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In Discworld, unlike our own frustrating Roundworld, everything makes sense.

Philosophy and anthropology have long debated questions of difference: rationality versus irrationality, abstraction versus concreteness, modern versus premodern.

Life guidance from a famed Renaissance man.

George Santayana's renowned work of moral philosophy outlines his vision of the ideal life.Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

The author of Rights of Man and Common Sense argues for belief in God without religion.My own mind is my own church.

The Founding Father's most influential work: an impassioned defense of democracy and revolution in the name of human rights.Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it b

We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.

Thoughts and ideas from the versatile and brilliant German writer and statesman.

Wisdom for today's world from three great thinkers of the Renaissance era.

Politicians and philosophers presenting themselves as the ultimate bearers of truth and reality have created unprecedented technological, cultural, and political framings.

Language is central to political philosophy, yet until now there has been little in the way of a common framework capable of bridging disciplines that share an interest in language, power, and ethi

How can the world we live in and see, touch, hear, and smell, the world of living things, people, consciousness, free will, meaning, and value - how can all of this exist and flourish embedded as i

There are few philosophical questions to which Charles Taylor has not devoted his attention. His work has made powerful contributions to our understanding of action, language, and mind.

Plato's Symposium depicts a group of men giving a series of speeches about the nature of love, with themes ranging from religion and metaphysics to medicine and pregnancy.

Mutual accommodation is about co-operation, compromise, and inclusion. It's a big idea, equal to freedom, science, and compassion.