If there exists on any subject a philosophy (that is, a system of rational knowledge based on concepts), then there must also be for this philosophy a system of pure rational concepts, independent of any condition of intuition, in other words, a metaphysic. It may be asked whether metaphysical elements are required also for every practical philosophy, which is the doctrine of duties, and therefore also for Ethics.

Friedrich Nietzsche, der sehr religiös erzogen wurde, stellt Moral per se in seinem Werk "Jenseits von Gut und Böse" als Fehler, bzw. Übel in der Menschheitsgeschichte dar und erläutert, dass vor der Erfindung und der Verbreitung von Moral unter den Menschen, diese Handlungen nur nach deren Nutzen bewertet haben – nicht, ob sie böse oder gut sind. Nietzsche tritt dafür ein, sich auf die Vorstellungen solcher von ihm beschriebenen vormoralischen...

Quisiera ilustrar y comentar algunos de los procesos que entran a formar parte de la construcción de un mundo, sin afán alguno de instruir a dioses o a otros demiurgos, y sin intentar que la investigación sea completa o sistemática. Más que el hecho que algunos mundos en particular estén construidos a partir de otros, y el cómo es así, me preocupan algunas de las relaciones que se dan entre esos mundos. Entre lo que genéricamente suele denominarse...

La filosofía contada por sus protagonistas pretende acercar a lectores no especializados en los temas filosóficos a esas aguas cristalinas que son los escritos de los grandes pensadores de la historia de Occidente: Platón, Aristóteles, Tomás de Aquino, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, Marx, Nietzsche y Ortega, a los que se entrevista y con los que se conversa sin voz, interpelando a sus textos, a sus palabras escritas. Con un tono cercano y pedagógico,...

Dos personajes históricos que marcaron el pensamiento filosófico, político y económico del mundo contemporáneo, cuyas obras, por la interacción que las complementa, determinó una relación entre ellos.

What is time?' Well-known philosopher and intellectual historian, Eva Brann mounts an inquiry into a subject universally agreed to be among the most familiar and the most strange of human experiences. Brann approaches questions of time through the study of ten famous texts by such thinkers as Plato, Augustine, Kant, Husserl, and Heidegger, showing how they bring to light the perennial issues regarding time. She also offers her independent reflections....

A fantastic look at the whole history of Philosophy from ancient times up to the beginnings of modern thinking. Covers all the major philosophers and philosophical theories, as well as the historical interplay between religion and philosophy.

Collected here in this omnibus edition are Immanuel Kant's three most important works on the Metaphysics of Morals and Ethics. Included are Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals, and The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics. Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important works in modern moral philosophy. It belongs beside Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Hobbes....

The iPod is transforming the lives of millions, changing their relationship to music and to each other. In iPod and Philosophy, 18 philosophers with diverse specialties and points of view bring their expertise to bear on this international cultural phenomenon. They explore such questions as how individuals become defined by their iPods, what the shuffle feature says about the role of randomness in people's lives, and much more.

A fascinating introduction to philosophical thought, including a brief look at the history of philosophy, a guide to various fundamental philosophical concepts, and some arguments for the usefulness of studying philosophy.