1,455円 Erasmus of Rotterdam (c. 1466-1536) is one of the greatest figures of the Renaissance humanist movement, which abandoned medieval pieties in favour of a rich new vision of the individual's potential. Praise of Folly, written to amuse his friend Sir Thomas More, is Erasmus's best-known work. Its d...

1,989円 This book is a simple guide to theological and philosophical aspects of the thought of the medieval Franciscan, John Duns Scotus. Known as the Subtle Doctor, Scotus has a reputation for intricate and technical reasoning. Ingham provides an insightful and creative introduction to his thought in th...

164円 I think, therefore I am. René Descartes (1596-1650) is not only one of the men who belongs in the pantheon of the Wests greatest thinkers: he influenced everyone else who belongs there too. Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician and writer who spent most of his life in the Dutch Republ...

12,933円 First published in 1905, this reissued edition of The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon is an edited collection based upon the definitive seven volume edition of 1857, translated and prefaced by Robert Leslie Ellis and James Spedding. Of great historical, philosophical and scientific interest,...

5,963円 The Renaissance movement known as humanism eventually spread from Italy through all of western Europe, transforming early modern culture in ways that are still being felt and debated. Central to these debatesーand to this bookーis the question of whether (and how) the humanist movement contribute...

65,502円 This is Volume IV of the selected works of Frances Yates. In the early 17th century, a new movement was proclaimed throughout Europe, announcing the universal reform of religion, science, art, and society. The main proponents of this movement were the esoteric Rosicrucians. Europe was a world in ...

164円 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 15 February 1781) was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German lite...

399円 History has confirmed that Blessed John Duns Scotus was one of the most gifted and influential philosophers ever to come out of the Middle Ages. But while Scotus’ philosophy has been universally esteemed by scholars for centuries, little is known of his theological teachings outside of the Christ...

605円 REINCARNATION AND THE LAW OF KARMA A STUDY OF THE OLD-NEW WORLD-DOCTRINE OF REBIRTH, AND SPIRITUAL CAUSE AND EFFECT BY WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. The Early Races What is Reincarnation?ーTransmigration of SoulsーThe Something That Persists After DeathーThe Soul Not a Fres...

5,970円 Garrett Sullivan explores the changing impact of Aristotelian conceptions of vitality and humanness on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature before and after the rise of Descartes. Aristotle's tripartite soul is usually considered in relation to concepts of psychology and physiology. Howe...

496円 The Physical System of St. Thomas is a metaphysical text by a Jesuit discussing the philosophical underpinnings of the Catholic faith. As the author explains, it is to the study of philosophy and natural sciences, that system which we call the Physical System, whose principles were certainly pro...

5,573円 Francis Bacon (1561–1626) is one of the most important figures of the early modern era. His plan for scientific reform played a central role in the birth of the new science. The essays in this volume offer a comprehensive survey of his writings on science, including his classifications of science...