Philosophy and the Young Child
Philosophy and the Young Child

Author: Gareth B. Matthews

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780674666061

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Anecdotes and the insights gained through study combine to probe the philosophical thought of children and the ways children blend reasoning and curiosity to deal with problems concerning knowledge, value, and existence.

The Young Philosopher
The Young Philosopher

Author: Charlotte Smith

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 1798

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780813128702

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In The Young Philosopher, George Delmont embraces an agrarian life and devotes himself to the pursuit of knowledge. But it is George's love Medora Glenmorris and her mother Laura who provide the emotional core of the novel. Contrasting the pain and suffering of individuals with the idealism of the French Revolution and the hope provided by glimpses of life in America, Smith exposes philosophical enlightenment as an ineffective weapon for fighting the widespread corruption of English society. The early novels of Charlotte Smith (1749-1806) were precursors of the gothic tradition that came to dominate the Romantic period. Her later fiction, including The Young Philosopher (1798), were more political in nature and influenced both the form and substance of works by nineteenth-century novelists such as Austen and Dickens.

Letters to a Young Philosopher
Letters to a Young Philosopher

Author: Ramin Jahanbegloo

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199480388

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Inspired from 'Letters to a Young Poet' by Rainer Maria Rilke, this work is in the form of letters from an old philosopher to a young student, guiding, instructing, and passing on wisdom gathered from the experiences of life. They cover a comprehensive introduction to philosophy, wisdom, and the art of thinking, as well as discuss a range of themes and issues such as love, education, friendship, violence, ignorance, mediocrity, and happiness.

A Young Person's Guide to Philosophy
A Young Person's Guide to Philosophy

Author: Jeremy Weate

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780751357790

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Which philosopher threw himself head first into a volcano to prove he was a god? Who formed a secret society and banned its members from eating beans? Is it true that one philosopher operated on his friend's liver and fitted it with a silver tap? Which philosopher insisted that his students sit in deckchairs? Why did another have to have a special niche cut into his table? Who was cut to pieces by sharpened seashells?

Nietzsche's Philosophy of Religion
Nietzsche's Philosophy of Religion

Author: Julian Young

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-04-06

Total Pages: 4

ISBN-13: 1107320879

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In his first book, The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche observes that Greek tragedy gathered people together as a community in the sight of their gods, and argues that modernity can be rescued from 'nihilism' only through the revival of such a festival. This is commonly thought to be a view which did not survive the termination of Nietzsche's early Wagnerianism, but Julian Young argues, on the basis of an examination of all of Nietzsche's published works, that his religious communitarianism in fact persists through all his writings. What follows, it is argued, is that the mature Nietzsche is neither an 'atheist', an 'individualist', nor an 'immoralist': he is a German philosopher belonging to a German tradition of conservative communitarianism - though to claim him as a proto-Nazi is radically mistaken. This important reassessment will be of interest to all Nietzsche scholars and to a wide range of readers in German philosophy.

The Philosophy of Tragedy
The Philosophy of Tragedy

Author: Julian Young

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-06-28

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1107067464

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This book is a full survey of the philosophy of tragedy from antiquity to the present. From Aristotle to Žižek the focal question has been: why, in spite of its distressing content, do we value tragic drama? What is the nature of the 'tragic effect'? Some philosophers point to a certain kind of pleasure that results from tragedy. Others, while not excluding pleasure, emphasize the knowledge we gain from tragedy - of psychology, ethics, freedom or immortality. Through a critical engagement with these and other philosophers, the book concludes by suggesting an answer to the question of what it is that constitutes tragedy 'in its highest vocation'. This book will be of equal interest to students of philosophy and of literature.