Philosophy

Philosophy (from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, 'love of wisdom') is the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about reason, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BCE). Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument, and systematic presentation.Historically, philosophy encompassed all bodies of knowledge and a practitioner was known as a philosopher. From the time of Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle to the 19th century, "natural philosophy" encompassed astronomy, medicine, and physics. For example, Newton's 1687 …

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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 November 2024 English

The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official …

against residuality with its “cradle to grave” philosophy, the interlude was a brief one. Many modern intersection of multiple disciplines – economics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, media, management,


UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 November 2024 English

Andy Weaver led a life of quiet contemplation before becoming a father at the age of 42. Within three years he had two sons; two small, relentless disruptions to an …

Whatever love is, it surely is not a philosophy but—like philosophy— a belief in a world that can be bettered


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

göttlichen Dingen und Ihrer Offenbarung aroused the final debate about the intrinsic nihilism of modern philosophy, which, he postulated, ran the risk of becoming a serious threat to human life and intellect. In philosophical review of its main topics and arguments. Jacobi’s concluding analysis against systematic philosophy, given at the closing of the era of German idealism, offers an overview of the possibility of connecting ideas of his first publications and provides new insights into his critique of Baruch Spinoza’s philosophy, yielding a final evaluation of Immanuel Kant’s transcendental method. Bringing together Jacobi’s

Things and Their RevelationMcGill-Queen’s Philosophy of Religion Series Series editors: Garth Green McGill-Queen’s Philosophy of Religion Series is dedicated to studies at the interface of philosophy and religion in the context of the Western traditions of philosophy and theology – whether the studies are historical motivating interests originate on the side of philosophy or of religion, and whatever their philosophical commitments. The goal is to clarify the nature of a philosophy of religion, and at the same time to promote


UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English

“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …

guardians used Manomin to teach Anishinaabe philosophy, particularly relational and intergenerational


CPRC: University of Regina Press · 5 November 2024 English

Uncut explores the significance of the foreskin in contemporary culture The “uncut” penis is viewed by some as attractive or erotic, and by others as ugly or undesirable. Secular parents …

co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Sex and Sexuality “Previous books on the foreskin


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 25 October 2024 English

Between Composers unveils the previously unpublished correspondence between Canadian composers Norma Beecroft and Harry Somers from 1959 to 1960. The letters detail the downfall of their romance, trace their artistic …

Catholic priest, taking a Sabbatical year to study philosophy in Europe, who sits in the next chair ~ Outside


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English

The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …

interview to publicize his group’s actions and philosophy. Not only did they ridicule our research processes 3). They all adhere to the so-called “red pill philosophy” which works to “awaken men to feminism’s misandry


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English

Sanctuary in Pieces documents the evolving nature of sanctuary in settler societies. Drawing on archival research and interviews in Montreal/Mooniyaang/Tiohtià:ke, Madokoro explores the history of protection and hospitality over two …

outcrop- pings or mountainsides.”10 A similar philosophy was also at play in early Christendom where


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English

Through detailed analyses of nineteenth-century spirit photography, horror films, ghost-hunting reality television, and the viral internet phenomenon “Slender Man,” Poetics of the Paranormal shows how the figure of the ghost …

in 1994.36 In that book, Derrida advances a philosophy of the spectre that is imbricated within a larger elaborated in anthropology, historiography, philosophy, experimental video, and elsewhere.”54 While


DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English

“Coren tells us the stories of his fascinating life with clarity, self-deprecating wit, and page-turning verve.” — STEPHEN FRY From England’s working class to high profile media personality, Michael Coren …

therefore, have given me all sorts of theology and philosophy, little of which I would have understood. He (not a bag of laughs), and ancient political philosophy and theory. It was an eclectic and mostly inter-


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