Overhoff Jurgen (122 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. There are notes in pen and ink on the inside front cover, the half title page, and the page after the copyright page. About 25 percent of the pages of the text contain underlining and brief marginalia in pen and ink. The rest of the text is clean and unmarked. The cover is in excellent condition, with slight scuffing. The spine is not creased.

Condition: Very Good. This text examines the scientific premises and theoretical bases and the religious, ethical, and political consequences of Hobbes' theory of volition. In this study, the author reveals Hobbes' philosophical and theological assumptions in order to resolve social and ethical dilemmas. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. 2000. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. This text examines the scientific premises and theoretical bases and the religious, ethical, and political consequences of Hobbes' theory of volition. In this study, the author reveals Hobbes' philosophical and theological assumptions in order to resolve social and ethical dilemmas. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. 2000. paperback. . . . .

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 271 S. ; 22 cm Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber und kann entsprechende Merkmale aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.). Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.

Hardback. Condition: New. How Frederick the Great and George Washington embody the competition between liberal democracy and authoritarianismBoth Frederick the Great and George Washington saw themselves as model rulers exemplifying different modes of enlightened governance. Frederick, absolute ruler of Prussia, styled himself as the embodiment of "enlightenment from above"; Washington, as the first president of the United States, held himself accountable to Congress, with the power of the presidency subject to checks and balances. In this unique study, Jürgen Overhoff traces the parallel lives of two of the most important and influential statesmen of the eighteenth century, from their early years to their ascension to political power and their historical legacies. Overhoff considers the significance of each man not only in the context of his own country but in the larger geopolitical space of Atlantic history.Overhoff describes how Washington admired Frederick's actions during the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War) in the 1750s, when Frederick allied with the British and North Americans. Later, Frederick was impressed by Washington's leadership of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Prussia and the United States even signed a friendship treaty after the war. But, as Overhoff shows, the two men had very different ideas about the principles of the Enlightenment, monarchy, and democracy. Despite his Enlightenment bona fides, Frederick ruled Prussia by edict and decree, always with the goal of maintaining his own power. Washington famously stepped down after two terms in office. Overhoff argues convincingly that the political trajectories of Frederick and Washington shed light on the contemporary clash between authoritarianism and democracy.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: New. 2026. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Hardback. Condition: New. How Frederick the Great and George Washington embody the competition between liberal democracy and authoritarianismBoth Frederick the Great and George Washington saw themselves as model rulers exemplifying different modes of enlightened governance. Frederick, absolute ruler of Prussia, styled himself as the embodiment of "enlightenment from above"; Washington, as the first president of the United States, held himself accountable to Congress, with the power of the presidency subject to checks and balances. In this unique study, Jürgen Overhoff traces the parallel lives of two of the most important and influential statesmen of the eighteenth century, from their early years to their ascension to political power and their historical legacies. Overhoff considers the significance of each man not only in the context of his own country but in the larger geopolitical space of Atlantic history.Overhoff describes how Washington admired Frederick's actions during the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War) in the 1750s, when Frederick allied with the British and North Americans. Later, Frederick was impressed by Washington's leadership of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Prussia and the United States even signed a friendship treaty after the war. But, as Overhoff shows, the two men had very different ideas about the principles of the Enlightenment, monarchy, and democracy. Despite his Enlightenment bona fides, Frederick ruled Prussia by edict and decree, always with the goal of maintaining his own power. Washington famously stepped down after two terms in office. Overhoff argues convincingly that the political trajectories of Frederick and Washington shed light on the contemporary clash between authoritarianism and democracy.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Priority shipping available on this item. ***No international shipping.

Broschur. Condition: Wie neu. 60 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 19 cm Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 469.

Condition: gut. 101 S., 21 cm, Bibliotheksexemplar, Aufkleber, Rücken mit Klebestreifen verstärkt, Dreieckstasche. DV: Stetter Sprache: Deutsch.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Gebrochener Buchrücken / Seiten oder Softcover umgeknickt. In seiner elegant geschriebenen, der ersten deutschen Franklin-Biographie seit dem Ende der Weimarer Republik, erzählt Jürgen Overhoff das wechselvolle Leben des großen, vor 300 Jahren geborenen amerikanischen Aufklärers und Universalgenies. Als Sohn eines Bostoner Seifensieders wurde Benjamin Franklin nicht nur einer der berühmtesten Naturforscher seiner Zeit, sondern zugleich auch bedeutender Staatsmann der jungen, von ihm mitgegründeten USA. Damit ist er das klassische Beispiel eines Selfmademan, der sein Leben trotz bescheidener Anfänge durch Fleiß, harte Arbeit und Geschick erfolgreich zu meistern versteht und zugleich dem Gemeinwohl dient. Der Autor verweist immer wieder auf die nachhaltige Wirkung, die Franklins Lebenswerk auch auf Politik und Wissenschaft in Deutschland ausübte. In seinem vielschichtigen und auf unveröffentlichte Quellen zurückgreifenden Porträt erinnert der Autor an die bleibende Bedeutung eines ganz außergewöhnlichen Lebenswerkes.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 328 pages. 9.25x6.12x9.30 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. German language. 8.58x5.12x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. In Hobbes's Theory of the Will, Jurgen Overhoff reveals the religious, ethical, and political consequences of Thomas Hobbes's doctrine of volition. The author gracefully describes how Hobbes's thought was governed by assumptions based firmly in Galilean natural philosophy and orthodox Protestant theology. Overhoff also demonstrates how his subject used materialist eschatology and an absolutist political theory to resolve the social and ethical predicaments that coincided with these assumptions. Finally, Overhoff provides a chronological study of the numerous philosophical, theological, religious and political aspects of Hobbes's idea of the will and situates Hobbes's doctrine within the context of the most important responses and objections put forward by his critics.

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Paperback. Condition: New. This volume attempts to throw fresh light on two areas of Benjamin Franklin's intellectual world, namely: his self-fashioning and his political thought. It is an odd thing that for all of Franklin's voluminous writings-a fantastically well-documented correspondence over many years, scientific treatises that made his name amongst the brightest minds of Europe, newspaper articles, satires, and of course his signature on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution-and yet scholars debate how to get at his political thought, indeed, if he had any political philosophy at all. It could be argued, that he is perhaps the American Founder most closely associated with the Enlightenment. Similarly, for a man who left so much evidence about his life-as a printer, bookseller, postmaster, inventor, diplomat, politician, scientist, among other professions-one who wrote an autobiography that has become a piece of American national literature and, indeed, a contribution to world culture; the question of who Ben Franklin continues to engage scholars and those who read about his life. His identity seems so stable that we associate it with certain virtues that apply to the way we live our lives, time management, for example. The image of the stable figure of Franklin is applied to create a sense of trust in everything from financial institutions to plumbers. His constant drive to improve and fashion himself reveal, however, a man whose identity was not static and fixed, but was focused on growth, on bettering his understanding of himself and the world he lived in and attempted to influence and improve.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 328 pages. 9.25x6.12x9.30 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 328 pages. 9.25x6.12x9.30 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Brand New. 368 pages. German language. 5.59x1.38x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Das Leben des Aufklärers Johann Bernhard Basedow - prägnant und spannend erzählt.Johann Bernhard Basedow, Erziehungsschriftsteller und Bildungsreformer aus Hamburg, wurde bereits zu Lebzeiten von Goethe und Kant als wegweisender Aufklärer gerühmt. Die fortschrittsorientierten Zeitgenossen, die ihn in den höchsten Tönen lobten, sahen in dem Pädagogen einen Vorkämpfer der wichtigsten Ideale des 18. Jahrhunderts: religiöse Toleranz und universale Menschenliebe, für die er so mutig und konsequent wie nur wenige eintrat.Sein Lebensziel war es, in Deutschland eine ganz neuartige Lehranstalt zu errichten, in der Kinder aus allen Nationen und Religionsgemeinschaften gemeinsam und gleichberechtigt lernen sollten. Nach ersten Unterrichtsexperimenten im dänischen Sorö und in Altona verwirklichte er seinen Lebenstraum im Jahr 1774 im Fürstentum Anhalt-Dessau mit der Gründung des Dessauer Philanthropins, einer in ganz Europa gefeierten Musterschule der Aufklärung. Durch seine stilbildenden pädagogischen Innovationen wurde Basedow zum Wegbereiter einer freiheitlichen Moderne. 200 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Das Leben des Aufklärers Johann Bernhard Basedow - prägnant und spannend erzählt.Johann Bernhard Basedow, Erziehungsschriftsteller und Bildungsreformer aus Hamburg, wurde bereits zu Lebzeiten von Goethe und Kant als wegweisender Aufklärer gerühmt. Die fortschrittsorientierten Zeitgenossen, die ihn in den höchsten Tönen lobten, sahen in dem Pädagogen einen Vorkämpfer der wichtigsten Ideale des 18. Jahrhunderts: religiöse Toleranz und universale Menschenliebe, für die er so mutig und konsequent wie nur wenige eintrat.Sein Lebensziel war es, in Deutschland eine ganz neuartige Lehranstalt zu errichten, in der Kinder aus allen Nationen und Religionsgemeinschaften gemeinsam und gleichberechtigt lernen sollten. Nach ersten Unterrichtsexperimenten im dänischen Sorö und in Altona verwirklichte er seinen Lebenstraum im Jahr 1774 im Fürstentum Anhalt-Dessau mit der Gründung des Dessauer Philanthropins, einer in ganz Europa gefeierten Musterschule der Aufklärung. Durch seine stilbildenden pädagogischen Innovationen wurde Basedow zum Wegbereiter einer freiheitlichen Moderne. 200 pp. Deutsch.