Catastrophe and Philosophy

Catastrophe and Philosophy PDF

Author: David J. Rosner

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2018-12-04

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1498540120

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This book takes a different approach to the history of philosophy, exploring a neglected theme, the relationship between catastrophe and philosophy. The book analyzes this theme within texts from ancient times to the present, from a global perspective. The book’s focus is timely and relevant today, as the planet is certainly facing a number of impending catastrophes right now, e.g., environmental degradation, overpopulation, the threat of nuclear war, etc.

Religion, Politics and Law

Religion, Politics and Law PDF

Author: Barend Christoffel Labuschagne

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 9004172076

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Exploring the pre-political en pre-legal spiritual infrastructure from which modern, liberal democracies in the West live, but cannot guarantee, this book inquires the relations between religion, politics and law from a philosophical perspective, discussing historical, systematical and practical issues.

Hobbes's On the Citizen

Hobbes's On the Citizen PDF

Author: Robin Douglass

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-12-05

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1108421989

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The first book-length study in English of Thomas Hobbes's On the Citizen, containing twelve original essays by leading Hobbes scholars.