of scientific and technical advancement.

Se uma árvore cair na floresta quando não houver ninguém por perto, fará algum ruído? E se eu fizer um transplante facial, continuarei sendo eu mesmo? Será que um robô pode ser humano? Estas e outras perguntas fazem parte da lista de especulações filosóficas que acompanham o homem ao longo de 2.500 anos e que estão presentes em A História da Filosofia para Quem Tem Pressa. A obra inicia com o pré‐socrático Tales de Mileto, considerado o primeiro autêntico filósofo e, portanto, o fundador da filosofia.

Familiarícese con los más importantes filósofos modernos: Bacon, Maquiavelo, Montaigne, Pascal, Spinoza, Kant, Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu. Estas figuras han dado forma a la filosofía occidental y a todo el pensamiento moderno; profundice en sus obras y pensamientos con una selección de las citas esenciales que introducen sus ideas principales y delinean con claridad la estructura de su trabajo.

In Harry Potter and Philosophy, 17 philosophical experts unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels and uncover surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and the most discerning muggles. You don't need a diploma in arithmacy, the friendship of a hippogriff, or even a Hogwarts Library card to discover amazing and arcane secrets in the labyrinthine world of Harry Potter.

Weibliche Philosophinnen - gibt es nicht? Im Gegenteil. Eine beeindruckende Zahl von Frauen prägte die moderne Philosophie und damit das Denken der letzten zweihundert Jahre. Kristin Gjesdal präsentiert zwölf außergewöhnliche Frauen, die zu unrecht aus der Geschichte der Philosophie verschwunden sind. Wir begegnen Germaine de Staël, die sich mit den Folgen der Französischen Revolution auseinandersetzt, Rosa Luxemburg, die im späten 19. Jahrhundert für soziale Gerechtigkeit kämpft, und Angela Davis, die in den 1970er Jahren dem amerikanischen Rassismus entgegentritt.

This biography of educational activist and Black studies forerunner Bertha Maxwell-Roddey examines a life of remarkable achievements and leadership in the desegregated South. Sonya Ramsey modernizes the nineteenth-century term "race woman" to describe how Maxwell-Roddey and her peers turned hard-won civil rights and feminist milestones into tangible accomplishments in North Carolina and nationwide from the late 1960s to the 1990s.

In The Ajax Dilemma, Paul Woodruff examines one of today's most pressing moral issues: how to distribute rewards and public recognition without damaging the social fabric. How should we honor those whose behavior and achievement is essential to our overall success? Is it fair or right to lavish rewards on the superstar at the expense of the hardworking rank-and-file? How do we distinguish an impartial fairness from what is truly just?

En este necesario y perspicaz ensayo, Carlos Peña se hace cargo críticamente del menos precio del que, de un tiempo a esta parte, es objeto la filosofía. En base a acusaciones de despilfarro e inutilidad, ha sido progresivamente desplazada de los planes educativos en pro de una enseñanza enfocada en lo técnico y lo útil. Es por eso que el autor se pregunta si efectivamente la enseñanza de la filosofía carece hoy de justificación y sentido.

Lungo tutta la storia moderna molti intellettuali europei ed americani - da Machiavelli a Rousseau, da Adam Smith agli autori del "Federalist", da Herder a Hegel e a Nietzsche - hanno guardato alle esperienze della politica antica di Greci e Romani. Ne sono nate riflessioni volte a individuare somiglianze e differenze rispetto alla situazione politica del proprio tempo. Questo fecondo confronto ha consentito l'elaborazione di una serie di nozioni tuttora alla base del pensiero politico contemporaneo.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carl Dennis explores the expansiveness and complexity of universal virtues within the realm of the everyday in this thought-provoking new collection Though most of the virtues that interest Carl Dennis in Earthly Virtues have traditional names, they are provided with...

An examination of how curriculum choices can perpetuate White supremacy, and radical strategies for how schools and teacher education programs can disrupt and transform racism in education When racist curriculum “goes viral” on social media, it is typically dismissed as an isolated incident...

Everyone's a cynic, yet few will admit it. Today's cynics excuse themselves half-heartedly - "I hate to be a cynic, but...." - before making their pronouncements. Narrowly opportunistic, always on the take, contemporary cynicism has nothing positive to contribute. The Cynicism of the ancient Greeks, however, was very different. Bold and shameless, it was committed to transforming the values on which civilization depends.

Evolutions brings to life the latest scientific thinking on the birth of the universe and the solar system, the journey from a single cell all the way to our human minds. Reawakening our sense of wonder and terror at the world around us and within us, Oren Harman uses modern science to create new and original mythologies.

In a crumbling neighbourhood in New Delhi, a child waits for a mother to return home from work. And, in parallel, in a snow-swept town in Germany on the Baltic Sea coast a woman, her memory fading, shows up at a deserted hotel. Worlds apart, both embark, in the course of that night, on...