Philosophical Writings
Title | Philosophical Writings PDF eBook |
Author | Simone de Beauvoir |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2005-01-26 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0252097165 |
Despite growing interest in her philosophy, Simone de Beauvoir remains widely misunderstood. She is typically portrayed as a mere intellectual follower of her companion, Jean-Paul Sartre. In Philosophical Writings, Beauvoir herself shows that nothing could be further from the truth. Beauvoir's philosophical work suffers from a lack of English-language translation or, worse, mistranslation into heavily condensed popular versions. Philosophical Writings provides an unprecedented collection of complete, scholarly editions of philosophical texts that cover the first twenty-three years of Beauvoir's career, including a number of recently discovered works. Ranging from metaphysical literature to existentialist ethics, Philosophical Writings brings together diverse elements of Beauvoir's work while highlighting continuities in the development of her thought. Each of the translations features detailed notes and a scholarly introduction explaining its larger significance. Revelatory and long overdue, Philosophical Writings adds to the ongoing resurgence of interest in Beauvoir's thought and to her growing influence on today's philosophical curriculum.
Philosophical Writings
Title | Philosophical Writings PDF eBook |
Author | P. F. Strawson |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-04-21 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780199587292 |
This volume presents 22 uncollected philosophical essays by Sir Peter Strawson, one of the leading philosophers of the second half of the 20th century. The essays (two previously unpublished) are drawn from seven decades of work, and span all the central areas of philosophy, along with metaphilosophical reflections and intellectual autobiography.
Novalis
Title | Novalis PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 1997-02-27 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1438421354 |
Novalis: Philosophical Writings is the first extensive scholarly translation in English from the philosophical work of the late eighteenth-century German Romantic writer Novalis (Friedrich von Hardenberg). His original and innovative thought explores many questions that are current today, such as truth and objectivity, reason and the imagination, language and mind, and revolution and the state. The translation includes two collections of fragments published by Novalis in 1798, Miscellaneous Observations and Faith and Love, and the controversial essay Christendom or Europe. In addition there are substantial selections from his unpublished notebooks, including Logological Fragments, the General Draft for an encyclopedia, the Monologue on language, and the essay on Goethe as scientist.
Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings
Title | Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick II |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2020-12-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0691189366 |
The first modern English edition of diverse Enlightenment-era writings by Prussian monarch Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (1712–1786), best known as Frederick the Great, was a prolific writer of philosophical discourses, poems, epics, satires, and more, while maintaining extensive correspondence with prominent intellectuals, Voltaire among them. This edition of selected writings, the first to make a wide range of Frederick’s most important ideas available to a modern English readership, moves beyond traditional attempts to see his work only in light of his political aims. In these pages, we can finally appreciate Frederick’s influential contributions to the European Enlightenment—and his unusual role as a monarch who was also a published author. In addition to Frederick’s major opus, the Anti-Machiavel, the works presented here include essays, prefaces, reviews, and dialogues. The subjects discussed run the gamut from ethics to religion to political theory. Accompanied by critical annotations, the texts show that we can understand Frederick’s views of kingship and the state only if we engage with a broad spectrum of his thought, including his attitudes toward morality and self-love. By contextualizing his arguments and impact on Enlightenment beliefs, this volume considers how we can reconcile Frederick’s innovative public musings with his absolutist rule. Avi Lifschitz provides a robust and detailed introduction that discusses Frederick’s life and work against the backdrop of eighteenth-century history and politics. With its unparalleled scope and cross-disciplinary appeal, Frederick the Great’s Philosophical Writings firmly establishes one monarch’s multifaceted relevance for generations of readers and scholars to come.
Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings
Title | Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings PDF eBook |
Author | Moses Mendelssohn |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 1997-05 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780521573832 |
Mendelssohn's Philosophical Writings, helped propel its author to the forefront of the Berlin Enlightenment.
Berkeley: Philosophical Writings
Title | Berkeley: Philosophical Writings PDF eBook |
Author | George Berkeley |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 387 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0521881358 |
This edition provides texts from the full range of Berkeley's contributions to philosophy, and sets them in their historical and philosophical contexts.
Isaac Newton: Philosophical Writings
Title | Isaac Newton: Philosophical Writings PDF eBook |
Author | Isaac Newton |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2004-11-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780521538480 |
This volume collects together Newton's principal philosophical writings for the first time.