The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressible in words. The two works translated in this book, "Mumonkan "("The Gateless Gate ") and "Hekiga ..

This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory.

A Thousand Plateaus is the second part of Deleuze and Guattari's landmark philosophical project, Capitalism and Schizophrenia – a project that still sets the terms of contemporary philosophical debate. Written over a seven year period, A Thousand Pla ..

Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work ‚of great originality and power‘ Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as his now legendary doctrine of ‚falsificationism‘ ..

Классический филолог и теоретик культуры Ольга Михайловна Фрейденберг (1890–1955) оставила огромный корпус автобиографических „записок“, по сей день не опубликованный. История жизни, совпавшей с революцией, двумя мировыми войнами и террором, – это бы ..

Кто создал человека, небо и землю? Кто построил ковчег? Кто сражался с великаном Голиафом? Кто накормил множество людей пятью хлебами и двумя рыбками? В книге дается простой и доступный пересказ библейских сюжетов. Издание красочно иллюстрировано. Книга предназначена для детей дошкольного возраста.

Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with a timeless design, Bushido Illustrated: The Soul of Japan includes the classic Inazo Nitobe text with a new introduction and colorful illustrations throughout."Chivalry is a flower no les ..

Engagingly written for a lay audience, these essays consider a wealth of topics centered on the ethical, spiritual, mythic, and moral resonances in the adventures of Aslan, the Pevensie children, and the rest of the colorful cast.

Fascist Voices contains a unique and uncompromising collection of essays that appeared in Fascist Quarterly during the turbulent 1930s. This publication was a bold attempt by the British Union of Fascists to counter the influence of the Left Book Club,

Kniha In Praise of Failure autora Costica Bradatan vydaná v nakladatelství Harvard University Press v roce 2023, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Pevná, počet stran: 288, ISBN-13: 9780674970472, zařazení do kategorie: Filozofie.

In this collection of essays, Russell surveys the social and political consequences of his beliefs with characteristic clarity and humour. In Praise of Idleness is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.

La vie la mort est l'un des séminaires les plus féconds de Jacques Derrida. En jeu : penser la vie et la mort en vertu d'une logique qui ne poserait pas la mort comme l'opposé de la vie. La pureté de la vie n'est-elle pas, par essence, contaminée par ..