Of all the writings of Plato the Timaeus is the most obscure and repulsive to the modern reader, and has nevertheless had the greatest influence over the ancient and mediaeval world. The obscurity arises in the infancy of physical science, out of the confusion of theological, mathematical, and physiological notions, out of the desire to conceive the whole of nature without any adequate knowledge of the parts, and from a greater perception of similarities which lie on the surface than of differences which are hidden from view.

The Ion is the shortest, or nearly the shortest, of all the writings which bear the name of Plato, and is not authenticated by any early external testimony. The grace and beauty of this little work supply the only, and perhaps a sufficient, proof of its genuineness. The plan is simple; the dramatic interest consists entirely in the contrast between the irony of Socrates and the transparent vanity and childlike enthusiasm of the rhapsode Ion.

The Confessions is an autobiographical work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau which initiated modern autobiography. Covering the first fifty-three years of Rousseau's life the book provides an account of the experiences that shaped his personality and ideas.

Elsewhere we have investigated in detail the movement of animals after their various kinds, the differences between them, and the reasons for their particular characters (for some animals fly, some swim, some walk, others move in various other ways); there remains an investigation of the common ground of any sort of animal movement whatsoever.

„Greu este s? fii bun“. A?a suna verdictul unui filozof presocratic la care m? încruntam abitir pe la 20 de ani. Acum, la 60, dup? ce am înv??at de la aceia?i în?elep?i c? „to?i oamenii sunt r?i“, dar c? „nu trebuie s?-i judeci“, nu m? mai gr?besc cu încruntarea. Doar zâmbesc pu?in ofilit, în dulce resemnare. Cu un astfel de zâmbet – trist, admirativ, îng?duitor ?i comp?timitor totodat? – trebuie întâmpinat (?i f?r? îndoial? iertat) Tomas H., personajul axial din romanul Cameliei Cavadia. Destinat fericirii, dar e?uat lamentabil. Vinovat inocent ?i egofil culpabil. ?i totu?i înseninat, dureros de triumf?tor în final, dup? ce altruismul învinge mizantropia, iar d?ruirea de sine absolv? vinov??ia. În fond, ce ar fi vina f?r? isp??ire? Un roman despre povara fericirii (chiar a?a!) ?i chinul permanent al demonicului de a surpa – prin patologia patimii oarbe – iubirea curat?, armonia conjugal?, farmecul divin al copil?riei ?i nobila condi?ie de p?rinte. Un debut surprinz?tor prin precizia arhitecturii narative ?i siguran?a rotirii caruselului cu multe ?i subtile rela?ii psihologice. În plus, îmbucur?tor prin op?iunea preponderent moral?, într-o vreme dominat? de anarhie, relativism ?i etic? în r?sp?r. – Dan C. Mih?ilescu ?„De când m? ?tiu am vrut s? devin scriitoare. PR de meserie, am scris pove?tile altora, dar mi-am dat seama c? am în?untrul meu propriile pove?ti care a?teapt? s? le dau via??. Tot ceea ce am f?cut pîn? acum a roit în jurul cuvintelor. Prin prisma meseriei mele, am scris sute de comunicate, am luat zeci de interviuri, m-am trezit cu zeci de fraze construite-n cap ?i am adormit cu altele bâzâindu-mi în ureche. Am hot?rât ca e timpul s?-mi urmez visul ?i s? devin ceea ce m-am sim?it mereu.“ – Camelia Cavadia

Dac? Riscul g?ndirii nu s-a bucurat de aten?ia meritat?, probabil din cauza exploziei nea?teptate de produc?ii culturale – ?i mai ales pseudoculturale – care s-a petrecut dup? decembrie 1989, noua lucrare a celor doi g?nditori, scris? dup? aproape dou? decenii, ar trebui s? aib? toate premisele pentru a fi receptat? cum se cuvine.Sub forma ?n?el?toare a dialogului ?ntre cinci personaje caracterizate – fiecare – de un stil de g?ndire bine determinat cei doi ascund nenum?rate giuvaere ale g?ndirii originale, penetrante ?i vizionare. Cititorul obi?nuit s? caute pe copert? elementele care s?-i permit? m?car printr-un exerci?iu deductiv descifrarea ingredientelor discursului celor doi autori va fi surprins la fiecare pagin?.Dac? ?cele 5 lucruri esen?iale pe care trebuie s? le ?tii despre via??“ reprezint? de cele mai multe ori o simpl? etichet?, sub care compozi?ia eterogen? a con?inutului, superficialitatea ?i caracterul facil al expunerii mul?umesc ?i conving doar pe termen scurt, ?n cazul lucr?rii celor doi filosofi rom?ni lucrurile stau exact pe dos. ?n cele cinci capitole care analizeaz? avatarurile g?ndirii sunt ascunse nenum?rate modele de ?n?elepciune ?i de disciplin? a logosului, f?r? a fi anun?ate, explicate cu toate determina?iile conexe sau accentuate ?n vreun fel. Acesta este probabil cel mai elegant mod de a r?spl?ti cititorii: spun?ndu-le cum f?r? a-i avertiza c?.Pentru cine ??i dore?te totu?i o etichet? care s? u?ureze clasificarea acestui volum, cea mai concis? ?i mai potrivit? este oferit? de un binecunoscut dicton latin: Sapienti sat. ?ntr-un ocean de solu?ii, Sorin Vieru ?i Terente Robert construiesc o insul? de probleme a c?rei tr?inicie este alarmant? ?i, ?n acela?i timp, reconfortant?.

Istoriile excentricit??ii din Logica elefan?ilor adopt? tonul comentariului pe dou? voci, simul?nd (?i stimul?nd) un canon care dubleaz?, prin reluare, recuperarea detaliului ca fiind princip(i)al. Fiziologiile devin ilustre, consecven?a ??i expune abera?ia, apetitul pentru trecut este inevitabil patologic, iar neao?ismele curente rezoneaz?, fire?te, cu globalizarea. ?ntr-o logic? elefantin?, inteligen?a are a se v?di, chiar gigantesc, ?n nimicnicia ?faptului divers“. Supraabunden?a concentr?rii miniaturale exacerbeaz? efectele ?ngurgit?rii unei mu?te ori ale studierii timpului liber al felinelor de cas?. Lenjeria intim? necesit? un tratament aristocratic, iar ?njur?tura ?i b?taia se sacralizeaz? ?ntr-un univers ?n care guvernarea p?r?se?te modelul pastoral pentru recursul la structuri galinacee. Textele lui Ciprian V?lcan ?i ale Danei Percec (sur)prind acest nesa? cu care lumea ?ns??i pare a-?i exprimenta limitele, n?ucit? parc? de proliferarea propriilor excese.

Egy kétségtelenül szellemes megjegyzés szerint a cím csak akkor fedheti le pontosan a k?nyv tartalmát, ha bet?r?l bet?re megegyezik vele. Valami hasonló mondható a fülsz?vegekr?l is (biztos Boegesnek is tetszene ez a gondolat), és ennek megfelel?en meg sem kísérlem néhány mondatban ?sszefoglalni, hogy mir?l lesz szó. Ehelyett inkább el?sz?r is azt emelem ki, hogy a címnek megfelel?en mir?l nem: például nem magáról Borgesr?l, a 20. század egyik legjelent?sebb argentin írójáról. Hanem inkább arról, hogy a novelláival kapcsolatban milyen, az irodalomtól olyakor látszólag meglehet?sen távol álló kérdések merülhetnek fel kezdve azon, hogy az általa leírt bábeli k?nyvtár valóban olyan teljes és mindenre kiterjed?-e, miként azt Borges sugallja; folytatva azon, hogy van-e egyáltalán értelme felvetni, hogy milyen lenne, ha valaki t?kéletes emlékezettel rendelkezne (nincs). Meg, hogy elképzelhet?-e, nem pedig, hogy létezik vagy legalább lehetséges-e egy olyan pont vagy térrész: egy olyan Alef, amelyen keresztül egyszerre láthatunk mindent. ?s így tovább egészen addig, hogy mit mondhatunk az irodalomkritikáról, az irodalmi zsánerek létrej?ttér?l meg elt?nésér?l vagy éppen az irodalmi halhatatlanságról – ismét csak mint elméleti problémáról. Azaz végs? soron persze mégiscsak egyfajta bolyongás ez a borgesi k?nyvtában, illetve bizonyos, legalább hipotetikusan lehetséges és az irodalomhoz így vagy úgy kapcsolódó kérdések fázisterében még akkor is, ha a fentebbiekben, miként a figyelmes olvasó már észre vehette, éppen azt tettem, amir?l korábban azt sejttettem, hogy nem fogom: néhány példa említésével próbáltam utalni rá, hogy mir?l szól az egész. De talán ez sincs igazi ellentmondásban azzal a megk?zelítéssel, amit ez a k?nyv sugall. Galántai Zoltán tudományt?rténész és író. Korábbi k?nyvei az eClassicnál: K?nyvkett?. A k?nyv, az írás és az irodalom j?v?jér?l (2013) http://eclassic.xyz/shop/bemutato/konyvketto-a-konyv-az-iras-es-az-irodalom-jovojerol/ Monoverzumok. Kozmosz, t?rvény, tudomány (2016) http://eclassic.xyz/shop/szabadpolc/monoverzumok/

innd seama de multiplele referiri la istorie, ct i de importana i relevana perspectivei temporal-istorice pentru orice alt tem, ajungem firesc la cardinalitatea istoriei n discursul lui Emil Cioran. n noianul tuturor temelor sale obsesive, istoria este o mega-tem, aflat n puternice raporturi cu celelalte. Aderena i entuziasmul pentru studiul problemelor de filosofia istoriei le gsim mrturisite nc de la nceputul traseului, n cteva scrisori ctre Bucur incu din anii ‘30. n acele scrisori vorbete de pasiune, de gndire spontan i personal, de adaptare natural asupra domeniului, i se arat ncredinat c, alturi de problemele de filosofia culturii i antropologiei filosofice, problemele de filosofia istoriei nu pot concepe c lea prsi vreodat. Dintre multiplele justificri ulterioare – opuse ca atitudine fa de cele din perioada iniial, dar care marcheaz aceeai aderen –, s punem dou n corelaie, scrise n ani apropiai, n care preocuparea pentru istorie este descris prin stri de dependen: slbiciune, sete, patim.“ – Ioan Costea

Elveink nem tudnak olyan szilárdak lenni, mint naiv pillanatainkban gondolnánk, mert világunkat az érzelmek, az értelem és a hit folyton változó egyensúlya tartja ?ssze. Az ember hajlamos nagy titkokat sejteni ott, ahol egyszer?en csak nagyobb er?k m?k?dnek, mint amiket uralni tud. Azonnal a nagy titkot keresi, amikor kiemelked? tehetségekkel találkozik, amikor a hit alapvet? kérdéseit firtatja, amikor a saját érzelmeit vizsgálja, és akkor is, amikor a tudomány eszk?zeivel igyekszik mélyebben megérteni a világot. Pedig: ?A nagy titok az, hogy nincs titok”. ?j k?nyvében Mér? László az elvek, az érzelmek, a hit és a tudomány erejét valamint korlátait járja k?rül. A csattanós, “?tperces” esszék felvillantják a témák kül?nféle arcait a mindennapi életben, a hosszabbak pedig bemutatják, mit tett mindehhez a modern pszichológia.

Such is the system which underlies the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Some knowledge of it is necessary to the right understanding of the book, but for us the chief interest lies elsewhere. We do not come to Marcus Aurelius for a treatise on Stoicism. He is no head of a school to lay down a body of doctrine for students; he does not even contemplate that others should read what he writes. His philosophy is not an eager intellectual inquiry, but more what we should call religious feeling. The uncompromising stiffness of Zeno or Chrysippus is softened and transformed by passing through a nature reverent and tolerant, gentle and free from guile; the grim resignation which made life possible to the Stoic sage becomes in him almost a mood of aspiration. His book records the innermost thoughts of his heart, set down to ease it, with such moral maxims and reflections as may help him to bear the burden of duty and the countless annoyances of a busy life. It is instructive to compare the Meditations with another famous book, the Imitation of Christ. There is the same ideal of self-control in both. It should be a man's task, says the Imitation, 'to overcome himself, and every day to be stronger than himself.' 'In withstanding of the passions standeth very peace of heart.' 'Let us set the axe to the root, that we being purged of our passions may have a peaceable mind.' To this end there must be continual self-examination. 'If thou may not continually gather thyself together, namely sometimes do it, at least once a day, the morning or the evening. In the morning purpose, in the evening discuss the manner, what thou hast been this day, in word, work, and thought.' But while the Roman's temper is a modest self-reliance, the Christian aims at a more passive mood, humbleness and meekness, and reliance on the presence and personal friendship of God. The Roman scrutinises his faults with severity, but without the self-contempt which makes the Christian 'vile in his own sight.' The Christian, like the Roman, bids 'study to withdraw thine heart from the love of things visible'; but it is not the busy life of duty he has in mind so much as the contempt of all worldly things, and the 'cutting away of all lower delectations.' Both rate men's praise or blame at their real worthlessness; 'Let not thy peace,' says the Christian, 'be in the mouths of men.' But it is to God's censure the Christian appeals, the Roman to his own soul. The petty annoyances of injustice or unkindness are looked on by each with the same magnanimity. 'Why doth a little thing said or done against thee make thee sorry? It is no new thing; it is not the first, nor shall it be the last, if thou live long. At best suffer patiently, if thou canst not suffer joyously.' The Christian should sorrow more for other men's malice than for our own wrongs; but the Roman is inclined to wash his hands of the offender. 'Study to be patient in suffering and bearing other men's defaults and all manner infirmities,' says the Christian; but the Roman would never have thought to add, 'If all men were perfect, what had we then to suffer of other men for God?' The virtue of suffering in itself is an idea which does not meet us in the Meditations. Both alike realise that man is one of a great community. 'No man is sufficient to himself,' says the Christian; 'we must bear together, help together, comfort together.' But while he sees a chief importance in zeal, in exalted emotion that is, and avoidance of lukewarmness, the Roman thought mainly of the duty to be done as well as might be, and less of the feeling which should go with the doing of it. To the saint as to the emperor, the world is a poor thing at best. 'Verily it is a misery to live upon the earth,' says the Christian; few and evil are the days of man's life, which passeth away suddenly as a shadow. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?*** ? "MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS" was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from Numa, second King of Rome. Thus the most religious of emperors came of the blood of the most pious of early kings. His father, Annius Verus, had held high office in Rome, and his grandfather, of the same name, had been thrice Consul. Both his parents died young, but Marcus held them in loving remembrance. On his father's death Marcus was adopted by his grandfather, the consular Annius Verus, and there was deep love between these two. On the very first page of his book Marcus gratefully declares how of his grandfather he had learned to be gentle and meek, and to refrain from all anger and passion. The Emperor Hadrian divined the fine character of the lad, whom he used to call not Verus but Verissimus, more Truthful than his own name. He advanced Marcus to equestrian rank when six years of age, and at the age of eight made him a member of the ancient Salian priesthood. The boy's aunt, A

Cartea este o culegere de eseuri pe teme de istorie literar?, istoria ideilor ?i probleme generale de estetica artelor, toate acestea fiind abordate dintr-un accentuat unghi filozofic ?i ?tiin?ific deopotriv?.

本书是美籍犹太裔神经科学家、诺贝尔奖得主埃里克?坎德尔的自传，在书中他不仅表达了个人对其生活和历史的感受和思考，也以亲历者的身份叙述了神经科学这个学科从无到有的发展史——人们如何开始用生物科学的方法研究学习和记忆，在过去的一个世纪里这个领域得到了哪些发展，科学界又对未来怀有哪些愿景和期待。通过阅读这本书，读者不仅可以了解神经科学这一学科的动向，更能窥见科学家进行科学探索的思考路径，以及一个伟大科学家的素质和襟怀。本书已被翻译成德语、法语、俄语、意大利语、西班牙语、波斯语等十多个语种，先后荣获2006年度《洛杉矶时报》图书奖和2007年度美国国家学院知识传播奖。

本书系列是加措活佛的代表作品，共三部，被他称为“人生智慧三部曲”，书中公开分享了加措活佛对于生命的感悟。本书是这一系列的完结篇，加措活佛在书中对于学会放下后，人生如何精进等问题给出了暖心开示。 全书共分七个章节，以自我、内在、逆境、情绪、相处、快乐、生活为主题，详细讲述了我们在遇到人生种种困顿、挫折、痛苦时，如何有效地实现自我、突破自我，活出生命美好的样子。 不管你想成为怎样的人，面对世间何种烦恼，愿你翻开本书，都能够获得源源不断的内在能量的加持，开启全新人生。

“人的现代化”，虽是西方学者于20世纪中叶率先提出的“旧命题”，但却是今日中国现代化建设必须直面的“真问题”。人的现代化与社会制度和意识形态是密切相关的。本书坚持以马克思主义的立场、观和方法研究社会主义条件下人的现代化问题，梳理了马克思的人的现代化理论，描述了人的现代化的理论和实践的客观事实、发展态势，总结了人的现代化的发展的基本规律和历史经验，建立了人的现代化的动力模型，揭示了社会主义条件下人的现代化的理论和实践的意义和关联，建构了中国特色社会主义人的现代化的学术话语和发展理念，归纳了社会主义条件下人的现代化的理论和实践的因果关系和价值导向，提出了新时代中国特色社会主义条件下推人的现代化的解释模型和政策建议。

本书依据《马克思主义基本原理概论（２０１8年8版）》教材，对教学内容中的相关疑难问题做了深度解析。本书坚持逻辑与历史统一的原则，依据马克思主义经典著作和马克思主义发展史，对相关问题行深细致明晰的解析。对于问题涉及的基本范畴及其构成的基本命题、观、原理，不仅依据马克思主义经典著作揭示其科学内涵以及内在逻辑关系，而且将问题置于马克思主义发展史的语境中，揭示马克思主义基本原理形成与发展的思想轨迹以及与西方传统哲学、古典政治经济学、空想社会主义的关系，帮助学生在马克思主义理论科学的逻辑架构与马克思主义发展史的时空坐标中实现对疑难问题的深理解与准确把握。同时，本书不局限于对基本范畴和原理的解释，而是运用马克思主义基本原理和方法，分析教学实践中学生关注的许多重大现实问题，充分显示出其现实性和有效性。

人性、处世、处己、处人的人生观，义利、公私、理欲、德才的价值观，孝、忠、仁、义、礼、智、信、中庸的道德观是中华优秀传统文化的核心与灵魂，也是我们每个人在人生的不同阶段都要思考和实践的问题。本书从哲学思想史、伦理学思想史中撷取精华，给出了大量知识性信息和实践案例，以为当下的借鉴和启示，使中华优秀传统文化在当代实现创造性转化和创新性发展，光大中华人文精神，促社会文明步和人生幸福。

　　影响中国古代士人心态变化的又一重要方面，是思潮。我们通常都谈到诸如两汉的儒学一尊的思想潮流、魏晋玄学、宋明理学等等对于士人的影响。这些影响是如何行的，通过什么样的渠道，轻重浅深，如何始，如何了结，似乎就有一连串的问题需要回答。我们可以对这些思潮作义理的细微辨析，但是它们如何的士人的内心，变成他们的人生取向，融他们的感情世界，我们就所知甚少。有时我常瞑想，王阳明在越，每临讲座，环坐而听者数百人，四方来学者比屋而居，每一室合食者常数十，夜无卧处，更相就席，歌声彻昏旦。阳明门人王艮讲学，听者近千。他们何所求而来？他们想些什么？他们的内心是怎样的一种境界？他们所追求的理论，是如何的融他们的人性深处？如果我们都了解了，我们也许就会看到一群活生生的人从逝去的历史中复活。我们会同其悲，同其喜。我们对于历史，就会有一种亲切感。历史就不会是一组枯燥的数字和一些事件的罗列。我们对于人生，或者就会有更深的感悟。 　　影响中国古代士人心态变化的又一方面，是提供给他们什么样的生活出路。现实的生活状况是决定一个人的心境的非常实在的因素。他们有什么样的生活条件，就可能产生什么样的想法。我们看明代嘉靖以后的士人，他们中的一部分人，虽也为屡试不第而苦恼，但是那苦恼又常常很快消逝。因为他们并非只有仕一途。他们还有其他的生活出路，可仕可商，可卖文卖书卖画，他们还有生存的广阔空间，有人甚至还可能获得极高的社会地位。考察他们的生活出路，有可能了解他们的心绪。

　　《五十年来的中国哲学》是贺麟先生对从1884年孙中山创立兴中会到1949年中国人民共和国建立这段时期，现代中国哲学发展历史的介绍。这一时期中国哲学界的主要特是，西方哲学的介绍与引，以及对儒家思想的创新与发扬。在这个大背景下，贺麟先生介绍了康有为、谭嗣同、梁启超、章太炎、熊十力、胡适、金岳霖、冯友兰、洪谦等思想家的思想，反映出民国学者的学术造诣与学术水准。 　　《五十年来的中国哲学》分上下两编，上编包括“中国哲学的调整与发扬”“西方哲学的绍述与融会”“时代思潮的演变与剖析”三章，从新心学的角度出发，总结了新中国成立之前约五十年时间中国受西方哲学影响，以及西方哲学在中国的传播等内容。下编则深探讨了“知行”学说问题。

　　《新教伦理与资本主义精神》是马克斯·韦伯著名的作品。在这部作品中，韦伯提出了一个知名的论：新教教徒的思想影响了资本主义的发展。宗教教徒往往排斥世俗的事务，尤其是经济成就上的追求，但为什么新教教徒却是例外？ 　　韦伯在该书中论述宗教观念（新教伦理）与隐藏在资本主义发展背后的某种心理驱力（资本主义精神）之间的关系。韦伯列举了新教、清教、加尔文教等教徒生活、学习的例子并加以分析得出：资本主义的兴起和成功与新教盛行存在着相互影响的关系。新教世禁欲主义伦理为资本主义企业家提供了心理驱动力和道德能量，从而成为现代资本主义得以兴起的重要条件之一。

《理想国》是柏拉图创作的哲学对话体著作。全书以苏格拉底之口，通过与其他人对话的方式，设计了一个真、善、美相统一的政体，即可以达到公正的理想国。 书中讨论的大多数问题都和日常生活密切相关，如优生学问题、节育问题、家庭解体问题、婚姻自由问题、独身问题、宗教问题、道德问题、文艺问题、教育问题，以及男女平权、男女参政、男女参军等问题，几乎都是普通人一生中会遇到的各种问题。其思想博大精深，几乎代表了整个希腊的文化，被英国评为*影响力的20本学术书之一。