Essays on images and representation in the writings of Philo of Alexandria.

Select essays, originally presented at the Sixth Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, held in 2001 at SUNY Oneonta.

A study of Nietzche’s Zarathustra.

Addresses perceived irresolvable paradoxes regarding reality as presented by a number of philosophers.

Brings together the thought of liberation theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez and Christian philosopher Simone Weil to present a unique vision that can speak of both the reality of suffering and the desire for mystical experience.

Examines Nietzsche's complex attitudes toward religion and his understanding of how particular religions and deities affect the intellectual, moral, and spiritual lives of their various proselytes and adherents.

An exploration of Bertrand Russell's writings during the interwar years, a period when he advocated "the scientific outlook" to insure the survival of humanity in an age of potential self-destruction.

An anthology of writings on vegetarianism from a wide range of religious traditions.

A selection of key writings from the French religious philosopher, Jean Borella.

Combines the work of promising college students with essays by distinguished scholars.

Explores ancient Sanskrit texts.

Explores various aspects of Plato’s cosmological writings.

Assesses Mircea Eliade's contribution to the contemporary understanding of religion and the academic study of religion.

An in-depth investigation of the views of justice present in the opening sections of Plato's Republic.

Presents a new option in theology, "pragmatic historicism" which emerges out of the historicist assumptions of recent Western thought and resists both confessionalism and universalism.

Explores the thought of twentieth-century philosopher Michael Polanyi.

A systematic study of Wang Bi's (226-249) commentary on the Laozi, this book provides the first systematic study of a Chinese commentator's scholarly craft and introduces a highly sophisticated Chinese way of reading the Taoist classic, one that differs greatly from Western interpretations.

In this companion volume to the national public television documentary of the same name, interviews of philosophy luminaries expose the relevance of philosophy to everyday life.

Characterize several lines of intellectual development by which some of the fundamental features of ancient, medieval, and modern pictures of God, Nature, Beauty, the State, and the Self came to be accepted as common knowledge in the Mediterranean world today.

Explores what is meant by the concept of religion.

Recovers classical pragmatism from recent deconstructive interpretations.

This first full-length study of renunication in Sankara's Advaita Vedanta shows that Sankara's position has been misinterpreted by both traditional and modern commentators and brings his actual position to light.

An imaginative and exciting exposition of major themes from Wittgenstein's mature philosophy.

Develops a theory of friendship as a space that is neither public nor private.

Selected papers from the Dowling College Mediterranean Conference.