On Jean-Luc Nancy: The Sense of Philosophy (repost)

On Jean-Luc Nancy: The Sense of Philosophy (Warwick Studies in European Philosophy) by Darren Sheppard and Simon Sparks


English | 1997 | ISBN: 0415147948, 041514793X | 232 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB

This is the first book to consider the increasing importance of Jean-Luc Nancy"s work, which has influenced key thinkers such as Jacques Derrida. All his major works have been translated into English, yet until now little has been made available on his place in contemporary philosophy.




By showing how he situates his work in a contemporary context – the collapse of communism, the Gulf War, and the former Yugoslavia – this outstanding collection reveals how Nancy"s engagement with Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Derrida makes him one of the key contemporary continental philosophers.




Providing new perspectives on the issues of sense, art and community, these essays make it impossible to approach philosophy without reference to the work Jean-Luc Nancy.

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Looking At Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of Philosophy Made Lighter (repost)

Donald Palmer, "Looking At Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of Philosophy Made Lighter"


2005 | ISBN: 0072828951 | 456 pages | PDF | 14 MB

Distilled from Donald Palmer"s more than 30 years of teaching experiences, this approachable text, historically organized text exemplifies Dr. Palmer"s very successful light-hearted approach to teaching introduction to philosophy. Through the use of humor, drawings, charts, and diagrams, serious philosophical topics come alive for the readers–without compromising the seriousness of the subject matter. The text can be used as a core text or as a supplement to any reader

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Models of the History of Philosophy: Vol. III: The Second Enlightenment and the Kantian Age

Models of the History of Philosophy: Vol. III: The Second Enlightenment and the Kantian Age by Gregorio Piaia and Giovanni Santinello


English | 2015 | ISBN: 9401799652 | 1000 pages | PDF | 6,4 MB

This is the third volume of Models of the History of Philosophy, a collaborative work on the history of the history of philosophy dating from the Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. The volume covers a decisive period in the history of modern thought, from Voltaire and the great “Encyclopédie” of Diderot and d"Alembert to the age of Kant, i.e. from the histoire de l"esprit humain animated by the idea of progress to the a priori history of human thought. The interest of the philosophes and the Kantians (Buhle and Tennemann) in the study and the reconstruction of the philosophies of the past was characterized by a spirit that was highly critical, but at the same time systematic. The material is divided into four large linguistic and cultural areas: the French, Italian, British and German. The detailed analysis of the 35 works which can be considered to be “general” histories of philosophy is preceded and accompanied by lengthy introductions on the historical background and references to numerous other works bordering on philosophical historiography.

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Radical Philosophy: An Introduction

Radical Philosophy: An Introduction by Chad Kautzer


English | 2015 | ISBN: 161205742X, 1612057438 | 230 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

In this concise introduction, Chad Kautzer demonstrates the shared emancipatory goals and methods of several radical philosophies, from Marxism and feminism to critical race and queer theory. Radical Philosophy examines the relations of theory and practice, knowledge and power, as well as the function of law in creating extralegal forms of domination. Through a critical engagement with the history of philosophy, Kautzer reconstructs important counter-traditions of historical, dialectical, and reflexive forms of critique relevant to contemporary social struggles. The result is an innovative, systematic guide to radical theory and critical resistance.

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A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes

A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes by Nicholas Rescher


English | 2015 | ISBN: 0822963353 | 304 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

Nicholas Rescher presents the first comprehensive chronology of philosophical anecdotes, spanning from antiquity to the current era. He introduces us to the major thinkers, texts, and historical periods of Western philosophy, recounting many of the stories philosophers have used over time to engage with issues of philosophical concern: questions of meaning, truth, knowledge, value, action, and ethics. Rescher’s anecdotes touch on a wide range of themes—from logic to epistemology, ethics to metaphysics—and offer much insight into the breadth and depth of philosophical inquiry. This book illustrates the various ways philosophers throughout history have viewed the issues in their field, and how anecdotes can work to inform and encourage philosophical thought.

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Plato"s Philosophy of Science

Andrew Gregory, "Plato"s Philosophy of Science"


2001 | ISBN-10: 0715629875 | 256 pages | PDF | 40 MB

Seeking to reassess Plato"s views on how we might investigate and explain the natural world, this book argues that many of the common charges against Plato (disinterest, ignorance, dismissal of observation) are unfounded, and that Plato had a series of important and cogent criticisms of the early atomists and other physiologoi. His views on science, and on astronomy and cosmology in particular, develop in interesting ways. It also argues that Plato can best be seen as someone who is struggling with the foundations of scientific realism, and that he has interesting epistemological, cosmological and nomological reasons for his teleological approach.

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New Challenges to Philosophy of Science (repost)

New Challenges to Philosophy of Science (The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective) by Hanne Andersen and Dennis Dieks


English | 2013-05-29 | ISBN: 9400758448, 940079245X | PDF | 512 pages | 3 MB

This volume is a serious attempt to open up the subject of European philosophy of science to real thought, and provide the structural basis for the interdisciplinary development of its specialist fields, but also to provoke reflection on the idea of ‘European philosophy of science’. This efforts should foster a contemporaneous reflection on what might be meant by philosophy of science in Europe and European philosophy of science, and how in fact awareness of it could assist philosophers interpret and motivate their research through a stronger collective identity. The overarching aim is to set the background for a collaborative project organising, systematising, and ultimately forging an identity for, European philosophy of science by creating research structures and developing research networks across Europe to promote its development.

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