If Heraclitus is one of our most ancient writers, Kafka seems especially modern. They share in a struggle between disclosure and obscurity that is perhaps as old as writing itself. In this lucid and engaging volume, David Schur takes us from philosophy to literature and back in a sustained examination of a fundamental philosophical metaphor: the way or path of method. Through close readings of …
Gregory Vlastos (1907-1991) was one of the twentieth century's most influential scholars of ancient philosophy. Over a span of more than fifty years, he published essays and book reviews that established his place as a leading authority on early Greek philosophy. The two volumes that comprise Studies in Greek Philosophy include nearly forty contributions by this acknowledged master of the philo…
If we are to understand the concept of toleration in terms of everyday life, we must address a key philosophical and political tension: the call for restraint when encountering apparently wrong beliefs and actions versus the good reasons for interfering with the lives of the subjects of these beliefs and actions. This collection contains original contributions to the ongoing debate on the natur…
In this graceful, incisive book, writer-philosopher André Comte-Sponville reexamines the classical virtues to help us understand "what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live." In the process, he gives us an entirely new perspective on the value, relevance, and charm of the Western ethical tradition. Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Simone Weil, by way of Aquinas, Kant, Ril…
Ensiklopedi ini didasarkan pada 2 kebudayaan, yaitu: Semit dan Yunani.Berisi istilah-istilah, uraian sejarah dan latar belakang kebudayaan, petadan gambar-gambar yang semuanya terdapat dalam Kitab Suci. Buku ini membantuumat untuk mempelajari dan memahami isi Kitab Suci.;Judul Asli: DICTIONNAIRE DU NOUVEAU TESTAMENT;Pengarang: Xavier Leon-Dufour;Penerbit: Editions du Seuil,1975;Penerjemah: Drs.…
Apa yang kita sampaikan kalau menulis tentang cinta? Perasaan yang menggebu-gebu, kebahagiaan yang amat sangat, kepedihan dan penyesalan, rasa humor, tawa, spiritualitas, kegembiraan. Banyak di antara kita pernah memberikan dan menerima surat-surat yang romantis. Isi surat-surat itu akan senantiasa abadi, dan masih tetap membangkitkan emosi yang sama besarnya seperti pada masa surat-surat itu d…