Conceived originally as a serious presentation of thedevelopment of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, FrederickCopleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed farbeyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as thebest history of philosophy in English. Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangledwith A.J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God andthe possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students werefed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that theirfamiliarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced tosimplistic caricatures. Copleston set out to redress thewrong by writing a complete history of Western Philosophy, onecrackling with incident and intellectual excitement - and one thatgives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in abeautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who wentbefore and to those who came after him.
Few philosophers have had more influence on the shape of westernphilosophy after 1900 than Martin Heidegger. "Basic Writings"offers a full range of this profound and controversial thinker'swritings in one volume, including: "The Origin of the Work of Art";"The introduction to Being and Time"; "What Is Metaphysics?";"Letter on Humanism"; "The Question Concerning Technology"; "TheWay to Language"; and, "The End of Philosophy". Featuring aforeword by Heidegger scholar Taylor Carman, this essentialcollection provides readers with a concise introduction to thegroundbreaking philosophy of this brilliant and essentialthinker.
A cornerstone of Sartre’s philosophy, The Imaginary was first published in 1940. Sartre had become acquainted with thephilosophy of Edmund Husserl in Berlin and was fascinated by hisidea of the 'intentionality of consciousness' as a key to thepuzzle of existence. Against this background, TheImaginary crystallized Sartre's worldview and artistic vision.The book is an extended examination of the concepts of nothingnessand freedom, both of which are derived from the ability ofconsciousness to imagine objects both as they are and as they arenot – ideas that would drive Sartre's existentialism and entiretheory of human freedom.
The introduction of this book reads, "Beauty, like every otherquality — courage, fear, ugliness, trust, truth, wisdom — is a partof us and apart from us, inside us and outside us, personal andimpersonal. Beauty invites us to build bridges and make connectionsbetween the senses and the soul, between contemplation andexpression, between ourselves and the world." In this wide-rangingand deeply felt book, artist and writer J. Ruth Gendler invites usto reclaim and celebrate the often misunderstood quality of beautyas one of the most profound and essential forces in our lives.Drawing upon observations from art and mythology, science andnature, contemporary culture and personal experience, the authorlooks at her subject in its most generous implications — not simplyas a reflection of surface and image, but as a pathway towholeness, integrity, coherence, and ultimately, to love. Writtenwith curiosity, courage, a discerning eye and a lyricalsensibility, and illustrated with evocative line drawings by theauthor,
A charismatic and controversial figure, Lacan is one the most important thinkers of the twentieth century and his work has revolutionised linguistics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural and media studies. He gained his reputation as a lecturer, disseminating his ideas to audiences that included Jean-Paul Sartre and Luce Irigaray amongst other hugely influential names. The Ethics of Psychoanalysis is a tran* of his most important lecture series. Including influential readings of Sophocles’ Antigone and Elizabethan courtly love poetry in relation to female sexuality, The Ethics of Psychoanalysis remains a powerful and controversial work that is still argued over today by the likes of Judith Butler and Slavoj Zizek.
The ancient Taoist text that forms the central part of thisbook was discovered by Wilhelm, who recognized it as essentially apractical guide to the integration of personality. Foreword andAppendix by Carl Jung; illustrations. Translated by Cary F.Baynes.A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Conceived originally as a serious presentation of thedevelopment of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, FrederickCopleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy hasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universalacclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.