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Futurability - The Age of Impotence and the Horizon of Possibility (Paperback): Franco Berardi Futurability - The Age of Impotence and the Horizon of Possibility (Paperback)
Franco Berardi
R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

We live in an age of impotence. Stuck between global war and global finance, between identity and capital, we seem to be incapable of producing that radical change that is so desperately needed. Is there still a way to disentangle ourselves from a global order that shapes our politics as well as our imagination? In his most systematic book to date, renowned Italian theorist Franco Berardi Bifo tackles this question through a solid yet visionary analysis of the three fundamental concepts of Possibility, Potency, and Power. Overcoming any temptation of giving in to despair or nostalgia, Berardi proposes the notion of Futurability as a way to remind us that even within the darkness of our current crisis, still lies dormant the horizon of possibility.

A Philosophy of Comparisons - Theory, Practice and the Limits of Ethics (Paperback): Hartmut Von Sass A Philosophy of Comparisons - Theory, Practice and the Limits of Ethics (Paperback)
Hartmut Von Sass
R1,036 Discovery Miles 10 360 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Comparing is one of the most essential practices, in our everyday life as well as in science and humanities. In this in-depth philosophical analysis of the structure, practice and ethics of comparative procedures, Hartmut von Sass expands on the significance of comparison. Elucidating the ramified structure of comparing, von Sass suggests a typology of comparisons before introducing the notion of comparative injustice and the limits of comparisons. He elaborates on comparing as practice by relating comparing to three relative practices - orienting, describing, and expressing oneself - to unfold some of the most important chapters of what might be called comparativism. This approach allows von Sass to clarify the idea of the incomparable, distinguish between different versions of incomparability and shed light on important ethical aspects of comparisons today. Confronting the claim that we are living in an age of comparisons, his book is an important contribution to ideas surrounding all-encompassing measurements and scalability and their critique.

The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Feminism (Paperback): Pieranna Garavaso The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Feminism (Paperback)
Pieranna Garavaso
R1,828 Discovery Miles 18 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Applying the tools and methods of analytic philosophy, analytic feminism is an approach adopted in discussions of sexism, classism and racism. The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Feminism presents the first comprehensive reference resource to the nature, history and significance of this growing tradition and the forms of social discrimination widely covered in feminist writings. Through individual sections on metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory, a team of esteemed philosophers examine the relationship between analytic feminism and the main areas of philosophical reflection. Their engaging and original contributions explore how analytic feminists define their concepts and use logic to support their claims. Each section provides concise overviews of the main debates in feminist literature within that particular area of research, as well as introductions to each of the chapters. Together with a glossary and an annotated bibliography, this companion features an overview of the basic tools used in reading analytic philosophy. The result is an in-depth and authoritative guide to understanding analytic feminist's characteristic methods.

The Selected Writings of Eva Picardi - From Wittgenstein to American Neo-Pragmatism (Paperback): Eva Picardi The Selected Writings of Eva Picardi - From Wittgenstein to American Neo-Pragmatism (Paperback)
Eva Picardi; Edited by Annalisa Coliva
R1,795 Discovery Miles 17 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Eva Picardi has been one of the most influential Italian analytic philosophers of her generation. She taught for forty years at the University of Bologna, raising three generations of students. This collection of selected writings honors her work, confirming Picardi's status as one of the most important Frege scholars of her generation and a leading authority on the philosophy of Donald Davidson. Bringing together Picardi's contributions to the history of analytic philosophy, it includes her papers on major 20th-century figures such as Wittgenstein, Quine, Davidson, Rorty, and Brandom. She examines their work in comparison with the philosopher Michael Dummett's, illuminating contrasts between American Neo-pragmatism and Continental philosophy. By considering key contributions made by Gadamer and Adorno and contrasting them with Davidson and Rorty's proposals, Picardi is able to bridge the Analytic and Continental divide. Featuring an introduction by Annalisa Coliva and new translations of previously unpublished papers, this collection emphasizes the significance of Picardi's work for a new generation of readers.

An Improved Book of Ideas (Paperback): Nathan Coppedge An Improved Book of Ideas (Paperback)
Nathan Coppedge
R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Philosophy of Joseph Petzoldt - From Mach's Positivism to Einstein's Relativity (Hardcover): Chiara Russo Krauss The Philosophy of Joseph Petzoldt - From Mach's Positivism to Einstein's Relativity (Hardcover)
Chiara Russo Krauss
R2,815 Discovery Miles 28 150 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This volume is the first English resource to shed light on the philosophy of Joseph Petzoldt (1862-1929), the main pupil of Ernst Mach and founder of the Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftliche Philosophie, later the association of Berlin logical positivists. A central figure in the early debate on the theory of relativity, his work was praised by Einstein himself. Tracing the development of Petzoldt's ideas, starting from his early acceptance of materialism and Kantian agnosticism, Chiara Russo Krauss presents a comprehensive reconstruction of his philosophy in the context of the German milieu. She examines his attempt to develop a new philosophy following Gustav Fechner and the empiriocriticism of Richard Avenarius and Ernst Mach. In the final chapter, she sets out how Petzoldt proposed relativistic positivism as the official interpretation of Einstein's relativity. By illuminating key elements of Petzoldt's work, this is a valuable case study for students and scholars of philosophy of science and late 19th-century and early 20th-century philosophy. It reveals the complex interplay of two different tendencies of the time: neo-Kantianism and its struggle to overcome the notion of thing-in-itself, as well as the need for an epistemological foundation for the new advances of science.

Knowledge and Evidence (Paperback, New Ed): Paul K. Moser Knowledge and Evidence (Paperback, New Ed)
Paul K. Moser
R1,116 Discovery Miles 11 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Paul Moser's book defends what has been an unfashionable view in recent epistemology: the foundationalist account of knowledge and justification. Since the time of Plato philosophers have wondered what exactly knowledge is. This book develops a new account of perceptual knowledge which specifies the exact sense in which knowledge has foundations. The author argues that experiential foundations are indeed essential to perceptual knowledge, and he explains what knowledge requires beyond justified true beliefs. In challenging prominent sceptical claims that we have no justified beliefs about the external world, the book outlines a theory of rational belief.

How to Analyze People - How to Read and Influence People with the Ultimate Guide to Reading Body Language and Nonverbal... How to Analyze People - How to Read and Influence People with the Ultimate Guide to Reading Body Language and Nonverbal Communication (Paperback)
Tony Brain
R521 R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Save R40 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Philosophy Outside-In - A Critique of Academic Reason (Hardcover): Christopher Norris Philosophy Outside-In - A Critique of Academic Reason (Hardcover)
Christopher Norris
R2,672 Discovery Miles 26 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a sustained critique of present-day academic philosophy combined with a practical agenda for change. Christopher Norris raises some basic questions about the way that analytic philosophy has been conducted over the past 25 years. In doing so, he offers an alternative to what he sees as an over-specialisation of a lot of recent academic work. Arguing that analytic philosophy has led to a narrowing of sights to the point where other approaches that might be more productive are blocked from view, he goes against the grain to claim that Continental philosophy holds the resources for a creative renewal of analytic thought. It draws on a wide range of examples to shine light on one topic: philosophy's current condition and how we can move beyond it. It addresses issues of interest to students and teachers of philosophy in both the analytic and the Continental traditions: speculative realism, the 'extended mind' hypothesis, experimental philosophy, the ontology of political song, linguistic philosophy, anti-realism and epistemological scepticism. It interrogates the analytical zeitgeist through a vigorous critique of the prevailing modes of thought.

5 Minutes Day For Kids - Teach children to practice Gratitude and Mindfulness for everyday Happiness and Positiveness, Develop... 5 Minutes Day For Kids - Teach children to practice Gratitude and Mindfulness for everyday Happiness and Positiveness, Develop Positive Thinking (Paperback)
Jameka Watkins
R276 Discovery Miles 2 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Radial Method of the Middle Wittgenstein - In the Net of Language (Hardcover): Piotr Dehnel The Radial Method of the Middle Wittgenstein - In the Net of Language (Hardcover)
Piotr Dehnel
R2,812 Discovery Miles 28 120 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Spanning the period between Wittgenstein's return to Cambridge in 1929 and the first version of Philosophical Investigations in 1936, Piotr Dehnel explores the middle stage in Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophical development and identifies the major issues which engrossed him, including phenomenology, philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of language. Contrary to the dominant perspective, Dehnel argues that this period was intrinsically different from the early and late stages and should not be viewed as a mere transitional phase. The distinctiveness of Wittgenstein's middle work can be seen in his philosophical thinking as it unfolds in a non-linear trajectory: thoughts do not follow upon each other, ideas do not appear sequentially one by one, and insights do not form a straight chain. Dehnel portrays the diffused and multifarious quality of Wittgenstein's middle thinking, enabling readers to form a more comprehensive view of his entire philosophy and acquire a better grasp of his conceptual trajectory, complete with the intricacies and challenges that it poses.

Fragmenting Reality - An Essay on Passage, Causality and Time Travel (Hardcover): Samuele Iaquinto, Giuliano Torrengo Fragmenting Reality - An Essay on Passage, Causality and Time Travel (Hardcover)
Samuele Iaquinto, Giuliano Torrengo
R2,968 Discovery Miles 29 680 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The growing interest in fragmentalism is one of the most exciting trends in philosophy of time and is gradually reshaping the contemporary debate. Providing an extensive interpretation of this view, Samuele Iaquinto and Giuliano Torrengo articulate a novel theory of the passage of time and argue that it is the most effective in vindicating the inherent dynamism of reality. Iaquinto and Torrengo offer the first full-range application of fragmentalism to a number of metaphysical topics, including the open future, causation, the A-theoretic interpretation of special relativity and time travel. The resulting picture, they argue, conveys the potential of a radically new understanding of time.

Man as Pet - Breeding and Optimization in Philosophy and Literature (Paperback): Kevin Liggieri Kevin Liggieri Man as Pet - Breeding and Optimization in Philosophy and Literature (Paperback)
Kevin Liggieri Kevin Liggieri
R904 Discovery Miles 9 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Early Analytic Philosophy and the German Philosophical Tradition (Paperback): Nikolay Milkov Early Analytic Philosophy and the German Philosophical Tradition (Paperback)
Nikolay Milkov
R1,347 Discovery Miles 13 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book investigates the emergence and development of early analytic philosophy and explicates the topics and concepts that were of interest to German and British philosophers. Taking into consideration a range of authors including Leibniz, Kant, Hegel, Fries, Lotze, Husserl, Moore, Russell and Wittgenstein, Nikolay Milkov shows that the same puzzles and problems were of interest within both traditions. Showing that the particular problems and concepts that exercised the early analytic philosophers logically connect with, and in many cases hinge upon, the thinking of German philosophers, Early Analytic Philosophy and the German Philosophical Tradition introduces the Anglophone world to key concepts and thinkers within German philosophical tradition and provides a much-needed revisionist historiography of early analytic philosophy. In doing so, this book shows that the issues that preoccupied the early analytic philosophy were familiar to the most renowned figures in the German philosophical tradition, and addressed by them in profoundly original and enduringly significant ways.

Speech Acts - An Essay in the Philosophy of Language (Paperback, New Ed): John R Searle Speech Acts - An Essay in the Philosophy of Language (Paperback, New Ed)
John R Searle
R1,139 Discovery Miles 11 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Written in an outstandingly clear and lively style, it provokes its readers to rethink issues they may have regarded as long since settled." TLS

Conversations About Philosophy, Volume 1 (Paperback): Howard Burton Conversations About Philosophy, Volume 1 (Paperback)
Howard Burton
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Knowledge, Number and Reality - Encounters with the Work of Keith Hossack (Hardcover): Nils Kurbis, Bahram Assadian, Jonathan... Knowledge, Number and Reality - Encounters with the Work of Keith Hossack (Hardcover)
Nils Kurbis, Bahram Assadian, Jonathan Nassim
R3,458 Discovery Miles 34 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Throughout his career, Keith Hossack has made outstanding contributions to the theory of knowledge, metaphysics and the philosophy of mathematics. This collection of previously unpublished papers begins with a focus on Hossack's conception of the nature of knowledge, his metaphysics of facts and his account of the relations between knowledge, agents and facts. Attention moves to Hossack's philosophy of mind and the nature of consciousness, before turning to the notion of necessity and its interaction with a priori knowledge. Hossack's views on the nature of proof, logical truth, conditionals and generality are discussed in depth. In the final chapters, questions about the identity of mathematical objects and our knowledge of them take centre stage, together with questions about the necessity and generality of mathematical and logical truths. Knowledge, Number and Reality represents some of the most vibrant discussions taking place in analytic philosophy today.

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - One of the most important texts of Western philosophy (Paperback): Marcus Aurelius The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - One of the most important texts of Western philosophy (Paperback)
Marcus Aurelius
R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Investigations (Pamphlet): L. Ron Hubbard Investigations (Pamphlet)
L. Ron Hubbard
R101 Discovery Miles 1 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Many people go through life in a rather hit-or-miss fashion, casting about for ideas to explain why their projects improve or decline, why they are successful or why they are not. Guessing and "hunches," however, are not very reliable. And without the knowledge of how to actually investigate situations, good or bad, and get the true facts, a person is set adrift in a sea of unevaluated data. Accurate investigation is, in fact, a rare commodity. Man's tendency in matters he doesn't understand is to accept the first proffered explanation, no matter how faulty. Thus investigatory technology had not actually been practiced or refined. However, L. Ron Hubbard made a breakthrough in the subject of logic and reasoning which led to his development of the first truly effective way to search for and consistently find the actual causes for things. Knowing how to investigate gives one the power to navigate through the random facts and opinions and emerge with the real reasons behind success or failure in any aspect of life. By really finding out why things are the way they are, one is therefore able to remedy and improve a situation-any situation. This is an invaluable technology for people in all walks of life.

A Philosophy of Comparisons - Theory, Practice and the Limits of Ethics (Hardcover): Hartmut Von Sass A Philosophy of Comparisons - Theory, Practice and the Limits of Ethics (Hardcover)
Hartmut Von Sass
R2,664 R1,632 Discovery Miles 16 320 Save R1,032 (39%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Comparing is one of the most essential practices, in our everyday life as well as in science and humanities. In this in-depth philosophical analysis of the structure, practice and ethics of comparative procedures, Hartmut von Sass expands on the significance of comparison. Elucidating the ramified structure of comparing, von Sass suggests a typology of comparisons before introducing the notion of comparative injustice and the limits of comparisons. He elaborates on comparing as practice by relating comparing to three relative practices - orienting, describing, and expressing oneself - to unfold some of the most important chapters of what might be called comparativism. This approach allows von Sass to clarify the idea of the incomparable, distinguish between different versions of incomparability and shed light on important ethical aspects of comparisons today. Confronting the claim that we are living in an age of comparisons, his book is an important contribution to ideas surrounding all-encompassing measurements and scalability and their critique.

History of Philosophy Volume 11 - Logical Postivism and Existentialism (Paperback, New edition): Frederick Copleston History of Philosophy Volume 11 - Logical Postivism and Existentialism (Paperback, New edition)
Frederick Copleston
R672 Discovery Miles 6 720 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy, first created his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries. However, since its first publication (the last volume appearing in the mid-1970s) the series has become the classic account for all philosophy scholars and students. The 11-volume series gives an accessible account of each philosopher's work, but also explains their relationship to the work of other philosophers.

How to Analyze People - How to Read and Influence People with the Ultimate Guide to Reading Body Language and Nonverbal... How to Analyze People - How to Read and Influence People with the Ultimate Guide to Reading Body Language and Nonverbal Communication - (Paperback)
Tony Brain
R695 R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Save R83 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Problem of Plurality of Logics - Understanding the Dynamic Nature of Philosophical Logic (Hardcover): Pavel Arazim The Problem of Plurality of Logics - Understanding the Dynamic Nature of Philosophical Logic (Hardcover)
Pavel Arazim
R3,700 Discovery Miles 37 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the foundation of our rationality, logic has traditionally been considered fixed, stable and constant. This conception of the discipline has been challenged recently by the plurality of logics and in this book, Pavel Arazim extends the debate to offer a new view of logic as dynamic and without a definite, specific shape. The Problem of Plurality of Logics examines the origins of our standard view of logic alongside Kant's theories, the holistic view, the issue of logic's pragmatic significance and Robert Brandom's logical expressivism. Arazim then draws on proof-theoretical approaches to present a convincing argument for a dynamic version of logical inferentialism, which opens space for a new freedom to modify our own logic. He explores the scope, possibilities and limits of this freedom in order to highlight the future paths logic could take, as a motivation for further research. Marking a departure from logical monism and also from the recent doctrine of logical pluralism in its various forms, this book addresses current debates concerning the expressive role of logic and contributes to a lively area of discussion in analytic philosophy.

Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers (Hardcover, 2nd edition): James Robert Brown Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
James Robert Brown
R2,586 R2,200 Discovery Miles 22 000 Save R386 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the 19th century the philosophy of science has been shaped by a group of influential figures. Who were they? Why do they matter? This introduction brings to life the most influential thinkers in the philosophy of science, uncovering how the field has developed over the last 200 years. Taking up the subject from the time when some philosophers began to think of themselves not just as philosophers but as philosophers of science, a team of leading contemporary philosophers explain, criticize and honour the giants. Now updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes: * Easy-to-follow overviews of pivotal thinkers including John Stuart Mill, Rudolf Carnap, Thomas Kuhn, Karl Popper, and many more * Coverage of central issues such as experience and necessity, logical empiricism, falsifiability, paradigms, the sociology of science, realism, and feminist critiques * An afterword looking ahead to emerging research trends * Study questions and further reading lists at the end of each chapter Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers demonstrates how the ideas and arguments of these figures laid the foundations of our understanding of modern science.

The Significance of the New Logic (Hardcover): Willard Van Orman Quine The Significance of the New Logic (Hardcover)
Willard Van Orman Quine; Edited by Walter Carnielli, Frederique Janssen-Lauret, William Pickering
R2,679 Discovery Miles 26 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

W. V. Quine was one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century American analytic philosophy. Although he wrote predominantly in English, in Brazil in 1942 he gave a series of lectures on logic and its philosophy in Portuguese, subsequently published as the book O Sentido da Nova Logica. The book has never before been fully translated into English, and this volume is the first to make its content accessible to Anglophone philosophers. Quine would go on to develop revolutionary ideas about semantic holism and ontology, and this book provides a snapshot of his views on logic and language at a pivotal stage of his intellectual development. The volume also includes an essay on logic which Quine also published in Portuguese, together with an extensive historical-philosophical essay by Frederique Janssen-Lauret. The valuable and previously neglected works first translated in this volume will be essential for scholars of twentieth-century philosophy.

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