For more than a hundred years, Buffalo was one of the world's great industrial cities. Its grand office buildings and stately mansions overlooked a metropolis that was the eleventh largest industrial
The first publication of Raw Talent created an extraordinary flurry of publicity. Jerry Butler appeared on dozens of talk shows, capturing audiences with his intensity and charm. Reviews of the book l
A well-written introduction to critical analysis, ostensibly for young adults, but useful to older ones as well. Updates the 1962 original (Harper & Row). No bibliography. Annotation copyright Boo
Ever since humankind raised its head toward the heavens in search of universal understanding and spiritual fulfillment, wars, pogroms, persecution, prejudice, and contempt have been the means of resol
Metaphysicians have for centuries attempted to clarify the nature of the world and how rational human beings construct their ideas of it. Materialists believed that the world (including its human comp
Psychologist Baker traces the history and current status of hypnosis, reviewing the role played by suggestion and examining the major contemporary theories and misconceptions regarding the phenomenon.
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899) was perhaps the most famous American of his day. As an enlightened freethinker and pioneer of humane, rational, and agnostic views, Ingersoll was a tireless advocate of
Buber scholars have long agreed that in this study of the political-communal image of kingship rich, imaginative historical scholarship combines with brilliant insight and style to make this work an o
Philosophy and Truth offers the first English translation of six unpublished theoretical studies (sometimes referred to as Nietzsche's "Philosopher's Book") written just after the publication of The B
Portrays the history of the Imperial Chinese court, tracing the origins of the eunuchs during the Shang and Chou dynasties, their rise to power and influence, and eventual collapse of the system
In a collection of writings spanning thirty years, Gardner probes the state of contemporary scientific research with emphasis on the problems of pseudoscience and the lack of hard evidence to support
More on the enduring controversy. The author is in the psychology department at York U., Toronto, Canada. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Dr. Searle’s book, first published in 1971, provides a lucid and important illumination of late-Victorian and Edwardian Britain focused through the theme of "competitiveness" and possible national "de
Glotzer, a political theorist and close associate of Trotsky in the 1930s, alternates between anecdote and appraisal in this account of the man and the movement he inspired. He recounts Trotsky's year
The twentieth century has witnessed the blossoming of Western culture: new technology; communications and transportation systems; social, political, educational, agricultural, and medical advances. Bu
If ever there was a thinker who swam against the social and ethical tide of his day, it was Nietzsche. Nineteenth-century Europe was for him a moral wasteland filled with false altruism, duplicity, do
This compilation of scripts from the award-winning television program features the imaginary conversations among eclectic groupings of historical figures, illuminating changes in the ways of thinking
In this, one of the most influential works of the post-Hegelian era, Feuerbach captures the synthesis that emerges from the dialectical process of a transcending Godhead and the rational and material
Describes the author's experiences in battling alcoholism, rejecting the religious bent of Alcoholics Anonymous, and developing a secular approach to recovery from addiction for those who cannot recog
Examines the powerful influence of the cosmos on cultural and social development, and debates the centuries-old relationship between astronomy and astrology which ended with the emergence of the age o
Hyman (psychology, U. of Oregon) critiques and analyzes the rationale, protocol, and construction of parapsychological experimentation. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
This study is not an attempt to render an account of Heidegger's history of Being; that history is not a story and cannot be retold as one. This book is concerned with the insight that introduces us t
Is knowledge possible? If so, what can we know and how do we come to know it? What degree of certainty does our knowledge enjoy? In these two powerful works, Descartes, the seventeenth-century philoso
In the genre of Christian philosophers, Spinoza presents a geometric argument for the necessary existence of God as the one absolute substance underlying all other substance. From the necessity of God
How are we to understand, define, and critically evaluate the function, origin, and types of art and establish criteria for describing a work as "superior?" While such esthetic questions are unchangin
The word "lovemap" was first used by Dr. John Money in lectures at Johns Hopkins University in 1980 to symbolize "the neutral template expressed in every individual's sexuoerotic fantasies and practic
In the rich fabric of daily experience peculiar chinks may occur. They give us pause to reflect on the world and how we relate to it. This revised edition of a timeless classic will help you to see th
One of his great works, and a must-read for any student of philosophy, The Problems of Philosophy was written in 1912 as an introduction to Russell's thought. As an empiricist, Russell starts at the b
The long history of ethics has had as its driving force the goal of establishing basic principles to govern human behavior and against which our actions can be judged and determinations of responsibil
How do we come to have ideas about the world and about the relationships of objects we perceive therein? Is all impressed upon the senses from outside or does the human mind have a significant role to
As the indisputable father of Western philosophy, Socrates stands as the archetype of free inquiry and intellectual honesty throughout history. He dared to explore the minds of men, to analyze the con
Much of the world seems chaotic and unpredictable, but the regular movement of celestial bodies and certain demonstrable physical phenomena seem to indicate the existence of a world that is basically
In this book Buber completed his lifework of recreating and interpreting Hasidism. Here he makes explicit the place of Hasidism among world religions, contrasting it with biblical prophecy, Spinoza, F
Looks at class structure, argues that Christianity fosters the resentment of success, and discusses the impact of this feeling in science, technology, medicine, the arts, and politics
With the publication of The Social Contract in 1761, Jean-Jacques Rousseau took his place among the leading political philosophers of the Enlightenment. Like his contractarian predecessors (Thomas Hob
Jeremy Bentham's work on The Principles of Morals and Legislation emerges from its historic roots in hedonism and teleology as a scientific attempt to assess the moral content of human action by focus
