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I et samfund, hvor vi har flere muligheder end nogensinde, er der også mange flere valg at træffe. Den angst, det medfører, gør også Søren Kierkegaards tanker mere relevante end nogensinde før.Filosof og etnolog Lise Søelund fortolker og formidler elegant den store filosof, så det er til at genkende for enhver med Facebook Blues.Selvom Kierkegaard er fra 1800-tallet, og det kunne anføres, at han er utidssvarende set med et moderne menneskes øjne, må man erkende, at han er mere tidssvarende end nogensinde før. Han kan som en anden psykolog redegøre for, hvad der er karakteristisk for den menneskelige eksistens, og ikke mindst hvad der kan forhindre os i at gøre alvor af de ønsker og drømme, som vi alle undfanger. Han sætter fingeren på de ømme steder. Det drejer sig om en femkant eller pentagon – om en håndfuld eksistentielle vilkår. De presser sig på, efterhånden som vi modnes og ønsker at tage ansvar i vores liv.Lise Søelund er filosof og etnolog og har gennem mange år specialiseret sig i Søren Kierkegaards tænkning. Hendes omfattende forfatterskab tæller blandt andet også "Kunsten at være menneske" og "At være sig selv – en introduktion til Kierkegaards tænkning".

- Este audiolibro está narrado en Español neutral.Zaratustra se presenta como el profeta supremo fuente de sabiduría, un ermitaño que vive recluido en la montaña, donde a lo largo de su retiro reflexiona sobre la vida y la naturaleza del hombre. Cuando siente que es el momento adecuado, decide regresar al mundo para comunicar el fruto de su conocimiento. Así, esta obra narra los discursos que Zaratustra pronuncia entre los hombres para anunciar su nueva doctrina.Escrita en forma de fábula, y haciendo referencia a la Biblia y a la tradición cristiana, Zaratustra es un mesías que lleva al hombre la noticia de su salvación, proclamando el advenimiento del Übermensch o Superhombre.Toda la obra posee un carácter poético y se encuentra llena de símbolos y metáforas, expresadas en un brillante estilo, mezclando elementos narrativos, conceptuales y líricos. Es una obra peculiar que fusiona filosofía, literatura y poesía, y tuvo una profunda influencia en el ámbito cultural europeo del siglo XX. Así, la visión imaginaria del profeta, inspirado en Zoroastro, sirve como portavoz y como símbolo de las principales ideas de Nietzsche, como la muerte de Dios, la voluntad del poder y el eterno retorno de la vida. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) fue un filósofo, poeta, músico y filólogo alemán. Es considerado uno de los pensadores más relevantes del siglo XIX debido a la profunda influencia que su obra ha ejercido en la historia y la cultura occidental. Escribió sobre diversos temas como el arte, la historia, la religión, la ciencia y la filología, criticando a la cultura, la religión y la filosofía occidental mediante el análisis de conceptos y actitudes morales. Su célebre frase "Dios ha muerto" ha influenciado la agenda de muchos intelectuales, tales como Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze o Martin Heidegger. Al introducir una nueva cosmovisión que ha reorganizado el pensamiento del siglo XX, Nietzsche recibió un amplio reconocimiento como una figura significativa en la filosofía contemporánea. . Su influencia fue particularmente notoria en los filósofos existencialistas, críticos, fenomenológicos, postestructuralistas y posmodernos, y en la sociología contemporánea. Además, es considerado uno de los tres «maestros de la sospecha» (según la expresión de Paul Ricoeur), junto a Karl Marx y Sigmund Freud.

These works articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant’s ethical and political world-view. "What is Enlightenment?" (1784) and "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals" (1785) challenge all free people to think about the requirements for self-determination both in our individual lives and in our public and private institutions. Kant’s "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals" is dedicated to the proposition that all people can know what they need to know to be honest, good, wise, and virtuous. The purpose of Kant’s moral philosophy is to help us become aware of the principles that are already contained within us. Innocence and dependence must be replaced with wisdom and good will if we are to avoid being vulnerable and misguided. According to Kant, freedom of thought leads naturally to freedom of action. When that happens, governments begin to treat human beings, not as machines, but as persons with dignity. Immanuel Kant begins "Toward Lasting Peace" by contrasting the realism of practical politicians with the high-minded theories of philosophers who "dream their sweet dreams." His opening line provides a grim reminder that the only alternative to finding a way to avoid the war of each against all is the lasting peace of the graveyard. The advent of total war and the development of nuclear weapons in the twentieth century give Kant’s reflections an urgency he could not have anticipated. Kant published this work in 1795, during the aftermath of the American Revolution and the French Revolution. The high hopes of the European Enlightenment had been dampened by the Reign of Terror in which tens of thousands of people died, and the perpetual cycle of war and temporary armistice seemed to be inescapable. Kant’s essay is best known as an early articulation of the idea of a league of nations that could bring "an end to all hostilities." Today The United Nations continues to pursue that dream, but lasting peace still seems to be wishful thinking.No modern philosopher is more important than Immanuel Kant. His works extend from epistemology and metaphysics to aesthetics, ethics, and political philosophy. His "Critical Philosophy" is developed in three major works: "The Critique of Pure Reason," "The Critique of Practical Reason," and "The Critique of Judgment." A German speaker, he was born in Prussia, an area that is now part of Poland. He never travelled more than 50 miles from his home in Königsberg, but his influence has since pervaded every aspect of Western culture.

The basic principles that Bergson articulates, especially his way of thinking about reality as a dynamic process and his view of human beings as creative and evolving, should be helpful to anyone who seeks to go beyond simply dealing with the practical demands of daily life and consider the nature of things. Of special importance is Bergson’s claim that it is both possible and necessary to know from the inside rather than confining our attention to external perspectives and points of view. Intuition is able to get beyond what is relative and place us inside reality. This essay is, as the title says, an introduction. But if we think there is more to a human being — and even to nature itself — than material structures alone, perhaps the time has come to take a fresh look at Bergson’s essay. In "An Introduction to Metaphysics," Bergson traces the demise of metaphysics to the failure of both scientific materialism and dogmatism and to the immense success of a kind of pragmatism that promised liberation from the fruitless battles among various schools of philosophy. He also rejects relativism and criticizes the vacuum that is created when philosophers refuse to inquire about the nature of reality. To avoid metaphysics easily leads to a worldview shaped by unexamined ideas and hidden presuppositions. Henri Bergson was born in the year that Darwin published the Origin of the Species. He could not have imagined the philosophical impact of evolutionary theory, which is now so great that Bergson’s philosophy, which emphasizes "creative evolution," is experiencing a significant revival. The basic principles that Bergson articulates, especially his way of thinking about reality as a dynamic process and his view of human beings as creative and evolving, should be helpful to anyone who seeks to go beyond simply dealing with the practical demands of daily life and consider the nature of things.

René Descartes is often described as the first modern philosopher, but much of the content of his "Meditations on First Philosophy" can be found in the medieval period that had already existed for more than a thousand years. Does God exist? If so, what is his nature? Is the human soul immortal? How does it differ from the body? What role do sense experience and pure reason play in knowing? Descartes stands out from his predecessors because of the method he developed to treat these and other fundamental questions. Drawing on his study of mathematics, he searches for a way to establish absolutely certain conclusions based on indubitable premises. His importance in modern philosophy lies in the challenge he offers to every subsequent thinker in philosophy and science.The French philosopher Descartes is often called the "Father" of modern philosophy in the West. His Discourse on Method presents the reason why: his method of inquiry. He was the quintessential "rationalist," subjecting all sense experience as doubtful and untrustworthy. Rather than relying on external authority (whether from other people or from God), Descartes demands nothing less than absolute certainty that begins with the self and proceeds step by step with the rigor of logical and mathematical precision. Even though he claims that he has proved the existence of God and explained God’s nature, even that core tenet must be established through rigorous logical argument. No subsequent philosopher is able to ignore this bold and challenging foundation for all thinking. Those who become his disciples as well as those who reject his way of thinking are all under his spell. Many think they have broken that spell only to find that he has shaped them in ways that are not easy to escape.

After Socrates is sentenced to death by the Athenian court, his friend Crito comes to the prison to help him escape and go to another country. Socrates responds by saying that he would accept Crito’s offer only if he can be convinced that it is right and just to do so. This dialogue is not only about Socrates’ particular choice but also about the very essence of law and community.Plato lived in Athens, Greece. He wrote approximately two-dozen dialogues that explore core topics that are essential to all human beings. Although the historical Socrates was a strong influence on Plato, the character by that name that appears in many of his dialogues is a product of Plato’s fertile imagination. All of Plato’s dialogues are written in a poetic form that his student Aristotle called "Socratic dialogue." In the twentieth century, the British philosopher and logician Alfred North Whitehead characterized the entire European philosophical tradition as "a series of footnotes to Plato." Philosophy for Plato was not a set of doctrines but a goal — not the possession of wisdom but the love of wisdom. Agora Publications offers these performances based on the assumption that Plato wrote these works to be performed by actors in order to stimulate additional dialogue among those who listen to them.

Whitehead presented these three lectures at Princeton University in 1929. Although 85 years have passed, his central thesis and his analysis remain remarkably current. The scientific materialism that Whitehead opposed with such vigor continues to dominate in academic circles, and even now those who question that worldview are often accused of being anti-scientific. This is especially true in discussions of the nature of the human mind and its relation to the body (particularly the brain). It is hard to find a contemporary thinker with a better perspective on the nature and role of natural science than Whitehead who, with Bertrand Russell, published the "Principia Mathematica" in 1910; who taught logic and mathematics at Trinity College of Cambridge University; who taught philosophy of science at University College London; and who was professor of philosophy at Harvard University beginning in 1924. Whitehead’s cosmology is far from anti-scientific, but he does explain why scientific method and technological practice alone are not able to provide a comprehensive understanding of the full range of human thought and experience. This work explains what we must do to achieve such a comprehensive understanding.Whitehead, with Bertrand Russell, published the "Principia Mathematica" in 1910; he taught logic and mathematics at Trinity College of Cambridge University; he taught philosophy of science at University College London — with special emphasis on the conceptual impact of contemporary physics; and he was professor of philosophy at Harvard University, beginning in 1924, where he taught metaphysics. Whitehead’s cosmology is far from anti-scientific, but he does explain why scientific method and technological practice alone are not able to provide a comprehensive understanding of the full range of human thought and experience.

Art is the creative manifestation of essences. In order to understand the relation between art and reality, we need a philosophical guide. The best way to comprehend how the creative act of imagining enables the mind to seek reality is to employ the kind of dialectical thinking that Plato used in his dialogues. Beginning with the shadows on the wall of the cave in which each person dwells, that process gradually enables us to grasp the essences that are manifested in individual works of art. Without a philosophical guide, we are likely to encounter only a blur of images in the visual arts, a cacophony of sounds in music, a whirl of activity in the theater, and chaos in the building of cities. It is too much to expect a set of final answers to any serious question about what is true, good, or beautiful. If we abandon the quest for reality, we settle for too little. Plato’s dialectical approach offers a path between Scylla and Charybdis.Albert A. Anderson, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Babson College in Massachusetts, where he held an endowed chair as Murata Professor of Ethics from 1995 to 2003. He has also held tenured faculty appointments in philosophy at Clark University and Albion College and full-time positions at Bates College and Rhode Island School of Design. He was a founding member of the International Society for Universal Dialogue serving as its president from 1996-2001. He joined Edward Casey in translating from French "The Phenomenology of Aesthetic Experience" by Mikel Dufrenne (Northwestern University Press). He is president of Agora Publications, Inc., which specializes in translating, adapting, and performing classical philosophical texts.

The dramatic nature of Plato’s dialogues is delightfully evident in the "Symposium." The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon’s house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. With wit and insight, they each present their ideas about love — from Erixymachus’s scientific naturalism to Aristophanes’ comic fantasy. The unexpected arrival of Alcibiades breaks the spell cast by Diotima’s ethereal climb up the staircase of love to beauty itself. Ecstasy and intoxication clash as Plato concludes with one of his most skillful displays of dialectic.Plato lived in Athens, Greece. He wrote approximately two-dozen dialogues that explore core topics that are essential to all human beings. Although the historical Socrates was a strong influence on Plato, the character by that name that appears in many of his dialogues is a product of Plato’s fertile imagination. All of Plato’s dialogues are written in a poetic form that his student Aristotle called "Socratic dialogue." In the twentieth century, the British philosopher and logician Alfred North Whitehead characterized the entire European philosophical tradition as "a series of footnotes to Plato." Philosophy for Plato was not a set of doctrines but a goal — not the possession of wisdom but the love of wisdom. Agora Publications offers these performances based on the assumption that Plato wrote these works to be performed by actors in order to stimulate additional dialogue among those who listen to them.

Socrates is in prison, sentenced to die when the sun sets. In this final conversation, he asks what will become of him once he drinks the poison prescribed for his execution. Socrates and his friends examine several arguments designed to prove that the soul is immortal. This quest leads him to the broader topic of the nature of mind and its connection not only to human existence but also to the cosmos itself. What could be a better way to pass the time between now and the sunset?Plato lived in Athens, Greece. He wrote approximately two-dozen dialogues that explore core topics that are essential to all human beings. Although the historical Socrates was a strong influence on Plato, the character by that name that appears in many of his dialogues is a product of Plato’s fertile imagination. All of Plato’s dialogues are written in a poetic form that his student Aristotle called "Socratic dialogue." In the twentieth century, the British philosopher and logician Alfred North Whitehead characterized the entire European philosophical tradition as "a series of footnotes to Plato." Philosophy for Plato was not a set of doctrines but a goal — not the possession of wisdom but the love of wisdom. Agora Publications offers these performances based on the assumption that Plato wrote these works to be performed by actors in order to stimulate additional dialogue among those who listen to them.

A dialogue between Socrates and Meno probes the subject of ethics. Can goodness be taught? If it can, then we should be able to find teachers capable of instructing others about what is good and bad, right and wrong, or just and unjust. Socrates and Meno are unable to identify teachers of ethics, and we are left wondering how such knowledge could be acquired. To answer that puzzle, Socrates questions one of Meno’s servants in an attempt to show that we know fundamental ideas by recollecting them.Plato lived in Athens, Greece. He wrote approximately two-dozen dialogues that explore core topics that are essential to all human beings. Although the historical Socrates was a strong influence on Plato, the character by that name that appears in many of his dialogues is a product of Plato’s fertile imagination. All of Plato’s dialogues are written in a poetic form that his student Aristotle called "Socratic dialogue." In the twentieth century, the British philosopher and logician Alfred North Whitehead characterized the entire European philosophical tradition as "a series of footnotes to Plato." Philosophy for Plato was not a set of doctrines but a goal — not the possession of wisdom but the love of wisdom. Agora Publications offers these performances based on the assumption that Plato wrote these works to be performed by actors in order to stimulate additional dialogue among those who listen to them.

Aristotle's Poetics is best known for its definition and analysis of tragedy and comedy, but it also applies to truth and beauty as they are manifested in the other arts. In our age, when the natural and social sciences have dominated the quest for truth, it is helpful to consider why Aristotle claimed: "poetry is more philosophical and more significant than history." Like so many other works by Aristotle, the Poetics has dominated the way we have thought about all forms of dramatic performance in Europe and America ever since. The essence of poetry lies in its ability to transcend the particulars of everyday experience and articulate universals, not merely what has happened but what might happen and what ought to happen. Perhaps the greatest tribute to Aristotle comes from St. Thomas Aquinas who, in the 13th century, simply referred to him as "the Philosopher" and called him the master of those who know. Born in northeastern Greece, Aristotle went to Athens as a young man to study in Plato’s Academy where he remained for more than 20 years. When Plato died, he left the Academy, and four years later he returned to Macedonia to tutor the king’s son who quickly became Alexander the Great, the ruler of most of the civilized world. Like Plato, Aristotle’s writings extend far beyond what we currently call philosophy, including the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.

Georg Brandes introducerer her den berømte filosof Friedrich Nietzsches tænkning, der senere har rodfæstet sig som kanon inden for europæisk filosofi og åndsliv. Bogen er skrevet som del af Brandes berygtede forelæsninger på Københavns Universitet i slutningen af det 19. århundrede.Georg Brandes (1842-1927) er den mest indflydelsesrige litteraturkritiker og –teoretiker i dansk litteraturhistorie. Det var netop Georg Brandes, der definerede de litterære genrer realisme og naturalisme op imod senromantikken, som han så som virkelighedsfjern og præget af tom æstetik. Georg Brandes er den vigtigste teoretiker bag det moderne gennembrud.

Journalist Kjeld Koplev var fra 1994 og tolv år frem vært på P1-radioprogrammet "Koplevs krydsfelt", hvor han inviterede kendte gæster, der havde en historie at fortælle, i studiet. Bogen af samme navn indeholder radiointerviews fra programmets fem første år, og du kan således dykke ned i Koplevs spændende samtaler med blandt andet Merethe Stagetorn, Bettina Heltberg, Anders Bodelsen og mange andre.Kjeld Koplev (f. 1939) er en dansk forfatter og journalist. Han har skrevet fire voksenromaner samt et hav af børne- og ungdomsbøger, hvoraf flere er skrevet sammen med hans kone, Marianne Koester. Han har i mange år arbejdet som journalist på Danmarks Radio, hvor han blandt andet har lavet programmer om film, teater, musik og bøger.

Le jeune Candide travaillait dans un chateau pour un baron, et avait pour maitre Pangloss, qui professait une philosophie leibnizienne deformee et clamant qu'ils vivaient dans le meilleur des mondes possibles. Malheureusement pour le garcon, il est mis a la porte du chateau apres un baiser vole et se retrouve sur la route, allant de mesaventure en mesaventure, mais s'accrochant neanmoins desesperement a cet optimisme appris. Ce celebre conte philosophique et satirique de Voltaire fut publie en 1759 a Geneve et est un court texte a la fois comique et genial dans son exploration de la philosophie, de la religion, des prejudices, et de la cruaute d'un optimisme aveugle. Il s'inscrit dans un siecle ou les questions philosophiques sont au premier rang. Quand Voltaire ecrit son "e;Candide"e;, un debat sur le fatalisme et l'existence du Mal bat son plein, et l'optimisme leibnizien est beaucoup discute. De plus, la guerre de Sept Ans vient de commencer et un tremblement de terre a ravage Lisbonne, evenements qui ont tout deux beaucoup marque Voltaire. De meme, le philosophe francais collaborait au projet de "e;L'Encyclopedie"e; de Diderot et d'Alembert, qui a ete sanctionne par le Parlement de Paris. Tous ces elements ont joue un role dans la production de conte. -

Johannes Sløks bøger og foredrag om eksistentialisme i anden halvdel af 1900-tallet var med til at genoplive interessen for denne filosofiske retning i Danmark. I "Eksistentialisme" gør han brug af sin enorme viden som både teolog, idehistoriker og filosof til at redegøre for denne særlige disciplin, der har sin rod i Søren Kierkegaards kristen-eksistentialistiske tanker og fortsættes af Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus og Simone de Beauvoir i 1940‘erne.Johannes Sløk (1916-2001) var en dansk teolog, filosof, idehistoriker og debattør. Han blev ansat som professor ved Det Teologiske Fakultet ved Aarhus Universitet i 1959 og blev sidenhen en af hovedkræfterne bag oprettelsen af Institut for Idehistorie ved Aarhus Universitet. Johannes Sløk var som filosof stærkt inspireret af Søren Kierkegaard og har skrevet flere bøger om hans tanker og eksistentialisme generelt. Gennem sit mangeårige akademiske virke nåede Johannes Sløk at skrive mere end 60 bøger om filosofi, teologi og idehistorie.

Villy Damstrup deler ud af sin livserfaring i mere end 100 aforismer om alt fra tilværelsens banaliteter til dens mere komplicerede apsekter. Det hele fremlægges poetisk med en gennemsyrende humor og kløgtighed. Det gælder både den danske, engelske og tyske version, som alle fremgår i bogen.Villy Damstrup (1933-2008) var en dansk forfatter, foredragsholder og sømand. Gennem sit liv rejste Damstrup verden tynd, både i professionelt øjemed, men særligt på sit træskib KYRI.

I denne bog opsummerer den danske filosof Frithiof Brandt sin egen livsfilosofi i 41 skarpe og humoristiske aforismer. Temaerne spænder fra tilværelsens store spørgsmål til hverdagens ironi.Frithiof Brandt (1892-1968) var en dansk filosof og forfatter. Han beskæftigede sig i løbet af sin karriere både med filosofi og psykologi. Han udgav blandt andet bøger om Hobbes og Kirkegaard - filosoffer, der på hver deres måde, havde afgørende indflydelse på hans egen tænkning

Door zijn magnumopus Hersttij der Middeleeuwen (1919) werd Huizinga wereldberoemd. In het boek betoogt Huizinga dat de overdreven formaliteit en romantiek van het laatmiddeleeuwse hofleven een verdedigingsmechanisme was tegen de toenemende verruwing van de maatschappij. Voor deze cultuur- en mentaliteitsgeschiedenis koos Huizinga bewust voor kronieken en literatuur als bronmateriaal en niet voor archiefstukken. Zijn kunsthistorische benadering heeft hem enerzijds veel lof en anderzijds veel kritiek opgeleverd. -

"Hvad er lykke?Er spørgsmålet trivielt? Giv så svaret: Hvad er lykke!Læseren har megen eftertanken nødig, thi begrebet lykke er endnu ikke defineret. Uvisnelig hæder, herunder Nobelprisen, venter det geni, som kan give formlen. Den har været søgt, så længe mennesket har søgt – lykken.Schmidt von Lübeck sagde: Lykken er, hvor du ikke er. Og det er et postulat i lige høj grad som psykologen Hegelers påstand om, at man selv må sørge for sin lykke."Christian Bernhardsens essay går helt tæt på det uendelige spørgsmål om, hvad lykke er. Gennem citater fra digtere, psykologer og andre, man umiddelbart skulle tro var kvalificerede til at besvare det ubesvarlige spørgsmål, kredser han om noget, der er relevant for alle dem, der ikke føler sig lykkelige: Hvad er lykke?Christian Bernhardsen blev født i Norge i 1923 og flyttede til Danmark i en ung alder. Han arbejdede i en årrække som journalist på Information, før han sprang ud som forfatter. Han står bag en lang række romaner og er særligt populær som forfatter til historiske romaner for børn og unge.

"Søren Kierkegaard. Et geni i en købstad" er et ganske kortfattet essay om den danske filosof og har som en af sine forcer, at bogen gør svært tilgængeligt materiale en anelse mere konkret og præcist end det ellers ofte er tilfældet.Rohde kommer blandt andet omkring troen, den digteriske virksomhed, den eksistentielle tænkning og den uvidenskabelige psykologi.Peter Preisler Rohde (1902-1978) var en dansk forfatter. Han var kendt for i sine værker at være stærkt påvirket tidens strømninger. Rohde fik sin forfatterdebut med bogen "Verdenskrisen og det britiske rige" i 1928. Han udgav herefter flere værker, særligt med fokus på politik og kultur. Det kom blandt andet til udtryk i "Indien og den indiske frihedskamp" (1932) og "Sicilien" (1975).

"Carnets" er en udgivelse af Saint-Exupérys tanker, beretninger og overvejelser, som han nedfældede dem i sine små, læderindbund dagbøger.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry blev født i 1900. Han var blandt flyvningens pionerer i Frankrig og gjorde fra 1926 tjeneste som pilot på de franske luftpostlinjer og var senere chef for en nordafrikansk flyveplads.nI 1929 kom hans første bog, "Postflyveren", der fulgtes af "Flyveren i natten", "Blæsten, sandet og stjernerne", samt "Krigsflyveren", "Breve til et gidsel" og det beåndede poetiske eventyr "Den lille prins". Han deltog aktivt som krigsflyver i Anden verdenskrig, hvorunder han styrtede ned og blev dræbt i 1944. efter hans død udkom "Brev til en general" og den store, tankevækkende roman "Citadellet".nHan er blevet kaldt "Luftens Joseph Conrad" og sammenlignet med Hemingway, T. E. Lawrence og Lin Yutang, men indtager sin helt selvstændige plads i samtidens moderne litteratur.

Wer dächte bei Königsberg nicht an Kant oder bei Nietzsche nicht an Sils-Maria? Hartmut Sommer besucht einige der großen Philosophen von Immanuel Kant bis Arthur Schopenhauer an den Orten ihrer Arbeit und ihres Lebens. Wer einmal Hegels Tübingen oder Schopenhauers Frankfurt erkunden möchte, für den bietet dieses Hörbuch eine einmalige Gelegenheit. Neben den Orten werden auch die die zentralen Gedanken der Philosophen kurz und verständlich vorgestellt. Wir lernen dabei, dass Stätten ihre Ausstrahlung und Faszination haben und wie sie zum Denken anregen. Praktische Tipps machen das Hörbuch zu einem idealen Reisebegleiter.

Dieses Hörbuch führt umfassend in die Probleme der Allgemeinen Ethik ein. Die drei Grundfragen der Ethik: „Wie soll ich handeln?", „Warum soll ich so handeln wie ich handeln soll?", „Was bedeuten die zentralen ethischen Grundbegriffe?" werden eingeführt und erläutert. Dazu stellt der Autor die Positionen und Probleme der Allgemeinen Ethik in systematischer Perspektive vor und diskutiert diese kritisch. Dabei wird ein besonderes Augenmerk auf die Frage des Begründungsstandpunktes gelegt. Außerdem wird die Ebene der ontologischen Verpflichtungen der ethischen Hauptpositionen zum Leitfaden der systematischen Analyse gewählt, so wird deutlich, welche Annahmen ethischen Stellungnahmen zugrunde liegen.

Sind wir Menschen wirklich so autonom, wie wir für gewöhnlich glauben? Oder sind wir nicht vielmehr durch Manipulationen unterschiedlichster Art getäuschte Wesen, deren Handlungen oftmals eher irrationalen als rationalen Beweggründen folgen? Friedhelm Decher zeigt in diesem Hörbuch, dass unsere Wahrnehmung von der Welt trügt: Auf dem Weg zur Erkenntnis haben wir eine Vielzahl an Hürden zu überspringen. Auf kurzweilige Art und ohne Fachjargon informiert Decher über das Wesentliche, was in den letzten 50 Jahren über Sinnestäuschungen und Manipulationstechniken herausgefunden wurde. Gleichzeitig ist das Hörbuch eine gut verständliche Einführung in philosophische Konzepte zum Verhältnis von Welt und Erkenntnis. Psychologie und Philosophie erweisen sich so als komplementäre Wissenschaften, die es dem Menschen ermöglichen, sich selbst zu verstehen.

Warum sollte man sich mit der Geschichte der Philosophie befassen? Weil es noch nie so spannend und unterhaltsam war, wie jetzt. Anthony Kenny gelingt eine im deutschen Sprachraum einzigartige, ohne Vorkenntnisse verständliche Darstellung der antiken Anfänge der Philosophie. Von Pythagoras über Sokrates bis Platon führt der bekannte britische Philosoph in diesem Hörbuch ein in eine längst vergangene Epoche des Denkens. Er erfasst das intellektuelle Klima, in dem sie gedacht und gehandelt haben, zeigt auf, warum sie immer noch modern sind und führt tiefer in die Gedankenwelt dieser Zeit ein. Vor allem um Letzteres geht es in diesem Hörbuch, und es ist wieder einmal verblüffend, wie viel die Denker des frühen Griechenland über uns und unser Leben wussten ...

Aristoteles, der im 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. lebte, war jahrhundertelang die dominierende Figur der abendländischen Philosophie und fordert mit seinen Einsichten bis heute zum Nachdenken heraus. Dieses Hörbuch geht zentralen Fragen der aristotelischen Philosophie nach: Welches menschliche Leben kann als rundherum gelungen angesehen werden? Was ist das letzte Ziel unseres Handelns – ist es unsere eigene Glückseligkeit? Was ist die Natur des Menschen? Ist er ein Vernunftwesen? Was ist eine Charaktertugend, welches sind die Verstandestugenden? All diese Gedanken zeichnet Matthias Katzer lebendig und gut verständlich nach. Dabei gibt er auch einen kurzen Abriss des Lebens Aristoteles‘ und stellt den großen Denker in den geistesgeschichtlichen und politischen Kontext der Zeit der griechischen Polis. So erhält der Hörer eine eindrucksvolle Konzeption davon, was das menschliche Leben lebenswert macht.

"Det opstår muligvis på før-sprogligt plan, i underbevidstheden. Men der er i sproget, det først viser sig. Umenneskeliggørelsessyndromet. Og når det først kommer til udtryk der, som sprog- og tankeforurening, bliver det med uhyggelig hast til godtagne ‘realiteter‘." Elsa Gress‘ essaysamling "Fanden til forskel" kommer vidt og bredt omkring, lige fra atombomben og nazismen til kunst og teater og det, hun kalder antihumanistisk humanisme.

"Det er strikte imod mine principper at udgive en samling af kronikker. Det fremgår til overmål af en af de kronikker, jeg her har udgivet." Med det paradoks indleder professor i idehistorie Johannes Sløk "Kritiske bemærkninger", der ganske rigtigt er en samling af kronikker om alt fra Jesus til Shakespeare og opera til demonstrationer. Kronikkerne bærer præg af at være blevet til i en aktuel anledning, men samtidig har Johannes Sløk gjort sig umage for at vælge dem, der også siger noget ud over det aktuelle tilblivelsesøjeblik.

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