Witcraft: The Invention of Philosophy in English 0713999330, 978-0713999334

'We English men have wits,' wrote the clergyman Ralph Lever in 1573, and, 'we have also framed unto ourse

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Witcraft: The Invention of Philosophy in English
0713999330, 978-0713999334

An ambitious new history of philosophy in English that broadens the canon to include many lesser-known figures Ludwig

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Takes the reader back to first principles, re-reading the key texts to reveal what the philosopher actually said.

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In a book that draws attention to some of our most familiar and unquestioned habits of thought—from "framing"

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Free, romantic, and individualistic, Britain's self-image in the eighteenth century constructs itself in opposition

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Throughout its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call “religion.” There was no corresponding Japanese word,

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This book covers Husserl’s stance on the philosopher and the history of philosophy, whether or not such a history is par

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Exploring the subject of Jewish philosophy as a controversial construction site in the project of modernity, this book e

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'A deeply sensitive and engaging portrait of a misunderstood county and its people' Financial Times, 'Boo

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In the seventeenth century the microscope opened up a new world of observation, and, according to Catherine Wilson, prof

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Some missing pages added.

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