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Karl Popper and Africa: Knowledge, Politics and Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Oseni Taiwo Afisi Karl Popper and Africa: Knowledge, Politics and Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Oseni Taiwo Afisi
R4,655 Discovery Miles 46 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a diverse contextualization of Popper's critical rationalism concerning knowledge and his generalized attitude of criticism on appropriate social and political reforms in contemporary Africa. The book evaluates how best to address contemporary political problems, especially in politically very troubled parts of the world. To address these contemporary problems, especially as it relates to Africa, the authors found the political philosophy of Popper as suitable. The discussion of Popper's political philosophy engages us directly with all the particularities of socio-economic and political problems within contemporary Africa. In other words, it presents the truth of the present socio-political reality in Africa where the question of what kinds of political ideas and concepts can be offered as appropriate to a political environment, which so greatly faces facets of developmental issues. Although the issues and events that informed the writings of Popper's The Poverty of Historicism as well as The Open Society and Its Enemies, were among others, the rise of fascism and communism in Europe, the inventiveness of this work is how happily scholars in non-liberal societies, such as in Africa, can pick up Popper's insights and usefully work with them to offer appropriate social reforms for their society. This volume is a critical juxtaposition of Popper's ideas in a bid to make good sense of social and intellectual conditions in Africa, particularly as it relates to the scale and speed of social change that is needed in most African nations that are often ridden by corruption. The book is suitable for studies in political philosophy, economic and development studies, African Studies and Indigenous Knowledge systems.

The Moral and Religious Thought of Yi Hwang (Toegye) - A Study of Korean Neo-Confucian Ethics and Spirituality (Hardcover, 1st... The Moral and Religious Thought of Yi Hwang (Toegye) - A Study of Korean Neo-Confucian Ethics and Spirituality (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Edward Y.J. Chung
R2,639 Discovery Miles 26 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents Yi Hwang (1501-1570)-better known by his pen name, Toegye-Korea's most eminent Confucian philosopher. It is a pioneering study of Toegye's moral and religious thought that discusses his holistic ideas and experiences as a scholar, thinker, and spiritual practitioner. This study includes Toegye's major texts, essays, letters, and biographies. Edward Chung explains key concepts, original quotations, annotated notes, and thought-provoking comments to bring this monumental thinker and his work to life. Chung also considers comparative and interreligious perspectives and their contemporary relevance. By offering groundbreaking insights into Neo-Confucianism, this book sheds fresh light on the breadth and depth of Toegye's ethics and spirituality, and is an important source for scholars and students in Korean and Confucian studies and comparative philosophy and religion.

Guanzi - Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from Early China (Hardcover, New): W. Allyn Rickett Guanzi - Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from Early China (Hardcover, New)
W. Allyn Rickett
R5,536 R4,862 Discovery Miles 48 620 Save R674 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d. 645 B.C.), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings still in existence. With this volume, W. Allyn Rickett completes the first full translation of the" Guanzi" into English. This represents a truly monumental effort, as the "Guanzi" is a long and notoriously difficult work. It was compiled in its present form about 26 B.C. by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang and the surviving text consists of some seventy-six anonymous essays dating from the fifth century B.C. to the first century B.C.

The forty-two chapters contained in this volume include several which present Daoist theories concerning self-cultivation and the relationship between the body and mind as well as the development of Huang-Lao political and economic thought. The "Dizi zhi" chapter provides one of the oldest discussions of education in China. The "Shui di" chapter refers to the circulation of blood some two thousand years before the discoveries of William Harvey in the West. Other chapters deal with various aspects of statecraft, Yin-Yang and Five Phases thought, folk beliefs, seasonal calendars, and farming. Perhaps the best-known chapters are those that deal with various methods of controlling and stimulating the economy. They constitute one of the world's earliest presentations of a quantity theory of money. Throughout the text, Rickett provides extensive notes. He also supplies an introduction to the volume and a comprehensive index.

African Philosophy in an Intercultural Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022): Anke Graness, Edwin Etieyibo, Franz Gmainer-Pranzl African Philosophy in an Intercultural Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Anke Graness, Edwin Etieyibo, Franz Gmainer-Pranzl
R2,246 Discovery Miles 22 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

African philosophy under the specific conditions of a colonial and postcolonial world is - at least since the 20th century if not even earlier - inherently intercultural. The aim and target of the volume is to reveal, interrogate and analyse the intercultural dimension in African philosophy, and to critically interrogate the project of an intercultural philosophy from an African perspective. This volume is the first publication that explicitly discusses African philosophy as a challenge to the project of intercultural philosophy.

European and Chinese Traditions of Philosophy (Paperback): C. y. Cheng European and Chinese Traditions of Philosophy (Paperback)
C. y. Cheng
R900 Discovery Miles 9 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Journal of Chinese Philosophy initiates this volume on the origins of philosophy and their relations in philosophical languages, be it Chinese or Greek or European as not merely derived from the Greek. Given this understanding we see how a philosophical issue could be discussed significantly from both the European-Western position and the Chinese perspective. Each position and perspective embodies a different historicity and viewpoint as experienced in the vision and pursuit of reality and humanity. The contrast between the European and Chinese traditions of philosophy is impressive and yet mutually stimulating as shown in the works of Heidegger and post-Heideggerian authors. The authors of this book illustrate how the European-Western and Chinese approaches could be complementary and yet together could be philosophically insight-productive.

Collective Wisdom in the West - Beyond the shadows of the Enlightenment (Paperback): Liam Kavanagh Collective Wisdom in the West - Beyond the shadows of the Enlightenment (Paperback)
Liam Kavanagh
R318 R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Save R54 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contemplates current crises guided by a core Buddhist teaching: the roots of deepest suffering lie in what we grasp most tightly. Thus, tightly held ideas from 'the enlightenment' - rationality, individuality, equality and secularity - are considered as sources of suffering: technocracy, broken politics and 'moral acrimony'. Freedom lies not in accepting or rejecting these views, but in seeing where they've become dogmas, feeding cultural addiction to certainty and control. Liam Kavanagh is an embodied cognitive scientist, deeply influenced by Zen, who directs research at Life Itself, a community of people for a wiser, weller world. Past work in development economics convinced him that recognising and unlearning ideology is the most important step towards imagining futures worth creating. He helps create opportunities for this by organising residential learning communities, dialogues between Science and Zen, and contemplative activist groups.

Cosmic Fusion - The Inner Alchemy of the Eight Forces (Paperback): Mantak Chia Cosmic Fusion - The Inner Alchemy of the Eight Forces (Paperback)
Mantak Chia
R873 R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Save R44 (5%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Cosmic Fusion is an advanced level of Inner Alchemy that teaches how to bring the physical body into balance with the energy body - a necessary prerequisite for the formation of the universal body, the pearl of compassion that is one with Original Creation and the Universal Tao. Cosmic Fusion works with the expression of the eight pakua (bagwa) of Chinese cosmology, through which all creation is divided and given form, nature, and definition. This work presents the second level of Inner Alchemy practices that use the eight forces of the pakua (bagwa) to collect, gather, and condense chi in the body. It explains how to balance negative emotional energy with positive energy to detoxify, nourish and integrate the physical and the energy body with the forces of nature. It shows how to collect and channel the greater energies of the stars and planets to create unity between what is above and below. Cosmic Fusion exercises establish the spiritual body firmly in the lower abdomen, where chi energy is gathered and distributed to all parts of the body - and into all creation. The fully illustrated exercises in this book, also, show how to collect and channel the greater energies of the stars and planets. By "fusing" all these different energies together, a harmonious whole is created, a unity of what is above and below. As heavenly and earthly forces are brought into balance, the life perfectly suited to the practitioner manifests, allowing the spirit body to prepare to move into worlds beyond - and back.

The Ambedkar-Gandhi Debate - On Identity, Community and Justice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Bindu Puri The Ambedkar-Gandhi Debate - On Identity, Community and Justice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Bindu Puri
R2,915 Discovery Miles 29 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book reconstructs the philosophical issues informing the debate between the makers of modern India: Ambedkar and Gandhi. At one level, this debate was about a set of different but interconnected issues: caste and social hierarchies, untouchability, Hinduism, conversion, temple entry, and political separatism. The introduction to this book provides a brief overview of the engagements and conflicts in Gandhi and Ambedkar's central arguments. However, at another level, this book argues that the debate can be philosophically re-interpreted as raising their differences on the following issues: The nature of the self, The relationship between the individual self and the community, The appropriate relationship between the constitutive encumbrances of the self and a conception of justice, The relationship between memory, tradition, and self-identity. Ambedkar and Gandhi's contrary conceptions of the self, history,itihaas, community and justice unpack incommensurable world views. These can be properly articulated only as very different answers to questions about the relationship between the present and the past. This book raises these questions and also establishes the link between the Ambedkar--Gandhi debate in the early 20th century and its re-interpretation as it resonates in the imagination and writing of marginalized social groups in the present times.

Explorations in Cinema through Classical Indian Theories - New Interpretations of Meaning, Aesthetics, and Art (Paperback, 1st... Explorations in Cinema through Classical Indian Theories - New Interpretations of Meaning, Aesthetics, and Art (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Gopalan Mullik
R3,140 Discovery Miles 31 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores cinema and film theory through classical Indian theories. While non-Western philosophies have largely been ignored by existing paradigms, Gopalan Mullik responds through an interrogation of how audio-visual images are processed by the audiences at the basic level of their being outside of Western experience. In the process, this book moves away from the heavily Eurocentric film discourse of today while also detailing how this new platform for understanding cinema at the most basic level of its meaning can build upon existing film theories rather than act as a replacement for them.

Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty (Hardcover): Judith Wambacq Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty (Hardcover)
Judith Wambacq
R2,196 Discovery Miles 21 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty is the first book-length examination of the relation between these two major thinkers of the twentieth century. Questioning the dominant view that the two have little of substance in common, Judith Wambacq brings them into a compelling dialogue to reveal a shared, historically grounded concern with the transcendental conditions of thought. Both Merleau-Ponty and Deleuze propose an immanent ontology, differing more in style than in substance. Wambacq's synthetic treatment is nevertheless critical; she identifies the limitations of each thinker's approach to immanent transcendental philosophy and traces its implications-through their respective relationships with Bergson, Proust, Cezanne, and Saussure-for ontology, language, artistic expression, and the thinking of difference. Drawing on primary texts alongside current scholarship in both French and English, Thinking between Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty is comprehensive and rigorous while remaining clear, accessible, and lively. It is certain to become the standard text for future scholarly discussion of these two major influences on contemporary thought.

The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Marina F Bykova, Michael N. Forster, Lina Steiner The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Marina F Bykova, Michael N. Forster, Lina Steiner
R4,826 Discovery Miles 48 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume is a comprehensive Handbook of Russian thought that provides an in-depth survey of major figures, currents, and developments in Russian intellectual history, spanning the period from the late eighteenth century to the late twentieth century. Written by a group of distinguished scholars as well as some younger ones from Russia, Europe, the United States, and Canada, this Handbook reconstructs a vibrant picture of the intellectual and cultural life in Russia and the Soviet Union during the most buoyant period in the country's history. Contrary to the widespread view of Russian modernity as a product of intellectual borrowing and imitation, the essays collected in this volume reveal the creative spirit of Russian thought, which produced a range of original philosophical and social ideas, as well as great literature, art, and criticism. While rejecting reductive interpretations, the Handbook employs a unifying approach to its subject matter, presenting Russian thought in the context of the country's changing historical landscape. This Handbook will open up a new intellectual world to many readers and provide a secure base for its further exploration.

Confucian Perspectives on Learning and Self-Transformation - International and Cross-Disciplinary Approaches (Paperback, 1st... Confucian Perspectives on Learning and Self-Transformation - International and Cross-Disciplinary Approaches (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Roland Reichenbach, Duck-Joo Kwak
R4,104 Discovery Miles 41 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book bridges the regions of East Asia and the West by offering a detailed and critical inquiry of educational concepts of the East Asian tradition. It provides educational thinkers and practitioners with alternative resources and perspectives for their educational thinking, to enrich their educational languages and to promote the recognition of educational thoughts from different cultures and traditions across a global world. The key notions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian philosophy directly concern the ideals, processes and challenges of learning, education and self-transformation, which can be seen as the western equivalences of liberal education, including the German concept of Bildung. All the topics in the book are of fundamental interest across diverse cultures, giving a voice to a set of long-lasting and yet differentiated cultural traditions of learning and education, and thereby creating a common space for critical philosophical reflection of one's own educational tradition and practice. The book is especially timely, given that the vocabularies in educational discourse today have been dominantly "West centred" for a long time, even while the whole world has become more and more diverse across races, religions and cultures. It offers a great opportunity to philosophers of education for their cross-cultural understanding and self-understanding of educational ideas and practices on both personal and institutional levels.

History of Chinese Philosophy in the Ming Dynasty (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Xue-zhi Zhang History of Chinese Philosophy in the Ming Dynasty (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Xue-zhi Zhang; Translated by Benjamin Michael Coles
R3,574 Discovery Miles 35 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book starts with the classification of the main views of different thinkers after the study of the original materials, which covers all the thinkers' thoughts and conceptions. A major objective of this book is to reveal the ideas of the philosophers. Key ideological opinions are stated with the former discussion of exact questions and further clarification of their philosophical meaning, which enables the readers to better understand the meaning and value of the philosophical thoughts. Since the logic and history are in accordance with each other, a frame of conception is formed then. Then, the author clearly explains the logical relationship in the frame mentioned before, as well as the formation of the key concepts and their relationship.

Leo Strauss on Maimonides (Hardcover): Leo Strauss Leo Strauss on Maimonides (Hardcover)
Leo Strauss
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Leo Strauss is widely recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of Maimonides. His studies of the medieval Jewish philosopher led to his rediscovery of esotericism and deepened his sense that the tension between reason and revelation was central to modern political thought. His writings throughout the twentieth century were chiefly responsible for restoring Maimonides as a philosophical thinker of the first rank. Yet, to appreciate the extent of Strauss' contribution to the scholarship on Maimonides, one has traditionally had to seek out essays he published separately spanning almost fifty years. With "Leo Strauss on Maimonides", Kenneth Hart Green presents for the first time a comprehensive, annotated collection of Strauss' writings on Maimonides, comprising sixteen essays, three of which appear in English for the first time. Green has also provided careful translations of materials originally quoted in Hebrew, Arabic, Latin, German, and French; written an informative introduction highlighting the contributions found in each essay; and brought references to out-of-print editions fully up to date. The result will become the standard edition of Strauss' writings on Maimonides.

The Complete Kama Sutra - The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text (Hardcover, Unabridged): Alain... The Complete Kama Sutra - The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text (Hardcover, Unabridged)
Alain Danielou
R825 R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Save R260 (32%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This definitive volume is the first modern translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra to include two essential commentaries: the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Alain Danilou spent four years comparing versions of the Kama Sutra in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, and English, drawing on his intimate experience of India, to preserve the full explicitness of the original. I wanted to demystify India, he writes, to show that a period of great civilization, of high culture, is forcibly a period of great liberty.

The Palgrave Handbook of African Social Ethics (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Nimi Wariboko, Toyin Falola The Palgrave Handbook of African Social Ethics (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Nimi Wariboko, Toyin Falola
R5,231 Discovery Miles 52 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This Handbook provides a robust collection of vibrant discourses on African social ethics and ethical practices. It focuses on how the ethical thoughts of Africans are forged within the context of everyday life, and how in turn ethical and philosophical thoughts inform day-to-day living. The essays frame ethics as a historical phenomenon best examined as a historical movement, the dynamic ethos of a people, rather than as a theoretical construct. It thereby offers a bold, incisive, and fresh interpretation of Africa's ethical life and thought.

Tao, Nature and Man (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Yuelin Jin Tao, Nature and Man (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Yuelin Jin
R2,897 Discovery Miles 28 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the research achievements of Jin Yuelin, the first logician and a prominent philosopher in China, who founded a new philosophical system combining elements from Western and Chinese philosophical traditions, especially the concept of Tao. It consists of three sections: the first section interprets Jin's studies on Chinese philosophy, Russell's ideology and other general discussions in the field; section 2 includes Jin's studies on logic, which made him the founding father of modern logic in China; and section 3 presents Jin's ideas on politics, including his studies on Thomas Hill Green.

Arunachala Shiva - The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Digital): John David Arunachala Shiva - The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Digital)
John David
R445 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R170 (38%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Film expresses the important aspects of Sri Ramanas life and teachings. It presents the highlights of the thought provoking commentaries from David Godman, James Swartz and John David on Sri Ramanas most important written works. The film contains archive material of Sri Ramana, film of the Ramana Ashram and of course, beautiful footage of Arunachala. Approximate running time: 90 minutes.

Asian Religious Responses to Darwinism - Evolutionary Theories in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian Cultural Contexts... Asian Religious Responses to Darwinism - Evolutionary Theories in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian Cultural Contexts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
C.Mackenzie Brown
R4,190 Discovery Miles 41 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume brings together diverse Asian religious perspectives to address critical issues in the encounter between tradition and modern western evolutionary thought. Such thought encompasses the biological theories of Charles Darwin, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Earnest Haeckel, Thomas Huxley, and later "neo-Darwinians," as well as the more sociological evolutionary theories of thinkers such as Herbert Spencer, Pyotr Kropotkin, and Henri Bergson. The essays in this volume cover responses from Hindu, Jain, Buddhist (Chinese, Japanese, and Indo-Tibetan), Confucian, Daoist, and Muslim traditions. These responses come from the decades immediately after publication of The Origin of Species up to the present, with attention being paid to earlier perspectives and teachings within a tradition that have affected responses to Darwinism and western evolutionary thought in general. The book focuses on three critical issues: the struggle for survival and the moral implications read into it; genetic variation and its seeming randomness as related to the problems of meaning and purpose; and the nature of humankind and human exceptionalism. Each essay deals with one or more of the three issues within the context of a specific tradition.

Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): David Elstein Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
David Elstein
R4,769 Discovery Miles 47 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited volume presents a comprehensive examination of contemporary Confucian philosophy from its roots in the late 19th century to the present day. It provides a thorough introduction to the major philosophers and topics in contemporary Confucian philosophy. The individual chapters study the central figures in 20th century Confucian philosophy in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, as well as the important influences on recent Confucian philosophy. In addition, topical chapters focus on contemporary Confucian theory of knowledge, ethics, politics, aesthetics, and views of human nature. The volume brings together scholars from around the world to provide a sound overview of the philosophy of the period and illustrate the important current debates. Confucian philosophy has been undergoing a revival in China for more than three decades, and this book presents the most significant work of the past century and more. By giving a detailed account of the philosophical positions involved, explaining the terminology of contemporary Confucian philosophy, and situating the views in their historical context, this volume enables the reader to understand what is at stake and evaluate the arguments.

Dao Companion to ZHU Xi's Philosophy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Kai-chiu Ng, Yong Huang Dao Companion to ZHU Xi's Philosophy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Kai-chiu Ng, Yong Huang
R4,601 Discovery Miles 46 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Zhu Xi (1130-1200) has been commonly and justifiably recognized as the most influential philosopher of Neo-Confucianism, a revival of classical Confucianism in face of the challenges coming from Daoism and, more importantly, Buddhism. His place in the Confucian tradition is often and also very plausibly compared to that of Thomas Aquinas, slightly later, in the Christian tradition. This book presents the most comprehensive and updated study of this great philosopher. It situates Zhu Xi's philosophy in the historical context of not only Confucian philosophy but also Chinese philosophy as a whole. Topics covered within Zhu Xi's thought are metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, hermeneutics, philosophy of religion, moral psychology, and moral education. This text shows both how Zhu Xi responded to earlier thinkers and how his thoughts resonate in contemporary philosophy, particularly in the analytic tradition. This companion will appeal to students, researchers and educators in the field.

Chinese Philosophy of Technology - Classical Readings and Contemporary Work (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Qian Wang Chinese Philosophy of Technology - Classical Readings and Contemporary Work (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Qian Wang
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book gathers essays that introduce the ideological advances in the philosophy of engineering and technology in contemporary China. It particularly focuses on China's distinctive concepts and methods, revealing different views and academic debates to offer readers a comprehensive overview of this important field. The contributors present unique perspectives based on practical problems and traditional philosophy, examining such issues and concepts as axiology and theories of process, the difference between engineering activities and technology activities, and the core of the relationship between "Dao" and "Technique." Other essays cover the ethics of technology, practical wisdom (phronesis) and practical reasoning, as well as creative concepts and methods concerning the philosophical problems in high technology, architectural technology, and technological innovation. The authors also consider more general issues in the field. This book compiles the relevant research achievements of Chinese scholars in various time periods. Some authors have revised and translated into English papers published in Chinese, while others present their research in English specifically for this study. An annotated bibliography of the major publications in the field completes this collection.

The Confluence of Wisdom Along the Silk Road: Omar Khayyam's Transformative Poetry (Hardcover): Mostafa Vaziri The Confluence of Wisdom Along the Silk Road: Omar Khayyam's Transformative Poetry (Hardcover)
Mostafa Vaziri
R2,277 Discovery Miles 22 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left (Paperback): Ernst Bloch Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left (Paperback)
Ernst Bloch; Translated by Loren Goldman, Peter Thompson
R674 R506 Discovery Miles 5 060 Save R168 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ernst Bloch was one of the most significant twentieth-century German thinkers, yet he remains overshadowed by his Frankfurt School contemporaries. Known for his engagement with utopianism and religious thought, Bloch also wrote incisively about ontological questions. In his short masterpiece Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left, Bloch gives a striking account of materialism that traces emancipatory elements of modern thought to medieval Islamic philosophers' encounter with Aristotle. Bloch argues that the great medieval Islamic philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) planted the seeds of a radical materialism still relevant for critical theory today. He contrasts Avicenna's and Aquinas's interpretations of Aristotle on form and matter to argue that Avicenna's reading democratizes power and undermines clerical and political authority. Bloch explores Avicenna's world and metaphysics in detail, showing how even his most recondite theoretical concerns prove capable of pointing toward radical social transformation. He blazes an original path through the history of ideas, including Averroes (Ibn Rushd), Spinoza, and Marx as well as lesser-known figures. Here translated into English for the first time, Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left is at once a succinct summation of Bloch's own idiosyncratic materialism, a provocative reconstruction of the Western philosophical tradition in light of its exchanges with Islamic thought, and a vital resource for contemporary debates about materialism in critical theory.

The Pan-African Pantheon - Prophets, Poets, and Philosophers (Hardcover): Adekeye Adebajo The Pan-African Pantheon - Prophets, Poets, and Philosophers (Hardcover)
Adekeye Adebajo
R2,849 Discovery Miles 28 490 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

With forty accessible essays on the key intellectual contributions to Pan-Africanism, this volume offers readers a fascinating insight into the intellectual thinking and contributions to Pan-Africanism. The book explores the history of Pan-Africanism and quest for reparations, early pioneers of Pan-Africanism as well as key activists and politicians, and Pan-African philosophy and literati. Diverse and key figures of Pan-Africanism from Africa, the Caribbean, and America are covered by these chapters, including: Edward Blyden, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Amy Ashwood Garvey, George Padmore, Kwame Nkrumah, Franz Fanon, Amilcar Cabral, Arthur Lewis, Maya Angelou, C.L.R. James, Ruth First, Ali Mazrui, Wangari Maathai, Thabo Mbeki, Wole Soyinka, Derek Walcott, and Chimamanda Adichie. While acknowledging the contributions of these figures to Pan-Africanism, these essays are not just celebratory, offering valuable criticism in areas where their subjects may have fallen short of their ideals. -- .

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