The Spirit of Laws is one of the most influential books of all time. This masterpiece of political philosophy was widely read throughout Europe, attracted an especially enthusiastic readership in Engl
The twentieth century has witnessed the blossoming of Western culture: new technology; communications and transportation systems; social, political, educational, agricultural, and medical advances. Bu
Preeminent American philosopher and educator John Dewey (1859-1952) rejected Hegelian idealism for the pragmatism of William James.In this collection of informal, highly readable essays, originally pu
A prodigious writer of books for children and young adults, Bowman-Kruhm (education, Johns Hopkins U.) here profiles three generations of the first family of first humans--the premier archaeologists f
This is a reprint of British mathematics professor Alfred North Whitehead's (1861-1947) famed publication (Cambridge University Press, 1920), which greatly influenced the fields of science and mathema
Former columnist for the New York Times and author of 13 books, Rosen (criminal justice, Ulster County Community College) offers what he is pretty sure is the first popular history of cremation in t
Collects the most notorious and celebrated essays and other writings of rabble-rouser and critic Leslie Fiedler, professor of English at the University of Buffalo, New York, and author of 25 books of
America's most renowned social philosopher John Dewey shines his powerful intellect on the serious public and cultural issues surrounding the place of the individual in a technologically advanced soci
Comparing the lived world with the ideal world, noted American philosophical naturalist, poet, and literary critic George Santayana (1863-1952) seeks in this influential compilation of his earlier wor
Hegel's Philosophy of History stands as a fascinating example of this influential German thinker's efforts to capture the multidimensional character of reality within a broad theoretical framework.Heg
Physicist, mathematician, and logician Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914) was America's first internationally recognized philosopher, the man who created the concept of "pragmatism," popularized by William
**** Reprint of the classic Macmillan text of 1889. Recommended by Books for College Libraries 3rd ed.. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Throughout history philosophers have sought to define, understand, and delineate concepts important to human well-being. One such concept is "knowledge." Many philosophers believed that absolute, cert
An eminent surgeon, who has written books on the history of medicine and cartography, profiles physicians past and present who have also published works in the humanities.Throughout history doctors ha
Breitung, a nursing specialist who has written several books on care for the elderly, has written this guide for caregivers who must deal with the effects of cognitive decline disorders such as Alzhei
Dr. Grant (emeritus, medicine, U. of Ottawa), a gastroenterologist who has written several books on his specialty, dispels myths about the placebo effect. He discusses how control treatments and belie
While Ellis' many other books explain his Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy to professionals interested in cognitive approaches, this one introduces REBT to anyone seeking to change their thinking, em
Originally published in 1845, this digest of thirty lectures by one of Germany's most influential humanist philosophers extends the critique expounded in The Essence of Christianity (1841) to religio
Judging it to be "of all my writings incomparably the best," Hume accurately assessed this groundbreaking classic, which continues to influence philosophical thinking on ethics to this day through the
William James's (1842-1910) masterful treatise on the psychology of individual religious experience was originally composed for the prestigious Gifford Lectures delivered at Edinburgh University in 1
In Liberalism and Social Action, John Dewey (1859-1952), one of America's leading social philosophers, surveys the history of liberal thought from John Locke to John Stuart Mill, in his search to fin
