The last decade has seen renewed interest in political theories of the public sphere, reacting to new challenges posed by globalization, communication technology, and intra- and international conflicts. However, the role of culture and aesthetics in the formation of the public s…
Main description: The Age of Enlightenment continues the debate with traditional elements from Neo-Platonism and Hermetism, Pythagoreanism, magic, alchemy and Kabbalah which today are subsumed under the heading of early modern age esotericism. The reactions range from the critic…
This book is a reconstruction and presentation of the fundamental assumptions of the so-called weak thought, as elaborated mainly by the Italian hermeneutical philosopher Gianni Vattimo and the Romanian philosopher Constantin Noica in his ontology. Both Noica and Vattimo focus o…
This book explores the phenomenon of the Third Reich from a philosophical perspective. It concentrates on how Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism are conceived by eight German thinkers from the Continental tradition, exposing and then exploring the tension between ideo…
The book is a philosophical investigation of religion regarded primarily as a human concern with naming the world, making it true, and inhabiting it in light of that which is beyond it.
Which entities should be accepted as part of the furniture of the world, and which not? What are "pseudo-objects," if they are not properly objects? This collection explores the answers given to these questions by some key philosophers throughout the 20th century. It brings toge…
The essays collected in this volume focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice, examining issues such as infinity, finiteness, and proof procedures, as well as central historical figures in the field, including Frege, Russell, Hilbert and Witt…
Biographical note: Dieter Hüning und Carsten Olk, Universität Trier; Stefan Klingner, Technische Universität Dresden. Der vorliegende Band beinhaltet Texte der internationalen philosophischen Forschung, die die vielfältigen Aspekte des Lebens sowohl der theoretischen als auch d…
In this volume, author Steven L. Bindeman presents a survey of the key figures in postmodern antiphilosophy. Noting that the main thrust of their work can be found in their need to respond to the threat of nihilism, he is guided by the question, if the path to abstract truth is …
Review text: "Aufs Ganze besehen präsentiert St. einen ambitionierten Entwurf, der Verschiedenstes auf eine Kernstruktur zu beziehen vermag. Vieles ist bedenkenswert und bietet Anlass, über Grundsätzliches und weitgespannte Zusammenhänge nachzusinnen."Stefan Berg in: Zeitschrift…
Judith Butlers Aussagen polarisieren. Bei aktuellen Themen wie Krieg, Islamismus-Debatte(n) oder dem Nahostkonflikt sorgen sie immer wieder für Kontroversen und vor allem für Diskussionen, u.a. mit Gayatri Spivak und Luce Irigaray.Um zu verstehen, für welche Konzepte und Theorie…
Die Ethik beschäftigt sich ihrem griechischen Ursprung nach mit unseren Sitten, Gebräuchen und Gewohnheiten. Sie fragt nach dem guten und glücklichen Leben, nach unseren Tugenden und Lastern, Rechten und Pflichten. Im Verlaufe ihrer Geschichte hat sie verschiedene Namen (Moralph…
