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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The question of how human beings become virtuous-how they learn to desire what is noble, to reason well about what is just, and to live together in a harmonious political community-stands at the center of Plato's philosophical project. It is not an accidental theme, nor a peripheral concern that appears only in the Republic or the Laws. Rather, the problem of moral education, or paideia, permeates the entire Platonic corpus. It shapes the dramatic settings of the dialogues, the portraits of Socrates, the critiques of sophistic rhetoric, and the ambitious constructions of ideal political orders. To read Plato attentively is to encounter a thinker convinced that the fate of a city depends on the formation of its citizens' souls, and that the formation of souls depends on the quality of their education. This book explores its implications across Plato's political and ethical writings. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Soft cover. Etat : Fair. 398 pp., illustrations, maps, bibliography.tears at top & bottom of spine, tape residue along spine, cover is age-toned, bookplate inside front cover, pencil notes on table of contents, small chip on back cover edge, binding is loose but all pages are bound, includes 5 page reprint of "Exploratory flights of Admiral Byrd (1940)" by Roger Hawthorne. Expedition on auroral phenomena, bacteriology, botany, cosmic rays, glaciology, magnetism, medicine, meteorology, micropaleontology, ornithology, petrography and petrology, physiography, physiology, seismology, structural geology, and zoology.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is a sweeping exploration of one of philosophy's most ambitious metaphysical systems. Centered on the Monadology, this book guides readers through Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's vision of a rationally ordered universe composed of immaterial, indivisible substances-monads-each reflecting the cosmos from its own unique perspective. With clarity and rigor, the book unpacks Leibniz's core doctrines: the principle of sufficient reason, the identity of indiscernibles, pre-established harmony, and the best-of-all-possible-worlds thesis.Blending historical context with close textual analysis, the study traces how Leibniz's metaphysics emerged from seventeenth-century debates and evolved into a system that still resonates with contemporary questions in philosophy of mind, science, and logic. Readers will encounter Leibniz's bold solutions to enduring problems: the nature of substance, the structure of consciousness, the reconciliation of freedom and determinism, and the challenge of evil in a divinely ordered world.Accessible to students and scholars alike, this book offers a fresh, comprehensive account of Leibniz's metaphysical masterpiece-revealing not only its internal coherence but its lasting power to provoke, inspire, and illuminate. Whether you're new to early modern philosophy or returning to Leibniz with fresh eyes, this study invites you to engage deeply with one of history's most visionary thinkers.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The question of how human beings become virtuous-how they learn to desire what is noble, to reason well about what is just, and to live together in a harmonious political community-stands at the center of Plato's philosophical project. It is not an accidental theme, nor a peripheral concern that appears only in the Republic or the Laws. Rather, the problem of moral education, or paideia, permeates the entire Platonic corpus. It shapes the dramatic settings of the dialogues, the portraits of Socrates, the critiques of sophistic rhetoric, and the ambitious constructions of ideal political orders. To read Plato attentively is to encounter a thinker convinced that the fate of a city depends on the formation of its citizens' souls, and that the formation of souls depends on the quality of their education. This book explores its implications across Plato's political and ethical writings.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book reimagines one of history's most rigorous rationalists as a thinker for our age. This accessible, argument-driven book shows how Leibniz's metaphysics-monads, complete concepts, and a careful taxonomy of necessity-can sustain a powerful, humane account of moral responsibility: one that preserves intelligible reasons for action, protects individual dignity, and still admits genuine alternatives. Moving from metaphysical foundations through moral psychology to practical politics, the book turns abstruse debates about providence and determinism into clear guidance for punishment, forgiveness, civic education, and criminal justice reform.Written for scholars, policy-makers, and thoughtful readers, the book combines close textual reading with contemporary relevance. It argues that Leibniz offers a middle way between harsh fatalism and untethered voluntarism-an approach that vindicates praise and blame while insisting that institutions cultivate clearer perception, proportional sanction, and real avenues for rehabilitation. Provocative, humane, and timely, this work makes a compelling case that recovering Leibniz's modal subtlety can reshape modern conversations about freedom, responsibility, and the moral limits of state power.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A bold reimagining of Leibniz for readers who care about big ideas and tangible consequences, this book traces the philosopher's daring solution to the deepest puzzles of mind, causation, freedom, and the problem of evil. Moving beyond dry history, it reconstructs pre¿established harmony as a living framework: monads as perspectival centers, the Principle of Sufficient Reason as an engine for explanation, and divine choice as a provocative model for modal and ethical ordering. Each chapter pairs close readings of Leibniz's texts with contemporary critique and creative modernization, showing how his insights anticipate debates in consciousness studies, metaphysics, and moral theory while offering unexpected resources for today's science and public life.Readable yet rigorous, the volume invites philosophers, scientists, and curious readers to rethink how explanation, agency, and value fit together. It promises lively engagement, practical implications for moral and political thought, and a program for future research that translates Leibniz's ambitions into empirically minded frameworks. For anyone seeking a compact intellectual adventure that connects seventeenth¿century metaphysics to twenty¿first¿century questions, this book offers clarity, controversy, and a roadmap for renewed inquiry.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The question of how human beings become virtuous-how they learn to desire what is noble, to reason well about what is just, and to live together in a harmonious political community-stands at the center of Plato's philosophical project. It is not an accidental theme, nor a peripheral concern that appears only in the Republic or the Laws. Rather, the problem of moral education, or paideia, permeates the entire Platonic corpus. It shapes the dramatic settings of the dialogues, the portraits of Socrates, the critiques of sophistic rhetoric, and the ambitious constructions of ideal political orders. To read Plato attentively is to encounter a thinker convinced that the fate of a city depends on the formation of its citizens' souls, and that the formation of souls depends on the quality of their education. This book explores its implications across Plato's political and ethical writings. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. This book is a sweeping exploration of one of philosophy's most ambitious metaphysical systems. Centered on the Monadology, this book guides readers through Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's vision of a rationally ordered universe composed of immaterial, indivisible substances-monads-each reflecting the cosmos from its own unique perspective. With clarity and rigor, the book unpacks Leibniz's core doctrines: the principle of sufficient reason, the identity of indiscernibles, pre-established harmony, and the best-of-all-possible-worlds thesis.Blending historical context with close textual analysis, the study traces how Leibniz's metaphysics emerged from seventeenth-century debates and evolved into a system that still resonates with contemporary questions in philosophy of mind, science, and logic. Readers will encounter Leibniz's bold solutions to enduring problems: the nature of substance, the structure of consciousness, the reconciliation of freedom and determinism, and the challenge of evil in a divinely ordered world.Accessible to students and scholars alike, this book offers a fresh, comprehensive account of Leibniz's metaphysical masterpiece-revealing not only its internal coherence but its lasting power to provoke, inspire, and illuminate. Whether you're new to early modern philosophy or returning to Leibniz with fresh eyes, this study invites you to engage deeply with one of history's most visionary thinkers. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book traces the lives, ideas, and institutions that have shaped how humans answer the oldest moral question-how should one live Moving from Socratic interrogation through Platonic visions and Aristotelian practice to Hellenistic therapies, medieval syntheses, modern ruptures, and a twenty-first-century reconfiguration, the work blends close readings of primary texts with practical proposals for education, institutional design, and technology governance. It argues that virtue is neither nostalgia nor mere character talk but a rigorous, policy-relevant framework for cultivating practical wisdom, civic resilience, and moral responsibility in an age of algorithms, climate crisis, and global interdependence.Written for scholars, civic leaders, educators, and curious readers, the book offers intellectual history, ethical theory, and concrete strategies: how to teach attention in distracted societies, how to design institutions that foster rather than frustrate moral agency, and how to translate ancient practices of habituation into democratic, plural, and technological contexts. Combining narrative sweep with actionable insight, it positions virtue ethics as a necessary complement to rights, rules, and consequences-a toolkit for shaping persons and systems capable of flourishing.Compellingly argued and richly sourced, the book will appeal to readers seeking both deep philosophical engagement and immediate relevance: those who want ideas that illuminate the past and change civic life today.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In a Parisian salon in 1645, as civil war tore England apart, two brilliant exiles engaged in a conversation that would ignite one of history's most profound philosophical battles. John Bramhall, the formidable Anglican bishop, confronted Thomas Hobbes, the revolutionary materialist philosopher, on humanity's most fundamental question: Are we truly free, or merely cogs in a deterministic machine This gripping intellectual history reconstructs their decade-long controversy that began with a private debate and escalated into a public war of words. At stake was nothing less than what it means to be human-whether our choices are genuinely our own or predetermined by causes beyond our control. As Hobbes reduced all reality, including human thought, to matter in motion, Bramhall mounted a passionate defense of free will that would influence philosophy for generations.Set against the dramatic backdrop of the English Civil War, this book vividly portrays how political upheaval and scientific revolution transformed philosophical discourse. Readers will witness how Bramhall's scholastic arguments clashed with Hobbes's mechanical worldview, creating intellectual fireworks that illuminated questions of moral responsibility, divine justice, and political authority.Following the controversy's ripple effects across Europe, the narrative reveals how this debate shaped the thinking of luminaries like John Locke, Gottfried Leibniz, and David Hume. More than a historical curiosity, the Bramhall-Hobbes controversy crystallized tensions between tradition and modernity that continue to resonate today.With meticulous research and engaging prose, this book breathes life into abstract philosophical problems through the personalities who wrestled with them. Whether you're fascinated by intellectual history, the scientific revolution, or timeless questions of human agency, this exploration of freedom versus determinism offers valuable perspective on debates that remain unresolved in our own time.Journey back to the 17th century to discover how two extraordinary minds confronted humanity's oldest paradox and helped forge the philosophical landscape we inhabit today.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The question of how human beings become virtuous-how they learn to desire what is noble, to reason well about what is just, and to live together in a harmonious political community-stands at the center of Plato's philosophical project. It is not an accidental theme, nor a peripheral concern that appears only in the Republic or the Laws. Rather, the problem of moral education, or paideia, permeates the entire Platonic corpus. It shapes the dramatic settings of the dialogues, the portraits of Socrates, the critiques of sophistic rhetoric, and the ambitious constructions of ideal political orders. To read Plato attentively is to encounter a thinker convinced that the fate of a city depends on the formation of its citizens' souls, and that the formation of souls depends on the quality of their education. This book explores its implications across Plato's political and ethical writings. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A bold reimagining of Leibniz for readers who care about big ideas and tangible consequences, this book traces the philosopher's daring solution to the deepest puzzles of mind, causation, freedom, and the problem of evil. Moving beyond dry history, it reconstructs pre-established harmony as a living framework: monads as perspectival centers, the Principle of Sufficient Reason as an engine for explanation, and divine choice as a provocative model for modal and ethical ordering. Each chapter pairs close readings of Leibniz's texts with contemporary critique and creative modernization, showing how his insights anticipate debates in consciousness studies, metaphysics, and moral theory while offering unexpected resources for today's science and public life.Readable yet rigorous, the volume invites philosophers, scientists, and curious readers to rethink how explanation, agency, and value fit together. It promises lively engagement, practical implications for moral and political thought, and a program for future research that translates Leibniz's ambitions into empirically minded frameworks. For anyone seeking a compact intellectual adventure that connects seventeenth-century metaphysics to twenty-first-century questions, this book offers clarity, controversy, and a roadmap for renewed inquiry. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. This book reimagines one of history's most rigorous rationalists as a thinker for our age. This accessible, argument-driven book shows how Leibniz's metaphysics-monads, complete concepts, and a careful taxonomy of necessity-can sustain a powerful, humane account of moral responsibility: one that preserves intelligible reasons for action, protects individual dignity, and still admits genuine alternatives. Moving from metaphysical foundations through moral psychology to practical politics, the book turns abstruse debates about providence and determinism into clear guidance for punishment, forgiveness, civic education, and criminal justice reform.Written for scholars, policy-makers, and thoughtful readers, the book combines close textual reading with contemporary relevance. It argues that Leibniz offers a middle way between harsh fatalism and untethered voluntarism-an approach that vindicates praise and blame while insisting that institutions cultivate clearer perception, proportional sanction, and real avenues for rehabilitation. Provocative, humane, and timely, this work makes a compelling case that recovering Leibniz's modal subtlety can reshape modern conversations about freedom, responsibility, and the moral limits of state power. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A sweeping guide to moral life in the 21st century, this book offers a practical and ambitious blueprint for living together under conditions of technological power, global interdependence, and deep moral disagreement. Blending classic philosophical wisdom with contemporary case studies, it moves from the intimate spaces where character is formed to the institutional arenas that shape collective fate: families and schools, markets and professions, media and algorithms, courts and global organizations. Each chapter identifies the ethical stakes of real-world problems-climate collapse, data-driven discrimination, biotechnology, inequality-and pairs clear diagnosis with concrete institutional and civic remedies. Written for thoughtful readers, policy-makers, and professionals who want ideas they can use, the book insists that virtue without design and rules without education are both incomplete. It shows how hope and responsibility can be cultivated through better institutions, wiser technologies, and civic practices that restore trust and agency. Bold in scope yet practical in tone, this volume promises to be both a map for citizens navigating moral complexity and a handbook for leaders seeking durable solutions that honor dignity, justice, and the possibility of a shared future.…