Confessions of a Philosopher
Title | Confessions of a Philosopher PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Magee |
Publisher | Modern Library |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 1999-05-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0375750363 |
In this infectiously exciting book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. Confessions follows the course of Magee's life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, including Wittgenstein, Kant, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism, and existentialism.
Confessions of a Philosopher
Title | Confessions of a Philosopher PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Magee |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999-05-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0375750363 |
In this infectiously exciting book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. Confessions follows the course of Magee's life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, including Wittgenstein, Kant, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism, and existentialism.
Confessions of a Philosopher
Title | Confessions of a Philosopher PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Magee |
Publisher | George Weidenfeld & Nicholson |
Pages | 503 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Philosophers |
ISBN | 9780297819592 |
In this inspirational book Bryan Magee tells the story of his discovery of philosophy, and in doing so introduces the subject to his reader. Experiences of everyday life provide discussion of philosophers and explain why certain philosophical questions persistently exercise our minds. With great fluency Magee untangles philosophy, making it seem part of everyone's life. Intensely personal and brimming with infectious enthusiasm, this is a wonderful introduction to philosophy by one of the most elegant and accessible writers on the subject.
Augustine's Confessions
Title | Augustine's Confessions PDF eBook |
Author | William E. Mann |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0199577552 |
Eight new essays examine key philosophical issues raised by Augustine in his 'Confessions' - a masterpiece of world literature. They explore a range of topics including what constitutes the happy or blessed life, the role of philosophical perplexity in the search for truth, and the problems that arise in the attempt to understand minds.
Augustine and Postmodernism
Title | Augustine and Postmodernism PDF eBook |
Author | John D. Caputo |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2005-03-10 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0253217318 |
Scanlon, and Mark Vessey.Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion--Merold Westphal, general editor
Heidegger's Confessions
Title | Heidegger's Confessions PDF eBook |
Author | Ryan Coyne |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2015-05-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 022620930X |
Heidegger's Paul -- The cogito out-of-reach -- The remains of Christian theology -- Testimony and the irretrievable in being and time -- Temporality and transformation, or Augustine through the turn -- On retraction -- Conclusion : difference and de-theologization.
Confessions of a Frigid Man
Title | Confessions of a Frigid Man PDF eBook |
Author | Masahiro Morioka |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2017-03-02 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781542447171 |
"Confessions of a Frigid Man: A Philosopher's Journey into the Hidden Layers of Men's Sexuality" is the translation of a Japanese 2005 bestseller, "Kanjinai Otoko." Soon after the publication, this book stirred controversy over the nature of male sexuality, male "frigidity," and its connection to the "Lolita complex." Today, this work is considered a classic in Japanese men's studies. The most striking feature of this book is that it was written from the author's first-person perspective. The author is a professor who teaches philosophy and ethics at a university in Japan, and in this book he talks about his own sexual fetishism, his feeling of emptiness after ejaculation, and his huge obsession with young girls and their developing female bodies. He undertakes a philosophical investigation of how and why sexuality took such a form within a person who had grown up as a "normal," heterosexual man. This may be the first case in which a philosopher delves deep into his own sexuality and poses an ambitious hypothesis about the formation of male "frigid" sexuality, which might actually be shared by many "normal" men in our society in a hidden way. Reading this book, female readers will come to know, for the first time, some hidden aspects of male sexuality which men have skillfully submerged in a deep layer of their psyches. Table of Contents Foreword to English Readers Preface Chapter 1: As Long as There's a Miniskirt I Don't Need a Flesh and Blood Woman!? Chapter 2: Men Who Avert Their Eyes from "Male Frigidity" Chapter 3: Why am I Attracted to School Uniforms? Chapter 4: Delving into the Psychology of Men with "Lolita Complexes" Chapter 5: Moving Beyond Being a "Frigid Man" Epilogue: Further Thoughts on a Frigid Man - Year 2013 From "Preface" "In this book I am going to write about the idea that men may not feel much sexual pleasure or satisfaction, and that it is because of this lack of feeling that they become absorbed in sexual fantasies involving things like miniskirts, uniforms, "lolicon" [a Japanese term for "Lolita complex"], and rape. In order to support this assertion I will speak extensively about myself. I intend to consider this issue not in terms of a general theory of male sexuality but rather from the point of view of my own specific case. But I hope male readers read this text as if it were written just for them. I hope female readers read it with a sense of urgency, imagining that the man they are with may be subject to some of the same psychological workings it describes. I have resolved to speak with complete frankness; I intend to explore this unknown world without any fear or reservation. ....."