This classic is the benchmark against which all modern books about Nietzsche are measured. When Walter Kaufmann wrote it in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most scholars outside Germany viewed Nietzsche as part madman, part proto-Nazi, and almost wholly unphilosophical. Kaufmann rehabilitated Nietzsche nearly single-handedly, presenting his works as one of the great achievements of Western philosophy.<P> Responding to the powerful ...

The essays in this volume provide a clear and systematic exegesis of Spinoza's thought informed by the most recent scholarship.
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aus der Reihe Canto'>Brought together with these two classics of scientific speculation are Erwin Schroedinger's autobiographical sketches, published and translated here for the first time, offering a fragmentary account of his life as a background to the scientific writings.
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A collection of essays touching on the work of today's most innovative thinkers.
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Concise and accessible, this dictionary explores the central concepts of one of the most significant figures in the history of thought.The author traces the history of 100 concepts -- from "aletheia" to "world" -- through Heidegger's entire career, from the earlier lectures to his later essays and seminars, many of which have not yet been translated. The Dictionary is highly user-friendly, containing a full index of the words and concepts ...

Conversations with 15 contemporary writers and philosophers provide an accessible and exciting account of Western philosophy and its greatest thinkers. Includes contributions from A.J. Ayer, Bernard Williams, Martha Nussbaum, Peter Singer, and John Searle. 28 halftones. ...

Comprised of classic and newly-commissioned papers from leading theorists, this volume provides a wide-ranging critical introduction to the thought of Jrgen Habermas.Some contributions explore the relation between Habermas's philosophy and the thought of major predecessors, including Kant, Hegel, Marx and Heidegger. Others elucidate the political context of Habermas's thinking, while a final section presents the responses of leading German ...

Written specifically for beginning undergraduates who have little or no previous knowledge of the subject, this is a distinctive and thoughtful introduction to the main problems of philosophy, structured around a philosophical argument which is clearly and carefully developed throughout the book. (Philosophy) ...

In this anthology, distinguished editors Sven Bernecker and Fred Dretske offer the most comprehensive review available of contemporary epistemology. They bring together the most important and influential writings in the field, including selections that cover frequently neglected topics such as dominant responses to skepticism, introspection, memory, and testimony. Knowledge is divided into fifteen subject areas and includes forty-one readings by ...

Francis Bacon (1561 1626) is one of the most important figures of the early modern era. His plan for scientific reform played a central role in the birth of the new science. The essays in this volume offer a comprehensive survey of his writings on science, including his classifications of sciences, his theory of knowledge and of forms, his speculative philosophy, his idea of cooperative scientific research and the providential aspects of ...