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2012
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vi, 218 p. : ill.
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Judaic Technologies of the Word argues that Judaism does not exist in an abstract space of reflection. Rather, it exists both in artifacts of the material world - such as texts - and in the bodies, brains, hearts, and minds of individual people. More than this, Judaic bodies and texts, both oral and written, connect and feed back on one another. Judaic Technologies of the Word examines how technologies of literacy interact with bodies and minds over...
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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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The great Enlightenment thinker shares his views on the nature and practice of history in this fascinating critique of historical narratives.
In The Philosophy of History, Voltaire present a radical reinterpretation of the moral, aesthetic, and religious views and the customs and practices that prevailed in ancient civilizations. His critique touches on a range of topics, from cultures across the globe to legislators who spoke in the name of the...
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Pub. Date
[1965]
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xxxiv, 160 p. 22 cm.
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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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"The past is what happened. History is what we remember and write about that past, the narratives we craft to make sense and meaning out of our memories and their sources. But what does it mean to look at the past and see Nothing? This book redefines Nothing as a historical object and reorients historical consciousness in terms of an awareness of what has and has not been considered worth remembering. "Nothing" has been a catch-all term for everything...
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Pub. Date
[1957]
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1 online resource (118 pages)
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Originally written in 1943 and published in 1957 by Philosophical Library, Inc, these vigorous essays from one of the most distinguished minds of our time reveal several facets of the English philosopher's thought. The title piece exposes the deadliness of the academic approach to the past, and shows how the reading of history can be a vivid intellectual pleasure. In "The Value of Free Thought," Russell once again proves himself a ruthless foe of...
13) Other histories
Pub. Date
1992
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viii, 133 p.
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Explores the nature of history and assesses the position of history within social anthropology. Using historical and ethnographic material, the contributors show how cultural concepts act as forces of historical causation.
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 online resource (1 video file (56 min., 10 sec)) : sound.
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This PBS documentary on Western Philosophy was produced in response to the 9/11 terror attacks. It makes the case for the West and in particular the West's pluralistic approach to reasoning and morality. Interviews with nine clear thinkers give an introduction to Western Philosophy. It introduces the concepts of building up a moral system, the golden rule, the basics of logic (premise and inference), and pluralism. The program looks at the ideas...
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Bochumer Studien zur Philosophie volume Bd. 50
Vom Palaolithikum zur Postmoderne die Genese unseres Epochen-Systems volume Bd. 1
Vom Palaolithikum zur Postmoderne die Genese unseres Epochen-Systems volume Bd. 1
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
viii, 309 p.
