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Questions about the nature of beauty and the relation between morality and art were among the earliest discussed by ancient philosophers. And today, a host of new issues has been prompted by recent developments in the arts and in philosophy, testifying to a great revival of interest in aesthetics and literary criticism. The nature of representation, the relation between art and truth, and the criteria for interpretation are among the most deba...

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Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- 1. THE INTRODUCTION OF PRESUPPOSITIONS -- 2. THE EXTENSION OF PRESUPPOSITIONS -- 3. THE TRUTH CONDITION ACCOUNT -- 4. THE PRAGMATIC ACCOUNT -- 5. THE CONCEPTUAL ACCOUNT -- 6. SPEECH ACTS AND PRESUPPOSITIONS: (1) THE BASIS OF A THEORY -- 7. SPEECH ACTS AND PRESUPPOSITIONS: (2) THE EXTENSION OF A THEORY -- 8. SPEECH ACTS AND PRESUPPOSITIONS: (3) OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED -- 9. CONCLUSION - PRESUPPOSITION IN SEMANT...

New Mexico 1892: Der verdiente Offizier Joseph Blocker erhält den Auftrag, den kranken Cheyenne-Häuptling Yellow Hawk, der die vergangenen sieben Jahre im Gefängnis verbracht hat, in dessen Stammesland in Montana zu begleiten. Der letzte Wunsch des als unerbittlich bekannten Indianers ist es, zu Hause zu sterben. Blocker und Yellow Hawk haben eine unschöne gemeinsame Vergangenheit, weswegen Blocker den Auftrag nur äußerst widerwillig annimmt. ...

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Per Francis Bacon il giardino rappresentava "il più puro dei piaceri umani", Boccaccio lo considerava un luogo di libertà sessuale e intellettuale, uno scenario per discussioni filosofiche e una medicina per il corpo e per l'anima, mentre Plinio il Giovane, che trascorse gran parte della sua vita nei giardini da lui stesso progettati, riteneva che solo in quei luoghi si potesse assaporare "una vita felice e vera", e che coltivare le piante fos...

In this beautifully written book David Cooper uses a gentle walk through a tropical.garden, the view of the fields and hills beyond it, the sound of birds, voices and flute, the reflection of light in water, the play of shadows among the tree and presence of strange animals, as an opportunity to engage with the mystery of existence. Covering an extensive range of topics, from Daoism to Debussy, Cooper does a great job of conveying some deep an...

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David Cooper explores and defends the view that a reality independent of human perspectives is necessarily indescribable, a 'mystery'. Other views are shown to be incompatible with our human condition. Cooper restores to philosophy a proper appreciation of mystery - that is what provides a measure of our beliefs and conduct.

Provides fascinating new insights into the significance of gardens for human beings.

PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION "The finest aesthetics anthology available. Cooper has boiled his selections down to the truly classic writings, visionary and formative, and provided crisp insightful introductions. No other anthology matches his in the rich depth of reflections on art and the aesthetic to be found in the selections chosen." -Nicholas Wolterstorff, Yale University "What Cooper offers is a manageable, wide-ranging yet economic...

Spirit of the Environment brings spiritual and religious concerns to environmental issues. Providing a much needed alternative to exploring human beings' relationship to the natural world through the restrictive lenses of 'science', 'ecology', or even 'morality', this book offers a fresh perspective to the field. Spirit of the Enironment addresses: * the environmental attitudes of the major religions, * the relationship between art and nature,...

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Philosophy: The Classic Readings examines the full breadth of the world's rich philosophical traditions through the works of the greatest thinkers across the timelines of history. The text is divided into five parts covering the broad range of philosophical disciplines: Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, and Political Philosophy. The Editors have written an insightful introduction to the volume as well as introductions ...

∗ The second edition includes new sections on existentialist discussions of religion, politics, and art, and an appendix on the relationship between the philosophies of Heidegger and Sartre. ∗ Includes a new preface and expanded bibliography taking note of works by and on existentialist writers that have appeared over the last decade.

In this book, David E. Cooper explores our relationship to nature - to animals, to plants, to natural places - and asks how it can be shaped into an appropriate one which contributes to the good of people's lives as a whole.

Los vedas, el taoÝsmo, el platonismo, el pensamiento islßmico y el misticismo judÝo, el budismo zen, el cartesianismo, el idealismo kantiano, el marxismo, el pragmatismo, la fenomenologÝa y el existencialismo.

This popular text has now been revised to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the growing number of people interested in all the main philosophical traditions of the world.Introduces all the main philosophical systems of the world, from ancient times to the present day. Now includes new sections on Indian and Persian thought and on feminist and environmental philosophy. The preface and bibliography have also been updated. Written by ...