“…His theology not only draws from biblical-historical sources, but also includes philosophical-cultural ideas and modern scientific disciplines. …”

“…By bringing together literature from fields beyond public relations - sociology, professional and philosophical ethics and Jungian psychology - it integrates a new body of ideas into the debate. …”

“…In absorbing and scrupulously researched detail Bourg explores the developing ethical fascination as it emerged among student Maoists courting terrorism, anti-psychiatric celebrations of madness, feminists mobilizing against rape, and pundits and philosophers championing human rights.Based on newly accessible archival sources and over fifty interviews with men and women who participated in the events of the era, From Revolution to Ethics provides a compelling picture of how May 1968 helped make ethics a compass for navigating contemporary global experience…”

“…In this book, some major scientists, theologians, and philosophers discuss these issues. As a study on the relations between religion and science, this is unique in emphasizing the evaluation of nature, rather than treating religion and science as competing or complementary casual explanations…”
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“…Offering a fast-paced discussion of philosophical concepts, sociological theories, communication strategies, and original interpretations of historical events from the birth of mass media until today, this book is a guide for those who want to understand what is going on in Western society and culture". …”

“…This is a valuable resource for students and scholars of journalism and history alike who are interested in understanding the historical roots, and philosophical context of a fiercely contemporary issue -- Contracubierta…”

“…The longest chapter reviews the celebrated story of the so-called closing of the Academy of Athens and the trip of its seven remaining philosophers to the court of the Persian king Chosroes, rejecting the fashionable current idea that they set up a new school at Harran on the Persian border. …”

“…He has published papers in several journals such as The Review of Metaphysics, Ratio, The Thomist, International Philosophical Quarterly, The Modern Schoolman, The New Scholasticism and Grazer Philosophische Studien. …”

“…Scruton argues that Tristan und Isolde has profound religious meaning, as relevant today as it was to Wagner's contemporaries. Both philosophical and musicological, Scruton's analysis touches on the nature of tragedy, the significance of ritual sacrifice, and the meaning of redemption. …”

“…This innovative introduction to media studies challenges conventional accounts of what media do to people - focusing instead on what people do with media in the course of everyday life. Drawing on philosophical and political accounts of daily life, Tim Markham questions taken-for-granted norms about media and encourages critical thinking about how media underpin the way we experience our lives. …”

“…This 'hybrid' theory of practical failure is more than a philosophical curiosity. There are ramifications for Kant's theory of practical reason as a whole. …”

“…A joyous exploration of the mind and its thrilling complexities, Consciousness and the Brain will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge science and technology and the vast philosophical, personal, and ethical implications of finally quantifying consciousness"…”

“…Pangle offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. It is widely believed that the Politics originated as a written record of a series of lectures given by Aristotle, and scholars have relied on that fact to explain seeming inconsistencies and instances of discontinuity throughout the text. …”

“…This book gives an insight into the frequently asked question on the relationship between international law, time and history, approaching the issue from a legal and philosophical point of view. Broadly speaking, it is possible to identify at least three different ways in which the above relationship may be conceived. …”
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“…With wit and wisdom, the authors address the conflict from its philosophical roots to its manifestations within American culture. …”

“…Fünf Menschen, fünf dramatische Schicksale -- Walter Benjamin, der Philosoph und Autor. Hilde Benjamin, als „rote Guillotine“ verschrien, aber auch deren Mann Georg Benjamin, Kommunist und Arzt, ermordet im KZ Mauthausen. …”

“…The book will appeal to historians and philosophers of the social sciences, as well as scholars of history, philosophy, and economics…”

“…Tracing this corporeal perception of time across literary, religious, and philosophical works, Weinrich concludes that time functions as a kind of sixth sense - the crucial sense that enables the other five.Written with Weinrich's customary narrative elegance, "On Borrowed Time" is an absorbing - and, fittingly, succinct - meditation on life's inexorable brevity…”

“…The reference to four Muses in the myth of the cicadas is read as a hint of the "ingredients" of philosophical discourse, which Plato sets against the Greek tradition of poetic initiations and conceptualizes as a form of provocatively old-fasioned 'mousikē'. …”

“…McGuire argue that the philosopher's views, particularly in natural philosophy, actually change radically between his early and later works - and that any interpretation of Descartes must take account of these changes. …”