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The Enlightenment shaped modernity. Western values of representative democracy and basic human rights, gender and racial equality, individual liberty,

Thousands of texts, written over a period of three thousand years on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Persian, and ot

A biography of the boldest and most unsettling of the early modern philosophers, Spinoza, which examines the man's life, relationships, writings, and

This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our worl

This is the first-ever historical analysis of the origins and development of the legend of Remus and Romulus and the foundation of Rome, offering impo

Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most important philosophical works of the early modern period. It is presented here in a

Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most important philosophical works of the early modern period. It is presented here in a

The authors of the international bestseller, THE BIBLE UNEARTHED, draw on the latest archaeological findings to reveal the surprising historical truth

Crises of Empire offers a comprehensive and uniquely comparative analysis of the history of decolonization in the British, French and Dutch empires. B

The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocrati

This is a fascinating new overview of European-American relations during the long twentieth century. Ranging from economics, culture and consumption t

What do psychedelics reveal about consciousness? What impact have psychedelics had on philosophy? In this rapidly growing area of study, this is t

Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, there is never enough. We need a surplus to what we need to be able to truly enjoy

In dit boek laat Jonathan Israel zien hoe de Amerikaanse Revolutie de hele wereld in vlam zette. De radicale democratische ideeën van founding fathers

JUBILEUMEDITIE Het was een historische gebeurtenis in 1995, dit jaar dus 25 jaar geleden; de verschijning van Jonathan Israels De Republiek. Dat ee

Daar is een tijd van komen, daar is een tijd van gaan. Onze tijd van gaan was er. De Flesch kwam 't ons zelf zeggen. We hadden pas gegeten. Brood, een

Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine

The fullest biography of Mark Antony in English, A Noble Ruin provides a fresh account of Antony's personal life and especially his public career, inc

The co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, Tell is a probing, exuberant and complex examination of the ways in which we make stories of our lives and of o