Erik H. Erikson - Gandhi's Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolence

A Western psychoanalyst and historian presents a detailed examination of the philosophies accepted by Gandhi and his attempts to convert the British through nonviolence.

Maurice Alexander Natanson - Edmund Husserl: Philosopher of Infintie Tasks

Philip J. Davis, Elena Marchisotto, Reuben Hersh - The Mathematical Experience

This is the classic introduction for the educated lay reader to the richly diverse world of mathematics: its history, philosophy, principles, and personalities.

Norbert Wiener - God and Golem, Inc.; A Comment on Certain Points Where Cybern etics Impinges on Religion

The new and rapidly growing field of communication sciences owes as much to Norbert Wiener as to any one man. He coined the word for it--cybernetics. In God & Golem, Inc., the author concerned ...

Frank Edward Manuel - Utopian Thought in the Western World

Ranging over several centuries, this history of utopian thought describes the thinkers and the dreamers (and their visions of an ideal social order) who have left their mark on the thought of later ...

Douglas R. Hofstadter - Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

This groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning book sets the standard for interdisciplinary writing, exploring the patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M.C. Escher, and ...