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History and Philosophy of the Humanities
An Introduction
2019 || Paperback || Michiel Leezenberg e.a. || Amsterdam University Press
History and Philosophy of the Humanities: An Introduction presents a reasoned overview of the conceptual and historical backgrounds of the humanities.
The humanities include disciplines as diverse as literary theory, linguistics, history, film studies, theology, and philosophy. Do these various fields of study have anything in common that distinguishes them from, say, physics or sociology? The tripartite division between the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities may seem se...
The Ethics of Capitalism
An Introduction
2020 || Paperback || Daniel Halliday e.a. || Oxford University Press
Can capitalism have moral foundations? Though this question may seem strange in today's world of vast economic disparities and widespread poverty, discussions originating with the birth of capitalism add a critical perspective to the current debate on the efficacy and morality of capitalist economies. Authors Daniel Halliday and John Thrasher use this question to introduce classical political philosophy as a framework by which to evaluate the ethics of capitalism today. They revisit and recon...
Ethics: A Very Short Introduction / 2nd edition
2021 || Paperback || Simon Blackburn || Oxford University Press
Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire, and freedom, and considers how we should think about the meaning of life. This new edition highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations, and how this relates to our modern world of eroding trust.
The Dream of Enlightenment
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
2017 || Paperback || Anthony Gottlieb || Penguin
'This is a blast of fresh air' Jonathan Clark, TLS'Thank goodness for Gottlieb' Daily Telegraph'A joy to read' EconomistThe author of the celebrated The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to RousseauIn a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought. The Dream of Enlightenment tells their story and that of the birth of modern philosoph...
History of Western Philosophy
2004 || Paperback || Bertrand Russell || Taylor & Francis
First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its...
Narratology / 4th edition
Introduction to the Theory of Narrative
2017 || Paperback || Mieke Bal || University of Toronto Press
Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal's Narratology has become an international classic and the comprehensive introduction to the theory of narrative texts, both literary and non-literary. Providing insights into how readers interpret narrative text, the fourth edition of Narratology is a guide for students and scholars seeking to analyze narratives of any language, period, and region with clear, systematic, and reliable concepts. With the addition of in-depth analysis of ...
Morele grip
Een theorie en agenda voor de bedrijfsethiek
2020 || Paperback || Jelle van Baardewijk || Hogeschool Rotterdam
De vrije markt is inmiddels overal en haar rol in onze samenleving en persoonlijke leven lijkt groter dan ooit. De voordelen daarvan zijn moeilijk te overschatten: we zijn rijker en hebben meer individuele vrijheid dan ooit tevoren. Tegelijkertijd lijkt er op veel vlakken iets uit de hand te lopen. Ongelijkheid neemt toe, veel mensen raken psychologisch in de problemen en er dreigt een ecologische crisis. En dan is er nog een coronavirus dat onze economie aan een stresstest onderwerpt. Volgen...
Imagining Europe
Myth, Memory, and Identity
2013 || Paperback || Chiara Bottici e.a. || Cambridge University Press
In Imagining Europe, Chiara Bottici and Benoit Challand explore the formation of modern European identity. Europe has not always been there, although we have been imagining it for quite some time. Even after the birth of a polity called the European Union, the meaning of Europe remained a very much contested topic.
What is Europe? What are its boundaries? Is there a specific European identity or is the EU just the name for a group of institutions? This book answers these questions, showing th...