Mens & mensenrechten biedt een unieke inleiding in de rechtsfilosofie. In een heldere stijl bespreekt Thomas Mertens aan de hand van de Universele Verklaring van de Rechten van de Mens de voornaamste vraagstukken, stromingen en denkers binnen deze rijke wijsgerige traditie.

Mertens gaat in op de historische en filosofische achtergronden van de Verklaring en bespreekt de belangrijkste juridische kwesties die hier spelen. Aan de orde komen onder andere het verschil tussen positieve en negatieve...

J'ai commencé ma vie comme je la finirai sans doute : au milieu des livres. Dans le bureau de mon grand-pere, il y en avait partout ; défense était de les faire épousseter sauf une fois l'an, avant la rentrée d'octobre. Je ne savais pas encore lire que, déja, je les révérais, ces pierres levées : droites ou penchées, serrées comme des briques sur les rayons de la bibliotheque ou noblement espacées en allées de menhirs, je sentais que la prospérité de notre famille en dépendait...

This Very Short Introduction to hermeneutics demonstrates the central role of interpretation in our daily lives. By considering the historic developments in hermeneutic theory as well as its contemporary relevance, Zimmermann explains how humans continue to draw knowledge from the world around them.

In Ethiek in de kliniek wordt een pleidooi gehouden voor een vorm van ethiekbeoefening die zich richt op de praktijk, en bereid is te leren van de ervaringen van betrokkenen.

Widdershoven presenteert een aantal benaderingen als alternatieven voor de meer gangbare principebenadering: de fenomenologische, de narratieve, de hermeneutische, de discoursethische en de zorgethische benadering.

Centraal staan vraagstukken in de praktijk: autonomie en afhankelijkheid in de chronische zorg, beslissin...

We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts to persuade us - to influence our beliefs and actions - by giving us reasons to believe this or that. Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide will equip students with the concepts and techniques used in the identification, analysis and assessment of arguments whatever the subject matter or context.

Through precise and accessible discussion, this book provides the tools to become a successful critical thinker, one who can act and b...

Although dour in appearance and formidable in reputation, Friedrich Nietzsche was an ardent practitioner of the art of poetry &; called in 12th-century Provencal "the gay science." This volume, which Nietzsche referred to as "the most personal of all my books," features the largest collection of his poetry that he ever chose to publish. It also offers an extensive and sophisticated treatment of the philosophical themes and views most central to his thinking, as well as the ideas that proved m...

Introduces classical Arabic philosophers through substantial selections from key works in each of the fields - including logic, philosophy of science, natural philosophy, metaphysics, ethics, and politics - to which they made contributions. It provides introduction situating the works within their historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts.

Suitable for the teaching of medieval philosophy, this title features judicious selections and translations based on critical editions.

Written between 1945 and 1947, the essays in Sense and Non-Sense provide an excellent introduction to Merleau-Ponty's thought. They summarize his previous insights and exhibit their widest range of application-in aesthetics, ethics, politics, and the sciences of man. Each essay opens new perspectives to man's search for reason.

Originally delivered as a lecture in Paris in 1945, "Existentialism and Humanism" is Sartre's seminal defence of his original doctrine of existentialism and a plan for its practical application to everyday human life.