“The Descartes Lectures” is a biennial event at Tilburg University that invites a distinguished philosopher to deliver a series of three lectures, each followed by commentaries from other experts in the field. In 2022, Tilburg University had the honor of hosting Cheshire Calhoun for a series of talks on the important philosophical question of what it means to be a responsible person. The commentators for the lectures were Gunnar Björnsson, Jules Holroyd, and Heidi Maibom. This book is a ...

MetamorphosisThe Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung, also sometimes translated as The Transformation) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world.

The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed (metamorphosed) into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. The cause of Samsa's transformation...

M. Lévy-Bruhl then explains that, whilst recognising the entire coherence of Comte’s collective labours, he proposes to confine his present study to the earlier and principal work, the Philosophy, which in M. Lévy-Bruhl’s opinion is the dominant and more fruitful composition.

This he regards as the representative work of the nineteenth century, as shown by the intellectual history of the period. He points to its influence on thought in England, in Europe, and in America. It will surpris...

In Timaeus, Critias & Hermocrates ontvouwt Plato zijn meest ambitieuze visie op de oorsprong van het universum, de structuur van de kosmos en de opkomst en ondergang van beschavingen. Via filosofische dialoog en mythisch verhaal schetst hij een wereld waarin orde, harmonie en verval met elkaar verweven zijn. Van het ontstaan van de ziel tot de ondergang van Atlantis — dit werk is een sleutel tot Plato’s denken over mens en maatschappij.

Een klassiek meesterwerk dat blijft uitdagen, inspir...

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This book uses recently released, well-received movies to explore answers to classic questions in philosophy in an approachable yet philosophically rigorous manner. Amy Karofsky uses one or more films in each chapter to examine one longstanding philosophical question and assess some of the best solutions to it that have been offered.

A courageous and exciting reconsideration of self, experience and reality and its implications for doing social research differently

Philosophy: The Basics gently eases the reader into the world of philosophy. Each chapter considers a key area of philosophy, explaining and exploring the ways in which philosophy addresses key questions.

In An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth, Bertrand Russell returns to philosophy after a long period of writing about education, religion and marriage. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Pascal Engel, placing Russell's book in helpful philosophical context.