"Before countless audiences across the globe, the Dalai Lama has tried to refashion Tibetan Buddhism into a modern religion compatible with empirical science and founded on principles of nonviolence and "universal compassion," but how exactly has this project affected monastic e…
"Prompted by controversial views of the composer-theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau, the leading figures of the French Enlightenment engaged in a vigorous philosophical debate about the nature of music. Their dialogue was one of extraordinary depth and richness, and dealth with some …
This pioneering handbook is presenting Israel in its intellectual controversies regarding Zionism, the making of the State of Israel and contemporary Israeli society. In more than a dozen of thematic sections, a wide range of perspectives is covered. Among the debated key topics…
This book provides an authoritative account of the controversy about the first great debate in the field of International Relations. Of all the self-images of International Relations, none is as pervasive and enduring as the notion that a great debate pitting idealists against r…
"In the summer of 2006 two books attacking string theory, a prominent theory in physics, appeared: Peter Woit's "Not Even Wrong" and Lee Smolin's "The Trouble with Physics". A fierce public debate, much of it on weblogs, ensued. Gina is very curious about science blogs. Can they…
Carolin Emcke, eine der wichtigsten Intellektuellen der Gegenwart, äußert sich in ihrem engagierten Essay Gegen den Hass zu den großen Themen unserer Zeit: Rassismus, Fanatismus, Demokratiefeindlichkeit. In der zunehmend polarisierten, fragmentierten Öffentlichkeit dominiert vor…
Carolin Emcke, eine der wichtigsten Intellektuellen der Gegenwart, äußert sich in ihrem engagierten Essay : egen den Hass9 zu den großen Themen unserer Zeit: Rassismus, Fanatismus, Demokratiefeindlichkeit. In der zunehmend polarisierten, fragmentierten Öffentlichkeit dominiert v…
Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657) war einer der bekanntesten Rabbiner des frühneuzeitlichen Europa. Berühmtheit erlangte er vor allem durch die Verhandlungen, die er mit Oliver Cromwell über die Rückkehr der Juden nach England führte. Doch die Englandverhandlungen machten nur den …
