188 results for '"Platón"'

A poetry compilation recounting a woman's journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance, confusion to clarity, and bitterness to forgiveness Following in the footsteps of such category killers as...

"Classical Philosophy is the first of a series of books in which Peter Adamson aims ultimately to present a complete history of philosophy, more thoroughly but also more enjoyably than ever before...

The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research in a particular area...

About the Author Plusieurs œuvres poétiques anciennes sont placées sous le nom d'Orphée, poète musicien des légendes de Thrace, fils du roi êagre et époux d'EurydiceLuc Brisson est directeur de...

A stimulating excursion into pure mathematics aimed at "the mathematically traumatized," but great fun for mathematical hobbyists and serious mathematicians as well. Requiring only high...

Here is a highly original synthesis of Platonism, mystic passion, ideas from Greek philosophy, and variants of the Trinity and other central tenets of Christian doctrine by the brilliant thinker who...

The Clitophon, a dialogue generally ascribed to Plato, is significant for focusing on Socrates' role as an exhorter of other people to engage in philosophy. It was almost certainly intended to bear...

Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.--Immanuel Kant Isaiah Berlin was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century--an activist of the intellect...

Best known as the author of twenty-six novels, Iris Murdoch has also made significant contributions to the fields of ethics and aesthetics. Collected here for the first time in one volume are her...

From the fall of Troy to the deadly Harpies, Aeneas' epic voyage is filled with tragedy, destruction and omens of danger. As he recounts his adventures to Dido, who gives him sanctuary, they fall in...

Miller's study demonstrates the value of integrating hermeneutic reading and conceptual analysis. His interpretation works out in detail the purpose and argument of the Parmenides as a whole and...

Nineteenth-century German classical philology underpins many structures of the modern humanities. In this book, Constanze Güthenke shows how a language of love and a longing for closeness with a...

How can Buffy's religious symbolism be squared with creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism? Is Buffy truly a Kierkegaardian knight of faith? Do Faith's corruption and return to the good life...

From the revered author of the classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities comes a new book that will revolutionize the way we think about the economy.Starting from the premise that human...

A stylish mix of the comic and the macabre, exploring ideas about love, both platonic and romantic. Take one closet writer of romantic fiction, her beloved local vicar, her philandering publisher...

From Library JournalPater is indeed a "difficult writer," an aesthetician preoccupied with ideas, a realizer of the abstract. His work demands the kind of patient scrutiny this study provides. As...

Plato's brilliant dialogues, written in the fourth century B.C., rank among Western civilization's most important philosophical works. Presented as a series of probing conversations between Socrates...

Qu’est-ce qui différencie une pensée philosophique d’une pensée poétique ? En quoi ces deux sortes d’écriture et de vie se distinguent-elles ? De telles questions ne se poseraient pas si nombre de...

How can we know that God exists? Is it possible to find proof of religion's most significant issues? Can we presume that the orderliness of the universe offers evidence of a purposeful creator? David...

This book attempts to isolate the question of ethics in the work of Foucault and Lacan and explores its ramifications and implications for the present day. The author argues that in departing from...