Ciencias Sociales
Key philosophical writings
COP $ 48.000René Descartes (1569-1650), the \'father\' of modern philosophy, is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history: his genius lies at the core of our contemporary intellectual identity. Breaking with the conventions of his own time and suffering persecution by the Church as a consequence, Descartes in his writings-most of which are philosophical classics-attempted to answer the central questions surrounding the self, God, free-will and knowledge, using the science of thought as opposed to received wisdom based on the tenets of faith. This edition, the most comprehensive one volume selection of Descartes works available in English, includes his great essay, Discourse on Method. Nota: el contenido de se este libro se encuentra en inglés.This edition, the most comprehensive one volume selection of Descartes works available in English, includes his great essay, Discourse on Method. Nota: el contenido de se este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota: el contenido de se este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información
Symposium and the death of Socrates
COP $ 48.000In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and decides to discuss Socrates instead. Symposium gives an unsurpassed picture of the sparkling society that was Athens at the height of her empire. The setting of the other dialogues is more sombre. Socrates is put on trial for impiety, and sentenced to death. Euthyphro discusses the nature of piety, Apology is Socrates speech in his own defence, Crito explains his refusal to escape punishment, and Phaedo gives an account of Socrates last day. These dialogues have never been offered in one volume before. Tom Griffiths Symposium has been described as possibly the finest translation of any Platonic dialogue. All the other translations are new. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.The setting of the other dialogues is more sombre. Socrates is put on trial for impiety, and sentenced to death. Euthyphro discusses the nature of piety, Apology is Socrates speech in his own defence, Crito explains his refusal to escape punishment, and Phaedo gives an account of Socrates last day. These dialogues have never been offered in one volume before. Tom Griffiths Symposium has been described as possibly the finest translation of any Platonic dialogue. All the other translations are new. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.These dialogues have never been offered in one volume before. Tom Griffiths Symposium has been described as possibly the finest translation of any Platonic dialogue. All the other translations are new. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información
The nicomachean ethics
COP $ 48.000Aristotle (384-322BC) is the philosopher who has had most influence on the development of western culture, writing on a wide variety of subjects including the natural sciences as well as the more strictly philosophical topics of logic, metaphysics and ethics. To the poet Dante, he was simply \'the master of those who know\'. The Ethics contains his views on what makes a good human life. While the work continues to stimulate and challenge modern philosophers, the general course of the argument is easily accessible to the non-specialist. Both as a key influence in the history of ideas and as a work containing unique insights into the human condition, this is a book that simply demands to be read. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. The Ethics contains his views on what makes a good human life. While the work continues to stimulate and challenge modern philosophers, the general course of the argument is easily accessible to the non-specialist. Both as a key influence in the history of ideas and as a work containing unique insights into the human condition, this is a book that simply demands to be read. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información