Metaphysical Exile: On J.M. Coetzee’s Jesus Fictions by Robert Pippin Requirements: .PDF reader, 0.9 MBOverview: Nobel Prize-winning novelist J.M. Coetzee’s “Jesus” fictions constitute a trilogy of novels that have appeared over the last decade. They stand out from his earlier work in their difficulty, and in the central role they accord philosophy–in part through their […]
The Metaphysical Poets by John DonneRequirements: Reader 36.4 MBOverview: John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert, Thomas Carew and Henry Vaughan: these were some of the 17th century writers who devised a new form of poetry full of wit, intellect and grace, which we now call Metaphysical poetry. They wrote about their deepest religious feelings and […]
Metaphysical Horror by Leszek KolakowskiRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF reader, 1.9 MbOverview: 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, there is still heated disagreement about the nature of truth, reality, knowledge, the good, and God. This may make […]
Metaphysical Experiments: Physics and the Invention of the Universe (Posthumanities) by Bjørn (Bjorn) Ekeberg Requirements: .PDF reader, 33.5 MBOverview: The James Webb Space Telescope, when launched in 2021, will be the premier orbital observatory, capable of studying every phase of the history of the universe, from the afterglow of the Big Bang to the formation […]
Postmetaphysical Thinking: Philosophical Essays by Jürgen HabermasRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF reader, 1.7 MBOverview: This collection of Habermas’s recent essays on philosophical topics continues the analysis begun in The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity. In a short introductory essay, he outlines the sources of twentieth-century philosophizing, its major themes, and the range of current debates. The remainder of […]