Philosopher Biography

Max Horkheimer und Theodor W. Adorno - Sozialphilosophen der Frankfurter Schule. Der erfahrene Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt uns mit auf eine faktenreiche Kulturreise und erläutert verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen zu den bedeutenden Vertretern der Kritischen Theorie, bekannt als Frankfurter Schule, Max Horkheimer und Theodor W. Adorno. Der 1895 in Zuffenhausen bei Stuttgart geborene Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) wuchs in einer wohlhabenden jüdischen Textilindustriellenfamilie auf. Mit seinem Freund Friedrich Pollock zog er 1919 zunächst nach München, dann nach Frankfurt am Main.

Chi è più sapiente? Colui che dice di sapere o colui che sa di non sapere? Su questo bivio del pensiero Socrate ha fondato la sua vita e imposta ora la sua autodifesa: stringente, appassionante, inoppugnabile. La fine è nota. E tuttavia Socrate non perde la sua forza: perché anche la morte può essere un’avventura, di silenzio o di conversazione.

En Wittgenstein en 90 minutos, Paul Strathern expone de manera clara y concisa la vida e ideas del torturado genio vienés. El libro incluye una selección de sus escritos, una breve lista de lecturas sugeridas para aquellos que deseen profundizar en su pensamiento, y cronologías que sitúan a Wittgenstein en su época y en una sinopsis más amplia de la filosofía.

Terence McKenna (1946-2000) has been studying the ontological foundations of shamanism and the ethnopharmacology of spiritual transformation for the past quarter century. An innovative theoretician and spellbinding orator, McKenna emerged as a powerful voice for the psychedelic movement and the emergent societal tendency he calls The Archaic Revival, one of his most popular books. In 1993, McKenna wrote in This World and Its Double. It’s clearly a crisis of two things: of consciousness and conditioning.

Friedrich Nietzsche sacudió a la filosofía y a varias generaciones de lectores y lectoras. Su pensamiento fue intenso, provocador, enigmáticamente abierto. Su escritura tomó la forma de ensayos y aforismos que dieron pie a interpretaciones sumamente diversas. Baste decir que sus ideas fueron utilizadas por los nazis y otros supremacistas, pero también inspiraron a autores tan distantes de ellas como los del llamado postestructuralismo francés.

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Henry David Thoreau is a beloved American author, poet and philosopher. He was a lifelong abolitionist, advocate of civil disobedience againts unjust or corrupted goverments, and he defended the idea of abandoning illusory matters in favor of simple living, in order to discover life's authentic essential needs. He is best known for Walden, or Life in the woods, the book he wrote during his two-year experiment in minimalist living: having built himself a cabin in the woods, he stayed there to study, write, and enjoy his newfound communion with nature.

Inhalt des vorliegenden Hörbuchs sind die Aufzeichnungen von Ricarda Huch über ihre Kinderjahre und die ersten Jahrzehnte ihres Lebens. Diese Aufzeichnungen wurden in ihrem Nachlass entdeckt. In folgenden acht Kapiteln wird über die Entwicklung der hochbegabten Autorin mit ihrem eigenwilligen Charme erzählt: Das Haus, Die Menschen, Die Tiere, Abschiede, Braunschweig in meiner Kinderzeit, Karussell Schwabing, Kurt Eisners Todestag und Tag in Jena 1945.

In this fiction, a former University classmate, now colonel of the SS, meets Edith Stein in Auschwitz to persuade her to contribute to the doctrinal development of a new religion that would be functional to the Nazi regime. The story presents the development of the conflict between two world views that are absolutely irreconcilable.

Socrates, Greek philosopher: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Drawing on extensive archival sources and hundreds of interviews, Timothy Brennan’s Places of Mind is the first comprehensive biography of Said, one of the most controversial and celebrated intellectuals of the 20th century. In Brennan’s masterful work, Said, the pioneer of post-colonial studies, a tireless champion for his native Palestine and an erudite literary critic, emerges as a self-doubting, tender and eloquent advocate of literature’s dramatic effects on politics and civic life.

Aunque su existencia histórica se debate, es uno de los filósofos más relevantes de la civilización china. Se le atribuye haber escrito el Dao Dé Jing o Tao Te Ching, obra esencial del taoísmo. De acuerdo con este libro, el Dao o Tao (el Camino) puede verse como el cambio permanente y la verdad universal.

Are you overwhelmed by the assholes in your life? Authors Trudy Snow and Jan Vandenberg cover the different types of assholes we may encounter and how to prevent them from ruining our lives. Trudy Snow and Jan Vandenberg are subject matter experts in topics related to managing toxic people and conflict resolution. This book offers a simple and common sense perspective about difficult personalities because after all they are all assholes.

En Marx en 90 minutos, Paul Strathern expone de manera clara y concisa la vida e ideas del gran filósofo de la emancipación humana. El libro incluye una selección de sus escritos, una breve lista de lecturas sugeridas para aquellos que deseen profundizar en su pensamiento, y cronologías que sitúan a Marx en su época y en una sinopsis más amplia de la filosofía.

Embark on an epic journey through the annals of time in Pyrrhus of Epirus: The Tale of a King, Warrior, and Philosopher of Ancient Greece. This masterfully crafted narrative brings to life the tumultuous era of the Hellenistic period and presents an insightful exploration into the life of one of history's most compelling figures: Pyrrhus of Epirus. Intertwining historical facts with the vibrant folklore and myths surrounding Pyrrhus, the narrative presents a multi-dimensional portrayal of the legendary figure. It doesn't just document history.

Chrysippos, Greek philosopher and stoic: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Dr. Franz Hartmann was a notable Freemason and prolific writer of his day, as well as a member of several esoteric organizations, such as the Theosophical Society and a nonmasonic Templar Order. Here, he discusses the concept of the philosopher's stone, as studied by the Rosicrucians, and how it relates to alchemy. He talks about the incorruptible body, spiritual development, and the alchemical concept of base metal.

En Marx en 90 minutos, Paul Strathern expone de manera clara y concisa la vida e ideas del gran filósofo de la emancipación humana. El audiolibro incluye una selección de sus escritos, una breve lista de lecturas sugeridas para aquellos que deseen profundizar en su pensamiento, y cronologías que sitúan a Marx en su época y en una sinopsis más amplia de la filosofía.

Volumul "Rămâi cu bine" conţine o selecție de scrisori care au fost trimise de Seneca acum 2000 de ani şi acum au ajuns la noi. "Ramâi cu bine" nu este doar o formă de a lua rămas bun la incheierea unei scrisori, ci şi o aducere aminte: "Eu plec, tu rămâi cu tine. Întotdeauna eşti cu tine. Ai grijă de ceea ce este cu adevărat al tău - timpul tău şi partea ceea bună din tine!"

In Book IV of Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, Diogenes Laërtius discusses the academics like Speusippus, Xenocrates, Polemo, Crates of Athens, Crantor, and Arcesilaus.