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  • The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought

    Edited by Marina F. Bykova, Michael N. Forster, Lina Steiner ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume is a comprehensive Handbook of Russian thought that provides an in-depth survey of major figures, currents, and developments in Russian intellectual history, spanning the period from the late eighteenth century to the late twentieth century. Written by a group of distinguished scholars as well as some younger ones from Russia, Europe, the United States, and Canada, this Handbook ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • Romanticism, Philosophy, and Literature

    Edited by Michael N. Forster, Lina Steiner ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book offers a broad re-evaluation of the key ideas developed by the German Romantics concerning philosophy and literature. It focuses not only on their own work, but also on that of their fellow travelers (such as Hölderlin) and their contemporary opponents (such as Hegel), as well as on various reactions to and transpositions of their ideas in later authors, including Coleridge, Byron, ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • For Humanity's Sake

    The Bildungsroman in Russian Culture

    by Lina Steiner ...
    For Humanity's Sake is the first study in English to trace the genealogy of the classic Russian novel, from Pushkin to Tolstoy to Dostoevsky. Lina Steiner demonstrates how these writers' shared concern for individual and national education played a major role in forging a Russian cultural identity.For Humanity's Sake highlights the role of the critic Apollon Grigor'ev, who was first to formulate ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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  • Essays in Understanding, 1930-1954

    Formation, Exile, and Totalitarianism

    by Hannah Arendt ...
    Few thinkers have addressed the political horrors and ethical complexities of the twentieth century with the insight and passionate intellectual integrity of Hannah Arendt. She was irresistible drawn to the activity of understanding, in an effort to endow historic, political, and cultural events with meaning. Essays in Understanding assembles many of Arendt’s writings from the 1930s, 1940s, and ... Read more

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  • The Wisdom of Mao

    by Philosophical Library ...
    Series series Wisdom
    Beyond the Little Red Book: China's revolutionary leader and his philosophyIn this collection of essays, China's Chairman Mao Tse-Tung explains the interpretation of Marxism-Leninism ideology that became known as Maoism. This philosophy fueled the Chinese Revolution and the massive social and economic changes Mao instituted as the nation's leader. From examining the way contradictions can cause ... Read more

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  • Conversations with Isaiah Berlin

    by Ramin Jahanbegloo ...
    An illuminating and witty dialogue with one of the greatest intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Ramin Jahanbegloo's interview with Isaiah Berlin grew into a series of five conversations which offer an intimate view of Berlin and his ideas. They include discussions on pluralism and liberty as well as the thinkers and writers who influenced Berlin. This revised edition provided an ... Read more

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  • Nietzsche - The Key Ideas: Teach Yourself

    by Dr Roy Jackson ...
    Nietzsche remains one of the most influential philosophers of our time and this book is the definite guide to his philosophy. Whether you're a philosophy student struggling with phrases like 'the superman' and 'the will to power', or whether you simply want to understand more about the life and work of this fascinating man, this easy-to-navigate guide will help you to demystify Nietzsche's ... Read more

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  • The Banality of Evil

    Hannah Arendt and 'The Final Solution'

    by Bernard J. Bergen ...
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  • Dangerous Minds

    Nietzsche, Heidegger, and the Return of the Far Right

    by Ronald Beiner ...
    Following the fall of the Berlin Wall and demise of the Soviet Union, prominent Western thinkers began to suggest that liberal democracy had triumphed decisively on the world stage. Having banished fascism in World War II, liberalism had now buried communism, and the result would be an end of major ideological conflicts, as liberal norms and institutions spread to every corner of the globe. With ... Read more

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  • Warped Mourning

    Stories of the Undead in the Land of the Unburied

    by Alexander Etkind ...
    Series series Cultural Memory in the Present
    "[A] superb study of Russian cultural memory makes all too clear, ghosts of the unburied dead affect literature, art, public life and mental health too." — The EconomistAfter Stalin's death in 1953, the Soviet Union dismantled the enormous system of terror and torture that he had created. But there has never been any Russian ban on former party functionaries, nor any external authority to dispense ... Read more

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  • Nietzsche Made Simple: Flash

    by Roy Jackson ...
    The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Nietzsche Made Simple is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to Nietzsche. In just 96 pages, the reader will discover all his ideas, from the Superman to the Will to Power. Ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely ... Read more

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