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Immortal Souls (2024)
A Treatise on Human Nature
Sortie : 31 juillet 2024 (Allemagne). Philosophie
livre de Edward Feser
Résumé · Immortal Souls provides as ambitious and complete a defense of Aristotelian-Thomistic philosophical anthropology as is currently in print. Among the many topics covered are the reality and unity of the self, the immateriality of the intellect, the freedom of the will, the immortality of the soul,... Voir plus
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Aristotle’s Revenge (2019)
The Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science
Sortie : 30 janvier 2019 (Allemagne). Philosophie
livre de Edward Feser
Résumé · Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, efficient causality and teleology are among the fundamental concepts of Aristotelian philosophy of nature. Aristotle’s Revenge argues that these concepts are not only compatible with modern science, but are implicitly presupposed by... Voir plus
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By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed (2017)
A Catholic Defense of the Death Penalty
Sortie : 10 mai 2017. Essai
livre de Edward Feser et Joseph M. Besette
Résumé · The Catholic Church has in recent decades been associated with political efforts to eliminate the death penalty. It was not always so. This timely work reviews and explains the Catholic Tradition regarding the death penalty, demonstrating that it is not inherently evil and that it can be reserved... Voir plus
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Scholastic Metaphysics (2014)
A Contemporary Introduction
Sortie : 2014. Philosophie
livre de Edward Feser
Résumé · Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essence, modality, identity, persistence, teleology, and other issues in fundamental metaphysics.
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Locke (2013)
Sortie : 1 octobre 2013 (États-Unis). Philosophie
livre de Edward Feser
Résumé · Thought by many to be the quintessential philosopher of the modern age, John Locke’s ideas are the key to understanding society and politics in the West. In this accessible introduction, Edward Feser explores Locke’s works and looks critically at his legacy. In this, the author argues, we find the... Voir plus
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La Dernière Superstition (2010)
Une réfutation du nouvel athéisme
The Last Superstition A Refutation Of New Atheism
Sortie : 21 janvier 2020 (France). Philosophie, Essai
livre de Edward Feser
Résumé · La thèse centrale du «Nouvel athéisme» de Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris et Christopher Hitchens est qu’il y a eu pendant plusieurs siècles une guerre entre la science et la religion, guerre que la religion n’a cessé de perdre, et qu’à cette heure de l’histoire de l’humanité une vision... Voir plus
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Philosophy of Mind (2005)
A Beginner's Guide
Sortie : 2005 (États-Unis). Version originale, Philosophie
livre de Edward Feser
Résumé · How do you know that you really picked up this book and didn't just dream that you did? Is the mind nothing more than the brain? Could a computer ever be conscious? In this lively introduction to the philosophy of mind, Edward Feser tackles these and other questions, providing clear explanations... Voir plus
