Philosophy / Social

Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation

by Richard Sennett

Living with people who differ—racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically—is the most urgent challenge facing civil society today. We tend socially to avoid engaging with people unlike ourselves,...

The Use of Philosophy (Routledge Revivals): Californian Addresses

by John H Muirhead

First published in 1928, this book reproduces the lectures and addresses that John Henry Muirhead gave on various occasions during the two and a half years he spent as Lecturer of Philosophy on the Mills Foundation...

Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy

by Samir Haddad

Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida's thinking, Samir Haddad...

24/7: Terminal Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep

by Jonathan Crary

Capitalism's colonization of every hour in the day

24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep explores some of the ruinous consequences of the expanding non-stop processes of twenty-first-century capitalism....

George Herbert Mead in the Twenty-First Century

by F. Thomas Burke & Krzysztof Skowronski

While rooted in careful study of Mead’s original writings and transcribed lectures and the historical context in which that work was carried out, the papers in this volume have brought Mead’s work to bear...

An Introduction to African Legal Philosophy

by John Murungi

This is an introductory book on African legal philosophy. The book claims that African legal philosophy exists and is intelligible in the context of African culture, just as every other legal philosophy has...

Revolutionary Hope: Essays in Honor of William L. McBride

by Nathan J. Jun & Shane Wahl

Over the course of the last four decades, William Leon McBride has distinguished himself as one of the most esteemed and accomplished philosophers of his generation. This volume—which celebrates the occasion...

Foundations for Moral Relativism

by David Velleman

In Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to...

Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction

by Julian Reiss

Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical problems that arise in economics,...

Comprehending Care: Problems and Possibilities in The Ethics of Care

by Tove Pettersen

In Comprehending Care, Tove Pettersen subjects the ethics of care, as advanced by Carol Gilligan, to a moral-philosophical examination. More precisely, she extracts the philosophical foundation in this ethics,...

Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History

by Eduardo Galeano

Galeano’s new book is his richest and most poetic yet, a joyous calendar of the sacred and the damned.

Social Media and the Value of Truth

by Berrin Beasley & Mitchell Haney

This volume will be of special interest to anyone concerned with modern applied ethical issues, particularly those in the areas of philosophy, communication, media studies, and journalism. This volume brings...

Bug Music

by David Rothenberg

In the spring of 2013 the cicadas in the Northeastern United States will yet again emerge from their seventeen-year cycle—the longest gestation period of any animal. Those who experience this great sonic invasion...

The Politics of Misrecognition

by Simon Thompson & Majid Yar

The past several decades have seen the emergence of a vigorous ongoing debate about the 'politics of recognition'. The initial impetus was provided by the reflections of Charles Taylor and others about the rights...

Forms in Early Modern Utopia: The Ethnography of Perfection

by Nina Chordas

Though much has been written about early modern imperialism in America, Nina Chordas brings a fresh perspective to the topic by exploring it through the genres of utopia. Her analysis shows early modern utopia...

Contrary to Thoughtlessness: Rethinking Practical Wisdom

by Monica Mueller

This work examines thoughtlessness and seeks to illuminate the necessity and extent that reflection is involved in becoming practically wise within an Aristotelian virtue ethical framework. Derived from an Arendtian...

Journey Home: An exploration of our inner and outer identity

by Jennifer Kavanagh

Home - one of the most emotive words in any language. But it can mean different things to different people and, based on extensive interviews, Jennifer Kavanagh explores our outer and inner identities and asks:...

Dead Man Working

by Carl Cederstrom & Peter Fleming

Capitalism has become strange. Ironically, while the ‘age of work’ seems to have come to an end, working has assumed a total presence – a ‘worker’s society’ in the worst sense of the term – where...

Slime Dynamics

by Ben Woodard

Through speculative philosophy and lurid cultural objects, Slime Dynamics explores the muck of life as a darkly vitalistic substance.

Latin American Positivism: New Historical and Philosophic Essays

by Greg Gilson & Irving Levinson

“Latin American Positivism: Theory and Practice” is unique in that the work examines this subject from a multi-disciplinary prospect. The philosophy contributors examine the doctrines of Latin American positivism...