Robinson Crusoe

DEFOE, DANIEL

Broadview Press

Critical Thinking: An Introduction to the Basic Skills

Computers & Technology

William Hughes

Programming

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Broadview Literary Texts)

Literature & Fiction

Wilde, Óscar

Literary

The Magic of Unknowing is a unique philosophical and literary work. Cast in the dialogue form, it unfolds in the mood of soliloquy. Mervyn Sprung has created an imaginative meeting of the minds of great western philosophers: Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, Hume, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Pyrrho. All are brothers, the more skeptical sons of Aristotle. Later they hear as well from Chang, a Taoist, and Nagaraj, a Buddhist, both lately adopted into the family. The dialogue dramatises the erosion in modern times of Aristotelian rationality under the pressures of its own logic. The two eastern thinkers throw the weight of their own skepticism into the discussion at the critical point. In the end the brothers realize that they have moved away from Western philosophy’s faith in the singular power of reason to establish truth and sense in the human world. They discover the magic of unknowing that lies in the reciprocal penetration of knowledge and behavior, each receiving its sense from the other. They discover that philosophies are not the issue of reasoning alone but are themselves already inseparably thought and action. And they realise that this entails an unheard-of future for philosophy.

The Magic of Unknowing: An East-West Soliloquy

Politics & Social Sciences

Sprung, Mervyn

Philosophy

Well and Good : Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics

Wilfred J. Thomas, John E.; Waluchow

Medical Books

Georg Wilhelm Freidrich Hegel is now recognized as one of the great philosophers; his concept of the dialectic profoundly influenced the course of Western thought, and―particularly through the lens of Marxist philosophy―continues to exert great influence even today. Yet Hegel himself has often been accused of being a philosopher of reaction: on the political sphere the polar opposite of Marx.   It was not until the publication of Jacques D’Hondt’s Hegel en son temps that the vision of Hegel as a supporter of the oppressive post-Napoleonic regime in Prussia gave way to the realization that Hegel was appointed by the liberal wing of the Prussian bureaucracy, that he frequently was at odds with the reactionary forces, and that he supported many of the leading student activists of his day.   Hegel en son temps has previously been translated into German and Italian, but has never before been available in English. Its publication now will be welcomed throughout the English-speaking world by scholars and students alike.

Hegel In His Time

D'Hondt, Jacques

First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 224 pp. Notes, index. Small bumps to the top corners. Jacket has sunning to the spine and uneven sunning to both panels. Very Good/Good.

Hegel in His Time: Berlin, 1818-31

"Neumann is an extremely funny writer armed with a serious critique." - The Globe and Mail

What's Left?: Radical Politics and the Radical Psyche

Michael Neumann

Politics & Government

344 pages of excellent text. A fabulous collection of over 300 of the most interesting and amusing anecdotes about Canadian political figures. First Edition.

The Broadview book of Canadian parliamentary anecdotes

Marc Bosc

The first of a series of 'Historical Sketches' books from Broadview Press, this volume combines literary and pictorial sketches of sixty of Peterborough's most interesting and important buildings. It also includes archival photos, an introduction, a glossary or achitectural terms, a tour map, and several early maps of the city.  Also available in hardcover - please contact Customer Service at customerservice@broadviewpress.com or 705-743-8990 for information on price and availability.  Martha Ann Kidd has for many years been a leader in the fight to preserve and restore the architectural heritage of Peterborough.   Louis Taylor is a respected artist and long-time resident of Peterborough. He is currently Publications Officer at Trent University.

Historical Sketches of Peterborough

Taylor, Louis

Kidd, Martha

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