20th Century Continental Philosophy
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This article analyses José Ortega y Gasset’s ideas of the tasks of philosophy and the university and how they were related to his diagnosis of the crisis of modern European culture. The texts ’Misión de la universidad’, ’Qué es... more
We have two ways of knowing. Our mind knows forms, things, both subtle and gross. Faces, hands, buildings, trees, math formulas, mind knows subject and the mind knows otherness. The mind knows dualities, the mind knows me and you, us and... more
FROM THE BACK COVER: What is the essential nature of meaning? . . . . . This book answers by examining interpretive theories from the past and present. It finds that an historical struggle with meaning has been underway since the... more
Traces the origins and features of Frankfurt School critical theory.
Timeless awareness is the essence of Dzogchen. Time experienced within timeless awareness is also an expression of the essence of Dzogchen. Dzogchen is an ancient form of Tibetan mystic humanism. Dzogchen makes the essential distinction... more
In the summer of 2013 at the Tibetan Center in Poolesville, Maryland the great Lama YangThang Rinpoche gave instruction on the practice of the great compassion, or as he described the practice, as being the practice of Absolute... more
It may seem odd that the relationship between Leo Strauss and Walter Benjamin has been almost entirely disregarded. Upon a closer look, however, this is little surprising, for the two figures do not even have a common readership.... more
From Edward S. Casey, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Stony Brook University: "This singular book puts a number of leading figures in philosophy into conversation with each other -- and with the author himself, who manages... more
The third chapter of Altared Ground: Levinas History, and Violence (Routledge, 1996), "HelioGround" focuses on Plato's "idea of the Good beyond being," which plays a pivotal role in determining Levinas’ understanding of the ethical... more
২০০০. নন্দিনী মাহাতো. "দর্শন অদর্শন-এ বিশ শতক ". Sur, Chranjib ed. Alochona Chakra, Collection-14. Jan’00 (pp.92-102) RNI: 69543/87
Recent years have seen a resurgence in work on Edith Stein’s theory of empathy (Jardine 2015; Moran 2004; Szanto 2015; Taipale 2015; Vendrell Ferran 2015; Zahavi 2010) and of community and collective intentionality (Burns 2015; Caminada... more
A prominent theme of Jacques Derrida's recent work has been that of responsibility. He has attempted to approach moral issues and philosophy without abandoning his philosophical project of deconstruction, a project that in the past has... more
The relation between the Greek and Judeo-Christian traditions is "the great problem" of Western philosophy, according to Emmanuel Levinas. This volume addresses the relationship between Levinas and the world of ancient thought. In... more
Edited version of published paper presented at 'Is Black and Red Dead?' Conference, Centre for the Study of Social and Global and Justice (CSSGJ) University of Nottingham, 7-8 September, 2009... more
For much of my personal and professional life I have had an enduring interest in the distinction between mind and awareness. As my education unfolded over these many years, I have been happy to recognize that this distinction between mind... more