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Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. The main areas of study in philosophy today include metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and aesthetics.

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  1. Toward a Philosophy of the Act

    Started by Kah, 12-20-2013 01:01 PM
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    Rescued in 1972 from a storeroom in which rats and seeping water had severely damaged the fifty-year-old manuscript, this text is the earliest major...

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  2. Historical Dictionary of Kierkegaard's Philosophy

    Started by Kah, 11-30-2013 08:46 AM
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    Watkin provides a contextual introduction to Kierkegaard's 19th century world of Copenhagen, a chronology of events and key figures in his life, as...

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  3. Historical Dictionary of Leibniz's Philosophy

    Started by Kah, 11-30-2013 08:30 AM
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    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was one of the first Modern philosophers, and as such, one of the most significant. His contributions were...

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  4. Historical Dictionary of Hume's Philosophy

    Started by Kah, 11-30-2013 08:24 AM
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    The philosopher David Hume was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 26, 1711. Known for his re-thinking of causation, morality, and religion, Hume...

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  5. The Tao of Pooh

    Started by Kah, 05-01-2013 09:52 AM
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    Re-uploaded on Nov. 17, 2013 (K) The Tao of Pooh is a book written by Benjamin Hoff. The book is intended as an introduction to the Eastern belief...

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  6. Analytic Philosophy - An Anthology

    Started by Kah, 11-03-2013 10:18 PM
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    This substantial anthology comprises the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of readings in analytic philosophy of the twentieth century....

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  7. An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

    Started by Kah, 10-16-2013 05:27 PM
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    This book is aimed at newcomers to the field of logical reasoning, particularly those who, to borrow a phrase from Pascal, are so made that they...

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  8. The Companion to Greek Rhetoric

    Started by Kah, 09-24-2013 07:27 AM
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    This complete guide to ancient Greek rhetoric is exceptional both in its chronological range and the breadth of topics it covers. Traces the rise of...

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  9. The Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists

    Started by Kah, 09-21-2013 09:35 PM
    aesthetics., epistemology, essays, ethics, existence, fundamental, general, knowledge, language, life, logic, metaphysics, mind, philosophy, problems, reality, reason, resource, review, social, study, study in philosophy, time, values, work

    The Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists provides a comprehensive review of classical social theory. In original essays especially...

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  10. Philosophy - Eyewitness Companions

    Started by Kah, 06-18-2012 08:11 AM
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    Re-uploaded on Sept. 20, 2013 (K) Covering not only the history of Western thought, but also the traditions of Eastern philosophy and schools of...

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  11. Understanding Psychoanalysis

    Started by Kah, 09-04-2013 08:34 PM
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    "Understanding Psychoanalysis" presents a broad introduction to the key concepts and developments in psychoanalysis and its impact on modern thought....

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  12. Understanding Rationalism

    Started by Kah, 09-04-2013 08:32 PM
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    The three great historical philosophers most often associated with rationalism - Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz - opened up ingenious and...

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  13. Wilfried Sellars - Philosophy Now

    Started by Kah, 09-04-2013 07:15 PM
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    Wilfrid Sellars (1912-89) has been called "the most profound and systematic epistemological thinker of the twentieth century" (Robert Brandom). He...

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  14. W.V. Quine - Philosophy Now

    Started by Kah, 09-04-2013 07:13 PM
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    The most influential philosopher in the analytic tradition of his time, Willard Van Orman Quine (1908-2000) changed the way we think about language...

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  15. Thomas Nagel - Philosophy Now

    Started by Kah, 09-04-2013 07:10 PM
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    In the first systematic study of the philosophy of Thomas Nagel, Alan Thomas discusses Nagel's contrast between the "subjective" and the "objective"...

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  16. You've Got To Be Kidding! How Jokes Can Help You Think

    Started by Kah, 08-17-2013 07:15 PM
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    You've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think...

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  17. Sexual Morality in Ancient Rome

    Started by Kah, 08-13-2013 08:38 AM
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    Traditionally, scholars have approached Roman sexuality using categories of sexual ethics drawn from contemporary, Western society. In this book Dr...

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  18. Why Marx Was Right

    Started by Kah, 06-18-2012 08:35 AM
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    Re-uploaded on July 25, 2013 (K) In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and...

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  19. Who Was Jacques Derrida?

    Started by honhungoc, 03-28-2012 08:57 AM

    Re-uploaded on July 25, 2013 (K) Who Was Jacques Derrida? is the first intellectual biography of Derrida, the first full-scale appraisal of his...

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  20. Frames of Mind - The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

    Started by Kah, 07-09-2013 08:19 AM
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    First published in 1983 and now available with a new introduction by the author, Gardner's trailblazing book revolutionized the worlds of education...

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