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John Lachs
This collection of philosophical essays discusses a range of key personal and social issues relevant to professionals and academics alike.
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This collection of interconnected philosophical essays discusses a range of important personal and social issues. Topics covered include the role of education, questions about death and afterlife, bioethics and discussions…
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Reminds us that philosophy is not merely a remote subject of academic research and discourse, but an ever-changing field which can help us navigate through some of the chaos of…
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In the VANDERBILT LIBRARY OF AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY, a book which reflects on the joy of living and the hatred of death. Written by the author of INTERMEDIATE MAN and THE…
Designed to guide the student or scholar through the maze of books and articles on the philosophy of Marx and Marxism-Leninism, this bibliography should be an essential aid, not only…
The author claims that we are surrounded by people who seem to know what is good for us better than we do ourselves. He discusses the joy of choice and…
Philosopher John Lachs observes that humans today live lives of comfort but also sees that these comfortable lives come at a cost: our increasing unhappiness. In The Cost of Comfort…
John Lachs, one of American philosophys most distinguished interpreters, turns to William James, Josiah Royce, Charles S. Peirce, John Dewey, and George Santayana to elaborate stoic pragmatism, or a way…
Freedom and Limits is a defense of the value of freedom in the context of human finitude. Working out of the American pragmatist tradition, the book aims to reclaim the…
During the early 20th century, William Ernest Hocking (1873-1966) stood at the forefront of American philosophy and yet is now a forgotten figure. This volume, combining a rich selection of…
John Lachs (1934-) has been one of the most interesting American philosophers for nearly sixty years. His philosophical, educational, and public activity has been an attempt to show the relevance…
American and European Values: Contemporary Philosophical Perspectives is a collection of essays by contemporary scholars considering key aspects of intersection and encounter between American and European values in the contemporary…
Michael P. Hodges,John Lachs
Provides a comparative examination of the philosophies of Wittgenstein and Santayana.
J. G. Fichte
A modern translation of J. G. Fichte’s best known philosophical work (including his two explanatory Introductions), which contributed to the development of 19th Century German Idealism from Kant’s critical philosophy.
George Santayana
This book is a collection of fifty-five essays and fragments by George Santayana, from the Santayana collections of the Columbia University Library and the Humanities Research Center at the University…
John Mason Lightwood
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists…
Philosophy is shaped by life and life is shaped by philosophy. This is reflected in The Philosophical I, a collection of 16 autobiographical essays by prominent philosophers.
Santayana at 150: International Interpretations is an anthology gathering seventeen scholar’s essays on the thought and life of Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana. Themes considered include: materialism, naturalistic ethics, aesthetics, and…
