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I modern tid har mod betraktats med misstänksamhet och förknippats med chauvinism och fanatism. Per Bauhn visar i The Value of Courage hur en rättighetsteori med utgångspunkt i villkoren för framgångsrikt handlande kan både förklara värdet av mod och sätta moraliska gränser. Bristen på mod är ett problem för såväl enskilda individer som försöker skapa sig ett gott liv som för idealet om ett rättvist samhälle.<br/><br/>I The Value of Courage handlar mod inte om storslagna dåd på slagfältet utan mer om framåtanda och rättsmedvetande. Mod handlar inte om att inte vara rädd utan om att kunna trotsa sin rädsla i strävan efter viktiga mål.<br/><br/>I boken presenteras två typer av mod, kreativitetsmod och övertygelsemod. Förhållandet mellan mod och egenskaper som heroism och förtänksamhet diskuteras. Det filosofiska resonemanget illustreras genomgående med historiska exempel.<br/><br/>Per Bauhn, docent i praktisk filosofi, arbetar som universitetslektor vid Lunds universitet. Han föreläser även inom kurser i freds- och konfliktkunskap.

Ivar Segelberg (19141987), between 1951 and 1979 professor of philosophy in Gothenburg, is an important figure in Swedish philosophy but still only known within a rather narrow circle. Trained in both phenomenology and analytical philosophy, Segelberg developed highly original theories about time con­sciousness, the unity of consciousness, and general ontology. He published his three main works in Swedish, and only in 1999 were they (collectively) made available in English. The present volume will hopefully help make Segelbergs work more widely known. It is partly based on a 2008 symposium in Gothenburg, also called Philosophy and Botany, but contains several independent contributions including a newly written biography.

Geijers idéer mäter sig väl med giganter som David Hume, Adam Smith och Alexis de Tocqueville.<br/><br/>Trots att Geijer under sin livstid uppmärksammades i stora delar av Europa, och hans verk översattes till flera språk, har en heltäckande studie för vår tid saknats tills nu.<br/><br/><i>Freedom in Sweden</i> är en introduktion till en av det tidiga 1800-talets pionjärer, en era som såg samhällsvetenskaperna födas och banade väg för det moderna samhället.<br/><br/><b>Erik Gustaf Geijer</b> (1783-1847) är en av Sveriges mest kända författare, akademiker och intellektuella från första hälften av artonhundratalet. Geijer var verksam som professor i historia vid Uppsala universitet 1817-1846, men också som kompositör, politiker, essäist och poet. Hans skrifter täcker ett avgörande skede i Sveriges modernisering; från gustavianism till gryende demokratisering och industrialisering.<br/><br/><b>Björn Hasselgren</b> är tekn. dr. vid KTH och senior fellow på Timbro.<br/><br/><b>Peter C. Hogg</b> är tidigare chef för den skandinaviska sektionen på The British Library. Tidigare har han översatt Carl von Linnés och Anders Chydenius samlade verk till engelska.<br/><br/>Erik Gustaf Geijer wrote richly in the historical dimension but the spirit is that of moral philosophy, heavily influenced by the British moralists, notably Adam Smith. This collection enhances our understanding of how cultural giants across Europe were influenced and inspired by British classical liberalism.<br/><br/>Daniel Klein, professor in Economics, George Mason University<br/><br/>Erik Gustaf Geijer (17831847) was a Swedish eclectic intellectual of international renown.<br/><br/>Over time Geijers interests converged into a comprehensive vision of political and economic liberty. Here, he measures up well with scholars like David Hume, Alexis de Tocqueville and Adam Smith.<br/><br/><i>Freedom in Sweden</i>thus introduces a pioneer in an era that saw the emergence of social sciences and was the precursor of modern society.<br/><br/><b>Björn Hasselgren</b>has a PhD from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and is a Senior Fellow at the liberal think tank Timbro. He is also connected to Uppsala University as a guest researcher in Economic History.<br/><br/><b>Peter C Hogg</b>is an experienced translator of Swedish and Scandinavian texts with a background at the Scandinavian Department in the British Library.

<p><strong>Spring, summer, autumn, and winter: wherever you are, the seasons come and go, bringing changes both welcome and unexpected.</strong></p> <p>Japanese by birth, but transplanted to Europe in adulthood, Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. <em>Why do primulas bloom in snow? Do the trees really 'talk' to one another? What are the blackbirds saying today? And is there a mindful way to deal with an aphid infestation?</em></p> <p>From rising early to walk barefoot on the grass each morning, to afternoons and evenings spent sipping tea in her gazebo or watching fireflies as she recalls her childhood in Japan, in <em>Zen in the Garden</em> Sakamoto shares observations from a life spent in contemplation - and cultivation - of nature. She shows us that you can create Zen in your life, wherever you live and whatever form your outdoor space takes.</p>

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Digital Phenomenology is a report on the philosophical theory of everything. From the first principle, digital philosophy and post-Keynesian economics are proved. The report is technical and aimed toward philosophers, mathematicians, computer scientists, physicists, economists, and political scientists.