Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests. The Penseés is a collection of philosohical fragments, notes and essays in which Pascal explores the contradictions of human nature in pscyhological, social, metaphysical and - above all …
The choice of the basis of metaphysics is of capital importance. This basis ought to guarantee the very existence and validity of metaphysics, while at the same time giving this science its formal object and a solid foundation. But if metaphysics is bound up with the study of a universal unity or of the totality of things and, if then, our inquiry ought to be concerned with the whole, how can w…
This comprehensive, critical account of Buber's life and work incorporates extensive research and draws on the author's experiences as Buber's coworker and friend
"Nona, perkara melepaskan diri itu bukanlah perkara penting bagiku. Aku adalah insan ibarat angin, asal lulus aku dapat meloloskan diriku." Di Thailand, ia bernama Vichitra yang dilindungi oleh anak gadis dari kepala polisi rahasia Thailand. Di Kamboja, ia menyamar menjadi padri Budha da. mengunjungi Angkor Wat. Di Filipina ia adalah Puting Ulap menghadiri kongres Pan Melayu. Di Shanghai, ia…
The Anchor Bible Series, Vol. 29. The Gospel According to John I-XII. A New translation with introduction and commentary by Raymond E. Brown.
The past year has seen a resurgence of interest in the political thinker Hannah Arendt, “the theorist of beginnings,” whose work probes the logics underlying unexpected transformations—from totalitarianism to revolution. A work of striking originality, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. In her study of the state of modern huma…