Search Results: Sciences / Philosophy from Infinity Books Japan

US: Knopf Doubleday Publishing G., 1991. Paperback. Good. One of the most influential books of all time, The Analects of Confucius co llects the sayings and wisdom of the Chinese philosopher and his followers. Still as relevant today as they were over two thousand years ago, these te achings together present a moral code that values virtue above all, and mak e up the core values of the Confucian tradition. This edition includes a full introduction that gives the social and politic al background of the ancient work, analyses of key terms in Chinese thought , and a careful study of the history of the book and its interpretations. T here are also full notes illuminating the references to contemporary events and clarifying obscure passages. An essential work of literature and philo sophy, The Analects of Confucius has shaped generations of readers around t he world. Editorial Reviews "This fresh rendering of the Analects may come to be accepted as [Waley's] richest gift: fresh in time and in treatment."… Read More

US: Shanghai Foreign Language Ed, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Metheun & Co Ltd, 1954. Paperback. Good.

US: Mandala Books, 1978. Paperback. Good. Provides both the general reader and student with a concise and easily unde rstood account of Indian philosophy. It begins with early Indian thought, s ummarizes Vedic religion and philosophy and goes on to deal with the great scholastic systems of Indian thought which evolved after the close of the V edic period. Historical surveys accompany each main division of the subject . The number of Sanskrit terms that appear in the text have been reduced as far as possible, but a glossary of them together with a subject index are included.

US: South Asia Books, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. STUDY OF GANDHI'S VIEWS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATIONS AND IMPLI CATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE, AND CONCLUDING CHAPTER ON DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1951, WITH GANDHIAN CRITIQUE OF POLICY AND RESULTS. PROVOCATIVE.

US: Penguin Books Ltd, 2010. Paperback. Good. Social justice: an ideal, forever beyond our grasp; or one of many practica l possibilities? More than a matter of intellectual discourse, the idea of justice plays a real role in how--and how well--people live. And in this bo ok the distinguished scholar Amartya Sen offers a powerful critique of the theory of social justice that, in its grip on social and political thinking , has long left practical realities far behind. The transcendental theory o f justice, the subject of Sen's analysis, flourished in the Enlightenment a nd has proponents among some of the most distinguished philosophers of our day; it is concerned with identifying perfectly just social arrangements, d efining the nature of the perfectly just society. The approach Sen favors, on the other hand, focuses on the comparative judgments of what is "more" o r "less" just, and on the comparative merits of the different societies tha t actually emerge from certain institutions and social… Read More

US: Penguin Publishing Group, 1979. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Elegant, suggestive, and clarifying, Lewis Thomas's profoundly humane vision explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things. Extending beyond the usual limitations of biological science and into a vast and wondrous world of hidden relationships, this provocative book explores in personal, poetic essays to topics such as computers, germs, language, music, death, insects, and medicine. Lewis Thomas writes, "Once you have become permanently startled, as I am, by the realization that we are a social species, you tend to keep an eye out for the pieces of evidence that this is, by and large, good for us.

US: University of Nebraska Press, 1973. Good.

US: 9780691154503, 2014. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. A fresh reflection on what makes life meaningful Most people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not comfortably fit into this scheme. Often we act neither for our own sake nor out of duty or an impersonal concern for the world. Rather, we act out of love for objects that we rightly perceive as worthy of love-and it is these actions that give meaning to our lives. Wolf makes a compelling case that, along with happiness and morality, this kind of meaningfulness constitutes a distinctive dimension of a good life. Written in a lively and engaging style, and full of provocative examples, Meaning in Life and Why It Matters is a… Read More

Minneapolis: Univ of Minnesota Pr, 1981. Good.

US: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 2002. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Sense perception, which is of enormous importance in Western philosophical traditions, has scarcely attracted the notice of scholars of early China. A s a result of little direct comment on the senses in the Chinese philosophi cal classics, sinologists have generally interpreted their occasional refer ences to sense functions in familiar Western philosophical terms. This orig inal work challenges this tradition, arguing that despite the scarcity of d irect comment on the senses in these sources, it is possible to discern ear ly Chinese views of sensory functions from a close reading of the texts. Wo rking with metaphorical and structural analysis, the author reconstructs an understanding of sense perception that seems to have been taken for grante d by the early Chinese philosophers. By departing from traditional… Read More

UK: Independently published, 2021. Paperback. Very Good. A philosophical textbook for non-professional readers. It is written in a l anguage that avoids all technical terms, avoids mentioning other philosophe r's theories, and thus is readable by common people. Its chapters cover the following traditional areas in philosophy; Theory of Language, Theory of K nowledge, Ethics, Social-Political Philosophy, Metaphysics, Existential Way s of Living, Philosophy of Religion. This is a book written by a pragmatist and presents pragmatic interpretations of the major concerns in these seve n areas of philosophy. Pragmatist emphasizes considering action to be the k ey to understanding knowledge, ethics, ways of living, and religion.

Penguin Classics, 1956. Paperback. Good.

UK: Triangle, 1994. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Is science fact and religion just opinion? Is there the mind of a Creator behind the universe? Can a scientist pray? This book provides a clear, lively and frank set of answers to these fundamental issues.

London: CAMBRIDGE, 1964.

US: Vehicule Press, 2007. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Written by a Hassidic mother of 12, this autobiography provides a revealing look at the daily life of a contemporary, Hassidic Jewish family. Alien yet familiar, the stories, written over the course of more than a dozen years, clearly show that for all of the community's rejection of conventional clothing, radio, and television, the lives of Hassidic women are not so different from the lives of those outside their group. While the different standards assigned to women in tightly-knit Hassidic society are explored, women from a variety of backgrounds will identify with the author's poignant tales of fighting teenagers for the telephone, teaching a child how to care for a pet, and raising a large family while running a household.

US: Penguin Publishing Group, 1968. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains" These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to sti r vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view t hat anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau arg ues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democrati c principles. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700… Read More

US: Indiana University Press, 2002. Paperback. This is the book that launched the research program of social epistemology, which has fuelled imaginations and provoked debates across many discipline s around the world. Its opening question remains as pressing as ever: How s hould knowledge production be organised. The second edition contains a subs tantial new introduction, in which Fuller reflects on social epistemology's place in the history of analytic and continental epistemology and discusse s the inspiration he has drawn from a wide variety of fields in the humanit ies and social sciences. It also includes a spirited attack on alternative philosophical groundings for social epistemology and a detailed response to the standard criticism that social epistemology has received from realist philosophers and natural scientists during the "Science Wars."In Social Epi stemology Fuller seeks to reconcile normative philosophy of science and emp irical sociology of knowledge. He reinterprets key problems… Read More

US: Macmillan, 1991. Paperback. Good. A convenient one-volume collection of English translations of the basic tex t that have shaped the major Asian philosophical traditions.

US: University Of Minnesota Pres, 1987. Very Good.