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Our world, the entire universe, simply everything of which
we are only a small but nevertheless important part of
an incredibly large whole, certainly stems from one single source!
From time immemorial we have been asking
metaphysical questions, such as:
How can...
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van Laack GmbH
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2020-08-03
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Die vorliegende erste, auf zahlreichen Archivquellen basierende Monografie über Franz Fickers Ästhetik untersucht die Theorie des institutionell wichtigsten Universitätsästhetikers der österreichischen Monarchie des Vormärz aus zwei Gesichtspunkten: institutionell als...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2020-08-03
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This book argues that Kant develops a theory of perception in the Critique of Judgment from which one can redefine his entire project, viewing and using aesthetics as its backbone, from the transcendental aesthetic of the First Critique to the Critique of...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-30
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This book brings together philosophical approaches to explore the relation of recognition and poverty.This volume examines how critical theories of recognition can be utilized to enhance our understanding, evaluation and critique of poverty and social inequalities....
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Springer
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2020-07-20
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The book offers the first comprehensive account of the debate on true courage as it was raging in ancient Greece, from the times when the immensely influential Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, were composed, to the period of the equally influential author,...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-20
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The major innovations which have occurred between the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century represent a fresh challenge to the responsibility of innovators. Innovators have disrupted, and continue to disrupt the world through the growth of technology,...
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Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2020-07-17
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This book introduces methodological concepts aimed at including women in the canon of the history of philosophy. The history of women philosophers is as long and strong as the history of philosophy, and this holds true not only for the European tradition, as the...
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Springer
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2020-07-11
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This book sheds light on the originality and historical significance of women’s philosophical, moral, political and scientific ideas in Italy and early modern Europe. Divided into three sections, it starts by discussing the women philosophers’ engagement with the...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-07-08
Collection :
Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences
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Over the last four decades, John Dewey’s pragmatist philosophy has formed an intellectual core in design research, underpinning Donald Schön’s theory of reflective practice, the experiential perspective in HCI and the democratic commitments of participatory design....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-07-01
Collection :
Design Research Foundations
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Why does anti-Semitism seem to be so deeply engrained in our societies, our institutions and our attitudes? To answer this question we need to look beyond our current practices and see that anti-Semitism has much deeper roots – that it is woven into the very structures...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-06-30
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In the wake of major terrorist attacks, calls for ever more draconian policies to prevent further outrages are common. Such responses raise the pressing question: is it possible to effectively fight terrorism while respecting democratic values of equality and trust? ...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-06-30
Collection :
Political Theory Today
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The purpose of this book is to show the philosophical and anthropological foundation of the dispute about culture, especially in the perspective of the opposition between high and low culture. By analysing the most important achievements of Western philosophical...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2020-06-29
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Most people intuitively understand the nature of morality; this tends to belie the fact that morality is more complex, controversial and interesting than generally appreciated. This book provides a comprehensive overview of morality from various disciplines and...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-06-26
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In this volume, Baz offers a wide-ranging discussion of Wittgenstein’s remarks on aspect-perception, with special focus on Wittgenstein’s method. Baz starts out with an interpretation of Wittgenstein’s remarks on aspects and continues with attempts to...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-06-24
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This book is a theoretical account for general psychology of how human beings meaningfully relate with their bodies-- from the basic physiological processes upwards to the highest psychological functions of religiosity, ethical reasoning, and devotional practices. ...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-06-23
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Existentialism: An Introduction has established itself as the most comprehensive and accessible book on the subject available. In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Kevin Aho draws on a wide range of existentialist thinkers from both the secular and...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-06-22
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Do technologies advance our self-identities, as they do our bodies, cognitive skills, and the next developmental stage called postpersonal? Did we already manage to be fully human, before becoming posthuman? Are we doomed to disintegration and episodic selfhood? This...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2020-06-22
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This book investigates a new interactive data visualisation concept that employs traditional Chinese aesthetics as a basis for exploring contemporary digital technological contexts. It outlines the aesthetic approach, which draws on non-Western aesthetic concepts,...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-06-19
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This volume is a reappraisal of the work of Peter Guy Winch (1926 -1997), one of the most important philosophers of the 20th Century. Winch faded into relative obscurity compared to his contemporaries due to a mistaken belief that there are no systematic connections...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-06-17
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