A monograph on Plato's metaphysics, focusing on the theory of the forms, which is the central philosophical concept in Plato's theory. It examines Plato's epistemology and shows that Plato also regards knowledge as the mind being directly acquainted with its object.
This book offers a sweeping and original look at the development of continental philosophy, examining the work of several major figures, including Hegel, Heidegger, Derrida, Gadamer and Levinas. Continental philosophy has traditionally seen philosophy as historical, claiming tha…
An introduction to Stoic philosophy. Aimed at readers new to Stoicism and to ancient philosophy, this book outlines the central philosophical ideas of Stoicism and introduces the reader to the different ancient authors and sources that they will encounter when exploring Stoicism
Peter Sloterdijk turns his keen eye to the history of western thought, conducting colorful readings of the lives and ideas of the world's most influential intellectuals. Featuring nineteen vignettes rich in personal characterizations and theoretical analysis, Sloterdijk's compan…
The 12 original studies collected in this volume examine different aspects of Edmund Husserl's "Logical Investigations". They are authored by scholars and specialists internationally recognized for their expertise in the fields of phenomenology, logic, history of philosophy and …
The acclaimed author of The Vertigo Years tells the remarkable story of the Parisian salon that hosted the eighteenth centurys greatest minds and changed the course of Western philosophy Acclaimed historian, Philipp Blom, retraces the fortunes and characters of the men, that fr…
Nietzsche's unpublished notes are extraordinary in both volume and interest, and indispensable to a full understanding of his lifelong engagement with the fundamental questions of philosophy. This volume includes an extensive selection of the notes he kept during the early years…
Is philosophy obsolete? Are the ancient questions still relevant in the age of cosmology and neuroscience, not to mention crowd-sourcing and cable news? The acclaimed philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein provides a dazzlingly original plunge into the drama of phi…
This volume sets forth the life of one of the 20th-century's greatest spiritual philosophers, Martin Buber, in his own words. A series of reflections and narratives, it seeks not to describe his life in its full entirety, but rather to convey some of his defining moments of unce…
The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinati…
This is the second volume of a four-part History of the University In Europe, written by an international team of authors, which covers the development of the University In Europe (east and west) from its origins up until more recent years. It focuses not only on the History of …
Das neue Buch von Jürgen Habermas ist auch eine Geschichte der Philosophie. Es gibt im Stil einer Genealogie darüber Auskunft, wie die heute dominanten Gestalten des westlichen nachmetaphysischen Denkens entstanden sind. Als Leitfaden dient ihm der Diskurs über Glauben und Wisse…
