Continuum (5 kníh )
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Miles Hollingworth Inventing Socrates ENInventing Socrates is a book about the consequences of knowledge and the coming of age. It is written in knowledge's Western setting, making allegorical as well as literal use of the event known as the 'birth of philosophy' - an event that began in ancient Greece in the 6th-century B.C., when a handful of thinkers first looked at the natural world through the critical eyes of fledgling science. Very little of…
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Mary Klages Literary Theory ENThis Guide for the Perplexed provides an advanced introduction to literary theory from basic information and orientation for the uninformed leading on to more sophisticated readings. It engages directly with the difficulty many students find intimidating, asking 'What is Literary Theory?' and offering a clear, concise, accessible guide to the major theories and theorists, including: humanism; structuralism;…
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Erich Fromm Obraz člověka u Marxe CZVýznamný americký myslitel německého původu interpretuje ideovou podstatu Marxova filozofického systému. Marxova filozofie zosobňuje protest proti odcizení, ztrátě vlastní identity, odlidštění a zmechanizování člověka, jež doprovází vývoj západní společnosti. Zdůraznění existence skutečného individuálního člověka, který je tím, co koná a vlastní přirozenost rozvíjí v rámci dějinného procesu. Snaha o plné…
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John R. Fitzpatrick Starting with Mill ENJohn Stuart Mill was one of the most important and influential British philosophers. When one considers his overall intellectual contributions, Mill is arguably the most important intellectual figure of the nineteenth century. Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Mill provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of this hugely significant thinker. Clearly structured according to Mill's key…
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Richard Koch, Chris Smith Suicide of the West ENWestern civilization has thrived more than any other civilization in the past or present - it has been much more successful in economic, military and political terms, in science and technology, in the arts, and in enhancing its citizens' health, wealth, longevity and even, probably, their happiness. A large degree of success can be traced to six principal ideas - Christianity, optimism, science, economic growth,…