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Sartor Resartus - A Fully Annotated Edition With an Introductory Essay On Thomas Carlyle (Hardcover): Anonymous Sartor Resartus - A Fully Annotated Edition With an Introductory Essay On Thomas Carlyle (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R1,105 Discovery Miles 11 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Topics 3 (Hardcover): Laura M. Castelli Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Topics 3 (Hardcover)
Laura M. Castelli
R3,123 Discovery Miles 31 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Aristotle's Topics is a handbook for dialectic, i.e. the exercise for philosophical debates between a questioner and a respondent. Alexander takes the Topics as a sort of handbook teaching how to defend and how attack any philosophical claim against philosophical adversaries. In book 3, Aristotle develops strategies for arguing about comparative claims, in which properties are said to belong to subjects to a greater, lesser, or equal degree. Aristotle illustrates the different argumentative patterns that can be used to establish or refute a comparative claim through one single example: whether something is more or less or equally to be chosen or to be avoided than something else. In his commentary on Topics 3, here translated for the first time into English, Alexander of Aphrodisias spells out Aristotle's text by referring to issues and examples from debates with other philosophical school (especially: the Stoics) of his time. The commentary provides new evidence for Alexander's views on the logic of comparison and is a relatively neglected source for Peripatetic ethics in late antiquity. This volume will be valuable reading for students of Aristotle and of the developments of Peripatetic logic and ethics in late antiquity.

The Trial and Death of Socrates - Euthyphro, The Apology of Socrates, Crito, and Phaedo (Hardcover): Plato The Trial and Death of Socrates - Euthyphro, The Apology of Socrates, Crito, and Phaedo (Hardcover)
Plato; Translated by Benjamin Jowett, Henry Cary
R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Disorienting Neoliberalism - Global Justice and the Outer Limit of Freedom (Hardcover): Benjamin L. McKean Disorienting Neoliberalism - Global Justice and the Outer Limit of Freedom (Hardcover)
Benjamin L. McKean
R1,921 Discovery Miles 19 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the world neoliberalism has made, the pervasiveness of injustice and the scale of inequality can be so overwhelming that meaningful resistance seems impossible. Disorienting Neoliberalism argues that combatting the injustices of today's global economy begins with reorienting our way of seeing so that we can act more effectively. Within political theory, standard approaches to global justice envision ideal institutions, but provide little guidance for people responding to today's most urgent problems. Meanwhile, empirical and historical research explains how neoliberalism achieved political and intellectual hegemony, but not how we can imagine its replacement. Disorienting Neoliberalism argues that people can and should become disposed to solidarity with each other once they see global injustices as a limit on their own freedom. Benjamin L. McKean reorients us by taking us inside the global supply chains that assemble clothes, electronics, and other goods, revealing the tension between neoliberal theories of freedom and the hierarchical, coercive reality of their operations. In this new approach to global justice, he explains how neoliberal institutions and ideas constrain the freedom of people throughout the supply chain from worker to consumer. Rather than a linked set of private market exchanges, supply chains are political entities that seek to govern the rest of us. Where neoliberal institutions train us to see each other as competitors, McKean provides a new orientation to the global economy in which we can see each other as partners in resisting a shared obstacle to freedom - and thus be called to collective action. Drawing from a wide range of thinkers, from Hegel and John Rawls to W. E. B. Du Bois and Iris Marion Young, Disorienting Neoliberalism shows how political action today can be meaningful and promote justice, moving beyond the pity and resentment global inequality often provokes to a new politics of solidarity.

Reasons and Empty Persons: Mind, Metaphysics, and Morality - Essays in Honor of Mark Siderits (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023):... Reasons and Empty Persons: Mind, Metaphysics, and Morality - Essays in Honor of Mark Siderits (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Christian Coseru
R3,734 Discovery Miles 37 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Best known for his groundbreaking and influential work in Buddhist philosophy, Mark Siderits is the pioneer of "fusion" or "confluence philosophy", a boldly systematic approach to doing philosophy premised on the idea that rational reconstruction of positions in one tradition in light of another can sometimes help address perennial problems and often lead to new and valuable insights. Exemplifying the many virtues of the confluence approach, this collection of essays covers all core areas of Buddhist philosophy, as well as topics and disputes in contemporary Western philosophy relevant to its study. They consider in particular the ways in which questions concerning personal identity figure in debates about agency, cognition, causality, ontological foundations, foundational truths, and moral cultivation. Most of these essays engage Siderits' work directly, building on his pathbreaking ideas and interpretations. Many deal with issues that have become a common staple in philosophical engagements with traditions outside the West. Their variety and breadth bear testimony to the legacy of Siderits' impact in shaping the contemporary conversation in Buddhist philosophy and its reverberations in mainstream philosophy, giving readers a clear sense of the remarkable scope of his work.

Consciousness - Its Nature, Purpose, and How to Use It (Hardcover, Color ed.): Bernhard Kutzler Consciousness - Its Nature, Purpose, and How to Use It (Hardcover, Color ed.)
Bernhard Kutzler
R1,032 Discovery Miles 10 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Yearn To Discern - Finding Purpose And Fulfillment Through Discernment (Hardcover): R L Maco A Yearn To Discern - Finding Purpose And Fulfillment Through Discernment (Hardcover)
R L Maco
R541 R472 Discovery Miles 4 720 Save R69 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Why We Are in Need of Tails (Hardcover): Maria Da Venza Tillmanns Why We Are in Need of Tails (Hardcover)
Maria Da Venza Tillmanns; Illustrated by Blair Thornley
R698 Discovery Miles 6 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Gorgias (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): Plato Gorgias (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Plato; Translated by Benjamin Jowett
R928 Discovery Miles 9 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Bushido the Soul of Japan (Hardcover): Inazo Nitobe Bushido the Soul of Japan (Hardcover)
Inazo Nitobe
R739 Discovery Miles 7 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Leading from the Field - Twelve Principles for Energetic Stewardship (Hardcover): Peter Merry Leading from the Field - Twelve Principles for Energetic Stewardship (Hardcover)
Peter Merry
R760 Discovery Miles 7 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Liberating the Will of Australia (Hardcover): Geoffrey Burn Liberating the Will of Australia (Hardcover)
Geoffrey Burn
R1,266 R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Save R231 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Hardcover): Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Hardcover)
Henry David Thoreau
R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Origin and Growth of the Moral Instinct [microform] (Hardcover): Alexander 1852-1902 Sutherland The Origin and Growth of the Moral Instinct [microform] (Hardcover)
Alexander 1852-1902 Sutherland
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Welcome to Our Real Matrix - One With No Escape (Hardcover): Tom Arant Welcome to Our Real Matrix - One With No Escape (Hardcover)
Tom Arant
R690 R605 Discovery Miles 6 050 Save R85 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Aristotle's Not to Fear Proof for the Necessary Eternality of the Universe (Hardcover): Gregory L Scott Aristotle's Not to Fear Proof for the Necessary Eternality of the Universe (Hardcover)
Gregory L Scott
R1,289 Discovery Miles 12 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Mindful Corporation (Hardcover): Paul Nakai, Ron Schultz The Mindful Corporation (Hardcover)
Paul Nakai, Ron Schultz
R1,150 R946 Discovery Miles 9 460 Save R204 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Give - An Ancient Guide to Giving and Receiving (Hardcover): Seneca How to Give - An Ancient Guide to Giving and Receiving (Hardcover)
Seneca; Edited by James S. Romm
R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher Seneca To give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do-but it is also the closest you can come to divinity. So argues the great Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BCE-65 CE) in his longest and most searching moral treatise, "On Benefits" (De Beneficiis). James Romm's splendid new translation of essential selections from this work conveys the heart of Seneca's argument that generosity and gratitude are among the most important of all virtues. For Seneca, the impulse to give to others lies at the very foundation of society; without it, we are helpless creatures, worse than wild beasts. But generosity did not arise randomly or by chance. Seneca sees it as part of our desire to emulate the gods, whose creation of the earth and heavens stands as the greatest gift of all. Seneca's soaring prose captures his wonder at that gift, and expresses a profound sense of gratitude that will inspire today's readers. Complete with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, How to Give is a timeless guide to the profound significance of true generosity.

The American Citizen - His Rights and Duties, According to the Spirit of the Constitution of the United States. (Hardcover):... The American Citizen - His Rights and Duties, According to the Spirit of the Constitution of the United States. (Hardcover)
John Henry Hopkins
R1,036 Discovery Miles 10 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Military Operations (Hardcover): Andree-Anne Melancon, Maximillian Thompson Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Military Operations (Hardcover)
Andree-Anne Melancon, Maximillian Thompson
R1,823 Discovery Miles 18 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Upsilon Factor - A Framework for Societal Decision-Making Based on Logic and Reason Without Resorting to Moral Assertion... The Upsilon Factor - A Framework for Societal Decision-Making Based on Logic and Reason Without Resorting to Moral Assertion (Hardcover)
Isvahl Inaj
R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ethics for A-Level (Hardcover): Mark Dimmock, Andrew Fisher Ethics for A-Level (Hardcover)
Mark Dimmock, Andrew Fisher
R1,216 Discovery Miles 12 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Discovering Myself (Hardcover): Richard Luhring Discovering Myself (Hardcover)
Richard Luhring
R842 Discovery Miles 8 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Xenophon's Socratic Rhetoric - Virtue, Eros, and Philosophy in the Symposium (Hardcover): Dustin A Gish Xenophon's Socratic Rhetoric - Virtue, Eros, and Philosophy in the Symposium (Hardcover)
Dustin A Gish
R3,452 Discovery Miles 34 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In one of the most charming works to survive from classical antiquity, Xenophon's Symposium depicts an amiable evening of wine, entertainment, and conversation shared by Socrates, and a few of his associates, with certain Athenian gentlemen who are gathered to honor a young man for his recent victory in the Panathenaic games. The subtle playfulness which characterizes the animated discussions conceals a light-hearted, yet surprisingly philosophical inquiry regarding the rival claims of virtue, articulated and defended by the Socratics and gentlemen to establish the praiseworthiness and excellence of their competing ways of life. Gentlemanliness, taken as an admired political virtue, and philosophy, as pursuit of wisdom and self-sufficiency, emerge as contested ideas about what constitutes the path to human happiness, especially in response to the beautiful and its compelling arousal of erotic desire in the body and soul. Offering a comprehensive account and interpretation of the Symposium, this book follows the speeches and action of the dialogue through its many twists and turns, from beginning to end, with particular attention to the place of rhetoric in the argument of the work as a whole. Thus, Xenophon's Socratic Rhetoric examines foundational aspects of the philosophic life manifest in the words as well as deeds of Socrates in this dialogue--starting from an original reading of the opening scene as a harbinger of the competition in wisdom that occurs over the course of the symposium, and concluding with a provocative consideration of conjugal erotics as the continuation and completion of the Socratic logos about the role of love in guiding human beings toward virtue and happiness.

Dialogue and the New Cosmopolitanism - Conversations with Edward Demenchonok (Hardcover): Fred Dallmayr Dialogue and the New Cosmopolitanism - Conversations with Edward Demenchonok (Hardcover)
Fred Dallmayr
R2,972 Discovery Miles 29 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dialogue and the New Cosmopolitanism: Conversations with Edward Demenchonok stands in opposition to the doctrine that might makes right and that the purpose of politics is to establish domination over others rather than justice and the good life for all. In the pursuit of the latter goal, the book stresses the importance of dialogue with participants who take seriously the views and interests of others and who seek to reach a fair solution. In this sense, the book supports the idea of cosmopolitanism, which-by contrast to empire-involves multi-lateral cooperation and thus the quest for a just cosmopolis. The international contributors to this volume, with their varied perspectives, are all committed to this same quest. Edited by Fred Dallmayr, the chapters take the form of conversations with Edward Demenchonok, a well-known practitioner of international and cross-cultural philosophy. The conversations are structured in parts that stress the philosophical, anthropological, cultural, and ethical dimensions of global dialogue. In our conflicted world, it is inspiring to find so many authors from different places agreeing on a shared vision.

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