John M. Rist 
What is a Person? [EPUB ebook] 
Realities, Constructs, Illusions

What does it mean for ethics to say, as Wittgenstein did, that philosophy “leaves everything as it is”? Though clearly absorbed with ethical questions throughout his life and work, Wittgenstein“s re …

The book analyses how Africans and Africa relate to other parts of the multilateral world, and to the world in general, and how these relations stem from local, national and regional interactions in …

Why do so many doctors have profound misgivings about the push to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide? Ole Hartling uses his background as a physician, university professor and former chairman o …

Would you like to build greater trust in your relationships? Discuss this book together.Trusting relationships are key to economics and life: a student wants to win a prestigious business contest wit …

Logics of Worlds stands as one of the most important texts in contemporary thought. Conceived as the sequel to Alan Badiou“s Being and Event, the book expands upon and elucidates the questions that …

Bringing together a number of case studies, this book shows how from early on Chinese philosophical discourses unfolded through innovation and the subversion of dominant forms of thinking. Narrowing …

René Descartes (1596–1650) is well-known for his introspective turn away from sensible bodies and toward non-sensory ideas of mind, body, and God. Such a turn is appropriate, Descartes supposes, but …

"Grounds of Natural Philosophy: Divided into Thirteen Parts" by the Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle is a groundbreaking work that exemplifies early modern philosophy, blending scien …

"Dream Psychology" is a seminal work by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, that explores the nature and significance of dreams. In "Dream Psychology, " Freud examines a …