After exploring the theory and practice of politics in ancient China, ancient India, and modern Europe, Scharfstein argues that the justification for deception and force is inseparable from political
Describes the extraordinary powers than have been attributed to language everywhere, and then its failure to express important aspects in the major philosophical systems of Indian, China, Japan, and t
An introduction to modern philosophy examines how philosopher's personal experience, especially childhood, influenced their sense of reality and the development of their philosophy
Imagine if it were Kant and not Alice that fell into the rabbit’s hole. This is the challenge of the lead essay in Ben-Ami Scharfstein’s outstanding new collection of essays. In exploring such a comic
Breaks through the cultural barriers between Western, Indian, and Chinese philosophy and demonstrates that despite considerable differences between these three great philosophical traditions, there ar
People all over the world make art and take pleasure in it, and they have done so for millennia. But acknowledging that art is a universal part of human experience leads us to some big questions: Why
