Renaissance, Lumières

Palmquist’s Commentary provides the first definitive clarification on Kant’s Philosophy of Religion in English; it includes the full text of Pluhar’s translation, interspersed with explanations, prov …

Concepts of historical progress or decline and the idea of a cycle of historical movement have existed in many civilizations. In spite of claims that they be transnational or even universal, periodiz …

Immanuel Kants three critiques the Critique of Pure Reason, the Critique of Practical Reason and the Critique of Judgment are among the pinnacles of Western Philosophy. This accessible study grounds …

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of Kant’s justification of the categorical imperative. The book contests the standard interpretation of Kant’s views by arguing that he never abandoned his …

This collection on the Standard of Taste offers a much needed resource for students and scholars of philosophical aesthetics, political reflection, value and judgments, economics, and art. The author …

This book is a wide-ranging examination of rationalist thought in philosophy from ancient times to the present day. * Written by a superbly qualified cast of philosophers * Critically analyses the co …

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Philosophy – Philosophy of the 17th and 18th Centuries, grade: 1, 0, Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences, course: Political Philosophy, languag …

FOR three hundred years a bitter controversy has raged around the actions of Philip II. of Spain. Until our own times no attempt even had been made to write his life-history from an impartial point o …

In ‘Principles of Nature, ‘ Elihu Palmer presents a compelling examination of the Natural Philosophy that underpins his worldview. With a blend of scientific inquiry and philosophical reflection, Pal …