Kategoria BISAC: Philosophy >> Movements - Existentialism

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'Why don t young athletes in sport just quit? Starting with this question and drawing on existential philosophy, phenomenology and hermeneutics, "Talent Development, Existential Philosophy and Sport" seeks a deeper understanding of the experience of being a talented young sportsperson striving to become an elite athlete.

As an alternative to conventional approaches to talent development governed by a worldview of instrumental rationality, the book introduces key ideas from educational philosophy to describe talent development through the concept of elite-Bildung. It pursues an...

Existential dialectical materialism is the philosophic synthesis of Marxism (dialectical materialism) and existentialism, providing the delineation of a new philosophic paradigm based on a more adequate view of humanity and the nature of human reality.

Being and Dialectic sets forth the core principles of the philosophy. Among other insights, the new and intriguing law of politicoeconomic entropy is shown to naturally arise from the philosophy's deductive structure.

Existential dialectical materialism is at once both a philosophy of revolution and conservativisim, being the...

The book focuses on Heidegger's thoughtful repetition of early Greek thinking, and his receptive attention to the fragments of the Presocratics from our contemporary age. Their thought has a special value for him as the heritage which must be repeated anew in order to bring us back to the question of being and to open before us new avenues for existence. The author raises questions which help us to understand Heidegger as a thinker. He presents a deep analysis of Heidegger's interpretations of the Presocratics and contributes to a new, insightful understanding of Heideggerian...

The History of Reason in the Age of Madness revolves around three axes: the Foucauldian critical-historical method, its relationship with enlightenment critique, and the way this critique is implemented in Foucault's seminal work, History of Madness.

Foucault's exploration of the origins of psychiatry applies his own theories of power, truth and reason and draws on Kant's philosophy, shedding new light on the way we perceive the birth and development of psychiatric practice. Following Foucault's adoption of 'limit attitude', which investigates the limits of our...

"Todos somos mortales. Nosotros y nuestras obras."
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Cada individuo, cada rostro humano con su existencia, no es mas que un breve ensueno mas de la naturaleza infinita (...) que deja subsistir por un instante minimo para borrarlo y dar lugar a otros."

These essays, contextualized with an insightful introduction by Eric Ziolkowski, explore Kierkegaard's relationship to literature (poetry, prose, and storytelling), the performing arts (theater, music, opera, and dance), and the visual arts and film. The collection is rounded out with a final comparative section that considers Kierkegaard in...

These essays, contextualized with an insightful introduction by Eric Ziolkowski, explore Kierkegaard's relationship to literature (poetry, prose, and storytelling), the performing arts (theater, music, opera, and dance), and the visual arts and film. The collection is rounded out with a final comparative section that considers Kierkegaard in...

Urban Proverbs 

Webster defines "Urban" as; Characteristic of cities. And "Proverb" as; A short tradition of saying expressing an obvious truth. Here within the pages of Urban Proverbs Jay Burton compiled a host of conscious rules of conduct to continue this tradition of expressions. We've all heard the old African proverb: "it takes a village to raise one." Religion institutions are big on Proverbs and its truth