Humanist philosophy Books

Calorik oder die Lehre von der W�����rme ist ein Buch, das im Jahr 1856 von W. F. A. Himmermann ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch behandelt die Grundlagen der Thermodynamik und beschreibt die verschiedenen Arten von W�����rme�����bertragung,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

""Der Ursprung der k�����nstlerischen T�����tigkeit"" ist ein Buch von Conrad Fiedler, das im Jahr 1887 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich Fiedler mit der Entstehung und dem Ursprung der k�����nstlerischen T�����tigkeit. Dabei...

Der Sogenannte Verstand Der Thiere Oder Der Animalische Instinkt ist ein Buch des deutschen Autors Ludwig Schutz, das im Jahr 1880 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit der Frage, ob Tiere einen Verstand haben oder ob ihr Verhalten...

Il libro ""Storia Del Diritto Italiano V1: Storia Del Diritto Pubblico E Delle Fonti (1873)"" scritto da Antonio Pertile, ����� una dettagliata analisi della storia del diritto pubblico italiano e delle sue fonti. Il volume, pubblicato nel 1873, si...

Histoire Et Doctrines Economiques De L�������Angleterre (1900) est un livre �����crit par William James Ashley. Il s'agit d'une �����tude approfondie de l'histoire �����conomique de l'Angleterre, qui remonte ������ l'�����poque m�����di�����vale et se...

The Scientific Structure of the Universe is a book written by James A. Moncrieff and originally published in 1880. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific understanding of the universe at the time, including topics such as astronomy,...

Specimen Variae Literaturae, Part 2, Grammatica, Oratoria, Poetica, Philosophica Complectitur: Quae In Urbe Brixia Ejusque Ditione Paulo Post Typographiae Incunabula Florebat (1739) est liber a Quirini, Angelo Maria. In hoc libro, varia studia literaria...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

What is knowledge? What are the sources of knowledge? What is the value of knowledge? What can we know? Arguing About Knowledge offers a fresh and engaging perspective on the theory of knowledge. This comprehensive and imaginative selection of readings...

In this reading a notion of the human is developed through an engagement with the work of French philosopher Emanuel Levinas. The argument is that, with the help of Levinas, it is possible for the idea of the human to be understood anew, for the notion...

For far too many people today, their perception and discernment of history begins with the day that they were born. And unfortunately, most of these very same people truly believe that the world, and all life on earth, revolves around them. Each and...

Sometimes generally referred to as "the nones," agnostics, atheists, humanists, freethinkers, secularists and skeptics compose one of the fastest growing faith categories in the United States. Because they are treated as "nones," some people face...

Did you know that there is strong scientific evidence that the earth is only 6,000-10,000 years old? The author takes on the challenge of researching what are sometimes called the "Icons of Evolution". They are called icons because they are listed in...

Il libro ""Del Laocoonte O Sia Dei Limiti Della Pittura E Della Poesia: Discorso (1833)"" di Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, ����� una raccolta di saggi che esplorano i limiti dell'arte della pittura e della poesia. Il titolo si riferisce alla figura del...

Concentric Space as a Life Principle beyond Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Ricoeur invites a fresh vision of human experience and search for life meanings in terms of potential openings through relational space. Offering a radical spatial rereading of...

This collection consists of original contributions that represent the state of the art of philosophical research on agency, free will, and moral responsibility. It should be of interest to both specialists and students with research interests in the...

Understanding Humanism is an easy-to-read and informative overview of the beliefs, practices, and values of humanism as a non-religious worldview. This short and lively book explores humanism both as a broad historical tradition of thought and as a...

This book argues that existentialism's concern with human existence does not simply make it another form of humanism. Influenced by Heidegger's 1947 'Letter on Humanism', structuralist and post-structuralist critics have both argued that existentialism...

Situated at the intersection of animal studies and literary theory, this book explores the remarkable and subtly pervasive web of animal imagery, metaphors, and concepts in the work of the Jewish-Italian writer, chemist, and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi...

Everyday Humanism seeks to move the discussion of humanism’s positive contributions to life away from the macro-level to focus on the everyday, or micro-dimensions of our individual and collective existence. How might humanist principles...

Inspired by many individual young people over a period of time spanning a quarter of a century Yvy Angel provides a series of vivid snapshots which serve to transport the reader directly into the lives of young people and those connected with them in a...

""Betrachtung �����ber den Menschen"" ist ein Buch, das 1823 von Peter Kaufmann ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist eine philosophische Abhandlung �����ber die menschliche Natur und die Bedeutung des individuellen Lebens. Das Buch untersucht die Beziehung...

Bibliographie De L'Anarchie (1897) de Nettlau, Max est un livre qui r�����pertorie les publications sur l'anarchie et les mouvements anarchistes dans le monde entier jusqu'en 1897. L'auteur, Max Nettlau, �����tait un historien et un militant anarchiste...

Descartes' philosophy represented one of the most explicit statements of mind-body dualism in the history of philosophy. Its most familiar expression is found in the Meditations (1641) and in Part I of The Principles 0/...

So begins A Simpler Way, an exploration of a radically different world view that will reshape how we think about organizing all human endeavor. Margaret J. Wheatley and coauthor Myron Kellner-Rogers explore the question: ''How could we organize human...

The dream of humanism is to cleanly discard of humanity's animal remains along with its ecological embeddings, evolutionary heritages and futures, ontogenies and phylogenies, sexualities and sensualities, vulnerabilities and mortalities. But, as the...

Beginning with the view that human consciousness is essentially embodied and that the way we consciously experience the world is structured by our bodily dynamics and surroundings, the book argues that emotions are a fundamental manifestation of our...

Repression receives little attention in philosophical literature. This study of cases of repression that inhibit an agent's deliberative access to his reasons argues that an agent cannot correctly deliberate about a reason to overcome repression as if he...

This collection is devoted to Gilbert Ryle's philosophy of mind and language. It features essays from prominent scholars on the topics of category mistakes, hypotheticals, dispositions, emotion, thinking, perception, and the task-achievement distinction.

The Things We Do and Why We Do Them argues against the common assumption that there is a kind of thing called "action" which all reason-giving explanation of action are geared towards. Sandis explains why all theories concerned with the form which any...

This book seeks to set humanism on a new footing. No longer Enlightenment intuitions of an autonomous, disconnected, and rational self but a philosophy oriented towards the relationship between self and other. With this, it seeks to provide an escape...

Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it. He discusses the possibility ofescape from intellectual...

Dive into the enchanting realms of your favorite fairytales with this delightful storytime gem that both kids and their grown-ups will appreciate. Young readers will be swept away to 8 fascinating experiences meant to delight and inspire them. This...

Radical understanding of ourselves is now possible to our very core—greater insight into whom we really are, where we came from, what our evolution has been, what it has meant, and what it means now and for the future. That quest has been an...

Evidence As To Man�������s Place In Nature is a scientific book written by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1863. The book is a detailed analysis of the relationship between humans and animals, and it examines the evidence for the evolution of humans from other...

Etik (1907) is a book written by Hans Edfeldt that explores the topic of ethics. The book delves into the principles and values that guide human behavior and decision-making in various contexts. Edfeldt examines different ethical theories, such as...

Fifty-one years after the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche died, My Sister and I appeared on the American market as a book that was reputedly written by him when he was an inmate in the Jena insane asylum. Since the day it appeared, the book's...

Anthroposophie oder Menschenweisheit (1851) von Maurer ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Anthroposophie besch�����ftigt, einer spirituellen Bewegung, die von Rudolf Steiner gegr�����ndet wurde. Das Buch untersucht die Anthroposophie als eine Philosophie,...

Analyse Et Critique De L'Introduction A La Dogmatique De Schleiermacher (1885) par Emery, Louis est un livre qui examine et critique l'introduction ������ la dogmatique de Schleiermacher. Schleiermacher �����tait un th�����ologien allemand du XIXe...

Le livre intitul����� ""Le D�����sarmement Ou La Guerre"" a �����t����� �����crit par L�����on Laffitte en 1897. Ce livre traite de la question du d�����sarmement et de son impact sur la paix mondiale. L'auteur explore les diff�����rentes th�����ories...

Le Trait����� de l'Usure (1840) �����crit par Pierre F�����licissime V. Alphonse Petit est un ouvrage qui traite de l'usure, c'est-������-dire le pr������t d'argent ������ un taux d'int�����r������t excessif. L'auteur y examine les diff�����rentes formes...

Sur La Destruction Des Jesuites En France est un livre �����crit par Jean Le Rond D'Alembert en 1765. Ce livre traite de l'expulsion des j�����suites de France en 1764 et de la controverse qui a entour����� cette d�����cision. D'Alembert, un philosophe...