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  • Concern for the Other

    Perspectives on the Ethics of K. E. Løgstrup

    Edited by Svend Andersen, Kees van Kooten Niekerk ...
    In Concern for the Other: The Ethics of K. E. Løgstrup, eleven scholars examine the structure, intention, and originality of Løgstrup's ethics as a whole. This collection of essays is a companion to Beyond the Ethical Demand, as well as to The Ethical Demand. The essays examine Løgstrup's crucial concept of the "sovereign expressions of life"; his view of moral principles as a substitute for, or ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Significance of Complexity

    Approaching a Complex World Through Science, Theology and the Humanities

    Edited by Kees van Kooten Niekerk, Hans Buhl ...
    Originally published in 2004. Thanks to computer simulations science is beginning to understand complex natural processes such as the weather, earthquakes and the evolution of life. The Significance of Complexity deals with the importance of the sciences of complexity - for the humanities and theology. First, three scientists explain the science of complexity and illustrate it with concrete ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Ethical Concepts and Problems

    Translated by Kees van Kooten Niekerk, Kristian-Alberto Lykke Cobos ...
    by K. E. Løgstrup ...
    Series series Selected Works of K.E. Logstrup
    This is first English edition of Ethical Concepts and Problems (1971) by Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). Originally published as a contribution to a textbook of ethics for students of theology, it propounds a philosophical ethics in continuity with Martin Luther's conception of the natural law. We find here the core idea from The Ethical Demand, that in our dealings ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Controverting Kierkegaard

    Translated by Prof Hans Fink, Prof Kees van Kooten Niekerk ...
    by K. E. Løgstrup ...
    Series series Selected Works of K.E. Logstrup
    This is the first English edition of a major work by the Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). It is the culmination of his critical engagement with Kierkegaardianism, which had begun almost 20 years earlier. In this text, Løgstrup focuses on four main themes in Kierkegaard: his understanding of Christ and thus of Christianity; his understanding of suffering in human ... Read more

    $68.39 USD

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  • Discovering Girard

    by Michael Kirwan ...
    The work of René Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created the greatest impact. Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of scapegoating are seen by many to be the key to a completely new understanding of Christianity.Girard’s name evokes curiosity and – ... Read more

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    by Noam Chomsky, James McGilvray ...
    Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of our time, yet his views are often misunderstood. In this previously unpublished series of interviews, Chomsky discusses his iconoclastic and important ideas concerning language, human nature and politics. In dialogue with James McGilvray, Professor of Philosophy at McGill University, Chomsky takes up a wide variety of topics – the nature of ... Read more

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  • The Great Philosophers: Hegel

    by Raymond Plant ...
    Series series GREAT PHILOSOPHERS
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  • Information and the Nature of Reality

    From Physics to Metaphysics

    Edited by Paul Davies, Niels Henrik Gregersen ...
    Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance. Why? In this book, eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information, from quantum information to biological and digital information, in order to understand how nature works. Beginning with an historical treatment ... Read more

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  • Chance in Evolution

    Edited by Grant Ramsey, Charles H. Pence ...
    This illuminating volume explores the effects of chance on evolution, covering diverse perspectives from scientists, philosophers, and historians.The evolution of species, from single-celled organisms to multicellular animals and plants, is the result of a long and highly chancy history. But how profoundly has chance shaped life on earth? And what, precisely, do we mean by chance? Bringing ... Read more

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  • Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling

    Edited by C. Stephen Evans, Sylvia Walsh ...
    Series series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
    In this rich and resonant work, Soren Kierkegaard reflects poetically and philosophically on the biblical story of God's command to Abraham, that he sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith. Was Abraham's proposed action morally and religiously justified or murder? Is there an absolute duty to God? Was Abraham justified in remaining silent? In pondering these questions, Kierkegaard presents ... Read more

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