GRAYLING C. A.

ΑΝΑΜΕΣΑ ΣΤΙΣ ΝΕΚΡΕΣ ΠΟΛΕΙΣ
Στη διάρκεια του Β' Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου, οι αεροπορικές δυνάμεις της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας και των ΗΠΑ πραγματοποίησαν μαζικούς αεροπορικούς βομβαρδισμούς εναντίον πόλεων της Γερμανίας και της Ιαπωνίας, με αποτέλεσμα την καταστροφή του Αμβούργου και της Δρέσδης, του Τόκιο, της Χιροσίμα και του Ναγκασάκι. Άραγε δικαιολογείτο αυτό από τις ανάγκες του πολέμου; Ή στην πραγματικότητα αυτές οι επιχειρήσεις ήταν ένα έγκλημα κατά της ανθρωπότητας; Στα εξήντα χρόνια που πέρασαν από τη λήξη του Β' Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου, το θέμα αυτό αποκτά όλο και μεγαλύτερ...
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Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑΣ
Η ιστορία της φιλοσοφίας είναι εξ ορισμού μια επική ιστορία, η περιπετειώδης εξερεύνηση των ιδεών, των απόψεων και της διδασκαλίας κάποιων από τα πιο δημιουργικά μυαλά που γνώρισε η ανθρωπότητα, απ' άκρη σ' άκρη της γης. Και αυτή εδώ είναι ίσως η πιο πλήρης, εμπνευσμένη και συναρπαστική επίτομη ιστορία της φιλοσοφίας που γράφτηκε μετά το 1945 και την Ιστορία της δυτικής φιλοσοφίας του Μπέρτραντ Ράσσελ. Με εξαιρετική ενάργεια και κομψότητα, ο A. C. Grayling οδηγεί τον αναγνώστη σε ένα ταξίδι από τον βουδισμό, τον Κομφούκιο και τον Σωκράτη ω...
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(P/B) THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But there has been no comprehensive and entertaining, single-volume history of this great intellectual journey since 1945. With his characteristic clarity and elegance A. C. Grayling takes the reader from the world-views and moralities before the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment, and on to Mill, Nie...
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(P/B) WITTGENSTEIN
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original philosopher, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking goes well beyond philosophy itself. In this book, which aims to make Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general non-specialist reader, A. C. Grayling explains the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary thought. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) FOR THE GOOD OF THE WORLD
The three biggest challenges facing the world today, in A. C. Grayling's view, are climate change, technology and justice. In his timely new book, he asks: can human beings agree on a set of values that will allow us to confront the numerous threats facing the planet, or will we simply continue with our disagreements and antipathies as we collectively approach our possible extinction? As every day brings new stories about extreme weather events, spyware, lethal autonomous weapons systems, and the health imbalance between the northern and s...
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(P/B) RUSSELL
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. Russell is credited with being one of the prime movers of Analytic Philosophy, and with having played a part in the revolution in social attitudes witnessed throughout the twentieth-century world. This introduction gives a clear survey of R...
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(P/B) PHILOSOPHY 1
This is the first volume of a two-volume introduction to and guide through philosophy. It is intended to orientate, assist, and stimulate the reader at every stage in the study of the subject. Eleven extended essays have been specially commissioned from leading philosophers; each surveys a major area of the subject and offers an accessible but sophisticated account of the main debates. An extended introduction maps out the philosophical terrain and explains how the different subjects relate to each other. The first part of the book deals ...
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(P/B) PHILOSOPHY (VOLUME 2)