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Interest in the contribution made by women to the history of philosophy is burgeoning. At the forefront of this revival is Mary Wollstonecraft. This volume brings together essays from leading scholars, which explore Wollstonecraft's range as a moral and political philosopher of note, both taking a historical perspective and applying her thinking to current academic debates

With no neglect not even minimizing the permanent conflict between those who aspire to grasp the essence of things and those who pursue the assent of their audiences, the author of this article studies the strained relations between rhetoric and philosophy. He wants to show up how both of them share democracy as a common ground and as an endless exercise in a good argued way of life. Taking the known conflict between sophists and philosophers as a starting point, and getting along through the intellectual events that marked a breakdown between philosophy and rhetoric and a gap in modern thought, the author stresses the current relevance a philosophy inspired on rhetoric might have today. So, he examines Plato's, Aristotle's, Descartes', Ricœur's and, mainly, Perelman's contributions to this debate. ; En este artículo, el autor examina las relaciones, siempre tensas, entre retórica y filosofía, sin negar ni pretender minimizar el conflicto, siempre vigente, entre los que aspiran a capturar la esencia de las cosas y los que buscan lograr el asentimiento de sus auditorios. Pretende poner de presente que unos y otros comparten un suelo común: el de la democracia como modo de vida basado en el ejercicio de la buena argumentación. Partiendo del ya conocido conflicto entre filósofos y sofistas en la antigüedad griega, y pasando por los acontecimientos intelectuales que dieron lugar a una ruptura definitiva entre filosofía y retórica en el pensamiento moderno, se enfatiza la importancia que, para el pensamiento de nuestros días, puede tener una filosofía de inspiración retórica. Dicho examen se realiza a partir de los aportes de filósofos como Platón, Aristóteles, Descartes, Paul Ricœur, y especialmente Chaïm Perelman.

A discussion of the nature of philosophy in relation to revelation maintains that revelation represents what is handed down by God. Revelation presents what it sees as truth & human beings who possess reason can chose to either acknowledge or reject it. The philosophy that results from this rejection is the account of a reality that exists only in the mind & the source of ideology. It is contended that both reason & revelation are involved with the best city, i.e., the possibility of political excellence. The tradition of revelation overshadows the law even though it attempts to guide it. Politics necessarily remains incomplete because a total politics would be contrary to human limitations. Aristotle emphasized that political things are not the highest in the universe but only in the practical order & political philosophy is aware of its own inability to answer its own highest questions. It is concluded that political philosophy exists to find a place for both reason & revelation in the city on terms that are right for both. Adapted from the source document.

This book explores the life and work of Austrian-British economist, political economist, and social philosopher, Friedrich Hayek. Set within a context of the recent financial crisis, alongside the renewed interest in Hayek and the Hayek-Keynes debate, the book introduces the main themes of Hayek's thought. These include the division of knowledge, the importance of rules, the problems with planning and economic management, and the role of constitutional constraints in enabling the emergence of unplanned order in the market by limiting the perverse incentives and distortions in information often associated with political discretion. Key to understanding Hayek's development as a thinker is his emphasis on the knowledge problem that economic decision makers face and how alternative institutional arrangements either hinder or assist them in overcoming that epistemic dilemma. Hayek saw order emerging from individual action and responsibility under the appropriate institutional order that itself emerges from actors discovering new and better ways to coordinate their behavior. This book will be of interest to all those keen to gain a deeper understanding of this great 20th century thinker in economics. Peter Boettke is University Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, at George Mason University, USA.--

"The essays in this volume explore some of the disconcerting realities of fanaticism, by analyzing its unique dynamics, and considering how it can be productively confronted. The book features both analytic and continental philosophical approaches to fanaticism. Working at the intersections of epistemology, philosophy of emotions, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion, the contributors address a range of questions related to this increasingly relevant, yet widely neglected topic. What are the distinctive features of fanaticism? What are its causes, motivations, and reasons? In what ways, if at all, is fanaticism epistemically, ethically, and politically problematic? And how can fanaticism be combatted or curtailed? The Philosophy of Fanaticism will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in epistemology, philosophy of religion, philosophy of emotions, moral psychology, and political philosophy"--

chapter 1 Dieter Henrich and the Contemporary Philosophical Landscape -- chapter 2 The Irreducibility of Subjectivity -- chapter 3 Subjectivity, Metaphysics, and Speculative Thinking -- chapter 4 The Challenge to Habermas's Curtailment of Reason -- chapter 5 Conclusion.

Marxism China is a process in which China conforms to the historical requirements of modernization, catches up with modernization, and seeks a new path of modernization. Under the background of the modernization movement and the modernity problems that followed, the China of Marxist philosophy undoubtedly has a new problem domain. From the perspective of practice, the logical thread of Marxism in China is the modernization of China. Theoretically, the construction of China's modernity is the theme of Marxism China. Therefore, the construction of modernity is an important perspective for studying Marxism in China. Marxist philosophy China's modernity construction shows some basic principles in interaction. We should criticize the capital logic to promote the China-orientation of Marxist philosophy and China-orientation of Marxism, promote the transformation of China's traditional culture into the academic resources of modern construction, and realize the "free and all-round development of human beings" as the common goals of China-orientation of Marxism and modern construction of China.