englischBeyond Hegelianism and it being superficially updated, Hegel’s authentic thinking in his awareness and assessment of problems remains relevant. Despite great progress in recent years, to date Hegel’s work has neither been fully edited nor sufficiently assimilated due to its complexity. This [...]

englischWhat do we live and work for? What holds us together? In the Western tradition, the answer to these questions has always relied on the concept of the common good. But is it also suitable for a globalised world? In this volume, the concept of the gift as the meaning of all social exchange is [...]

englischThe most important and extensive of Bernard Bolzano’s (1781–1848) correspondences is the one with his student and friend Michael Josef Fesl (1788–1864) which comprises altogether some 730 letters. Due to the great number of letters, starting with 1831, only Bolzano’s contributions are [...]

englischIn spite of its brevity and its aporetical ending, Plato’s Hippias minor is worth considering, for it deals with relevant questions such as falsehood, its relationship to wrongdoing and the more complex problem of voluntary and involuntary action. Moreover, the central section of the [...]

englischThis book offers readers an extensive introduction, which not only helps in reading Plotinus’ text, but also explains the methodological choices that are the basis of the constitution and interpretation of the 24th treatise from the Enneads. The introduction is followed by the Greek text, in [...]

englischThis volume investigates the themes of movement and change in human societies. The chapters deal with spatial and temporal mobilities in language, literature, culture and society. The theme is addressed from theoretical, critical, historical and practical perspectives, through discussions of [...]