Bøger af John Russon

Drawing from philosophy and psychology, offers a clear and compelling interpretation of what it means to be an adult.

Proposes that philosophy is the proper cure for neurosis.

* Interprets Plato's Republic in light of the political and cultural history of Greece. * Identifies money as a distinctive and decisive theme in the Republic. * Reveals how the image of the divided line in the Republic is a compelling account of knowledge as existential transformation. * Demonstrates how and way democracy and its problems are inescapable features of political life.

Russon argues that Hegel has not only taken account of the body in his philosophy, but has done so in a way that integrates both modern work on embodiment and the approach to the body found in ancient Greek philosophy.

Uses the theme of reading to clarify the methods, premises, evidence, reasoning, and conclusions developed in Hegel's seminal text. This title considers the rich relevance of Hegel's philosophy to understanding other key Western philosophers, such as Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, Husserl, Heidegger, and Derrida.