In seventeenth-century philosophy the mind-body problem and the nature of personal immortality were two of the most controversial and sensitive issues. Nicholas Jolley seeks to show that these issues are more prominent in Locke's philosophy than has been realized. He argues further that Locke takes up unorthodox positions in both cases. Although Locke's official stance on the mind-body problem is agnostic, in places he presents arguments that, taken together, amount to a significant case for a weak form of materialism. Locke also seeks to show that the solution to the mind-body problem is irrelevant to the issue of personal immortality: for Locke, such immortality is conceptually possible even if the same body is not resurrected at the Day of Judgment. Jolley throws new light on such central topics in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding as substance and personal identity: he also pays close attention to such neglected topics as his account of the status of animals and his polemic against the thesis that the mind always thinks. Throughout, the book examines Locke's arguments against the background of Descartes' views. Jolley argues that Locke's criticisms of Descartes are no mere defences of common sense against dogmatism; rather, they are controversial responses to some of the most challenging metaphysical and theological issues of his time.

Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. This landmark study of Western thought takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy, "but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship" (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001.

Alone among Thomas Aquinas' works, the Summa Theologiae contains well-developed and integrated discussions of metaphysics, ethics, law, human action, and the divine nature. The essays in this volume, by scholars representing varied approaches to the study of Aquinas, offer thorough, cutting-edge expositions and analyses of these topics and show how they relate to Aquinas' larger system of thought. The volume also examines the reception of the Summa Theologiae from the thirteenth century to the present day, showing how scholars have understood and misunderstood this key text - and how, even after seven centuries of interpretation, we still have much to learn from it. Detailed and accessible, this book will be highly important for scholars and students of medieval philosophy and theology.

Ursula Grillmeier-Rehder erforscht die Kernkompetenzen und spezifischen Kompetenzen der Integrativen Gestalttherapie im Hinblick auf die therapeutische Haltung und die therapeutische Beziehungsgestaltung. Die Autorin verknupft ihre Erkenntnisse mit aktuellen Befunden aus der Kompetenzforschung und dem Einfluss von Therapeutenfaktoren auf die Wirksamkeit psychotherapeutischer Behandlung. Diese Ausbildungsstudie stellt somit einen wichtigen Beitrag zu grundlegenden Aspekten von Kompetenzerwerb und Didaktik in der psychotherapeutischen Ausbildung dar.

This collection of readings with extensive editorial commentary brings together key texts of the most influential philosophers of the medieval era to provide a comprehensive introduction for students of philosophy.
Features the writings of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Boethius, John Duns Scotus and other leading medieval thinkers
Features several new translations of key thinkers of the medieval era, including John Buridan and Averroes
Readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors, who are leading scholars in the field

Leo Strauss argued that the most visible fact about Machiavelli's doctrine is also the most useful one: Machiavelli seems to be a teacher of wickedness. Strauss sought to incorporate this idea in his interpretation without permitting it to overwhelm or exhaust his exegesis of "The Prince" and the "Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy." "We are in sympathy," he writes, "with the simple opinion about Machiavelli [namely, the wickedness of his teaching], not only because it is wholesome, but above all because a failure to take that opinion seriously prevents one from doing justice to what is truly admirable in Machiavelli: the intrepidity of his thought, the grandeur of his vision, and the graceful subtlety of his speech." This critique of the founder of modern political philosophy by this prominent twentieth-century scholar is an essential text for students of both authors.

To what extent was Machiavelli a "Machiavellian"? Was he an amoral adviser of tyranny or a stalwart partisan of liberty? A neutral technician of power politics or a devout Italian patriot? A reviver of pagan virtue or initiator of modern nihilism? Reading Machiavelli answers these questions through original interpretations of Niccolo Machiavelli's three major political works-The Prince, Discourses, and Florentine Histories-and demonstrates that a radically democratic populism seeded the Florentine's scandalous writings. John McCormick challenges the misguided understandings of Machiavelli set forth by prominent thinkers, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau and representatives of the Straussian and Cambridge schools. McCormick emphasizes the fundamental, often unacknowledged elements of a vibrant Machiavellian politics: the utility of vigorous class conflict between elites and common citizens for virtuous democratic republics, the necessity of political and economic equality for genuine civic liberty, and the indispensability of religious tropes for the exercise of effective popular judgment. Interrogating the established reception of Machiavelli's work by such readers as Rousseau, Leo Strauss, Quentin Skinner, and J.G.A. Pocock, McCormick exposes what was effectively an elite conspiracy to suppress the Florentine's contentious, egalitarian politics. In recovering the too-long-concealed quality of Machiavelli's populism, this book acts as a Machiavellian critique of Machiavelli scholarship. Advancing fresh renderings of works by Machiavelli while demonstrating how they have been misread previously, Reading Machiavelli presents a new outlook for how politics should be conceptualized and practiced.

Das Problem der Sterblichkeit und Unsterblichkeit gehoert untrennbar zum Nachdenken des Menschen uber sich und seine Stellung in der Welt. Auch fur das antike Denken stellt diese Thematik ein anthropologisches Prisma dar. Es verbindet Fragen der praktischen und theoretischen Philosophie in existentiell relevanter Weise. Disziplinubergreifend beleuchtet der vorliegende Band wirkmachtige Positionen des fruhgriechischen Denkens und erkundet dabei die Dimensionen menschlicher Begrenztheit.

Justus Lipsius' De Constantia (1584) is one of the most important and interesting of sixteenth century Humanist texts. A dialogue in two books, conceived as a philosophical consolation for those suffering through contemporary religious wars, De Constantia proved immensely popular in its day and formed the inspiration for what has become known as 'Neo-stoicism'. This movement advocated the revival of Stoic ethics in a form that would be palatable to a Christian audience. In De Constantia Lipsius deploys Stoic arguments concerning appropriate attitudes towards emotions and external events. He also makes clear which parts of stoic philosophy must be rejected, including its materialism and its determinism. De Constantia was translated into a number of vernacular languages soon after its original publication in Latin. Of the English translations that were made, that by Sir John Stradling (1595) became a classic; it was last reprinted in 1939. The present edition offers a lightly revised version of Stradling's translation, updated for modern readers, along with a new introduction, notes and bibliography.

Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time, who discuss the ideas and works of some of the most important thinkers in history. From the ancient classics of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, to the groundbreaking modern thought of Wittgenstein, Rawls, and Derrida, this volume spans over two and a half millennia of western philosophy and illuminates its most fascinating ideas. Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 by David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. It has had over 12 million downloads, and is listened to all over the world.

John Perry revisits the cast of characters of his classic A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality in this absorbing dialogue on consciousness. Cartesian dualism, property dualism, materialism, the problem of other minds . . . Gretchen Weirob and her friends tackle these topics and more in a dialogue that exemplifies the subtleties and intricacies of philosophical reflection. Once again, Perry's ability to use straightforward language to discuss complex issues combines with his mastery of the dialogue form. A Bibliography lists relevant further readings keyed to topics discussed in the dialogue. A helpful Glossary provides a handy reference to terms used in the dialogue and an array of clarifying examples.

This original and provocative engagement with Erasmus' work argues that the Dutch humanist discovered in classical Stoicism several principles which he developed into a paradigm-shifting application of Stoicism to Christianity. Ross Dealy offers novel readings of some lesser and well-known Erasmian texts and presents a detailed discussion of the reception of Stoicism in the Renaissance. In a considered interpretation of Erasmus' De taedio Iesu, Dealy clearly shows the two-dimensional Stoic elements in Erasmus' thought from an early time onward. Erasmus' genuinely philosophical disposition is evidenced in an analysis of his edition of Cicero's De officiis. Building on stoicism Erasmus shows that Christ's suffering in Gethsemane was not about the triumph of spirit over flesh but about the simultaneous workings of two opposite but equally essential types of value: on the one side spirit and on the other involuntary and intractable natural instincts.

This volume belongs to the new critical edition of the complete works of Francis Bacon (1561-1626). The edition presents the works in broadly chronological order and in accordance with the principles of modern textual scholarship. This volume contains Bacon's earliest known writings, dating from 1584 to 1596, comprising position papers, commentaries on printed works, legal readings and opinions, and discourses of advice, usually written in response to specific events or demands, and circulated in manuscript. Bacon's writings to 1596 generally reflect his professional occupations: legal, political, and parliamentary. They include substantial writings on the Martin Marprelate controversy of 1588-1589, Roman Catholic attacks on Elizabeth's government (1593); dramatic entertainments put on at Gray's Inn and the court; tracts on important legal cases of the period; notes from his extensive reading; and letters of advice written for and to Bacon's patron, Robert Devereux, second earl of Essex. Despite the 'occasional' nature of these writings, there is clearly visible across them the early signs - 'seeds' as their author would call them-of the philosophy Francis Bacon would later come to write. The writings are presented with substantial introductions, and full commentaries and glossaries

Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best scholarly research in this flourishing field. The series covers all aspects of medieval philosophy, including the Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew traditions, and runs from the end of antiquity into the Renaissance. It publishes new work by leading scholars in the field, and combines historical scholarship with philosophical acuteness. The papers will address a wide range of topics, from political philosophy to ethics, and logic to metaphysics. OSMP is an essential resource for anyone working in the area.

Unternehmen in der digitalisierten Welt brauchen ebenso gut ausgebildete Fuhrungskrafte wie gute Fachkrafte. In diesem Buch wird erstmalig ein zweijahriges Ausbildungsmodell fur den Fuhrungsnachwuchs 4.0 vorgestellt, das die Entwicklung zur selbstverantwortlichen Persoenlichkeit zum Ziel hat. Anke Luneburg zeigt verschiedene Wege, sich durch Coaching selbst fuhren zu lernen, Potenziale zu aktivieren und Werte wie Vertrauen, Respekt fur Andersartigkeit, Klarheit und Freiheit als Fuhrungsziel zu entwickeln. So entsteht ein persoenliches Fuhrungsprofil, verstarkt durch Wissen uber Menschen und Organisationen. Unternehmen profitieren von Fuhrungskraften mit starker Haltung durch erhoehte Mitarbeiterbindung, verbesserte Entscheidungswege und damit verbesserter Produktivitat und Rendite.

The selections included in this anthology, drawn from a variety of Aquinas' works, focus on the roles of reason and faith in philosophy and theology. Expanding on these themes are Aquinas' discussions of the nature and domain of theology; the knowledge of God and of God's attributes attainable through natural reason; the life of God, including God's will, justice, mercy, and providence; and the principal Christian mysteries treated in theology properly speaking--the Trinity and the Incarnation.

Anhand des Vergleichs verschiedener Erklarungstypen am Beispiel des Theologen Wolfhart Pannenberg und des Biologen Edward O. Wilson zeigt Anne C. Thaeder, dass ein bereicherndes Erganzungsverhaltnis von Wissenschaft und Weltanschauung in der Anthropologie unter bestimmten Bedingungen moeglich ist. Insbesondere einer philosophischen Anthropologie kommt die Aufgabe zu, das Wissen uber den Menschen der unterschiedlichen Disziplinen in ihrem Verhaltnis zu reflektieren. Dabei muss sie sowohl die Innenperspektive als auch die Aussenperspektive miteinbeziehen. Zu dieser Aufgabe gehoert auch die Reflektion des Verhaltnisses zwischen Naturwissenschaft und Religion als zentrale Quellen fur unser Selbst- und Menschenbild.

Hans Zillmann leistet einen philosophischen Beitrag zur Frage nach den Moeglichkeiten und Grenzen eines neurowissenschaftlichen Subjektbegriffs. Anhand der Symbolphilosophie Ernst Cassirers und anderer Ansatze zeigt er, dass wissenschaftliche Subjektbeschreibungen auf zwei Ebenen kontextuell sind: Sowohl das Subjekt - als Gegenstand der Forschung - als auch die neurowissenschaftliche Theoriebildung sind in einen kultur-historischen Kontext eingebettet. In der vorliegenden Schrift werden die Notwendigkeit eines ausgleichenden Dialogs zwischen Philosophie und Neurowissenschaften sowie die Kontextualitat herausgearbeitet.

Thomas Walach zeigt, dass die Digitalisierung keineswegs nur ein Phanomen der Gegenwart ist, sondern eine grundlegende kulturelle Erfahrung der Menschen seit dem Mittelalter. Virtualisierung und Digitalisierung stellten Wandlungsprozesse im Feld symbolischer Ordnungen dar, lange bevor sie Ausdruck in elektronischen Rechenmaschinen fanden. Daraus ergeben sich einschneidende Konsequenzen fur die Geschichtswissenschaft: Epochengrenzen und Charakteristik der Moderne koennen neu gedacht werden und Computer treten als historische Akteure neben den Menschen. Mit dem erneuerten Denken geht ein neues Menschenbild einher, eine digitale Renaissance des Subjekts. "Eine beeindruckende, innovative und mutige Arbeit" (Martina Hessler)