“…"Though fields such as art history, the history of philosophy, and intellectual history have been around for a long time, the author's interest is in the history of what scholars in all of these fields are doing in common. …”

“…His aim is to elucidate the contemporary ramifications of a relationship that has been contested throughout the long history of philosophy, from Plato's dialogues to Derrida's'Envois'…”

“…Twenty-three essays on different disciplines (history, literature, philosophy, figurative arts, science, music and theatre) explore the eighteenth-century dialectics between the two principles, using updated and specific methodological approaches. …”

“…The essays presented here offer various points of view on the relationship between naturalized metaphysics, more traditional forms of metaphysics, and the wider history of philosophy. The discussions are rich in examples drawn from across the sciences: physics, biology, economics, psychology and others. …”
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“…Taking the long view of the history of philosophy, The Failures of Philosophy shows how philosophy has in fact collapsed several times, been completely abandoned, sometimes for centuries, and been replaced by something quite different from philosophy. …”

“…Further essays address aspects of the transmission, preservation, and elaboration of Aristotle's thought in subsequent phases of the history of philosophy (from the Judeo-Arabic reception to debates in Europe and North America), and look forward to potential future directions for the study of his thought. …”

“…But more than that, anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science will find much of value between its covers.Provides a relative ranking of 70 seminal breakthroughs and paradigm shifts in the field of evolutionary biology and geneticsModular format permits ready access to each described subjectHistorical overview of a field whose concepts are central to all of biology and relevant to a broad audience of biologists, science historians, and philosophers of scienceExtensively cross-referenced with a guide to landmark papers and books for each topic…”

“…Offering a close reading of the original work, this guidebook highlights the central themes of Aquinas' masterwork and is an essential read for anyone seeking an understanding of this highly influential work in the history of philosophy…”

“…Thomas Aquinas is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy and philosophical theology. Relying on a deep understanding of Aristotle, Aquinas developed a metaphysical framework that is comprehensive, detailed, and flexible. …”

“…Several chapters cover the many newly edited lecture series from the 1820s, bringing new clarity to Hegel's conception of aesthetics, the philosophy of religion, and the history of philosophy. The concluding part focuses on Hegel's legacy, from his role in the formation of Marx's philosophy to his importance for contemporary liberal political philosophy. …”

“…Plato's later dialogue, the Sophist, is deemed one of the greatest works in the history of philosophy, but scholars have been shy of confronting the central problem of the dialogue. …”
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“…On the purported Platonism of Heidegger's rectoral address / Theodore Kisiel -- Plato's legacy in Heidegger's two readings of Antigone / Jacques Taminiaux -- Imprint : Heidegger's interpretation of Platonic dialectic in the Sophist lectures (1924-25) / Catalin Partenie -- Truth and untruth in Plato and Heidegger / Michael Inwood -- Heidegger and the Platonic concept of truth / Enrico Berti -- Amicus Plato magis amica veritas : reading Heidegger in Plato's cave / María del Carmen Paredes -- Heidegger on truth and being / Joseph Margolis -- With Plato into the Kairos before the Kehre : on Heidegger's different interpretations of Plato / Johannes Fritsche -- Remarks on Heidegger's Plato / Stanley Rosen -- Heidegger's uses of Plato and the history of philosophy / Tom Rockmore…”

“…The book focuses on Abraham Abulafia's esoteric thought in relation to Maimonides, Maimonideans, and Islamic thought in the line of Leo Strauss' theory of the history of philosophy. The book surveys Abulafia's sources and concentrates on the esoteric meaning on the famous parable of the three rings, as well as Abulafia's universalistic understanding of the nature of the Bible, the Hebrew language, the people of Israel or the Sinatic revelation This book focuses on Abraham Abulafia's esoteric thought in relation to Maimonides, Maimonideans, and Islamic thought in the line of Leo Strauss' theory of the history of philosophy. …”

“…The journal is a progressive, double blind reviewed journal of scholarship reflecting the history and philosophy of religious thought in all traditions and periods, including: Systematic Theology, Biblical Studies, New Testament, Old Testament, Christianity, Church History, Jewish studies, theology, pastoral theology, Christian Ethics, Biblical Archaeology, Missiology, Pneumatology, Gospel and Culture, Religiousness, Religiosity and Comparative Religious Studies, Religious Education, Inter-faith, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam…”

“…It contains extensive references and occasional excursions in the history and philosophy of gravity, including a relatively lengthy historical introduction. …”

“…Further, his particular brand of rationalist-critical thought touched on many aspects of philosophical knowledge: theoretical philosophy, the philosophy of science, that of language and that of art, from ethics to politics and even taking in the history of philosophy, offering authoritative contributions in every sphere. …”

“…The book contributes to the history of philosophy and also to the contemporary debate about what philosophy is…”