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Ibn Taymiyya on Reason and Revelation: A Study of Darʾ Taʿāruḍ Al-ʿaql Wa-L-Naql - Paperback

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by Carl Sharif El-Tobgui (Author)In Ibn Taymiyya on Reason and Revelation, Carl Sharif El-Tobgui offers the first comprehensive study of Ibn Taymiyya's ten-volume magnum opus, Darʾ taʿāruḍ al-ʿaql wa-l-naql (Refutation of the conflict of reason and revelation). In his colossal riposte to the Muslim philosophers and rationalist theologians, the towering Ḥanbalī polymath rejects the call to prioritize reason over revelation in cases of alleged conflict, interrogating instead the very conception...

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by Michel Foucault (Author)Michel Foucault was one of the most influential philosophical thinkers in the contemporary world, someone whose work has affected the teaching of half a dozen disciplines ranging from literary criticism to the history of criminology. But of his many books, not one offers a satisfactory introduction to the entire complex body of his work. The Foucault Reader was commissioned precisely to serve that purpose. The Reader contains selections from each area of Foucault's ...

Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice: A Critical Edition - Paperback

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by Carol Newsom (Author) Number of Pages: 508 Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1985

Discovering Black Existentialism - Paperback

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by E. Anthony Muhammad (Author)In the post-Trump era, the Black lived experience continues to come under assault. Emerging from the suffering imposed on Black bodies comes Black Existential Philosophy, an umbrella term encompassing the multiple depictions of Black life under White subjugation. Whether taking the form of first hand narratives of the lives of enslaved Blacks, the racialized theological discourse of the Nation of Islam, or the writings of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon, the wor...

Alienation. Recuperating the Classical Discussion of Marx Et Al. - Paperback

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by Asger Sørensen (Author)Nowadays alienation is naturally discussed as an existential condition of human beings, but in the 20th century, a strong Marxist current claimed alienation to be implied by capitalism, in particular by private property and the social division of labor. Alienation should therefore be criticized as part of the critique of capitalism and political economy, and might therefore also possibly be overcome. Today, under the hegemony of neo-liberal capitalism, the basic logi...

Mimetic Posthumanism: Homo Mimeticus 2.0 in Art, Philosophy and Technics - Hardcover

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by Nidesh Lawtoo (Volume Editor)It is tempting to affirm that on and about November 2022 (post)human character changed. The revolution in A.I. simulations certainly calls for an update of the ancient realization that humans are imitative animals, or homo mimeticus. But the mimetic turn in posthuman studies is not limited to A.I.: from simulation to identification, affective contagion to viral mimesis, robotics to hypermimesis, the essays collected in this volume articulate the multiple facets...

The Politics of Multifaith: The Limits of Legible Religion in Europe - Paperback

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by Ryszard Bobrowicz (Author)In this book, Ryszard Bobrowicz discusses why seemingly neutral rooms, multi-faith spaces, were subject to contestations from, and clashes between, their users, their managers, and those shaping policies concerning them. From street protests to parliamentary debates, from Sweden to Spain, this book explores the impact of multi-faith spaces in Europe by critically examining the visions of religion behind, in, and around them. Ryszard Bobrowicz investigates the hist...

Expatriation and Migration: Two Faces of the Same Coin - Paperback

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by Sylvain Beck (Volume Editor)Why are some people free to move around the world while others are constrained for crossing borders? This book challenges this crucial injustice that creates inequalities in the face of global issues such as climate change, wars, diseases and other local risk factors. The main theme of this collective work is to consider the representation of human displacement as a moral barrier between expatriates and migrants, with the former being seen as 'unproblematic' and...

Monarchy, the Court, and the Provincial Elite in Early Modern Europe - Hardcover

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by Peter Edwards (Editor)A team of experts view the relationship between rulers and their leading subjects across Europe and further afield. If God-derived authority legitimized a monarch's rule, it did not necessarily prevent opposition to perceived arbitrary government as subjects put forward the counter-concept of consensual rule. The provincial elite might serve the ruler as advisors and officers at court but they also possessed an independent source of power based on their extensive esta...

Maimonides Review of Philosophy and Religion Volume 3, 2024 - Hardcover

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by Michela Torbidoni (Volume Editor)The Maimonides Review of Philosophy and Religion is an annual collection of double-blind peer-reviewed articles that seeks to provide a broad international arena for an intellectual exchange of ideas between the disciplines of philosophy, theology, religion, cultural history, and literature and to showcase their multifarious junctures within the framework of Jewish studies. Contributions to the Review place special thematic emphasis on scepticism within Jew...

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by Michael Marder (Author)"Our" world is vegetal. None of it would have been in existence were it not for the life activity of plants. Time, discernible in the rhythms, intervals, logics, articulations, and disarticulations of the world, is the time of plants. Starting from scientific, philosophical, and theological insights into the time of plants, Michael Marder's new study gently steers readers toward the vegetality of time. Specters and spirits, cosmic trees and phytogenesis, the vegetal ...

The Origin and Significance of Zero: An Interdisciplinary Perspective - Hardcover

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by Peter Gobets (Volume Editor), Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Volume Editor)Zero has been axial in human development, but the origin and discovery of zero has never been satisfactorily addressed by a comprehensive, systematic and above all interdisciplinary research program. In this volume, over 40 international scholars explore zero under four broad themes: history; religion, philosophy & linguistics; arts; and mathematics & the sciences. Some propose that the invention/discovery of zero ma...

Spirit of the Mind: Divine Disclosure, Nafs and the Transcendental Self in Islamic Thought - Paperback

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by Sanaullah Khan (Author)In Spirit of the Mind, Sanaullah Khan delves into Islamic perspectives on the soul and its implications for spirituality and self-cultivation. Despite varying views on the soul's composition, a shared belief has persisted among theologians, scholars, preachers and reformists that it bears traces of the divine. Thus, drawing closer to God and gaining knowledge of nature involve returning to the soul's natural state of perfection. Central to Islamic thought is the stru...

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by Vicki Mahaffey (Author)Part of James Joyce's genius was his ability to find the poetry in everyday life. For Joyce, even a simple object like a table becomes magical, "a board that was of the birchwood of Finlandy and it was upheld by four dwarfmen of that country but they durst not move more for enchantment." How might we learn to regain some of the child-like play with language and sense of delight in the ordinary that comes so naturally to Joyce? The Joyce of Everyday Life teaches us ho...

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by Mark Balaguer (Author)A philosopher considers whether the scientific and philosophical arguments against free will are reason enough to give up our belief in it.In our daily life, it really seems as though we have free will, that what we do from moment to moment is determined by conscious decisions that we freely make. You get up from the couch, you go for a walk, you eat chocolate ice cream. It seems that we're in control of actions like these; if we are, then we have free will. But in re...

Druids: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Barry Cunliffe (Author)The Druids have been known and discussed for at least 2400 years, first by Greek writers and later by the Romans, who came in contact with them in Gaul and Britain. According to these sources, they were a learned caste who officiated in religious ceremonies, taught the ancient wisdoms, and were revered as philosophers. But few figures flit so elusively through history, and the Druids remain enigmatic and puzzling to this day. In this Very Short Introduction, one of t...

Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking - Paperback

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by D. Q. McInerny (Author)An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic--and the dangers of illogical thinking--by a renowned Notre Dame professor Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Being logical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments--arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also requires studying and understanding illogical thinking, both to sha...

The Farther Reaches of Human Nature - Paperback

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by Abraham H. Maslow (Author), Bretha G. Maslow (Preface by), Henry Geiger (Introduction by)Abraham H. Maslow was one of the foremost spokespersons of humanistic psychology. In The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature, an extension of his classic Toward a Psychology of Being, Maslow explores the complexities of human nature by using both the empirical methods of science and the aesthetics of philosophical inquiry. With essays on biology, synergy, creativity, cognition, self-actualization, and the...

The Jewish Way to a Good Life: Find Happiness, Build Community, and Embrace Lovingkindness

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Report copyright infringementby Rabbi Shira Stutman (Author)For as long as Judaism been a religion, "Jewish" has been a culture--one whose unique blend of ritual and realism has kept its people going for some 3,000 years. In The Jewish Way to a Good Life, Rabbi Shira Stutman invites readers of every faith--and none--to do chesed (good work), foster tzedek (justice), practice shabbat (rest), and ultimately find happiness.From Love and Sex to Mourning and Money, Rabbi Shira visits ten realms wh...

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Report copyright infringementby Lara Sanderson (Author) Number of Pages: 196 Dimensions: 0.53 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: August 04, 2025

How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management - Hardcover

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by Luca Grillo (Translator)An enriching collection of classical writings about how ancient Romans made--and thought about--money Ancient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Roman economy was dominated by agriculture, but it was surprisingly modern in many ways: the Romans had companies with CEOs, shareholders, and detailed contracts regulated by meticulous laws; systems of banking and taxation; and a wide range of occupations, from merchant a...

The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding

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Report copyright infringementby Osita Nwanevu (Author)A bold case for reimagining the American project and making American democracy real--from a formidable new voice in political journalism "The first thing I've read that provides a rigorous vision of how to refound this nation if we manage to survive the current threats to these core values."--Chris Hayes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sirens' Call Frustrated with our political dysfunction, wearied by the thinness of contempor...

Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Kingsnorth (Author)How a force that's hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human In Against the Machine, "furiously gifted" (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original--and terrifying--account of the technological-cultural matrix enveloping all of us. With masterful insight into the spiritual and economic roots of techno-capitalism, Kingsnorth reveals how the Machine, in the...

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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Report copyright infringementby David Brooks (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person and fostering deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives--from the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain "More than a guide to better conversations, it's a blueprint for a more connected and humane way of living. It's a must-read for anyone looking to deepen their relationships and broaden their perspectiv...

American Intifada: Israel, the Gaza War and the New Antisemitism

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Report copyright infringementby Uri Kaufman (Author)Why are progressives so hostile to Israel?Listen to commentators and a pattern quickly emerges: the more liberal the speaker, the more likely they are to attack Israel. Worse, many liberals say things about Israel that are patently false. After the October 7 Hamas attack, Barack Obama said that Israel had "unclean hands" because of the "unbearable occupation". The trouble was, there was no occupation. Israel had withdrawn from Gaza almost tw...

Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Brownstein (Author), Alex Madva (Author), Daniel Kelly (Author)A novel and scientific approach to creating transformative social change--and the surprising ways that each of us can help make a real difference. Changing the world is difficult. One reason is that the most important problems, like climate change, racism, and poverty, are structural. They emerge from our collective practices: laws, economies, history, culture, norms, and built environments....

The Outward Path: The Wisdom of the Aztecs

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Report copyright infringementby Sebastian Purcell (Author)During the twilight decades of their empire, the learned ones among the Aztec filled numerous volumes with philosophical and ethical thought in testimony recorded by Spanish priests. However, these have been largely overlooked and Westerners often see Aztec culture as a matter for history, anthropology, and archaeology--not the elevated realms of philosophy. Sebastian Purcell aims to change that. The Outward Path refers to the central ...

Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas

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Report copyright infringementby Ngugi Wa Thiong'o (Author)A Literary Hub Most Anticipated BookBrilliant thoughts on modern African literature and postcolonial literary criticism from one of the giants of contemporary letters"One of the greatest writers of our time." --Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, bestselling authorNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a towering figure in African literature, and his novels A Grain of Wheat; Weep Not, Child; and Petals of Blood are modern classics. Emerging from a literary scene ...

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Report copyright infringementby J. M. Coetzee (Author), Mariana Dim?pulos (Author)Language, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues--taking the form of a dialogue between Nobel laureate novelist J. M. Coetzee and eminent translator Mariana Dim?pulos--examines some of the most pressing linguistic issues that plague writers and translators well into the twenty-first ce...

Fascism or Genocide: How a Decade of Political Disorder Broke American Politics

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Report copyright infringementby Ross Barkan (Author)A deeply reported look at how polarization and compounding crises, including the war in Gaza and threats to democracy, have reshaped American politics Fascism or Genocide is New York Times Magazine writer Ross Barkan's sweeping report on the 2024 US election and the decade of political upheaval leading up to it. As in 2020, Joe Biden campaigned on a platform to save democracy, but fewer voters were persuaded this time. During the Democratic ...

Hannah Arendt: The Origins of Totalitarianism Expanded Edition (Loa

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Report copyright infringementby Hannah Arendt (Author), Jerome Kohn (Editor), Thomas Wild (Editor)A deluxe expanded edition of the masterpiece of political philosophy that transformed how the world thinks about fascism and authoritarianism Includes two fascinating chapters that were later cut and are available in no other edition In 1951, a monumental book by a relatively unknown German-Jewish ?migr? addressed the terrifying new mode of political organization underlying the twin horrors of St...

Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)

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Report copyright infringementby Ben Shapiro (Author)#1 New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro examines the current state of America and Western civilization, and poses a question: will we be Lions, or will we be Scavengers? In a world split between noble Lions and destructive Scavengers, only the brave can lead the way. Acclaimed writer and conservative thought leader Ben Shapiro knows that at the heart of today's conflicts--political, economic, and cultural--there's a dangerous lie: ...