Descartes's A Discourse on the Method of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking the Truth in the Sciences marks a watershed in European thought; in it, the author provides an informal intellectual autobiography in the vernacular for a non-specialist readership, sweeps away all previous philosophical traditions, and sets out in brief his radical new philosophy.

This book is a fully updated and expanded new edition of An Introduction to Continental Philosophy, first published in 1996. It provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to philosophy in the continental tradition.

The Logic Manual is the ideal introduction to logic for beginning philosophy students. It offers a concise but complete introductory course, giving a firm grounding in the logic that is needed to study contemporary philosophy. Exercises, examples, and sample examination papers are provided on an accompanying website.

Kant is the central figure of modern philosophy. He sought to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, and he succeeded in permanently changing its problems and methods. This revised edition of the Prolegomena, which is the best introduction to the theoretical side of his philosophy, presents his thought clearly by paying careful attention to his original language.

Also included are selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, which fill out and explicate some of Kant's central arguments (inclu...

This is a critical introduction to modern French philosophy, commissioned from one of the liveliest contemporary practitioners and intended for an English-speaking readership. The dominant 'Anglo-Saxon' reaction to philosophical development in France has for some decades been one of suspicion, occasionally tempered by curiosity but more often hardening into dismissive rejection. But there are signs now of a more sympathetic interest and an increasing readiness to admit and explore shared conc...

Critics have argued that comparative philosophy is inherently flawed or even impossible. What standards can we use to describe and evaluate different cultures' philosophies? How do we avoid projecting our own ways of thinking onto others? Can we overcome the vast divergences in history, language, and ways of organizing reality that we find in China, India, Africa, and the West? Doing Philosophy Comparatively is the first comprehensive introduction to the foundations, problems, and methods of ...

This Element offers a brief overview of Buddhist thought and modern scholarly approaches to its diverse forms of moral reflection. It then explores two of the most prominent philosophers from the main strands of the Indian Buddhist tradition - Buddhaghosa and Santideva - in a comparative fashion.

Pontius Pilate is one of the most enigmatic figures in Christian theology. The only non-Christian to be named in the Nicene Creed, he is presented as a cruel colonial overseer in secular accounts, as a conflicted judge convinced of Jesus's innocence in the Gospels, and as either a pious Christian or a virtual demon in later Christian writings. This book takes Pilate's role in the trial of Jesus as a starting point for investigating the function of legal judgment in Western society and the way...

Meer dan ooit is er behoefte aan maatschappelijke en culturele duiding vanuit de geesteswetenschappen.

De geesteswetenschappen staan volop in de belangstelling. Werd vroeger hun wetenschappelijkheid nog weleens ter discussie gesteld, tegenwoordig is er een groeiende behoefte aan interdisciplinaire samenwerking. Vraagstukken rondom AI, globalisering en de klimaatcrisis vragen niet alleen om onderzoek uit de bèta-disciplines, maar evenzeer om een maatschappelijke en culturele duiding. Tegelijk...

Nieuwe vertaling toont de filosofische waarde van deze boeddhistische klassieker.

Basisverzen van het middenpad is een hoofdwerk uit de boeddhistische traditie. In dit werk ontwikkelt Nagarjuna de notie van leegte: het idee dat schijnbaar reële of objectief bestaande dingen en begrippen geen eigen, onvergankelijk bestaan hebben. Het werk is niet alleen van belang voor belijdende boeddhisten; het bezit een verrassende relevantie voor discussies in de hedendaagse metafysica en niet-klassieke l...