"A modern philosopher who has never experienced the feeling of being a charlatan is such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading". So begins Kolakowski's courageous assault on the conventional wisdom of modern scientific philosophy. Against the current of contemporary materialism...more details Format:Other merchandise Pages:144
Polish philosopher Leszek Kolakowski is renowned worldwide for wrestling with serious philosophical conundrums with dazzling elegance. In this new book...more details Format:Paperback Pages:152
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Kolakowski Leszek
ISBN:9780140280449
This collection of very short essays on significant topics is written at an accessible level for a general readership....more details Format:Paperback Pages:160
"God Owes Us Nothing" reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God...more details Format:Paperback Pages:248
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Leszek Kolakowski;Leszek Koakowski
ISBN:9780226450513
"God Owes Us Nothing" reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:248
For over a century, philosophers have argued that philosophy is impossible or useless, or both. Although the basic notion dates back to the days of Socrates...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:144
For over a century, philosophers have argued that philosophy is impossible or useless, or both. Although the basic notion dates back to the days of Socrates...more details Format:Paperback Pages:129
Leszek Kolakowski delves into some of the most intellectually vigorous questions of our time in this remarkable collection of essays garnished with his characteristic wit. Ten of the essays have never appeared before in English. "Exemplary. . . . It should be celebrated." --Arthur C. Danto...more details Format:Paperback Pages:267
Leszek Kolakowski delves into some of the most intellectually vigorous questions of our time in this remarkable collection of essays garnished with his characteristic wit. Ten of the essays have never appeared before in English. "Exemplary. . . . It should be celebrated." --Arthur C. Danto...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:267
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Leszek Kolakowski;Leszek Koakowski
ISBN:9781890318871
Leszek Kolakowski discusses, in a highly original way, the arguments for and against the existence of God as they have been conducted through the ages. He examines the critiques of religious belief...more details Format:Paperback Pages:238
This volume contains two unusual and appealing satirical works by the well-known European philosopher Kolakowski. The first, "Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:192
" An] important essay by a philosopher who more convincingly than any other I can think of demonstrates the continuing significance of his vocation in the life of our culture."--Karsten Harries...more details Format:Paperback Pages:145
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Kolakowski Leszek
ISBN:9780713999259
Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see? There are questions that have intrigued the world's great thinkers over the ages that still touch a chord in all of us today...more details Format:Hardback Pages:240
Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see? There are questions that have intrigued the world's great thinkers over the ages...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
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Leszek Kolakowski;Agnieszka Kolakowska
ISBN:9780465004997
Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see? There are questions that have intrigued the world's great thinkers over the ages...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:223
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Kolakowski Leszek
ISBN:9780141035253
Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see? There are questions that have intrigued the world's great thinkers over the ages...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:320