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A Comparative Account of Plato & Plotinus, Their Mysticism, Epistemology,

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 08 Feb 2012 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

In the first decade of the twentieth century, William James and Josiah Royce, both professors of philosophy at Harvard, towered over American philosophy and exerted wide influence on European thought. This book focuses on the European influence of these thinkers and the revival of interest in America and Europe.

Reference and Reflexivity

03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£17.50 03 Feb 2012 Paperback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

A volume in which the author develops his "reflexive-referential" account of indexicals, demonstratives, and proper names. It also includes a preface and two chapters on the distinction between semantics and pragmatics and on attitude reports.

Politics & Society

02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Morrison MacIver

£30.95 02 Feb 2012 Paperback Transaction Publishers

This carefully selected and integrated series of discourses on the central issues of political life presents Robert M. MacIveras views on ethics and politics, society and the state, government and political change, war and peace, and the conditions of a viable international order. It is both a key to the astonishing scope and versatility of MacIveras mind and a major contribution to political thought.

Plotinus the Platonist

01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By David J. Yount

£51.99 01 Feb 2012 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

An unprecedented and comprehensive demonstration of the numerous connections between the philosophies of Plato and Plotinus, their epistemologies, metaphysics, and ethics, including the argument that if Plotinus is a mystic, so is Plato--addressing criticisms in English scholarship to this view throughout.

Reference and Reflexivity

26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£42.00 26 Jan 2012 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Politics & Society

18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Morrison MacIver

£30.95 18 Jan 2012 Paperback Transaction Publishers

A Sacred Unity

15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Further Steps to an Ecology of Mind

By Gregory Bateson

£24.95 15 Jan 2012 Paperback Hampton Press

From mind/body relations to family relations, from the nature of art and poetry to the role of metaphor in the biological world, the nature of change and stability to the nature of the sacred, Bateson explores the natural history of the relationship between explicit, implicit and embodied ideas in the world of living things.

James and Royce Reconsidered

10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A Comparative Account of Plato & Plotinus, Their Mysticism, Epistemology,

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 10 Jan 2012 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Politics & Society

03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Morrison MacIver

£30.95 03 Jan 2012 Paperback Transaction Publishers

Plotinus the Platonist

01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By David J. Yount

£51.99 01 Jan 2012 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

On the History of Political Philosophy

01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Great Political Thinkers from Thucydides to Locke

By W. Korab-Karpowicz

£5.99 01 Jan 2012 Paperback Pearson Education (US)

"On the History of Political Philosophy" is an engaging and lucid account of the major political theorists and philosophers of the ancient Greek, Roman, medieval, renaissance, and early modern periods. This valuable introductory book for students of philosophy, politics, and international relations demonstrates the continuing significance of some political debates and problems that originated in the history of Western political thought.

Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence, with Selections from Foundations of the

30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christian Thomasius

£10.95 30 Dec 2011 Paperback Liberty Fund Inc

Christian Thomasius' natural jurisprudence is useful to understanding the origins of the Enlightenment in Germany. This title draws a clear distinction between natural and revealed law and to emphasize that human reason was able to know the precepts of natural law without the help of Scripture.

Reference and Reflexivity

28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£42.00 28 Dec 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Should America Promote Democracy?

21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£10.95 21 Dec 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

This text presents two differing views to the issue whether U.S. foreign policy should attempt the spread of democracy. It debates what should become the United States new global mission to replace containment of the Soviet Union.

Politics & Society

19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Morrison MacIver

£30.50 19 Dec 2011 Paperback Transaction Publishers

The Things We Do and Why We Do Them

16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Constantine Sandis

£55.00 16 Dec 2011 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

"The Things We Do and Why We Do Them" argues against the common assumption that there is a kind of thing called 'action' which all reason-giving explanation of action are geared towards. Sandis explains why all theories concerned with the form which any such explanation must take fail from the outset, and shows how various debates on the nature of so-called motivating reasons only arise because the participants all share a number of mistaken views which follow from the basic assumption under attack. In so doing, he urges philosophers and psychologists alike to stop asking whether the explanation of action is causal, and to focus instead on its multifarious objects. This book will appeal to anyone interested in motivational psychology, the reasons for which we act, and the philosophy of explanation in general.

James and Royce Reconsidered

12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Comparative Account of Plato & Plotinus, Their Mysticism, Epistemology,

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 12 Dec 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Reference and Reflexivity

07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£17.50 07 Dec 2011 Paperback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Politics & Society

02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Morrison MacIver

£30.50 02 Dec 2011 Paperback Transaction Publishers

Plotinus the Platonist

01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David J. Yount

£51.99 01 Dec 2011 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

Reference and Reflexivity

29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£42.00 29 Nov 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Should America Promote Democracy?

23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£10.95 23 Nov 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

Politics & Society

17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Morrison MacIver

£31.95 17 Nov 2011 Paperback Transaction Publishers

James and Royce Reconsidered

11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Comparative Account of Plato & Plotinus, Their Mysticism, Epistemology,

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 11 Nov 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Plotinus the Platonist

01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David J. Yount

£51.99 01 Nov 2011 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

Parmenides, Venerable and Awesome (Plato, Theaetetus 183e)

01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cordero, Nestor-Luis

£54.50 01 Nov 2011 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

A collection of the papers (translated, where applicable) presented at the conference, each advancing the respective scholar's research on Parmenides and his Poem, "On Nature", often with far-reaching and sometimes controversial results.

Reference and Reflexivity

31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£42.00 31 Oct 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Should America Promote Democracy?

26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£10.95 26 Oct 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

The Lyotard Reader and Guide

24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Crome, Keith

£22.95 24 Oct 2011 Paperback The University Press Group Ltd

"The Lyotard Reader and Guide" is a one-stop companion to Lyotard's thought. It covers the full range of his works, from his three main books ( "Discours, figure"; "Libidinal Economy"; and "The Differend") and up to his influential essays in "The Inhuman" and "Postmodern Fables."

The readings are organized into sections on philosophy, politics, art, and literature. Several have never before been translated into English. Detailed introductions to each section by two leading Lyotard scholars explain the philosopher's key ideas and provide crucial social, political, aesthetic, and philosophical context. As a sourcebook and guide, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive volume on Lyotard. It is indispensable to students and scholars in philosophy, literature, the arts, and politics.

James and Royce Reconsidered

13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 13 Oct 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Leszek Kolakowski

£11.99 02 Oct 2011 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

There are questions that have intrigued the worlds greatest thinkers over the ages and continue to touch a chord today. In this work, Kolakowski explores the essence of these ideas, introducing figures from Socrates to Nietzsche, and concentrating on one single important philosophical question from each.

Parmenides, Venerable and Awesome (Plato, Theaetetus 183e)

01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cordero, Nestor-Luis

£54.50 01 Oct 2011 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

Reference and Reflexivity

30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£42.00 30 Sep 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Should America Promote Democracy?

28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£10.95 28 Sep 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

James and Royce Reconsidered

14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 14 Sep 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Reference and Reflexivity

02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£42.00 02 Sep 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Parmenides, Venerable and Awesome (Plato, Theaetetus 183e)

01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cordero, Nestor-Luis

£54.50 01 Sep 2011 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

Key Terms in Political Philosophy

01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jethro Butler

£12.99 01 Sep 2011 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Offers an introduction to the key terms, concepts, thinkers and texts in political philosophy. This book offers an introduction to a central topic in philosophy. It provides detailed summaries of the key concepts in the study of political philosophy.

Key Terms in Political Philosophy

01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jethro Butler

£45.00 01 Sep 2011 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Offers an introduction to the key terms, concepts, thinkers and texts in political philosophy. This book provides detailed summaries of the key concepts in the study of political philosophy.

Should America Promote Democracy?

31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£10.95 31 Aug 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

James and Royce Reconsidered

17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 17 Aug 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Reference and Reflexivity

05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£42.00 05 Aug 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Should America Promote Democracy?

03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£10.95 03 Aug 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

James and Royce Reconsidered

20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 20 Jul 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Reference and Reflexivity

08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£42.00 08 Jul 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Should America Promote Democracy?

06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£10.95 06 Jul 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

Methods of Ethics

05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Henry Sidgwick

£5.99 05 Jul 2011 Paperback Kaplan AEC Education

A crucial analysis and discussion of three principles that have been crucial to the development of "moral thinking" as we understand it today: Utilitarianism, Egoism and Intuitionism. Sidgwick's examination of ethical behavior, and more importantly, how humans develop these standards, still informs Libertarian politics today. Sidgwick is one of the most highly respected philosophers from the Victorian era; his intensive investigation of how humans should pursue individual happiness with respect to the common good has provoked discussion and debate since it was first published in 1874. Sidgwick continued to amend and revise his work until he died in 1900.

Parmenides, Venerable and Awesome (Plato, Theaetetus 183e)

01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cordero, Nestor-Luis

£54.50 01 Jul 2011 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

James and Royce Reconsidered

22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 22 Jun 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

On the Other

15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Rusmir Mahmutcehajic

£38.95 15 Jun 2011 Hardback Fordham University Press

Demonstrating how poor cultural translation of core terms has contributed to a distorted picture of Islam, this book provides an explication of some of the most important concepts and beliefs of the Muslim tradition, as well as interpretation of the symbolism underlying its important practices.

Reference and Reflexivity

10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 10 Jun 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Should America Promote Democracy?

08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Rawls' Linguistic Analogy and the Cognitive Science of Moral and Legal

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£11.95 08 Jun 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

Elements of Moral Cognition

31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Mikhail

£55.00 31 May 2011 Hardback Cambridge University Press

The book's main purpose is to explore whether moral psychology is usefully modeled on aspects of Universal Grammar.

James and Royce Reconsidered

25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Understanding the Enemy's Moral Universe

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 25 May 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Strategic Moral Diplomacy

15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Lyn Boyd-Judson

£21.50 15 May 2011 Paperback Kumarian Press

Strategic Moral Diplomacy addresses the most critical political problem of our time: how to negotiate seemingly incompatible moral values between nations. Normative and rational choice theories tend to simplify the actions and motives of leaders at the best, and paint enemies as immoral or evil at the worst. Boyd-Judson argues that it can be both strategically useful, as well as ethical, to assume an enemy has just moral concerns and give these claims credence.

On the Other

15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Rusmir Mahmutcehajic

£39.50 15 May 2011 Hardback Fordham University Press

Religion in the Age of Enlightenment (v. 1)

15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Brett C. McInelly

£110.00 15 May 2011 Hardback AMS Press

Presents examinations of religion and religious attitudes and practices during the age of Enlightenment; the impact of the Enlightenment on religious thought, and religious experience; and, the ways religion informed Enlightenment ideas and values, from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including, but not limited to, history and theology.

Reference and Reflexivity

13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 13 May 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

In this second edition of "Reference and Reflexivity," John Perry develops his reflexive-referential theory of indexicals, demonstratives, and proper names and further illuminates the distinction between semantics and pragmatics. Responding to ideas from both the descriptivist and referentialist traditions, Perry reveals the essential truth behind these competing philosophies--a coherent and structured family of contents, from reflexive contents that place conditions on their actual utterance to fully incremental contents that place conditions only on the objects of reference--thus reconciling the legitimate insights of both traditions.

Should America Promote Democracy?

11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£11.95 11 May 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

James and Royce Reconsidered

27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Political Ethics in an Age of Terror

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 27 Apr 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

The Lesser Evil

18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Ignatieff

£15.95 18 Apr 2011 Paperback The University Press Group Ltd

"Michael Ignatieff has written a sober yet chilling account of the issues facing liberal democracies in the face of modern international terrorism. In a surgical analysis he describes the challenges facing their leaders and citizens. His warning of the critical dangers of under- and over-reaction in combating terrorism could not be more timely."--Justice Richard Goldstone, Constitutional Court of South Africa

"Michael Ignatieff's "The Lesser Evil" is a strikingly readable rumination on the ethical challenge of our time: How can a liberal democracy survive the long struggle against terror and do so in ways that preserve its institutions and dignity intact? His answer is a profound moral analysis, drawing on insights from philosophy, law, and literature, of how to surmount the strength of the terrorists, who are weak, and avoid the weakness of the democracies, who can be both strong and just."--Michael Doyle, Harold Brown Professor of Law and International Affairs, Columbia University

The Philosophy of Japanese Wartime Resistance

17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Williams David Williams, David

£80.00 17 Apr 2011 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Presents the translation of "The Standpoint of World History and Japan". This title provides guidance on how to extract the true meaning from this work, and contends that the Kyoto School philosophers were conspiring with the Imperial Japanese Navy to bring the Tojo cabinet down.

Plotinus the Platonist

15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Comparative Account of Plato & Plotinus, Their Mysticism, Epistemology,

By David J. Yount

£51.99 15 Apr 2011 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

Parmenides, Venerable and Awesome (Plato, Theaetetus 183e)

15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cordero, Nestor-Luis

£54.50 15 Apr 2011 Paperback Parmenides Publishing

In October 2007, the Universidad Nacional de San Martin (Argentina) hosted an International Symposium on the philosophy of Parmenides to celebrate the creation of the University's new Center for the Study of Ancient Philosophy. This title includes the proceedings that represents the scholarship on Parmenides available this day.

Reference and Reflexivity

15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 15 Apr 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Should America Promote Democracy?

13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Layne, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

£11.95 13 Apr 2011 Paperback MIT Press Ltd

James and Royce Reconsidered

30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Understanding the Enemy's Moral Universe

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 30 Mar 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Reference and Reflexivity

18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 18 Mar 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Continuum Companion to Spinoza

17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Van Bunge, Wiep

£100.00 17 Mar 2011 Hardback Continuum Publishing Corporation

This book is the first to offer an accessible, encyclopedic account of Spinoza's life and ideas, his influences and commentators, his lasting significance.

Strategic Moral Diplomacy

15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Lyn Boyd-Judson

£21.95 15 Mar 2011 Paperback Kumarian Press

On the Other

15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Rusmir Mahmutcehajic

£39.50 15 Mar 2011 Hardback Fordham University Press

Religion in the Age of Enlightenment (v. 1)

15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Brett C. McInelly

£110.00 15 Mar 2011 Hardback AMS Press

James and Royce Reconsidered

02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

To Gaurus on How Embryos are Ensouled and On What is in Our Power

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 02 Mar 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Upanishads

28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Keya Maitra, Daniel Kolak

£6.99 28 Feb 2011 Paperback Pearson Education (US)

Part of the “ Longman Library of Primary Sources in Philosophy, ” this edition of the "Upanishads" ""is framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy more accessible and meaningful for undergraduates. Each book in the Longman Library offers today’ s students a clear, up-to-date, and "inexpensive" translation of a seminal work in philosophy. With in-depth, user-friendly introductions, copious notes to clarify difficult or important passages, and a rich index, each volume makes the masterworks of philosophy accessible to students and emphasizes their relevance to contemporary issues and debates. Each work in the Longman Library is priced so that a number of works can be assigned in the same course, and/or bundled with a text or anthology.

Porphyry

24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By James Wilberding

£60.00 24 Feb 2011 Hardback Bloomsbury Academic

Concerning embryos, Porphyry takes an original view on issues that had been left undecided by his teacher Plotinus and earlier by the doctor Galen. What role is played in the development of the embryo by the souls or the natures of the father, of the mother, of the embryo, or of the whole world?

Reference and Reflexivity

18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 18 Feb 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Strategic Moral Diplomacy

15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Understanding the Enemy's Moral Universe

By Lyn Boyd-Judson

£21.95 15 Feb 2011 Paperback Kumarian Press

On the Other

15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Rusmir Mahmutcehajic

£39.50 15 Feb 2011 Hardback Fordham University Press

Religion in the Age of Enlightenment (v. 1)

15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Brett C. McInelly

£110.00 15 Feb 2011 Hardback AMS Press

James and Royce Reconsidered

02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

To Gaurus on How Embryos are Ensouled and On What is in Our Power

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 02 Feb 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Porphyry

27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By James Wilberding

£60.00 27 Jan 2011 Hardback Bloomsbury Academic

Simplicius

27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On Aristotle Physics 1.5-9

£60.00 27 Jan 2011 Hardback Bloomsbury Academic

In the chapters of his 'Physics' commented on here, Aristotle disagrees with Pre-Socratic philosophers about the basic principles that explain natural changes. But he finds some agreement among them that at least two contrary properties must be involved, for example hot and cold.

Reference and Reflexivity

21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 21 Jan 2011 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Religion in the Age of Enlightenment (v. 1)

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Brett C. McInelly

£110.00 15 Jan 2011 Hardback AMS Press

James and Royce Reconsidered

05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 05 Jan 2011 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Buddhist Ethics in Theory and Practice

01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Harvey

£24.99 01 Jan 2011 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Presents a collection of topics in the theory and practice of Buddhist ethics. This work discusses the topics of: concepts of freedom of the will; culpability and punishment; the interplay of ethical rules and compassion; nature and ethics; economic ethics of Buddhism; violence and peace; and embryonic life and the practice of abortion.

Buddhist Ethics in Theory and Practice

01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Harvey

£24.99 01 Jan 2011 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Reference and Reflexivity

24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 24 Dec 2010 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Religion in the Age of Enlightenment (v. 1)

15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Brett C. McInelly

£110.00 15 Dec 2010 Hardback AMS Press

James and Royce Reconsidered

08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Guide for the Perplexed

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 08 Dec 2010 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Aquinas

02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter S. Eardley, Carl N. Still

£12.99 02 Dec 2010 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Thomas Aquinas is the most widely read and arguably most influential of the medieval philosophers. He is famous for his coherent synthesis of Greek Philosophy and Christian Theology and his "Summa Theologiae" is an important, and enduring, text in the history of philosophy. This is a student's guide to the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas.

Disputed Questions on Virtue

01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Saint Thomas Aquinas

£12.95 01 Dec 2010 Paperback Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Presents the philosophical treatises of Hackett Aquinas.

Political Bourdieu

01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Anti-capitalism and the Public Intellectual

By Wolfreys, Jim

£60.00 01 Dec 2010 Hardback Pluto Press

Focuses on the political significance of Pierre Bourdieu's work and activity. This book brings together a list of authorities including Jeremy Lane, Alex Callinicos, and Bridget Fowler. It is suitable for students of political theory and philosophy as well as activists seeking inspiration.

The Formation of Arab Reason

30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Text, Tradition and the Construction of Modernity in the Arab World

By Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri

£54.50 30 Nov 2010 Hardback I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd

Charts a route towards modernity via the proposition that respect for textualism and tradition are not inconsistent with rationalism and that both history and philosophy are key to the evolution of knowledge systems and ways of reasoning in Arab culture. This book provides an insight into the currents of contemporary Arab thought.

Kant and Spinozism

30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Transcendental Idealism and Immanence from Jacobi to Deleuze

By Beth Lord

£55.00 30 Nov 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Beth Lord looks at Kant's philosophy in relation to four thinkers who attempted to fuse transcendental idealism with Spinoza's doctrine of immanence. Examining Jacobi, Herder, Maimon and Deleuze, Lord argues that Spinozism is central to the development of Kant's thought, and opens new avenues for understanding Kant's relation to Deleuze.

Art and Phenomenology

29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Parry Joseph

£19.99 29 Nov 2010 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Philosophy of art is traditionally concerned with the definition, appreciation, and value of art. This book explores visual art as a mode of experiencing the world itself, showing how in the words of Merleau-Ponty 'Painting does not imitate the world, but is a world of its own'.

Art and Phenomenology

29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Parry Joseph

£75.00 29 Nov 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Philosophy of art is traditionally concerned with the definition, appreciation and value of art. This book explores the visual art as a mode of experiencing the world itself. It examines the color and background in Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology of art, self-consciousness and seventeenth century painting, and philosophy and the painting of Rothko.

Reference and Reflexivity

26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 26 Nov 2010 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Aquinas

25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Guide for the Perplexed

By Peter S. Eardley, Carl N. Still

£45.00 25 Nov 2010 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

A student's guide to the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas, the most widely read and studied medieval thinker. Ideal for undergraduates who require more than just a simple introduction to his work and thought.

The Character of Consciousness

25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By David J.D.J. Chalmers

£18.99 25 Nov 2010 Paperback Oxford University Press Inc

In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundbreaking 1996 book, The Conscious Mind.

The Character of Consciousness

25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By David J.D.J. Chalmers

£65.00 25 Nov 2010 Hardback Oxford University Press Inc

In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundbreaking 1996 book,The Conscious Mind.

Philosophy of Probability: Contemporary Readings

19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Eagle Antony

£24.99 19 Nov 2010 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

An anthology that collects the essential readings in the important area of philosophy. It looks at the following key topics: subjectivist views; logical and classical probability; frequentist probability; propensity and chance; conditionalization and reflection; confirmation theory; and, conditional probability.

Philosophy of Probability: Contemporary Readings

19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Eagle Antony

£85.00 19 Nov 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Becoming God

18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pure Reason in Ancient Greek Philosophy

By Patrick Lee Miller

£65.00 18 Nov 2010 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

A lucid presentation of the first and most influential attempts to weave together philosophical thought on God, reason and happiness.

The Visible and the Revealed

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jean-Luc Marion

£55.95 15 Nov 2010 Hardback Fordham University Press

In The Visible and the Revealed, Jean-Luc Marion brings together his most significant papers dealing with the relationship between philosophy and theology. Covering the ground from some of his earliest writings on this topic to very recent reflections, they are particularly useful for understanding the progression of Marion's thought on such topics as the saturated phenomenon and the possibility of something like 'Christian Philosophy.' The book contains his seminal pieces on the saturated phenomenon and on the gift, although the essays also explore more recent developments of his thought on these topics.

Several chapters explicitly explore the boundary line between philosophy and theology or their mutual enrichment and influence. In one of the final pieces, 'The Banality of Saturation,' Marion considers some of the most recent objections brought against his notion of the saturated phenomenon and responds to them in detail, suggesting that saturated phenomena are neither as rare nor as inflexible as often assumed. The work contains two chapters not previously available in English and brings together several other pieces previously translated but now difficult to find. For readers interested in the relation between the two disciplines, this is indispensable reading.

Religion in the Age of Enlightenment (v. 1)

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Brett C. McInelly

£110.00 15 Nov 2010 Hardback AMS Press

James and Royce Reconsidered

10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Der Philosophieunterricht in der Spatantike

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 10 Nov 2010 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Animals in Greek and Roman Thought

09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Sourcebook

By Stephen Newmyer

£21.99 09 Nov 2010 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Brings together translations of classical passages which contributed to ancient debate on the nature of animals and their relationship to human beings. This title discusses questions such as: Do animals differ from humans intellectually? Were animals created for the use of humankind? Should animals be used for food, sport, or sacrifice?

Disputed Questions on Virtue

01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Saint Thomas Aquinas

£12.95 01 Nov 2010 Paperback Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Presents the philosophical treatises of Hackett Aquinas.

Platon lehren und lernen

30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Gyburg Radke

£98.00 30 Oct 2010 Hardback Walter de Gruyter & Co

In philosophy teaching in Late Antiquity, the unity of teaching and research and the holistic nature of education are not just abstract ideals. This book presents their realisation in philosophy teaching in Late Antiquity and thus examines the historical basis of a conception of education which determined school and university education in Europe from classical times, through the whole of the Middle Ages and up to the beginnings of our university system. Hitherto unknown commentaries on Plato are presented in detail and in German translation for the first time.

Reference and Reflexivity

29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 29 Oct 2010 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Montaigne and the Art of Free-thinking

28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Richard Scholar

£30.00 28 Oct 2010 Hardback Peter Lang Ltd

Why read Montaigne today? Richard Scholar argues that Montaigne, whose essays were read by Shakespeare and remain a landmark of European culture, is above all a masterful exponent of the art of free-thinking. Montaigne invites his readers to follow the twists and turns of his mind, and challenges them to embark on an inner adventure of their own. Free-thinking is an art every bit as difficult to practice today as it was in sixteenth-century France, but it remains equally crucial to a fulfilled life and to a healthy body politic, and Montaigne offers his readers a master-class in that art.

Porphyry

21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

To Gaurus on How Embryos are Ensouled and On What is in Our Power

By James Wilberding

£60.00 21 Oct 2010 Hardback Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd

The Visible and the Revealed

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jean-Luc Marion

£57.95 15 Oct 2010 Hardback Fordham University Press

Religion in the Age of Enlightenment (v. 1)

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Brett C. McInelly

£115.00 15 Oct 2010 Hardback AMS Press

Meaning and Analysis: New Essays on Grice

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Klaus Petrus

£60.00 15 Oct 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Linguists and philosophers combine to offer a unique insight not only into Grice's contribution to philosophy of language, but on his theories of natural and non-natural meaning, implicatures and the semantic-pragmatic distinction.

James and Royce Reconsidered

13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kosmopolitische Verantwortung und Reformen

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 13 Oct 2010 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Consider Philosophy

07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Bruce N. Waller

£46.99 07 Oct 2010 Hardback Pearson Education (US)

Offering a balance of theory and applications and a mix of text and readings, "Consider Philosophy" begins with chapters covering philosophical theory, each of which is followed by related, classical readings. Featuring selections from the world's most influential philosophers, this combination of primary texts and explanatory pedagogy presents the material in a clear, accessible way that does not sacrifice rigor. Making connections among different philosophical theories throughout, the text helps students to engage the subject matter and apply theories to important contemporary philosophical issues.

By Divine Design

03 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Pearl

£6.99 03 Oct 2010 Paperback No Greater Joy Ministries, Incorporated

Discusses questions that trouble many but few dare to ask - Why does God permit sin, sorrow, and suffering if He is who He claims to be? Why did God even make us capable of sinning? If He knows all and is all powerful, couldn't He have created a world without sin and death? And why did God create Lucifer if He knew it would result in sin?

Reference and Reflexivity

01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 01 Oct 2010 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Disputed Questions on Virtue

01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Saint Thomas Aquinas

£12.95 01 Oct 2010 Paperback Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Presents the philosophical treatises of Hackett Aquinas.

Merleau-Ponty for Architects

01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jonathan Hale

£15.99 01 Oct 2010 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Summarizes what Maurice Merleau-Ponty has to offer for architects, locates his architectural thinking in the context of his work, introduces key texts, and helps decode difficult terms.

Merleau-Ponty for Architects

01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jonathan Hale

£65.00 01 Oct 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Summarizes what Maurice Merleau-Ponty has to offer for architects, locates his architectural thinking in the context of his work, introduces key texts, and helps decode difficult terms.

Weltarmut und Menschenrechte

30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Thomas Pogge

£29.95 30 Sep 2010 Paperback Walter de Gruyter & Co

Thomas Pogge's book seeks to explain how the belief of the affluent that they are disconnected from massive poverty abroad and have no moral responsibility towards the poor is sustained. The book was originally published in English.

Tocqueville

24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Very Short Introduction

By Harvey C. Mansfield

£7.99 24 Sep 2010 Paperback Oxford University Press

"Drawing upon his immense knowledge of Tocqueville's work, Mansfield provides a succinct and readable introduction to one of the most important political thinkers of the last two centuries. With great skill and unfailing clarity, he not only informs the reader about the man and his life but also sets out the content of Tocqueville's two great masterpieces. Mansfield enables us to understand why we still read Tocqueville. ---Jeremy Jennings, Professor of Political Theory, Queen Mary, University of London; author, Tocqueville on America after 1840: Letters and Other Writings

áThis small but magisterial volume offers an impressive analysis.... The book is as singular as its subject and its present author: each has a distinctive voice. It is precisely that singularity of perspective and purpose that makes them so valuable for a reading, thinking public." ---Ralph Lerner, Benjamin Franklin Professor Emeritus. University of Chicago

The translator of an authoritative edition of Democracy in America, Harvey C. Mansfield here offers the fruit of decades of research and reflection in an insightful and marvelously compact introduction to Tocqueville. Mansfield clearly and incisively explores Tocqueville's writings ---not only his masterpiece but also his secret Recollections, intended for posterity alone, and his unfinished work on his native France, The Old Regime and the Revolution. He shows how the many elements of Tocqueville's life found expression in his thought: his aristocratic ancestry, his ventures in politics, his voyages abroad, his hopes and fears for America, and his disappointment with France. All his writings show a passion for political liberty and an insistence on human greatness. Perhaps most important, he saw liberty not in theories but in the practice of self-government in America. Ever an opponent of abstraction, he offered an analysis that forces us to consider what we actually do in our politics ---suggesting that theory itself may be an enemy of freedom. And that, Mansfield writes, makes him a vitally important thinker for today.

Gersonides

23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Judaism within the Limits of Reason

By Seymour Feldman

£35.00 23 Sep 2010 Hardback The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

A pioneering assessment of the significance for Jewish thought of the philosopher Gersonides' attempt to forge a synthesis between the secular sciences and Judaism.

Porphyry

23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

To Gaurus on How Embryos are Ensouled and On What is in Our Power

By James Wilberding

£60.00 23 Sep 2010 Hardback Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd

An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy

17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Paramarthasara of Abhinavagupta and Its Commentary by Yogaraja

By Kamalesadatta Tripathi, Lyne Bansat-Boudon

£80.00 17 Sep 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Offers an English translation of The Paramarthasara and its commentary by Yogaraja (XIIth AD), along with a Sanskrit text, introduction, indices and appendices. Attempting to follow the principles of Yogarajas commentary, this book unfolds the metaphysical as well as mystic meanings of the text.

James and Royce Reconsidered

15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Judaism within the Limits of Reason

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 15 Sep 2010 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

By Divine Design

03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Pearl

£6.99 03 Sep 2010 Paperback No Greater Joy Ministries, Incorporated

Reference and Reflexivity

03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 03 Sep 2010 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Gersonides

01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Seymour Feldman

£39.50 01 Sep 2010 Hardback The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

A pioneering assessment of the significance for Jewish thought of the philosopher Gersonides' attempt to forge a synthesis between the secular sciences and Judaism.

Education for Life

01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Correspondence and Writings on Religion and Practical Philosophy

By Turnbull, George

£8.95 01 Sep 2010 Paperback Liberty Fund

George Turnbull, one of the earliest of the authors in the Scottish tradition, presents natural-law theory on a scientific model, in harnessing the arts to promote the principles of moral and civil virtue, and in extolling reason as the foundation of liberty. This work gives a more concentrated presentation of his ideas.

Handlungen

30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ralf Stoecker

£19.95 30 Aug 2010 Paperback Walter de Gruyter & Co

What are actions? Starting with this simple but central question, Stoecker's introduction presents the most important arguments in the current discussion.

Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates

26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explain Life, Death, the Afterlife, and

By Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

£13.99 26 Aug 2010 Hardback Penguin Putnam Inc

Some fearless authors are taking us on a full tour of the history of how we approach death, why we embrace life, and whether there really is a hereafter.

The Character of Consciousness

26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By David J.D.J. Chalmers

£18.99 26 Aug 2010 Paperback Oxford University Press

In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundbreaking 1996 book, The Conscious Mind.

The Character of Consciousness

26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By David J.D.J. Chalmers

£45.00 26 Aug 2010 Hardback Oxford University Press

In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundbreaking 1996 book,The Conscious Mind.

James and Royce Reconsidered

18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Judaism within the Limits of Reason

By David C. Lamberth

£16.95 18 Aug 2010 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

Reference and Reflexivity

06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Perry

£45.00 06 Aug 2010 Hardback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

By Divine Design

03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Pearl

£6.99 03 Aug 2010 Paperback No Greater Joy Ministries, Incorporated

Gersonides

01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Seymour Feldman

£39.50 01 Aug 2010 Hardback The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

A pioneering assessment of the significance for Jewish thought of the philosopher Gersonides' attempt to forge a synthesis between the secular sciences and Judaism.

In Pursuit of the Good

01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Intellect and Action in Aristotle's Ethics

By Eric Salem

£19.50 01 Aug 2010 Paperback Paul Dry Books, Inc

"Where does happiness lie?" "What is the best life?" Aristotle ponders these abiding questions in his "Nicomachean Ethics" - a work which has influenced Western thinking on ethical matters. This book guides and helps to deepen our understanding of Aristotle's masterpiece, thus helping us to decide what the good life should really be.

Eurocentrism

01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Samir Amin

£12.95 01 Aug 2010 Paperback Monthly Review Press,U.S.

Since its first publication twenty years ago, Eurocentrism has become a classic of radical thought. Written by one of the worldas foremost political economists, this original and provocative essay takes on one of the great "ideological deformations" of our time: Eurocentrism. Rejecting the dominant Eurocentric view of world history, which narrowly and incorrectly posits a progression from the Greek and Roman classical world to Christian feudalism and the European capitalist system, Amin presents a sweeping reinterpretation that emphasizes the crucial historical role played by the Arab Islamic world. Throughout the work, Amin addressesa broad set of concerns, ranging from the ideological nature of scholastic metaphysics to the meanings and shortcomingsof contemporary Islamic fundamentalism. This second edition contains a new introduction and concluding chapter, both of which make the authoras arguments even more compelling.

On Delusion

30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jennifer Radden

£12.99 30 Jul 2010 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Delusions play a fundamental role in the history of psychology, philosophy and culture, dividing not only the mad from the sane but reason from unreason. What are delusions? How do they differ from everyday errors or mistaken beliefs? Are they scientific categories? This title explores these questions and more.

On Delusion

30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jennifer Radden

£65.00 30 Jul 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Assertion

30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mark Jary

£55.00 30 Jul 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Assertion is a term frequently used in linguistics and philosophy but rarely defined. This in-depth study surveys and synthesizes a range of philosophical, linguistic and psychological literature on the topic, and then presents a detailed account of the cognitive processes involved in the interpretation of assertions.

What's Wrong?

29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Applied Ethicists and Their Critics

By David Boonin

£34.99 29 Jul 2010 Paperback Oxford University Press

Is abortion morally permissible? Is it wrong to hunt animals for sport or to slaughter them for food? Should human cloning be permitted? Is torture ever justified?

Now in a second edition, What's Wrong? Applied Ethicists and Their Critics presents a thorough and engaging exploration of these complex questions and twenty-four other contemporary ethical issues. Employing a unique approach to teaching argumentation, editors David Boonin and Graham Oddie open each chapter with an influential article that takes a strong stand on a particular issue; the essays that immediately follow offer objections and critical responses to the arguments put forth in the featured selection. This format helps students learn how to better engage in debates because it illustrates how philosophers argue with each other. Featuring a new section on applied ethics and ethical theory, the general introduction to this second edition also describes strategies for understanding and evaluating the different types of arguments contained in the readings. Detailed part and chapter introductions - streamlined in this edition - enable students to see precisely how the arguments presented in the various writings are related to one another. Questions for Consideration and updated and expanded Further Reading Lists are included at the end of each chapter.

Featuring more than eighty readings organized into five parts - killing, sex, the family, race relations, and the state - What's Wrong? includes seminal essays by prominent philosophers alongside work by newer voices in the field. Addressing five new cutting-edge issues - overpopulation, campus hate speech codes, hate crime laws, torture, and global warming - the second edition includes fifteen new readings. Ideal for courses in applied ethics/contemporary moral problems and introduction to ethics, What's Wrong?, Second Edition, can also be used in critical thinking courses that emphasize philosophical argumentation.

Roots, Rites and Sites of Resistance

23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Banality of Good

By Leonidas K. Cheliotis

£55.00 23 Jul 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Which practices count as resistance? Why, where, and how does resistance emerge? When is resistance effective, and when is it truly progressive? In addressing these questions, this book brings together novel theoretical and empirical perspectives from a diverse range of disciplinary and geographical locales.

James and Royce Reconsidered

21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT