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Martin Heidegger - Critical Assessments (Hardcover): Christopher Macann Martin Heidegger - Critical Assessments (Hardcover)
Christopher Macann
R26,599 Discovery Miles 265 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Martin Heidegger (1899-1976), born in Baden, Germany, is one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. The one-time assistant of Edmund Husserl, the founder of the phenomenological movement, Heidegger established himself as an independent and original thinker with the publication of his major work "Being and Time" in 1927.
This collection of papers is the most comprehensive and international examination of Heidegger's work available. It contains established classic articles, some appearing in English for the first time, and many original pieces provided especially for this collection. The cross-cultural and political aspects of Heidegger's thought are examined, including his relationship to the Nazi party.
The purpose of this collection is to provide a critical examination of Heidegger's work which evaluates its limits as well as its strengths, and to assess the prospects for the future development of his thought. Since many of the leading themes of contemporary philosophy such as hermeneutics, phenomenology, existentialism, postmodernism and deconstructivism trace their intellectual heritage back to Heidegger, this collection will be an indispensable guide to the issues which are currently being disputed in the field of philosophy.

The Impact of Michel Foucault on the Social Sciences and Humanities (Hardcover): M. Lloyd, A Thacker The Impact of Michel Foucault on the Social Sciences and Humanities (Hardcover)
M. Lloyd, A Thacker
R4,337 Discovery Miles 43 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a welcome assessment of the wide-ranging impact of Michel Foucault's work upon a number of disciplines within the social sciences and humanities. It offers close textual readings of Foucault's work along with clear overviews of how his work has been taken up in subjects such as history, philosophy and international relations. It also offers original applications of his work to important topics within feminist theory, political theory, the sociology of race, and socio-legal studies.

John Dewey - Critical Assessments (Hardcover): Jim Tiles John Dewey - Critical Assessments (Hardcover)
Jim Tiles
R29,614 Discovery Miles 296 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Contents:
Part I. Human Nature and Human Nurture Part II. Political Theory and Social Practice Part III. Value, Conduct and Art Part IV. Nature, Knowledge and Naturalism

Sampling, Biting, and the Postmodern Subversion of Hip Hop (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Jim Vernon Sampling, Biting, and the Postmodern Subversion of Hip Hop (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Jim Vernon
R2,003 Discovery Miles 20 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Drawing on the culture's history before and after the birth of rap music, this book argues that the values attributed to Hip Hop by 'postmodern' scholars stand in stark contrast with those that not only implicitly guided its aesthetic elements, but are explicitly voiced by Hip Hop's pioneers and rap music's most consequential artists. It argues that the structural evacuation of the voices of its founders and organic intellectuals in the postmodern theorization of Hip Hop has foreclosed the culture's ethical values and political goals from scholarly view, undermining its unity and progress. Through a historically informed critique of the hegemonic theoretical framework in Hip Hop Studies, and a re-centering of the culture's fundamental proscription against 'biting,' this book articulates and defends the aesthetic and ethical values of Hip Hop against their concealment and subversion by an academic discourse that merely 'samples' the culture for its own reactionary ends.

European/Supra-European: Cultural Encounters in Nietzsche's Philosophy (Hardcover): Marco Brusotti, Michael McNeal,... European/Supra-European: Cultural Encounters in Nietzsche's Philosophy (Hardcover)
Marco Brusotti, Michael McNeal, Corinna Schubert, Herman Siemens
R4,117 Discovery Miles 41 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nietzsche says "good Europeans" must not only cultivate a "supra-national" view, but also "supra-European" perspective to transcend their European biases and see beyond the horizon of Western culture. The volume takes up such conceptual frontier crossings and syntheses. Emphasizing Nietzsche's genealogy of European culture and his reflections upon the constitution of Europe in the broadest sense, its essays examine peoples and nations, values and arts, knowledge and religion. Nietzsche's apprehensions about the crises of nihilism and decadence and their implications for Europe's (and humankind's) future are investigated in this context. Concerning the crossing of notional frontiers, contributors examine Nietzsche's hoped-for dismantling of Europe's state borders, the overcoming of national prejudices and rivalries, and the propagation of a revitalizing "supra-European" perspective on the continent, its culture(s) and future. They also illuminate lines of syntheses, notably the syncretism of the ancient Greeks and its possible example for the European culture to-be. Finally certain of Europe's current problems are considered via the critical apparatus furnished by Nietzsche's philosophy and the diagnostic tools it provides.

Being Versus Word in Paul Tillich's Theology / Sein versus Wort in Paul Tillichs Theologie - Proceedings of the VII.... Being Versus Word in Paul Tillich's Theology / Sein versus Wort in Paul Tillichs Theologie - Proceedings of the VII. International Paul-Tillich-Symposium held in Frankfurt/Main 1998 / Beitrage des VII. Internationalen Paul-Tillich-Symposions in Frankfurt/Main 1998 (Hardcover, Reprint 2011)
Gert Hummel, Doris Lax
R3,570 Discovery Miles 35 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Only 10 of the 25 essays are in English, the rest being in German. They consider various aspects of theologian Tillich's (1886-1965) thought. Among the topics are epistemological incorrigibility in the theology of Tillich, his logos-ontology and Habermas' theory of communicative practice, revising h

Schelling's Political Thought - Nature, Freedom, and Recognition (Hardcover): Velimir Stojkovski Schelling's Political Thought - Nature, Freedom, and Recognition (Hardcover)
Velimir Stojkovski
R3,028 Discovery Miles 30 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the first study to examine F. W. J. Schelling's political thought, Velimir Stojkovski not only unearths a neglected dimension of the influential thinker's philosophy but further shows what it can teach us about our ethical and political responsibilities today. Unlike Hegel or Fichte, Schelling never wrote a political treatise. Yet by reconstructing the portions of such works as The New Deductions of Natural Right that deal explicitly with the political and by thematically rethinking parts of his writings that have a clear repercussion on politics - in particular those on nature, freedom and religion - this book reveals the centrality of politics to his oeuvre. Revisiting his corpus in this way, Stojkovski uncovers a number of ways we can learn from Schelling and his reception. He examines how Schelling's views on nature can clarify our moral and political obligations to the non-human world and further demonstrates how the separation of ontology as first philosophy from the ethico-political has resulted in a fragmented view of the status of the political subject and thus the body politic. Forcefully renouncing this fragmentation, Stojkovski explores how the same divide has contributed to the ongoing political turmoil in Europe and America. Combining an exploration of German Idealism with contemporary concerns, this is an essential study that will introduce readers to a new Schelling: a political thinker for the 21st century.

Lacan in the End Times - In the Name of the Absent Father (Paperback): Rob Weatherill Lacan in the End Times - In the Name of the Absent Father (Paperback)
Rob Weatherill
R1,115 Discovery Miles 11 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Brings together philosophy, psychoanalysis and religious elements. Examines current 'crisis' in mental health and social stability. Unique in its contradictory orientation towards Christianity. Zizek, Baudrillard, Levinas and Steiner are strong influences on the author. Likely to appeal to academic followers of Jordan Peterson.

The Woods (Paperback): Bibikhin The Woods (Paperback)
Bibikhin
R680 Discovery Miles 6 800 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In our modern, urbanized societies, our engagement with the natural world often seems distant and superficial. Human life is now far removed from its prehistoric origins, when humans dwelt deep within the forests and depended on them for their survival. In this important book, Vladimir Bibikhin, one of Russia's most influential twentieth-century philosophers, argues that, although most humans now live far from woods and forests, our existence remains profoundly linked to them. It was Aristotle who first appreciated their primal role, even deriving his notion of 'matter'w from the Greek words for wood and forest. As timber, the woods may be seen as inanimate material, but at the same time they also constitute a living ecosystem and the source of energy and life. By opening up this duality, the woods are transformed from simple matter to a living environment, serving as a reminder that we belong to the world of biological life to a far greater extent than we usually think. The Woods will be of interest to students and scholars in philosophy and the humanities generally and to anyone concerned with the environment and our relationship to the natural world.

On Literary Theory and Philosophy (Hardcover): Richard Freadman, Lloyd Reinhardt On Literary Theory and Philosophy (Hardcover)
Richard Freadman, Lloyd Reinhardt
R2,888 Discovery Miles 28 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The principle aim of this work is to explore the relationship between contemporary literary theory and analytic philosophy. The volume addresses this issue in two ways: first, through four exchanges between, on the one hand, proponents of avant-garde literary theory and, on the other, proponents of analytic philosophy (or of related literary critical positions); and second, through three cross-disciplinary essays on the relationship in question. Central topics in the volume include self, ethics, interpretation, language and characterizations of "analytic" and "continental" philosophy. Recent decades have witnessed profound changes within some areas of Anglo-American literary studies. The most influential of these changes have been associated with the emergence of contemporary literary theory. Such theory comprises a range of approaches to literature (and other communicative forms) many of which derive from or are heavily indebted to continental philosophy. At the same time, there has been resistance to these changes, or counter proposals for change, from more traditional "humanist" literary critics and scholars and, to a lesser degree, from analytic philosophers. Debates about thes

The Philosophy of Time - A Collection of Essays (Hardcover, 2nd edition): R. Gale The Philosophy of Time - A Collection of Essays (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
R. Gale
R2,945 Discovery Miles 29 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In what sense does time exist? Is it an objective feature of the external world? Or is its real nature dependent on the way man experiences it? Has modern science brought us closer to the answer to St. Augustine's exasperated outcry, 'What, then, is time?' ? Ever since Aristotle, thinkers have been struggling with this most confounding and elusive of philosophical questions. How long does the present moment last? Can we make statements about the future that are clearly true or clearly false? And if so, must we be fatalists? This volume presents twenty-three discussions of the problem of time. A section on classical and modern attempts at definition is followed by four groups of essays drawn largely from contemporary philosophy, each preface with an introduction by the editor. First, in a chapter entitled 'The Static versus the Dynamic Temporal', four philosophers advance solutions to McTaggart's famous proof of time's unreality. In the next two sections, the discussion turns to the meaning of the 'open future' and to the much-debated nature of 'human time'. Finally, modern science and philosophy tackle Zeno's celebrated paradoxes. The essays by Adolf Gr nbaum, Nicholas Rescher, and William Barrett are published for the first time in this volume.

Surviving Globalism - The Social and Environmental Challenges (Hardcover): Ted Schrecker Surviving Globalism - The Social and Environmental Challenges (Hardcover)
Ted Schrecker
R2,881 Discovery Miles 28 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Management consultant Kenichi Ohmae describes the new reality of global economic competition as a 'borderless world'. What is the future of human values, and of environmental quality, in such a world? The authors whose work is collected in Surviving Globalism try to answer these questions from the point of view of sociology, social history, philosophy, geography and political theory. Many argue that the gains made over the last few decades in terms of social justice and environmental protection are in grave peril. Others take a somewhat more optimistic note, but all emphasize the importance of dealing with environmental and social policy against the background of a transforming global economy.

Art and Prudence - Studies in the Thought of Jacques Maritain (Hardcover): Ralph McInerny Art and Prudence - Studies in the Thought of Jacques Maritain (Hardcover)
Ralph McInerny
R2,901 Discovery Miles 29 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Adventures of Transcendental Philosophy - Karl-Otto Apel's Semiotics and Discourse Ethics (Paperback): Eduardo Mendieta The Adventures of Transcendental Philosophy - Karl-Otto Apel's Semiotics and Discourse Ethics (Paperback)
Eduardo Mendieta
R1,393 Discovery Miles 13 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Karl-Otto Apel is one of the most important German philosophers of the 20th century, and is finally coming to be recognized as such. However, his work is still poorly understood and inadequately treated throughout most of the world. In The Adventures of Transcendental Philosophy, critical theory scholar Eduardo Mendieta examines the philosophical origins of discourse ethics through the prism of Apel's thought. Mendieta finds that Apel fundamentally transformed German philosophy, which had become stagnant in the years before World War II, and deeply influenced later thinkers such as Jurgen Habermas. Apel's turn toward pragmatism and analytic philosophy helped him bring the concept of a linguistic paradigm shift to Germany."

J. Krishnamurti - Educator for Peace (Paperback): Meenakshi Thapan J. Krishnamurti - Educator for Peace (Paperback)
Meenakshi Thapan
R740 Discovery Miles 7 400 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This volume, - is an introspective read on Krishnamurti as a radical philosopher, - discusses the possibilities of change through education, the school and the school culture as catalysts for transformation - will be of great interest to students and researcher of philosophy, education, South Asia studies, and the social sciences.

Ronald Dworkin's Theory of Equality - Domestic and Global Perspectives (Hardcover): Alexander Brown Ronald Dworkin's Theory of Equality - Domestic and Global Perspectives (Hardcover)
Alexander Brown
R1,522 Discovery Miles 15 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ronald Dworkins work on equality has shaped debates in the field of distributive justice for nearly three decades. In this book Alexander Brown attempts to provide a critique but also a defence of that work, and to extend equality of resources globally.

The Ignorant Philosopher; 200 (Hardcover): 1694-1778 Voltaire The Ignorant Philosopher; 200 (Hardcover)
1694-1778 Voltaire
R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Volume 1 (Hardcover): Richard Heinrich, Elisabeth Nemeth, Wolfram Pichler, David Wagner Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Richard Heinrich, Elisabeth Nemeth, Wolfram Pichler, David Wagner
R4,988 Discovery Miles 49 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is an image? How can we describe the experience of looking at images, and how do they become meaningful to us? In what sense are images like or unlike propositions? Participants of the 33rd International Wittgenstein Symposium--philosophers as well as historians of art, science, and literature--provide many stimulating answers. Some of the contributions are dedicated to Wittgenstein's thoughts on images while others testify to the important role notions coined or inspired by Wittgenstein--"seeing as", "picture games" and the dichotomy of "saying and showing"--play in the field of picture theory today. This first volume of the Proceedings of the 2010 conference addresses readers interested in the history and theory of images, and in the philosophy of Wittgenstein.

Deleuze's 'Difference and Repetition' - A Reader's Guide (Hardcover): Joe Hughes Deleuze's 'Difference and Repetition' - A Reader's Guide (Hardcover)
Joe Hughes
R4,230 Discovery Miles 42 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a Reader's Guide to arguably Deleuze's most demanding work and a key text in modern European thought.Gilles Deleuze is without question one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. "Difference and Repetition" is a classic work of contemporary philosophy and a key text in Deleuze's oeuvre, a brilliant exposition of the critique of identity that develops two key concepts: pure difference and complex repetition. "Deleuze's 'Difference and Repetition': A Reader's Guide" offers a concise and accessible introduction to this hugely important and yet notoriously demanding work. Written specifically to meet the needs of students coming to Deleuze for the first time, the book offers guidance on: Philosophical and historical context; Key themes; Reading the text; Reception and influence; And, further reading."Continuum Reader's Guides" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to key texts in literature and philosophy. Each book explores the themes, context, criticism and influence of key works, providing a practical introduction to close reading, guiding students towards a thorough understanding of the text. They provide an essential, up-to-date resource, ideal for undergraduate students.

Habermas and the Crisis of Democracy - Interviews with Leading Thinkers (Hardcover): Emilie Prattico Habermas and the Crisis of Democracy - Interviews with Leading Thinkers (Hardcover)
Emilie Prattico; Foreword by Jurgen. Habermas
R4,386 Discovery Miles 43 860 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

An engaging and accessible book of interviews with leading thinkers on the ideas of Jurgen Habermas and threats to democracy and the public sphere Covers urgent and importnat topics such as fake news, experts and expertise, populism, authoritarianism, human rights and the legacy of slavery Includes a Foreword by Habermas

Max Stirner on the Path of Doubt (Paperback): Lawrence S. Stepelevich Max Stirner on the Path of Doubt (Paperback)
Lawrence S. Stepelevich
R1,047 Discovery Miles 10 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Max Stirner on the Path of Doubt examines Stirner's incisive criticism of his contemporaries during the period from the death of Hegel, in 1831, to the 1848 German Revolution. Stirner's work, mainly the Ego and His Own, considered each of the major figures within that German school known as "The Young Hegelians." Lawrence S. Stepelevich argues that for Stirner, they were but "pious atheists," and their common revolutionary ideology concealed an ancient religious ground - which Stirner set about to reveal. The central doctrine of this school, that Mankind was its own Savior, was initiated in 1835 by the theologian, David F. Strauss's in his Life of Jesus , and it progressed with August von Cieszkowski's mystical recasting of history, followed by Bruno Bauer's absolute atheism and Ludwig Feuerbach's statement that "Man is God." This soon found reflection in the "Sacred History of Mankind" declared by Moses Hess. Within a decade, the result was the secular reformulation of this theological ideology into the "Scientific Socialism" of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. Although linked to it, Max Stirner was the most relentless and feared critic of this school. His work, never out of print, but largely ignored by academics, has inspired countless "individualists" set upon rejecting any form of religious or political "causes," and finding Stirner's assertion that he had "set his cause upon nothing" took this as their own cause.

Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy (Hardcover): Anais N. Spitzer Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy (Hardcover)
Anais N. Spitzer
R5,260 Discovery Miles 52 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy, Anais N. Spitzer shows that philosophy cannot separate itself from myth since myth is an inevitable condition of the possibility of philosophy. Bombarded by narratives that terrorize and repress, we may often consider myth to be constrictive dogma or, at best, something to be readily disregarded as unphilosophical and irrelevant. However, such dismissals miss a crucial aspect of myth. Harnessing the insights of Jacques Derrida's deconstruction and Mark C. Taylor's philosophical reading of complexity theory, Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy provocatively reframes the pivotal relation of myth to thinking and to philosophy, demonstrating that myth's inherent ambiguity engenders vital and inescapable deconstructive propensities. Exploring myth's disruptive presence, Spitzer shows that philosophy cannot separate itself from myth. Instead, myth is an inevitable condition of the possibility of philosophy. This study provides a nuanced account of myth in the postmodern era, not only laying out the deconstructive underpinnings of myth in philosophy and religion, but establishing the very necessity of myth in the study of ideas.

Biodeconstruction - Jacques Derrida and the Life Sciences (Paperback): Francesco Vitale Biodeconstruction - Jacques Derrida and the Life Sciences (Paperback)
Francesco Vitale; Translated by Mauro Senatore
R814 R764 Discovery Miles 7 640 Save R50 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Volume 2 (Hardcover): Richard Heinrich, Elisabeth Nemeth, Wolfram Pichler, David Wagner Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Richard Heinrich, Elisabeth Nemeth, Wolfram Pichler, David Wagner
R4,985 Discovery Miles 49 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Diagrams are an essential part of the most diverse processes of communication and cognition. Indeed, today the production of all kinds of text (including this one) is mediated by diagrammatic tools to be found on computer desktops. Not surprisingly, then, diagrams have become the object of much historical and theoretical work. This book--volume 2 of the Proceedings of the 33rd International Wittgenstein Symposium--is dedicated to this quickly growing field of interdisciplinary research. It includes contributions from philosophy, sociology (space syntax), art history, and history of science. Historically, there is a focus on Otto Neurath and his famous visual language (ISOTYPE), while the new attempts at theorizing diagrams presented here are mainly inspired by Charles Sanders Peirce and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Knowledge, Language and Mind - Wittgenstein's Thought in Progress (Hardcover): Antonio Marques, Nuno Venturinha Knowledge, Language and Mind - Wittgenstein's Thought in Progress (Hardcover)
Antonio Marques, Nuno Venturinha
R3,665 Discovery Miles 36 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is arguably one of the most influential books of the 20th century. It threw a new light on the workings of language and mind, contributing significantly to the understanding of human knowledge. Featuring essays by internationally renowned scholars, this book explores the development of Wittgenstein's ideas in the direction of the Investigations. It offers a comprehensive view of some of the most disputable issues in the study of Wittgenstein's masterpiece and reassesses its relevance within contemporary philosophical debate. Contributors: Alberto Arruda (New University of Lisbon), Joao Vergilio Gallerani Cuter (University of S. Paulo), P. M. S. Hacker (University of Oxford), Nathan Hauthaler (University of London), Emiliano La Licata (University of Palermo), Constantine Sandis (Oxford Brookes University), Nikolay Milkov (University of Paderborn), Maria Filomena Molder (New University of Lisbon), Jesus Padilla Galvez (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo) and Rui Sampaio da Silva (University of the Azores).

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