History of Western philosophy books

Polytheism in Greek Philosophy challenges the perception of philosophy as a march of reason distancing itself from...  Read More >>

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Innovative readings and creative reinterpretations of significant works in the field of ancient philosophy.  Read More >>

The volume focusses on ancient Greek dialectic and its impact on later philosophical thought, up to Byzantium. The...  Read More >>

This study promotes a return to describing images starting from their essential features. By exploring their role...  Read More >>

How can criminal punishment be morally justified is a classical question in legal philosophy. Zisman argues that...  Read More >>

The relatively new movement of Experimental Philosophy applies different systematic experimental methods to further...  Read More >>

Sex, love, and friendship play an integral role in Kant's conception of human life. Against common prejudices, Kant...  Read More >>

Awe-inspiring, terrifying, overwhelming, transformative: the sublime has an arresting force. Through a close analysis...  Read More >>

This monograph develops an approach to the concept of subjectivity that places the question of historicity at its...  Read More >>

Recently, a new idea of Cicero has emerged, which once against takes Cicero seriously as an academic philosopher....  Read More >>

The book analyzes and discusses in detail Schopenhauer's early manuscripts. They record the complex gestation of...  Read More >>

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Quest'opera tratta un importante dettaglio dello sviluppo territoriale del Marchfeld meridionale nel margraviato...  Read More >>

This work deals with an important detail of the territorial development of the southern Marchfeld in the Babenberg...  Read More >>

Offers a forceful encounter between Deleuze's work and contemporary queer thought to provide both critical and practical...  Read More >>

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How a scandalous actress influenced one of the greatest philosophers of the eighteenth century.  Read More >>

Examines the subject matter of the Republic and the full internal responsion of its parts.  Read More >>

Famous as the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft was a wide-ranging and controversial...  Read More >>

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Rediscovers David Hume's contemporary critics to systematically investigate the merits of Thomas Reid, George Campbell,...  Read More >>

Das Licht als Metapher der Erkenntnis gehört zur abendländischen Tradition der Bildsprache allgemein, insbesondere...  Read More >>