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Mit unbändiger Energie hat Johannes Kepler im frühen 17. Jahrhundert sein Projekt einer finalen Theorie des Himmels vorangetrieben. Werner Diederich zeigt in seinem verständlich geschriebenen und auch zur Einführung in Keplers Denken geeigneten Buch, dass dessen Ziel vor allem darin bestand, mit mathematischen Methoden die Harmonie im göttlichen Weltaufbau zu erfassen. -
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The Critique of Pure Reason is one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Kant here explains what he means by a critique of pure reason: "I do not mean by this a critique of books and systems, but of the faculty of reason in general, in respect of all knowledge after which it may strive independently of all experience." The Critique of Practical Reason is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques and it deals with his moral...
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Introduction:
IMMANUEL KANT by Robert Adamson
KANT'S INAUGURAL DISSERTATION OF 1770
Three Critiques:
THE CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON
THE CRITIQUE OF PRACTICAL REASON
THE CRITIQUE OF JUDGMENT
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PRELOGOMENA TO ANY FUTURE METAPHYSICS
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE METAPHYSIC OF MORALS
THE METAPHYSICS OF MORALS
Philosophy of Law, or, The Science of Right
The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics
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En La flauta mágica (1791) la noche es tiniebla, irracionalidad, mujer, en oposición al día, que es luz, racionalidad, varón. La razón es revolucionaria, pero su fuerza le viene de una noche que aún no entiende, porque viene del futuro.
El decorado de Schinkel (1816) para la gran escena de la Reina de la Noche reconoce esa fuerza. El Idealismo alemán trata de entenderla. Monarquías e imperios se tambalean, la guerra cubre Europa, religión,...
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An exploration and defense of immaterialism, Principles of Human Knowledge, details George Berkley's views on reality and perception. The book offers insight into the theory posited by one of the world's greatest philosophers.
Principles of Human Knowledge, is a criticism of English philosopher John Locke and his beliefs surrounding conceptualism and realism. Berkley's theory of immaterialism is in direct opposition, stating that material objects...
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The Idea of History (1946) is a book of philosophy that explores the nature of history and the historian's interpretation of it. Written by English historian, archaeologist, and philosopher R.G. Collingwood, the work encourages students of history to go beyond events into the motivations of the actors themselves.
R.G. Collingwood (b. 1889, d. 1943) was the son of an artist/archaeologist father and artist/pianist mother. Showing an aptitude for the...
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La Filosofía del derecho de Hegel constituye un parteaguas en la historia de las ideas políticas. Siguiendo a Norberto Bobbio, aristotelismo e iusnaturalismo moderno serían los discursos políticos hegemónicos que antecedieron a Hegel , si bien es cierto que ya David Hume y Adam Smith habían aterrizado la reflexión política de lleno en el terreno histórico y social de la acción humana, y en lo concreto de la dinámica económica capitalista...
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Published posthumously in 1965, this book contains various essays by R. G. Collingwood concerning history, philosophy, and their relationship. The essays mostly concern the idea of a 'philosophy of history', exploring its aims, limitations, and relevance. Highly recommended for students of philosophy and collectors of vintage literature of this ilk.
Contents include: "Croce's Philosophy of History", "Are History and Science Different Kinds of Knowledge?",...
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Extrait : "Les idées spiritualistes, représentées par une école puissante et à peu près sans rivale dans la première moitié de ce siècle, ont traversé pendant cette période deux phases bien distinctes. La première a été une phase d'invention, d'investigation et de promesses."
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Kritik der praktischen Vernunft (KpV) ist der Titel des zweiten Hauptwerks Immanuel Kants; es wird auch als "zweite Kritik" (nach der Kritik der reinen Vernunft und vor derKritik der Urteilskraft) bezeichnet und erschien erstmals 1788 in Riga. Das Anliegen der KpV ist die Beantwortung der zweiten großen Frage der Vernunft: Was soll ich tun? - Die Praktische Philosophie Kants hat im Unterschied zur Frage nach dem, was wir wissen können, die Frage...
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Embark on an intriguing journey through the realms of physics, neuroscience, and philosophy with "Plato's Prisoners." In this thought-provoking narrative, you will find yourself immersed in a legal case involving humans and artificially intelligent machines, prompting you to challenge the conventional view of a purely physical universe. Inspired by modern science and drawing upon Plato's allegory of the cave, you will delve into the nature of reality,...
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Que faut-il retenir de La Mare au diable, le roman idéaliste incontournable de la littérature française? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée.
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This book deals with the role and place of the general will in modern and contemporary political thought. This project is carried out at the crossroads of the history of ideas and political philosophy. It extensively develops historical and philosophical themes, showing modifications to the idea of the general will in the writings of thinkers who sometimes represent very distant epochs. The author tracks down the birth and the development of the idea...
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A unique and honored figure in American intellectual history, Josiah Royce stands out as a master of many disciplines who made significant contributions to mathematical logic, psychology, social ethics, literary criticism, and history as well as metaphysics. These thirteen lectures elucidate his early philosophical idealism and explore the historical framework of his doctrine. Spanning three centuries of the speculative concerns of philosophy, Royce...
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The continuing growth of worldwide interest in Michael Oakeshott's philosophy and political theory has recently (2016) been marked by the publication of two 'Companion to Oakeshott' volumes. This event provides a welcome opportunity to explore the reasons for his influence both within the West and beyond it. Essays by contributors from Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, India, and the USA provide a comprehensive critical assessment of the principal aspects...
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This collection of recent scholarship on the thought of Michael Oakeshott includes essays by both distinguished and established authors as well as a fresh crop of younger talent. Together, they address the meanings of Oakeshott's conservatism through the lenses of his ideas on religion, history, and tradition, and explore his relationships to philosophers ranging from Hume to Ryle, Cavell, and others. The collection assigns no single or final meaning...
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This book presents Giovanni Gentile's actual idealism as a radical constructivist doctrine for use in moral theory. The first half describes the moral theory that Gentile explicitly identifies with actual idealism, according to which all thinking, rather than an exclusive domain of 'practical reason', has a moral character. It is argued that after Gentile's turn to Fascism in the early 1920s, this theory is increasingly conflated with his political...
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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is still one of the most important philosophers. One of his best-known writings, in addition to the great reviews, is his late work "To Eternal Peace. A Philosophical Design" (1795). The many points dealt with in this philosophical essay in the form of a state treaty, which contain a secret article and an extensive appendix, include not only the question of how states can ensure lasting peace among themselves or what the...
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