englischThe original essays in this volume continue the collective exploration of the texts attributed to Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans in the Hellenistic and Imperial times, initiated in the same series in 2021. The topics covered in these largely understudied texts written by unknown authors [...]

englischFreedom is obviously an important value in people's lives. After all, freedom means that people can decide for themselves what kind of life they want to lead. However, the inherent paradox of freedom is that it can only be guaranteed if it is also subject to restrictions. The function of the [...]

englischThe book enters the debate on the relationship between aesthetics and politics with an original and comprehensive theory. As Fransoni makes clear, a political theory is not a theory of politics, but a theory that deals with things, in this case art, in order to read them in the light of the [...]

englisch„Turn of the times" is the key term for understanding the present. The Russian war of aggression on Ukraine has led to the destruction of the European peace order. The long-held hope has been shattered that interstate conflicts can be settled without the use of force through negotiation and [...]

englischThis book is a study of a people and a place and various performances in a post-conflict milieu that was once known as the state of Yugoslavia. A war between three militaries between 1991–95 was ended with the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA) and whilst the fighting stopped, the grievances [...]

englischIn this book, Filimon Peonidis gathers one unpublished and seven published essays that he wrote between 1997 and 2021. The first three refer to the early history of freedom of expression focusing on the work of James and John Stuart Mill and its possible significance in a contemporary [...]

englischIn 1667, Johann Amos Comenius wrote the memorandum Angelus Pacis against the backdrop of Anglo-Dutch peace negotiations in Breda. Unlike his pedagogical works, this writing has received little attention to date, even though Comenius' comments on peace ethics seem more relevant than ever [...]

englischDo you sometimes think the world could be a better place? Do you think that hunger, war, poverty and misery should be eliminated? The signs pointing to the world getting better are currently not good. War is raging in Ukraine, the pandemic remains prevalent, the first consequences of global [...]