Västerländsk filosofi: medeltiden & renässansen, ca 500 – ca 1600

City of God is an enduringly significant work in the history of Christian thought, by one of its central figuresWritten as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman …

In his reflections on Christianity, Saint Thomas Aquinas forged a unique synthesis of ancient philosophy and medieval theology. Preoccupied with the relationship between faith and …

Michel de Montaigne (15331592) betraktas som en av renässansens viktigaste filosofer. Han föddes i en familj bestående av jurister och handelsmän, och kom som vuxen att tjänstgöra …

A new version of the classic "Book of the Way" provides a manual on the art of living, offering eighty concise chapters that offer wisdom and advice on how to achieve balance, …

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it …

Med Essayer skapade Michel de Montaigne (15331592) inte bara en ny prosagenre, utan odlade även en för sin tid unik stil, som skickligt anpassats till svenskan av Jan Stolpe. Genom …

1588 publicerade Michel de Montaigne del tre av Essayer. Det unika tilltal som präglar Bok I och II hade då gått in en ny fas, som präglas av kritisk reflektion och …

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'He who thinks freely for himself, honours all freedom on earth.' Stefan Zweig was already an émigré-driven from a Europe torn apart by brutality and totalitarianism-when he found, …

This book is no less than a guide to the whole of Western philosophy--the ideas that have undergirded our civilization for two-and-a-half thousand years. Anthony Kenny tells the …