Sander W. de Boer The science of the soul

the commentary tradition on Aristotle's De anima, c. 1260 - c. 1360

The transformation of the science of the soul between 1260 and 1360. Aristotle's highly influential work on the soul, entitled De anima, formed part of the core curriculum of medieval universities and was discussed intensively. It covers a range of topics in philosophical psychology, such as the relationship between mind and body and the nature of abstract thought. However, there is a key difference in scope between the socalled 'science of the soul', based on Aristotle, and modern philosophical...

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Engels | 500 pagina's (PDF, 3,3 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017

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Henrico de Gandavo Syncategoremata

Henrico de Gandavo adscripta

The Stadsbibliotheek of Brugge houses a manuscript (ms. 510, f. 227ra-237vb) that holds a short logical text on the Syncategoremata, e.g. words that are not subjects or predicates in proposition. In this manuscript the text is ascribed to Henry of Ghent, who was a leading thinker of the second half of the thirteenth century. The highly interesting text contains some typical themes of Henry of Ghent, e.g. the distinction between esse essentiae and esse existentiae, which further supports the attribution...

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Engels | Latijn | 160 pagina's (PDF, 2,7 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2011

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Greg Houwer Into the white

Kafka and his metamorphoses

Into the White lays bare a hidden overall logic in Kafka's work. Instead of restoring an initial but perturbed balance - the standard pattern for a piece of fiction -, Kafka's characters always do the opposite: they do everything they can to maintain the imbalance. The book shows how this should be linked to Kafka's own attitude as a writer. Writing, for Kafka, always gave birth to promises that could not be kept. It opens up gates that the writer is not allowed to enter. In the stories that deal...

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Engels | ePub2, 0,3 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011

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Whose weight is it anyway?

essays on ethics and eating

It is a simple truth: nobody can do without food. But to solely describe food as a biological need would be too limited, neglecting the fact that food is a social and cultural practice as well. Despite its appearance, food is not even morally neutral. It is this moral aspect that is being explored in the book. Scholars from various disciplines address the ethical perspective of changing food habits in general, and the promotion of healthy eating in particular. While it is certainly the case that...

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Engels | ePub2, 0,4 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011

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Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens

a brief history of mankind

Geschiedenis van de evolutionaire ontwikkeling van de mensheid vanaf de homo sapiens tot in de 21ste eeuw.

Engels | 498 pagina's | Vintage Books, London | 2014

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Moira Gatens Spinoza's hard path to freedom

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Engels | 53 pagina's | Royal Van Gorcum, Assen | 2011

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In medias res

Peter Sloterdijk's spherological poetics of being

Non-fictie

Engels | 202 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2011

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Martin Heidegger Basic writings

from Being and time (1927) to The task of thinking (1964)

Engels | 342 pagina's | Routledge, London [etc.] | 2011

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Leslie Jaye Kavanaugh The architectonic of philosophy

Plato, Aristotle, Leibniz

Engels | 335 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2007

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