Understanding Philosophy
Understanding Dilthey: Hermeneutics
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 10.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 4,720.
Language:
English.
Published: May 29, 2014
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » Epistemology, Nonfiction » Social Science » Reference
This guide explains Dilthey's theory of hermeneutics in simple, easy to understand language. It covers all the important concepts including the distinction between the natural and human sciences, Dilthey's historical epistemology, and his concepts of interest and 'exegesis'.
Understanding Sartre: Existentialism Is A Humanism
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 9.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 2,700.
Language:
English.
Published: December 18, 2012
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ethics & moral philosophy, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Philosophy & social aspects
In 'Existentialism is a Humanism', Jean-Paul Sartre defended existential philosophy from a wide range of criticisms, including a popular perception that many of its key tenets were overly pessimistic. This essay-length guide explains many of the arguments Sartre presented in the lecture, including key concepts such as abandonment, and existence preceding essence.
Understanding Marx: Class Struggle
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 8.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 2,170.
Language:
English.
Published: December 5, 2012
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » Contemporary philosophy, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Philosophy & social aspects
Many of Karl Marx's social and economic theories have the concept of class struggle at their core. This essay length guide examines Marx's concept of class struggle, and explains its role in the revolutionary process. Topics covered include a definition of class, the dialectic development of society, and the formation of the capitalist state, and the classless society.
Understanding Habermas: The Ideal Speech Community
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 7.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 2,420.
Language:
English.
Published: February 4, 2012
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ethics & moral philosophy, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides - Philosophy
This essay length guide examines Habermas's theory of the Ideal Speech Community, which is a combination of speech act theory and Kantian moral theory. Topics covered include a brief examination of critical theory and its origins, different types of speech acts and the validity claims they make, the world creation criteria that validate speech acts, and the principle of universalisation.
Understanding Freud: The Unconscious Mind
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 6.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 2,310.
Language:
English.
Published: April 6, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » European philosophy, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Contemporary philosophy
Freud's theory of the unconscious mind, as outlined in his Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis, has had a profound influence on the study of human thought. This essay length guide examines 'parapraxes', the dream-works, neurotic diseases and symptoms, as well as its pivotal role in psychoanalysis.
Understanding Descartes: I Am, I Exist
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 5.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 2,420.
Language:
English.
Published: March 28, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » European philosophy, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides - Philosophy
In Meditations on First Philosophy, René Descartes uses rational thought to argue that his essence exists in his thoughts alone. This guide will outline the reasoning Descartes' uses in establishing his theory of knowledge that he argues is necessary to form a 'pro
Understanding Kant: Concepts and Intuitions
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 4.
Price:
Free!
Words: 2,950.
Language:
English.
Published: January 16, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » European philosophy, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides - Philosophy
This guide examines Kant's theory of knowledge, specifically his arguments for separating human thought into concepts and intuitions.
Understanding Aristotle: The Virtues
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 3.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 2,250.
Language:
English.
Published: January 6, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides - Philosophy
This guide covers Book 2 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics in which he discusses the virtues. It explains the difference between moral and intellectual virtues, what Aristotle means by 'happiness', what he considers vices, and his 'doctrine of the mean'.
Understanding Plato: 'The Symposium'
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 2.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 3,520.
Language:
English.
Published: December 30, 2010
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ancient philosophy
This guide examines Plato's discussion of love in The Symposium. It covers all the speeches, culminating in Alcibiades's drunken homage to Socrates, and explores the moral dimensions Plato attaches to love, as well as key concepts such as Common and Heavenly love.
Understanding John Rawls: Justice as Fariness
by Hercules Bantas
Series: Understanding Philosophy, Book 1.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 3,840.
Language:
English.
Published: December 22, 2010
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy
This guide explains Rawls's concept of 'justice as fairness'. It covers such topics as the two principles of justice, the principle of fairness, the original position and the veil of ignorance, and the difference principle, as well as examining some of the criticisms levelled at Rawls's arguments.