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The Legacy of the Vienna Circle
This book gives a critical evaluation of the Vienna Circle, its historical influences, and the philosophical legacy of logical empiricism. The first...
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The Eastern Learning Background of Liang Qichao’s Enlightenment Thought
This book provides an in-depth exploration of how Liang Qichao's political and intellectual thought was shaped by Japanese influences during his...
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The Metaphysics of Donald C. Williams
The thesis of this book is that Williams played a key role in the development and revival of analytic metaphysics. This book begins with an account...
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Sich kreuzende Stimmen Friedrich von Hardenberg, Friedrich Schlegel und die Romantik
Friedrich von Hardenberg und Friedrich Schlegel verdanken wir zwei der berühmtesten Denkfiguren der Romantik: die ‚blaue Blume‘ und die ‚progressive...
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Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff Similarities and Differences
This book offers the first detailed comparison between Émilie Du Châtelet's philosophy and her predecessors G.W. Leibniz and Christian Wolff. It...
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Whately's Historic Doubts about Napoleon's Existence and the Preliminary Question
This book examines Richard Whately's classic book Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Buonaparte. After considering its textual development, the...
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The New Thought Movement in Healthcare History, Uses, and Abuses
This book delves into the evolution of the New Thought Movement and its pervasive influence on modern healthcare. The book begins by tracing the...
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Das Prinzip vom zureichenden Grunde bei Émilie Du Châtelet Eine philosophiegeschichtliche Einordnung von Du Châtelets Beitrag zum Prinzip vom zureichenden Grunde in einem Vergleich zu G.W. Leibniz und Christian Wolff
Dieses Buch arbeitet Émilie Du Châtelets Beitrag zur Philosophie- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte im Übergang von der frühen Neuzeit in die Moderne in...
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Confucian Philosophy of Zhongdaology Its Historical Origin and Contemporary Relevance
This book aims to give an account of the origin and the historical evolution of the philosophical tradition of the “Way of Zhong,” or “zhongdaology,”...
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An Analysis of Gender and Ethnic Prejudices in Erasmus's Adagia and Other Writings
This book explores Erasmus's ethnic and gender prejudices. It does not in any way seek to undermine the esteem in which Erasmus is generally held, as...
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Julian Huxley, Evolutionism and the History of Transhumanism
The evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley (1887–1975) attempted to promote a “religion for the future,” which he would come to refer to as...
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The ‘Kiss’ and the Medicine of Love A Critical Edition of Francesco Patrizi’s Il Delfino
This is a revised critical edition of philosopher and scientist, Francesco Patrizi's manuscript, Il Delfino, overo del bacio (c.1555), with an English...
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Philosophische Spaziergänge Vorsichtige Antworten auf die Frage, wie man sich denn im Leben einzurichten hätte
Ludwig Giesz (1916–1985) verbindet einen ausgeprägten philosophischen Spürsinn für das Hinter- und Abgründige der menschlichen Existenz mit einer...
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The Occult Novels of Dion Fortune Literary Initiations
This monograph explores the work of Dion Fortune, one of the most prolific British occult authors of the interwar period, and her claim that her...
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Albert Camus as Philosopher and Political Thinker The Radicality of Modesty
This book explores the role of modesty in the thought of Albert Camus.
Camusian modesty – modestie– affirms, against nihilism and absolutism, the...
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Husserl and Leibniz Metaphysics, Monadology and Phenomenology
This text explores how phenomenology might lead to monadological metaphysics, and conversely, how monadology might be helpful to nonmetaphysical...
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The Importance of Non-Christian Religions in the Philosophy of Pierre Bayle
This book offers a fresh perspective on early modern philosophy by highlighting Pierre Bayle's engagement with non-Christian sources. If our major...
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Alfred Tarski on Scientific Semantics
This book tells the story of the landmark event in modern logic whereby Alfred Tarski became “the man who defined truth”. Alfred Tarski’s classic...
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Liberty, Irreverence, and the Place of Women in Early Modern Italian Culture: Essays in Honour of Letizia Panizza
This book brings together essays from a range of disciplines within Early Modern Italian Studies, which focus on research areas pioneered by the...
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The Theory of Plane Area at the Crossroads Philosophical, Historical, and Logical Perspectives
This book explores a cluster of philosophical, historical, and logical problems concerning the foundations of the theory of plane area in elementary...
