Offers a revisionist exposition of the relationship between Christianity and the classical philosophy of antiquity, with a view to making some important points about the nature of the philosophical task. …
Shows that in antiquity philosophy was never an abstracted activity, but was actually concerned with determining the good and valuable in life. This book provides a survey of the main schools of classical…
The ties between Syria and Iraq are complex and often fraught and, with both facing significant internal turmoil, their relationship is one that is central to stability in the region. James Denselow is un…
Merleau-Ponty himself defined philosophy as "a way of relearning to look at the world". Merleau-Ponty Reframed explores the thought and legacy of this unique and wide-ranging philosopher and encourages th…
Few figures in the Western imagination are as haunting and mysterious as that of the shaman. This work offers a comprehensive history of the ways in which 'shamanism' has inspired Westerners from the 17th…
Robert Morkot is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Exeter and provides a masterful survey into one of history's greatest and most fascinating civilizations.
Explores the sixteenth century debates about the nature of conflict, focusing on the Spanish conquistadors and their evangelisation of Mexico and Peru. This title shows how these debates were later approp…
Was nineteenth-century philosophy merely a substitute for religion? The American philosopher Richard Rorty once argued precisely that. Rorty saw intellectuals of the long nineteenth-century (c 1789-1914) …
Paulo Emilio Salles Gomes (1916-1977) is revered within Brazil as the first ardent defender and promoter of Brazilian cinema.
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