Creating Democratic Societies

Creating Democratic Societies PDF Author: Plamen Makariev
Publisher: CRVP
ISBN: 9781565181311
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Creating Democratic Societies

Creating Democratic Societies PDF Author: Plamen Makariev
Publisher: CRVP
ISBN: 9781565181311
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Czech Philosophy in the XXth Century

Czech Philosophy in the XXth Century PDF Author: Lubomír Nový
Publisher: CRVP
ISBN: 9781565180284
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Czech Women Philosophers and Scientists

Czech Women Philosophers and Scientists PDF Author: Zdeňka Jastrzembská
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030615162
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 123

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This book examines the most important Czech women philosophers and scientists. It highlights the lives and achievements of a group that has often not received the recognition they deserve. Chapters provide a systematic description and critical evaluation of the impact these women had on the history of philosophy and science. After an opening chapter on the status of women philosophers and scientists in the period before 1820, the book explores the role women played in the 19th century rise of Czech culture (Czech National Revival). The following chapter then introduces the situation of Czech women philosophers and scientists in the 20th century. The authors base the material on analysis of key works and the characteristics of contemporary debates in which these women participated. The volume describes the complex conditions of women in Czech history in relation to the position of learned women in other European countries. The authors also emphasize their link to the historical background. This encompassing coverage helps provide readers with a richer understanding of these important women and the period in which they lived. Academicians and the general public alike will also learn about the political and social limitations these women faced and the influence of historical conditions on their work.

Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century

Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century PDF Author: Wojciech Roszkowski
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317475933
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 2563

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Drawing on newly accessible archives as well as memoirs and other sources, this biographical dictionary documents the lives of some two thousand notable figures in twentieth-century Central and Eastern Europe. A unique compendium of information that is not currently available in any other single resource, the dictionary provides concise profiles of the region's most important historical and cultural actors, from Ivo Andric to King Zog. Coverage includes Albania, Belarus, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Moldova, Ukraine, and the countries that made up Yugoslavia.

The Philosophy of Person

The Philosophy of Person PDF Author: Józef Tischner
Publisher: CRVP
ISBN: 9781565180482
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Philosophy of the Muslim World

Philosophy of the Muslim World PDF Author: Joseph Kenny
Publisher: CRVP
ISBN: 9781565181793
Category : Faith and reason
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Comparative Ethics in a Global Age

Comparative Ethics in a Global Age PDF Author: Mariėtta Tigranovna Stepaniants
Publisher: CRVP
ISBN: 1565182359
Category : Ethics, Comparative
Languages : en
Pages : 309

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Havel

Havel PDF Author: David Gilbreath Barton
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822966778
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 393

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This is the story of a man who tried to resurrect the spirit of democratic life. He was born into a time of chaos and absurdity, and he took it as his fate to carry a candle into the night. This is his story and the story of many others, the writers, artists, actors, and philosophers who took it upon themselves to remember a tradition that had failed so miserably it had almost been forgotten. Václav Havel (1936–2011), the famous Czech dissident, intellectual, and playwright, was there when a half million people came to Wenceslas Square to demand an end to Communism in 1989. Many came to hear him call for a free Czechoslovakia, for democratic elections, and a return to Europe. The demonstrators roared when he spoke. “Havel to the castle,” they chanted— meaning Havel for president. And a few weeks later, Havel became a most unusual president. He was sometimes misunderstood and not always popular, but by the time of his death in 2011, the world recognized Havel as one of the most prominent figures of the twentieth century. Born into one of the most prominent and wealthy families in Prague, Havel was the constant subject of attention and an artistic eccentric in a family of businessmen. A young Havel and his family were cast by the Communist takeover as class enemies. Havel traveled a dark road that, ironically, provided the experiences he needed to reconnect not only to his own “ground of being” but to the traditions of civic society. This biography is the story of Havel’s inward journey in his underground years and thus the story of how Havel, the outsider, became the ultimate insider as president of the nation. In this intimate and sweeping portrayal of Havel, David Barton reveals the eccentricities of the last president of Czechoslovakia, and the first president of the Czech Republic.

China's Contemporary Philosophical Journey

China's Contemporary Philosophical Journey PDF Author: Fangtong Liu
Publisher: CRVP
ISBN: 9781565182066
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Liu, who is identified only as a professor, examines how other Western philosophical ideas besides Marxism are being studied in China. He covers the modern, contemporary, and postmodern; the humanistic trend and pragmatism; studies on western philosophy, and philosophy and modernization. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Romanian Philosophical Culture, Globalization, and Education

Romanian Philosophical Culture, Globalization, and Education PDF Author: Alin Tat
Publisher: CRVP
ISBN: 1565182421
Category : Education and globalization
Languages : en
Pages : 247

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