18 books like Tractatus logico-philosophicus

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The languages of the world Kenneth Katzner · 1975 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate An excellent overview of how all the world's main languages interconnect where they do. It also gives samples of the language with translation for a large number of languages. Shares: Langage et langues, Languages, Language, Language and languages

Language, thought, and reality Benjamin Lee Whorf · 1956 · ★ 4.0 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Writings by the pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf, including his famous work on the Hopi language as well as general reflections on language and meaning. The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts. His basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of… Shares: Langage et langues, Language, Language and languages

Natural religion F. Max Müller · 1888 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Demanding Natural religion most frequently means the "religion of nature", in which God, the soul, spirits, and all objects of the supernatural are considered as part of nature and not separate from it. Sometimes "natural religion" is taken to mean a pantheistic belief that nature itself is divine; conversely, the term is also used in philosophy to describe some aspects of religion that are said to be… Shares: Langage et langues, Languages, Language and languages, Philosophy

Philosophical essays Bertrand Russell · 1910 · ★ 3.8 · 234p · ≈ 7h · Challenging "This collection was first published in 1917 in Great Britain." Shares: History & Surveys, Modern, Logic, Philosophie

Language Edward Sapir · 1921 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Challenging An expert, accessible study, this book asks and answers fundamental questions about how language works, its regional variations, and its cultural and historical roles. The author relates linguistic issues to a broad spectrum of other areas, including the part played by language in the nature of thought and in artistic expression. No finer introduction to the subject exists, and this work's direct… Shares: Langage et langues, Language, Language and languages, Philosophy

Philosophie der symbolischen Formen Ernst Cassirer · 1923 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Ernst Cassirer war ein deutscher Philosoph. Ausgebildet in der neokantianischen Marburger Schule, folgte er zunächst seinem Mentor Hermann Cohen in dem Versuch, eine idealistische Wissenschaftsphilosophie darzustellen. Nach Cohens Tod im Jahr 1918 entwickelte Cassirer eine Theorie des Symbolismus und nutzte sie, um die Phänomenologie des Wissens zu einer allgemeineren Philosophie der Kultur zu… Shares: Langage et langues, Language, Language and languages, Philosophie

Unpopular Essays Bertrand Russell · 1901 · ★ 4.1 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A classic collection of Bertrand Russell's more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell's most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books. Shares: History & Surveys, Modern, Philosophie, Philosophy

Jenseits von Gut und Böse Friedrich Nietzsche · 1885 · ★ 4.0 · 166p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Since the French Revolution the influence of woman in Europe has DECLINED in proportion as she has increased her rights and claims; and the "emancipation of woman," insofar as it is desired and demanded by women themselves (and not only by masculine shallow-pates), thus proves to be a remarkable symptom of the increased weakening and deadening of the most womanly instincts. Shares: History & Surveys, Modern, Philosophie, Philosophy

Κρατύλος Plato · 1931 · ★ 3.6 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Με τη λογοτεχνία αιώνων, είναι αναπόφευκτο ότι κάποιοι θα πέσουν στα σκαλιά. Κυνηγάμε έργα δημόσιου τομέα και τα αποκαθιστούμε για να μην χαθούν στον κόσμο. Ποιοι είμαστε; Είμαστε η Cairn Press. Το υπόβαθρό μας είναι στο σχέδιο, τις εκδόσεις, την τυπογραφία και την τεχνολογία. Αυτές οι δεξιότητες τροφοδοτούν την αποστολή μας να δημιουργήσουμε τα υψηλότερης ποιότητας ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία δημόσιου… Shares: Language and languages, Philosophy

De la causa Giordano Bruno · 1889 · 177p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Giordano Bruno's notorious public death in 1600, at the hands of the Inquisition in Rome, marked the transition from Renaissance philosophy to the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. In his philosophical works he addressed such delicate issues as the role of Christ as mediator and the distinction, in human beings, between soul and matter. This volume presents new translations of… Shares: History & Surveys, Modern, Philosophie, Philosophy

Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους Plato · 1675 · ★ 4.0 · 124p · ≈ 4h · Demanding There is a well-known saying that the whole of Western Philosophy is footnotes of Plato. This is because his writings have set the schema that philosophy can be said to have followed ever since. Following the teachings of Socrates, Plato's works are among the world's greatest literature. The Apology is the speech made by Socrates in his own defence at his trail, and his justification for his… Shares: History & Surveys, Language and languages, Philosophie, Philosophy

The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche · 1909 · 18p · ≈ 36m · Challenging "The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche" is an indispensable philosophical collection encompassing the full scope of one of history’s most groundbreaking and provocative thinkers, whose insights dramatically reshaped modern intellectual thought. Nietzsche, known for his penetrating critique of traditional morality, religion, and philosophical ideals, challenged foundational assumptions about… Shares: Philosophie, Philosophy

Discours sur l'ensemble du positivisme Auguste Comte · 1848 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Positivism is a philosophy of science based on the view that information derived from sensory experience, logical and mathematical treatments is the exclusive source of all authoritative knowledge, that there is valid knowledge (truth) only in scientific knowledge. Verified data received from the senses is known as empirical evidence. This view, when applied to the social as to the natural… Shares: History & Surveys, Philosophy

The meaning of meaning C. K. Ogden · 1923 · 363p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The Meaning of Meaning: A Study of the Influence of Language upon Thought and of the Science of Symbolism (1923) is a book by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards. It is accompanied by two supplementary essays by Bronisław Malinowski and F. G. Crookshank. The conception of the book arose during a two-hour conversation between Ogden and Richards held on a staircase in a house next to the Cavendish… Shares: Semantics, Language, Philosophy

Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany · 1966 · ★ 3.9 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate During an interstellar war one side develops a language, Babel-17, that can be used as a weapon. Learning it turns one into an unwilling traitor as it alters perception and thought. This is discovered by the starship captain Rydra Wong. She is recruited to discover how the enemy are infiltrating and sabotaging strategic sites. Shares: Language, Language and languages

Homer Όμηρος · 1833 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history. The question of Homers identity and existence—dubbed the "Homeric… Shares: Language, Language and languages

Völkerpsychologie Wilhelm Max Wundt · 1900 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (1832 – 1920) è stato uno psicologo, fisiologo e filosofo tedesco. Secondo Blumenthal "È divenuto per la storia della psicologia 'il padre fondatore' della disciplina, grazie al suo contributo teorico e sperimentale".Wundt era convinto che i contenuti psichici sono realtà complesse che possono però essere scomposti nelle unità più semplici che li costituiscono… Shares: Language, Language and languages

Oriental and linguistic studies William Dwight Whitney · 1873 · 423p · ≈ 14h · Challenging 3 works of William Dwight Whitney American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer (1827-1894) This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of William Dwight Whitney. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Language and the Study of Language Logical Consistency in Views of Language On Material and Form in Language Shares: Language, Language and languages

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