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Features a cross-disciplinary dialogue among writers who are sympathetic to the humanist tradition and interested in developing a new humanist project through debate.
Author : Dolan Cummings
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1845406893
Features a cross-disciplinary dialogue among writers who are sympathetic to the humanist tradition and interested in developing a new humanist project through debate.
Author : Daniel Chernilo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1107129338
An original approach to the question 'what is a human being?', examining key ideas of leading contemporary sociologists and philosophers.
Author : Hiro Hirai
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2011-12-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9004218718
Exploring Renaissance humanists’ debates on matter, life and the soul, this volume addresses the contribution of humanist culture to the evolution of early modern natural philosophy so as to shed light on the medical context of the Scientific Revolution.
Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 17,72 MB
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1408837420
There has been a bad-tempered quarrel between defenders and critics of religion in recent years. Both sides have expressed themselves acerbically because there is a very great deal at stake in the debate. This book thoroughly and calmly examines all the arguments and associated considerations offered in support of religious belief, and does so in full consciousness of the reasons people have for subscribing to religion, and the needs they seek to satisfy by doing so. And because it takes account of all the issues, its solutions carry great weight. The God Argument is the definitive examination of the issue, and a statement of the humanist outlook that recommends itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person.
Author : Bas van Bommel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 17,71 MB
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 3110391406
In scholarship, classical (Renaissance) humanism is usually strictly distinguished from 'neo-humanism', which, especially in Germany, flourished at the beginning of the 19th century. While most classical humanists focused on the practical imitation of Latin stylistic models, 'neohumanism' is commonly believed to have been mainly inspired by typically modern values, such as authenticity and historicity. Bas van Bommel shows that whereas 'neohumanism' was mainly adhered to at the German universities, at the Gymnasien a much more traditional educational ideal prevailed, which is best described as 'classical humanism.' This ideal involved the prioritisation of the Romans above the Greeks, as well as the belief that imitation of Roman and Greek models brings about man's aesthetic and moral elevation. Van Bommel makes clear that 19th century classical humanism dynamically related to modern society. On the one hand, classical humanists explained the value of classical education in typically modern terms. On the other hand, competitors of the classical Gymnasium laid claim to values that were ultimately derived from classical humanism. 19th century classical humanism should therefore not be seen as a dried-out remnant of a dying past, but as the continuation of a living tradition.
Author : Eric Hayot
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 35,61 MB
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780231197854
Eric Hayot argues that it is time to make a positive case for what the humanities are and what they can become. Humanist Reason lays out a new vision that moves beyond traditional disciplines to demonstrate what the humanities can tell us about our world.
Author : Stephen Lilley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 27,40 MB
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9400749813
This book provides an introductory overview to the social debate over enhancement technologies with an overview of the transhumanists' call to bypass human nature and conservationists' argument in defense of it. The author present this controversy as it unfolds in the contest between transhumanists proponents and conservationists, who push back with an argument to conserve human nature and to ban enhancement technologies. This book provides an overview of the key contested points and present the debate in an orderly, constructive fashion. Readers are informed about the discussion over humanism, the tension between science and religion, and the interpretation of socio-technological revolutions; and are invited to make up their own mind about one of the most challenging topics concerning the social and ethical implications of technological advancements.
Author : Brian Leiter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 825 pages
File Size : 26,42 MB
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191568899
The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Continental Philosophy is the definitive guide to the major themes of the continental European tradition in philosophy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Brian Leiter and Michael Rosen have assembled a stellar group of contributors who provide a thematic treatment of continental philosophy, treating its subject matter philosophically and not simply as a series of museum pieces from the history of ideas. The scope of the volume is broad, with discussions covering a wide range of philosophical movements including German Idealism, existentialism, phenomenology, Marxism, postmodernism, and critical theory, as well as thinkers like Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, and Foucault. This Handbook will be an essential reference point for graduate students and professional academics working on continental philosophy, as well as those with an interest in European literature, the history of ideas, and cultural studies.
Author : Erika Rummel
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 39,1 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN :
Erika Rummel delves into the extensive primary sources of the times, bringing the issues and their continuing legacy to light and making a valuable contribution to our understanding of the intellectual climate of early modern Europe.
Author : Riccardo Fubini
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 14,61 MB
Release : 2003-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822330028
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