検索キーワード： 制作 "-- Kevin Wright --" 論理学・言語学

Ludwig Wittgenstein is één van de belangrijkste denkers uit de 20e eeuw en zijn filosofische werk omvat vrijwel het hele menselijk denken en handelen, met nadruk op de logica. Weinig mensen echter weten dat muziek een hoofdrol speelde in zijn leven. Hij groeide op in een muzikale familie, waar grote componisten als Brahms en Mahler over de vloer kwamen. Zelf speelde Wittgenstein klarinet en hij componeerde een muziekstuk, getiteld Leidenschaftlich, dat hij met potlood tussen zijn filosofische aantekeningen krabbelde.

Brought to you by Penguin. In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5% of the...

Heresy Press’s first non-fiction offering addresses free speech and creative freedom—central to the Press’s mission—through a systematic debunking of the most common pro-censorship arguments. Co-authored by Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail constitutes a bulwark against the persistent censorial efforts from both the political left and right.

In an age of information overload, the real competitive edge is clarity. This guide distills the proven reasoning strategies that philosophers, data scientists, and world-class strategists rely on—then packages them into 100 bite-size methods that locks the idea in your memory.

Even the most reasonable of us can be selective about when we think reasonably. We may realize that the best thing to do is to take the advice of our doctor when facing a medical issue. When shopping for a new car or appliance we might carefully assess online reviews and weigh our options calmly before making an informed decision. But when it comes to things that feel more fraught, we might throw this approach out the window, dismissing facts and patterns that form a body of evidence, and trust our gut.

Truth before Logic explores the provocative implications of the claim that “you can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it.” Chesterton counters the sterile, truncated worldview of scientism with an appeal to a deep awareness in the heart and mind without which there would be neither science nor religion.

Modern life is hectic and it's easy to lose sight of what truly matters. This book is a reminder to pause and reconnect with deeper meaning behind your actions. This book shares wisdom from ancient philosophers in a relatable way. Their revelations offer a fresh perspective on today's challenges and those you'll face tomorrow.

Balancogic constitutes a rational yet aesthetically rich realm of thought. From birth to death, from nothingness to existence, from individual to cosmos—all things seek their position within this eternal circulation.

Brought to you by Penguin. The celebrated scientist and author of Why Information Grows reveals how knowledge moves, drives progress and shapes the world We all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are aware of the principles that govern...

Während der Cola-Kriege in den 1980er-Jahren wetteiferten Coca-Cola und Pepsi darum, Amerikas beliebteste Limonade zu werden. Doch Coca-Cola nutzte diese Fähigkeit nicht zum richtigen Zeitpunkt und dieser Fehler hätte beinahe eines der ältesten und wertvollsten Unternehmen Amerikas in den Ruin getrieben.

Our Global Lingua Franca is an essential companion for both native and non-native English instructors navigating the challenges of sub-par language learning. It will validate your frustrations about learning and teaching under the conventional approach to EFL. Intelligent without being overly academic, it offers invaluable outside-the-box advice on reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics to help you impart conversational English fluency and beyond.

In Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas, Ngugi wa Thiong'o presents a series of essays that build on his vast wealth of work on language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity. Intricate, nuanced and accessible, it reaffirms the revolutionary power of African languages to fight back against both the psychic and material impacts of colonialism, past and present.

Par une analyse logique minutieuse, Orobio expose les contradictions dans la philosophie matérialiste de Jan Bredenburg, affirmant que Spinoza et ses contemporains promeuvent un nouvel athéisme panthéiste, remplaçant Dieu par la "Nature" et ignorant les fondements de la logique, de la grammaire, de la métaphysique et de l'ontologie.

Isaac Orobio defiende la convergencia de la ciencia y la religión, argumentando que ambas pueden coexistir con verdades simultáneas y lógicas que permiten comprender la existencia de un ser necesario y la creación a partir de infinitas posibilidades. La obra de Orobio es esencial para quienes buscan entender la interacción entre razón, fe y existencia, siendo una lectura indispensable para filósofos, teólogos y cualquier persona interesada en los fundamentos clásicos de la fe en relación con la razón.

Named is a fascinating exploration of names, global naming conventions and identity politics woven into a moving, personal narrative about the finding of family and self. At the intersection of memoir and social and cultural history it is a truly fascinating book about the seemingly ordinary and every day.

This book explores a new approach to understanding the evolution of mind and consciousness by examining the perceptual abilities of animals and the way they experience their world. It offers a science-based, bottom-up approach to our own conscious worldview by seeing it through the eyes of others. Human ecologist John Schooneveldt emphasizes the role of context in evolution and the way animals internalize and engage with the contextual properties of their world that are meaningful for them.

Master the Art of Smart Choices with Decision Making: An AI’s Guide to 100 Strategies for Choosing Wisely When Human Instinct Fails. This audiobook breaks down complex thinking tools into simple, actionable strategies, helping you make better decisions in every part of life.

Martha Barnette has spent two decades as the co-host of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as “a virtual treasure house” and “‘Car Talk’ for Lexiphiles.” Over that time, she’s developed a keen sense of what fascinates people about language. They are curious about etymology and revel in slang, are surprised by regional vocabulary and celebrate linguistic diversity. Idioms both puzzle and delight word lovers, and they are eager to share family neologisms and that weird phrase Grandma always used to say.

I Think, Therefore I’m Wrong: Descartes and the Birth of Overconfidence is your gloriously sarcastic, brutally honest, and deeply unhinged guide to the man who launched modern philosophy with one anxious thought spiral and never looked back.

A philosophy of games to help us win back control over what we value The philosopher C. Thi Nguyen—one of the leading experts on the philosophy of games and the philosophy of data—takes us deep into the heart of games, and into the depths of bureaucracy, to see how scoring systems shape our...