Author: Mr. C. Stephen Eva
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Keywords: reason, religion, account, kierkegaardian, faith
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1998-07-31
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 080284555X
ISBN-13: 9780802845559

This volume provides an explanation and defense of a view of faith and reason found in the writings of Soren Kierkegaard and others that is often called fideism. Carefully distinguishing indefensible forms of fideism that involve a rejection of reason from responsible forms of fideism that require reason to become self-critical, C. Stephen Evans unfolds a Kierkegaardian view that genuine religious knowledge is grounded in faith beyond reason. Three versions of responsible fideism are discussed and analyzed. Evans’s discussion is deepened by concrete examples of how fideists might view th

Author: Gary Gutting
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: reason, modern, european, philosophy, history, science, archaeology, scientific, michel, foucault
Number of Pages: 324
Published: 1989-09-29
List price: $61.00
ISBN-10: 0521366984
ISBN-13: 9780521366984

This is an important introduction to and critical interpretation of the work of the major French thinker, Michel Foucault. Through comprehensive and detailed analyses of such important texts as The History of Madness in the Age of Reason, The Birth of the Clinic, The Order of Things, and The Archaeology of Knowledge, the author provides a lucid exposition of Foucault’s "archaeological" approach to the history of thought, a method for uncovering the "unconscious" structures that set boundaries on the thinking of a given epoch. The book casts Foucault in a new light, relating his work to

Author: Ken Englade
Publisher: St. Martin’s True Crime
Keywords: reason
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 1990-11-01
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0312923465
ISBN-13: 9780312923464

The Woman: She was a beautiful, gifted descendant of Lady Astor. But Elizabeth Haysom was also a spoiled, willful daughter of privilege.The Lover: He was the brilliant young son of a German diplomat. But his love for Elizabeth would draw Jens Soering into a web of madness and murder.The Murder: When Elizabeth’s parents were found savagely butchered in their elegant Virginia country home, she and Jens fled to Europe-igniting an international manhunt that spanned three continents.The Trial: The sensational courtroom drama that followed painted a twisted portrait of two golden youths cons

Author: Al Gore
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Keywords: reason, assault
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-04-29
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0143113623
ISBN-13: 9780143113621

The first question many people ask when hearing of a new book from Al Gore is, "Is it about the environment?" The answer is yes, but it’s not (or, rather, not only) the kind of environment he wrote about in Earth in the Balance and of course painted such a vivid picture of in his Oscar-winning documentary (and companion book), An Inconvenient Truth. It’s the political environment he’s concerned about in The Assault on Reason: the way we debate and decide on the critical issues of the day. In an account that balances theoretical discussion of the foundations of democracy with

Author: Kate Dola
Publisher: Cerridwen Pre
Keywords: reason, certain
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2007-05-15
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 141995055X
ISBN-13: 9781419950551

Lucia Wright needs a holiday. After years of caring for her "eccentric" younger brother and sister in the country, she accepts a friend’s invitation to spend a few weeks enjoying the season in London only to find that life among the city’s elite may be even crazier than at home. Lord Edmund Rutherford needs an escape. Sworn since childhood to a woman he cannot abide, he finds himself trapped by the strictures of society and the expectations of those around him. The solution seems simple feign madness and be sent away for a short period, encouraging his intended bride to end their l

Author: David Cro
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Keywords: reason, drink
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-08-31
List price: $23.99
ISBN-10: 0446579483
ISBN-13: 9780446579483

After a decade spent in isolation in the Ugandan jungles thinking about stuff, David Cross has written his first book. Known for roles on the small screen such as "never-nude" Tobias Funke on Arrested Development and the role of "David" in Mr. Show With Bob And David, as well as a hugely successful stand-up routine full of sharp-tongued rants and rages, Cross has carved out his place in American comedy. Whether deflating the pomposity of religious figures, calling out the pathetic symbiosis of pseudo-celebrity and its leaching fandom, or merely pushing the buttons of the way-too-easily offende

Author: Al Gore
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Keywords: reason, assault
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2007-05-22
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 1594201226
ISBN-13: 9781594201226

Clean, tight book. Index. Notes. Creases and edge wear on unclipped dust jacket. A serious critique of the United States tempered by hope and faith in the restoration of checks and balances. 320pp.The first question many people ask when hearing of a new book from Al Gore is, "Is it about the environment?" The answer is yes, but it’s not (or, rather, not only) the kind of environment he wrote about in Earth in the Balance and of course painted such a vivid picture of in his Oscar-winning documentary (and companion book), An Inconvenient Truth. It’s the political environment he’