Christian philosopher Robert Spaemann takes the reader on a quest for the fundamental principles of ethics. Writing in a clear style accessible to non-specialists, drawing both on ancient and modern philosophy, from Aristotle, Plato and Aquinas to Kant and Hegel, he discovers the intimate relationship between ethics and ontology - the science of being. This book is written for theologians as well as philosophers - indeed for anyone who is concerned with the meaning of a 'life well lived', with good and evil and the search for happiness.
Christian philosopher Robert Spaemann takes the reader on a quest for the fundamental principles of ethics. Writing in a clear style accessible to non...
Description: The question of the nature of humanity is one of the most complex of all philosophical and theological inquiries. Where might one look to find a decent answer to this question? Should we turn to an investigation of genetics and DNA for such answers? Should we look to the history of humanity's adaption and evolution? Should we look to humanity's cultural achievements and the form of its social life? In this intriguing and provocative collection of essays, philosopher Robert Spaemann reacts against what he calls "scientistic" anthropology and ventures to take up afresh the quaestio...
Description: The question of the nature of humanity is one of the most complex of all philosophical and theological inquiries. Where might one look to...
Die moderne Weltanschauung ihrer inneren Widersprüchlichkeit zu überführen, ist ein Leitmotiv des Philosophierens von Robert Spaemann: Dem philosophischen Denken geht es um etwas jenseits seiner selbst. Und dass es ihm überhaupt um etwas geht, denn es verbindet den Menschen mit allem Lebendigem.Diese philosophische Haltung zeigt sich in seinem Gespräch mit den Großen der Philosophie und wird zum roten Faden seines Opus, dessen essayistischer Teil in Form von Reden und Aufsätzen der letzten 60 Jahre in diesem Band vorliegt. Ihre Lektüre bereitet zudem Vergnügen. "Die Zeit" nennt...
Die moderne Weltanschauung ihrer inneren Widersprüchlichkeit zu überführen, ist ein Leitmotiv des Philosophierens von Robert Spaemann: Dem philosop...
Der große Philosoph Robert Spaemann weist nach: Die Nutzung der Atomkraft ist ein Verbrechen.§Seit über 50 Jahren spricht sich der Philosoph Robert Spaemann ausdrücklich gegen die Nutzung der Atomenergie aus. Als einer der führenden Skeptiker in dieser Debatte fühlt sich Robert Spaemann weniger durch politische Programme zu seiner Stellungnahme veranlasst, als vielmehr - philosophisch und theologisch - aus ethischen Gründen verpflichtet.§§Er erhebt Einspruch gegen die menschliche Hybris im atomaren Zeitalter: Woher nehmen wir die Gewissheit, eine Technologie handhaben zu können, bei...
Der große Philosoph Robert Spaemann weist nach: Die Nutzung der Atomkraft ist ein Verbrechen.§Seit über 50 Jahren spricht sich der Philosoph Robert...
What does it mean to love someone? What does the concept of human dignity mean, and what are its consequences? What marks the end of a person's life? Is personhood more than consciousness? These perplexing questions lurk beneath the surface of everyday life, surfacing only to demand urgent attention in crises. Renowned German philosopher Robert Spaemann addresses these and other foundational enigmas in three eloquent short essays. Speaking wisdom to controversy, he offers carefully considered, novel approaches to key philosophical and theological questions about the nature of human love...
What does it mean to love someone? What does the concept of human dignity mean, and what are its consequences? What marks the end of a person's life? ...
Gabriele Kuby James Patrick Kirchner Robert Spaemann
The core of the global cultural revolution is the deliberate confusion of sexual norms. It is the culmination of a metaphysical revolution as well--a shifting of the fundamental ground upon which we stand and build a culture, even a civilization. Instead of desire being subjected to natural, social, moral, and transcendent orders, the identity of man and woman is dissolved, and free rein given to the maximum fulfillment of polymorphous urges, with no ultimate purpose or meaning.
Gabriele Kuby surveys gender ideology and LGBT demands, the devastating effects of pornography and...
The core of the global cultural revolution is the deliberate confusion of sexual norms. It is the culmination of a metaphysical revolution as well--a ...
An examination and defense of the concept of personality, long central to Western moral culture but now increasingly under attack, by a leading European philosopher. Persons takes issue with major contemporary philosophers, especially in the English-speaking world (such as Parfit and Singer), who have contributed to the eclipse of the idea, and traces the debate back to the foundations of modern philosophy in Descartes and Locke. Robert Spaemann offers extended discussions of the sources of the idea in Christian theology and its development in Western philosophy. He also provides a...
An examination and defense of the concept of personality, long central to Western moral culture but now increasingly under attack, by a leading Europe...
