|
Showing 1 - 17 of
17 matches in All Departments
This third edition is addressed to the mathematician or graduate
student of mathematics - or even the well-prepared undergraduate -
who would like, with a minimum of background and preparation, to
understand some of the beautiful results at the heart of nonlinear
analysis. Based on carefully-expounded ideas from several branches
of topology, and illustrated by a wealth of figures that attest to
the geometric nature of the exposition, the book will be of immense
help in providing its readers with an understanding of the
mathematics of the nonlinear phenomena that characterize our real
world. Included in this new edition are several new chapters that
present the fixed point index and its applications. The exposition
and mathematical content is improved throughout. This book is ideal
for self-study for mathematicians and students interested in such
areas of geometric and algebraic topology, functional analysis,
differential equations, and applied mathematics. It is a sharply
focused and highly readable view of nonlinear analysis by a
practicing topologist who has seen a clear path to understanding.
"For the topology-minded reader, the book indeed has a lot to
offer: written in a very personal, eloquent and instructive style
it makes one of the highlights of nonlinear analysis accessible to
a wide audience."-Monatshefte fur Mathematik (2006)
Fixed point theory concerns itself with a very simple, and basic,
mathematical setting. For a functionf that has a setX as bothdomain
and range, a ?xed point off isa pointx ofX for whichf(x)=x. Two
fundamental theorems concerning ?xed points are those of Banach and
of Brouwer. In Banach's theorem, X is a complete metric space with
metricd andf:X?X is required to be a contraction, that is, there
must existL< 1 such thatd(f(x),f(y))?Ld(x,y) for allx,y?X.
Theconclusion is thatf has a ?xed point, in fact exactly one of
them. Brouwer'stheorem requiresX to betheclosed unit ball in a
Euclidean space and f:X?X to be a map, that is, a continuous
function. Again we can conclude that f has a ?xed point. But in
this case the set of?xed points need not be a single point, in fact
every closed nonempty subset of the unit ball is the ?xed point set
for some map. ThemetriconX in Banach'stheorem is used in the
crucialhypothesis about the function, that it is a contraction. The
unit ball in Euclidean space is also metric, and the metric
topology determines the continuity of the function, but the focus
of Brouwer's theorem is on topological characteristics of the unit
ball, in particular that it is a contractible ?nite polyhedron. The
theorems of Banach and Brouwer illustrate the di?erence between the
two principal branches of ?xed point theory: metric ?xed point
theory and topological ?xed point theory.
"The book is highly recommended as a text for an introductory
course in nonlinear analysis and bifurcation theory... reading is
fluid and very pleasant... style is informal but far from being
imprecise." -review of the first edition. New to this edition:
additional applications of the theory and techniques, as well as
several new proofs. This book is ideal for self-study for
mathematicians and students interested in geometric and algebraic
topology, functional analysis, differential equations, and applied
mathematics.
|
Christian Gnosis (Paperback)
Ferdinand Christian Baur; Edited by Peter C. Hodgson; Translated by Robert F. Brown
|
R1,600
R1,264
Discovery Miles 12 640
Save R336 (21%)
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
Christian Gnosis (Hardcover)
Ferdinand Christian Baur; Edited by Peter C. Hodgson; Translated by Robert F. Brown
|
R2,236
R1,735
Discovery Miles 17 350
Save R501 (22%)
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
This edition makes available an entirely new version of Hegel's
lectures on the development and scope of world history. Volume I
presents Hegel's surviving manuscripts of his introduction to the
lectures and the full transcription of the first series of lectures
(1822-23). These works treat the core of human history as the
inexorable advance towards the establishment of a political state
with just institutions-a state that consists of individuals with a
free and fully-developed self-consciousness. Hegel interweaves
major themes of spirit and culture-including social life, political
systems, commerce, art and architecture, religion, and
philosophy-with an historical account of peoples, dates, and
events. Following spirit's quest for self-realization, the lectures
presented here offer an imaginative voyage around the world, from
the paternalistic, static realm of China to the cultural traditions
of India; the vast but flawed political organization of the Persian
Empire to Egypt and then the Orient; and the birth of freedom in
the West to the Christian revelation of free political institutions
emerging in the medieval and modern Germanic world. Brown and
Hodgson's new translation is an essential resource for the English
reader, and provides a fascinating account of the world as it was
conceived by one of history's most influential philosophers. The
Editorial Introduction surveys the history of the texts and
provides an analytic summary of them, and editorial footnotes
introduce readers to Hegel's many sources and allusions. For the
first time an edition is made available that permits critical
scholarly study, and translates to the needs of the general reader.
Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792-1860) has been described as "the
greatest and at the same time the most controversial theologian in
German Protestant theology since Schleiermacher." The controversy
was epitomized by a nineteenth-century British critic who wrote
that his theory "makes of Christianity a thing of purely natural
origin, calls in question the authenticity of all but a few of the
New Testament books, and makes the whole collection contain not a
harmonious system of divine truth, but a confused mass of merely
human and contradictory opinions as to the nature of the Christian
religion." The contributors to this volume, however, regard Baur as
an epoch-making New Testament scholar whose methods and
conclusions, though superseded, have been mostly affirmed during
the century and a half since his death. This collection focuses on
the history of early Christianity, although as a historian of the
church and theology Baur covered the entire field up to own time.
He combined the most exacting historical research with a
theological interpretation of history influenced by Kant,
Schelling, and Hegel. The first three chapters discuss Baur's
relation to Strauss, Moehler, and Hegel. Then a central core of
chapters considers his historical and exegetical perspectives
(Judaism and Hellenism, Gnosticism, New Testament introduction and
theology, the Pauline epistles, the Synoptic Gospels, John, the
critique of miracle, and the combination of absoluteness and
relativity). The final chapters view his influence by analyzing the
reception of Baur in Britain, Baur and Harnack, and Baur and
practical theology. This work offers a multi-faceted picture of his
thinking, which will stimulate contemporary discussion.
This edition makes available an entirely new version of Hegel's
lectures on the development and scope of world history. Volume I
presents Hegel's surviving manuscripts of his introduction to the
lectures and the full transcription of the first series of lectures
(1822-23). These works treat the core of human history as the
inexorable advance towards the establishment of a political state
with just institutions-a state that consists of individuals with a
free and fully-developed self-consciousness. Hegel interweaves
major themes of spirit and culture-including social life, political
systems, commerce, art and architecture, religion, and
philosophy-with an historical account of peoples, dates, and
events. Following spirit's quest for self-realization, the lectures
presented here offer an imaginative voyage around the world, from
the paternalistic, static realm of China to the cultural traditions
of India; the vast but flawed political organization of the Persian
Empire to Egypt and then the Orient; and the birth of freedom in
the West to the Christian revelation of free political institutions
emerging in the medieval and modern Germanic world.
Brown and Hodgson's new translation is an essential resource for
the English reader, and provides a fascinating account of the world
as it was conceived by one of history's most influential
philosophers. The Editorial Introduction surveys the history of the
texts and provides an analytic summary of them, and editorial
footnotes introduce readers to Hegel's many sources and allusions.
For the first time an edition is made available that permits
critical scholarly study, and translates to the needs of the
general reader.
The Hegel Lectures Series Series Editor: Peter C. Hodgson Hegel's
lectures have had as great a historical impact as the works he
himself published. Important elements of his system are elaborated
only in the lectures, especially those given in Berlin during the
last decade of his life. The original editors conflated materials
from different sources and dates, obscuring the development and
logic of Hegel's thought. The Hegel Lectures series is based on a
selection of extant and recently discovered transcripts and
manuscripts. The original lecture series are reconstructed so that
the structure of Hegel's argument can be followed. Each volume
presents an accurate new translation accompanied by an editorial
introduction and annotations on the text, which make possible the
identification of Hegel's many allusions and sources. Hegel's
interpretation of the history of philosophy not only played a
central role in the shaping of his own thought, but also has had a
great influence on the development of historical thinking. In his
own view the study of the history of philosophy is the study of
philosophy itself. This explains why such a large proportion of his
lectures, from 1805 to 1831, the year of his death, were about
history of philosophy. The text of these lectures, presented here
in the first authoritative English edition, is therefore a document
of the greatest importance in the development of Western thought:
they constitute the very first comprehensive history of philosophy
that treats philosophy itself as undergoing genuine historical
development. And they are crucial for understanding Hegel's own
systematic works such as the Phenomenology, the Logic, and the
Encyclopedia, for central to his thought is the theme of spirit as
engaged in self-realization through the processes of historical
change. Furthermore, they played a crucial role in one of the
determining events of modern intellectual history: the rise of a
new consciousness of human life, culture, and intellect as
historical in nature. This third volume of the lectures covers the
medieval and modern periods, and includes fascinating discussion of
scholastic, Renaissance, and Reformation philosophy, and of such
great modern thinkers as Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, and especially
Kant.
The Hegel Lectures Series Series Editor: Peter C. Hodgson Hegel's
lectures have had as great a historical impact as the works he
himself published. Important elements of his system are elaborated
only in the lectures, especially those given in Berlin during the
last decade of his life. The original editors conflated materials
from different sources and dates, obscuring the development and
logic of Hegel's thought. The Hegel Lectures series is based on a
selection of extant and recently discovered transcripts and
manuscripts. The original lecture series are reconstructed so that
the structure of Hegel's argument can be followed. Each volume
presents an accurate new translation accompanied by an editorial
introduction and annotations on the text, which make possible the
identification of Hegel's many allusions and sources. This new
edition of Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy sets forth
clearly, for the first time for the English reader, what Hegel
actually said. These lectures challenged the antiquarianism of
Hegel's contemporaries by boldly contending that the history of
philosophy is itself philosophy, not just history. It portrays the
journey of reason or spirit through time, as reason or spirit comes
in stages to its full development and self-conscious existence,
through the successive products of human intellect and activity.
These lectures proved to be extremely influential on the
intellectual history of the past two centuries. They are crucial to
understanding Hegel's own systematic philosophy in its constructive
aspect, as well as his views on the centrality of reason in human
history and culture. Volume I holds additional importance because,
as well as setting out Hegel's discussion of the history of Chinese
and Indian philosophy, it presents the interesting and significant
changes that Hegel made to the stage-setting introduction to these
lectures across the years from 1819 to 1831. This edition adapts
the considerable editorial resources of the German edition that it
translates, to the needs of the general reader as well as the
serious scholar, so as to constitute an unparalleled resource on
this topic in the English language.
The Hegel Lectures Series Series Editor: Peter C. Hodgson Hegel's
lectures have had as great a historical impact as the works he
himself published. Important elements of his system are elaborated
only in the lectures, especially those given in Berlin during the
last decade of his life. The original editors conflated materials
from different sources and dates, obscuring the development and
logic of Hegel's thought. The Hegel Lectures series is based on a
selection of extant and recently discovered transcripts and
manuscripts. The original lecture series are reconstructed so that
the structure of Hegel's argument can be followed. Each volume
presents an accurate new translation accompanied by an editorial
introduction and annotations on the text, which make possible the
identification of Hegel's many allusions and sources. Lectures on
the History of Philosophy Volume II: Greek Philosophy Hegel's
Lectures on the History of Philosophy offer one of the best points
of entry to his philosophical system. The second volume (dating
from 1825-6) covers a thousand years of ancient Greek philosophy;
this is the period to which Hegel devoted by far the most
attention, and which he saw as absolutely fundamental for all that
came after it. This edition sets forth clearly, and for the first
time for the English reader, what Hegel actually said. It forms
part of OUP's Hegel Lectures series, presenting accurate new
translations accompanied by editorial introductions and
annotations. These lectures challenged the antiquarianism of
Hegel's contemporaries by boldly contending that the history of
philosophy is itself philosophy, not just history. It portrays the
journey of reason or spirit through time, as reason or spirit comes
in stages to its full development and self-conscious existence,
through the successive products of human intellect and activity.
Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy proved to be
extremely influential on the intellectual history of the past two
centuries. These lectures are crucial to understanding Hegel's own
systematic philosophy in its constructive aspect, as well as his
views on the centrality of reason in human history and culture. The
volume on Greek Philosophy covers the first one thousand years, the
period to which Hegel devoted by far the most attention, and which
he saw as absolutely fundamental for all that came after it. This
edition adapts the considerable editorial resources of the German
edition that it translates, to the needs of the general reader as
well as the serious scholar, so as to constitute an unparalleled
resource on this topic in the English language.
|
You may like...
Sound Of Freedom
Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, …
DVD
R325
R218
Discovery Miles 2 180
|