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Leszek Kolakowski shows how Henri Bergson sought to reconcile Darwin's theory with his own beliefs about the nature of the universe. Bergson believed that time could be thought of in two different ways: as an abstract measuring device used for practical purposes, or as 'duree', the "real" time we actually experience. He also held that all matter is propelled by an internal 'elan vital', or life-drive, and that the life of the universe is const...

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Kolakowski turns to important themes of ordinary life, from the need for freedom to the wheel of fortune, from the nature of God to the ambiguities of betrayal. Including 18 essays on topics: power, fame, equality, lying, toleration, virtue, betrayal, violence, boredom, luxury, respect for nature, superstition and more.

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Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see?There are questions that have intrigued the world's great thinkers over the ages, which still touch a cord in all of us today. They are questions that can teach us about the way we live, work, relate to each other and see the world. Here, one of ...

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The most esteemed philosopher to have produced a general introduction to his discipline since Bertrand Russell' IndependentIn these essays, one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century writes about communism and socialism, the problem of evil, Erasmus and the reform of the Church, reason and truth, and whether God is happy. Accessible and absorbing, the essays in Is God Happy? deal with some of the eternal problems of philosophy...

There are questions that have intrigued the worlds greatest thinkers over the ages and continue to touch a chord today. In this work, Kolakowski explores the essence of these ideas, introducing figures from Socrates to Nietzsche, and concentrating on one single important philosophical question from each.

Leszek Kolakowski s masterpiece, one of the twentieth century s most important books for the first time in a one-volume paperback.

Esiste Dio? E se esiste, perché c'è il male? Il Cielo è un'invenzione dell'uomo? Si può arrivare a Dio con la ragione, oppure con l'estasi mistica? Attorno a queste domande si è costruita storicamente l'esperienza religiosa. In questo volume, scritto per il grande pubblico, Kolakowski ha voluto sintetizzare i caratteri fondamentali di tale esperienza, facendo riferimento essenzialmente alle posizioni della tradizione teologica e filosofica cri...

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These eloquent writings cover the nature and limits of modernity, Christianity in the modern world, politics and ideology, and the question of the claim to knowledge of the human sciences.

How do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God's omnipotence relate to people's responsibility for their own salvation or damnation? Sociologist Leszek Kolakowski reflects on a centuries-long debate in Christianity. "Several books a year wrestle with that hoary conundrum, but few so dazzlingly as the Polish philosopher's latest".--Carlin Romano, WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD.

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In de nalatenschap van de beroemde Brits-Poolse filosoof Leszek Kolakowski (1927-2009) is recentelijk een manuscript ontdekt waarin hij de figuur van Jezus van Nazareth op een wel heel bijzondere wijze voor het voetlicht brengt. In een merkwaardige combinatie van apologetisch elan en sceptische terughoudendheid fileert de voormalige marxist en Oxford-hoogleraar hier zowel het moderne dedain jegens het geloof en de gewone gelovige, als de utopi...

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(An) important essay by a philosopher who more convincingly than any other I can think of demonstrates the continuing significance of his vocation in the life of our culture."--Karsten Harries, "The New York Times Book Review" With "The Presence of Myth, " Kolakowski demonstrates that no matter how hard man strives for purely rational thought, there has always been-and always will be-a reservoir of mythical images that lend "being" and "consci...

A prominent anti-communist writer, Kolakowski was also a deeply humanistic thinker, and his empathy, wit, and erudition are on full display. Accessible and wide-ranging, these essays--many of them translated into English for the first time--testify to the remarkable scope of Kolakowski's work.