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Ancient Mediterranean Philosophy: An Introduction

by Stephen Clark

Although the Greeks were responsible for the first systematic philosophy of which we have any record, they were not alone in the Mediterranean world and were happy to draw inspiration from other traditions;...


The Time of Revolution: Kairos and Chronos in Heidegger

by Felix O Murchadha

This book presents Heidegger as a thinker of revolution. Understanding revolution as an occurrence whereby the previously unforeseeable comes to appear as inevitable, the temporal character of such an event...


Ockham Explained

by Rondo Keele

Ockham Explained is an important and much-needed resource on William of Ockham, one of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages. His eventful and controversial life was marked by sharp career moves...


Derrida and the Writing of the Body

by Irwin

Michel Foucault refers to 1965-1970 as, in philosophical terms, 'the five brief, impassioned, jubilant, enigmatic years'. This book reinterprets Jacques Derrida's work from this period, most especially in L'Écriture...


LoveKnowledge: The Life of Philosophy from Socrates to Derrida

by Roy Brand

Since its inception, philosophy has been more than an abstract search for truth or body of knowledge. It perfects one’s understanding by means of discussion and dialogue and personal, poetic, or dramatic investigation....


Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ancient Greek Philosophy but didn't Know Who to Ask

by Patricia F. O'Grady

Ancient Greece was the cradle of philosophy in the Western tradition. Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece brings the thoughts and lives of the pioneers of Western philosophy down from their sometimes remote...


J.G. Fichte and the Atheism Dispute (1798-1800)

by Yolanda Estes & Curtis Bowman

The atheism dispute is one of the most important philosophical controversies of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Germany. Johann Gottlieb Fichte, one of the leading philosophers of the period, was...


Augenblick: The Concept of the 'Decisive Moment' in 19th- and 20th-Century Western Philosophy

by Koral Ward

Augenblick, meaning literally 'In the blink of an eye', describes a 'decisive moment' in time that is fleeting, yet momentously eventful and incredibly significant. In this book, Koral Ward investigates the...


The Philosophy of Public Health

by Angus Dawson

Public health is once again becoming a major political and social issue in the 21st century, especially in relation to issues such as vaccination, the threat of pandemics, bioterrorism, smoking and obesity....


Nishida and Western Philosophy

by Robert Wilkinson

Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945) is the most important Japanese philosopher of the last century. His constant aim in philosophy was to try to articulate Zen in terms drawn from Western philosophical sources, yet in...


Reflections on Rawls: An Assessment of his Legacy

by Shaun P. Young

The late John Rawls was one of the most inspiring, provocative and influential political philosophers of the twentieth century. In this collection a panel of distinguished political philosophers critically explore...


Thomas Kuhn's 'Linguistic Turn' and the Legacy of Logical Empiricism: Incommensurability, Rationality and the Search for Truth

by Stefano Gattei

Presenting a critical history of the philosophy of science in the twentieth century, focusing on the transition from logical positivism in its first half to the "new philosophy of science" in its second, Stefano...


Scientific Realism and the Rationality of Science

by Howard Sankey

This book presents a clear formulation and addresse a the major arguments for scientific realism. Sankey appeals to philosophers beyond the community of, typically Anglo-American, analytic philosophers of science...


Identity Politics in Deconstruction: Calculating with the Incalculable

by Carolyn D'Cruz

Identity politics dominates the organisation of liberation movements today. In this book Carolyn D'Cruz investigates the nexus between what David Birch describes as 'the seemingly impossible of high theory and...


Vagueness, Logic and Ontology

by Dominic Hyde

Vagueness, Logic and Ontology explores various responses to the philosophical problems generated by vagueness and its associated paradox - the sorites paradox. Hyde argues that the theoretical space in which...


Anarchism/Minarchism: Is a Government Part of a Free Country?

by Roderick T. Long & Tibor R. Machan

Robert Nozick sharply distinguished his vision of the free society from egalitarian liberals such as John Rawls. Less remarked upon is the distinction he drew between the free society governed by a strictly...


Word and Meaning in Ancient Alexandria: Theories of Language from Philo to Plotinus

by David Robertson

During the late Hellenistic and early Imperial periods (B.C. 50 - A.D. 300), important developments may be traced in the philosophy of language and its relationship to mind. Focusing on two basic issues, why...


Contemporary Perspectives on Natural Law: Natural Law as a Limiting Concept

by Ana Marta González

This book is a major contribution to the renewed interest in natural law. It provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of natural law, both from a historical and a systematic point of view. It ranges...


Ordered Anarchy: Jasay and his Surroundings

by Hardy Bouillon & Hartmut Kliemt

Anthony de Jasay's work has been enormously influential, describing both a theoretical philosophical model for a stateless, liberal, free market order and offering analysis of and solutions to many of the technical...


Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: A Natural Law Ethics Approach

by Craig Paterson

As medical technology advances and severely injured or ill people can be kept alive and functioning long beyond what was previously medically possible, the debate surrounding the ethics of end-of-life care and...