Nine essays critically consider post-modernity's concept of, and opposition to, the project of the Enlightenment. Historians and philosophers from the United States and Europe discuss cultural confli
Contrary to many of the standard histories of German Idealism, the most recent research suggests that it did not grow smoothly and seamlessly from Kant’s critical philosophy into Hegel’s mature system
What, if anything, do dreams tell us about ourselves? What is the relationship between types of sleep and types of dreams? Does dreaming serve any purpose? Or are dreams simply meaningless mental nois
How is our conception of what there is affected by our counting ourselves as inhabitants of the natural world? How do our actions fit into a world that is altered through our agency? And how do we acc
Philosophers 'do' 'it', literary critics 'do' 'it', even architects, poets, painters 'do' 'it'. It can involve the concepts of capital, politics, and justice. So what, after all, "is" deconstruction?
Here is a universal, time-tested path for finding true meaning and joy in every aspect of our lives. Drawing on his 30 years of teaching and service, Bo Lozoff shows why compassion--not success, self-
In this book Wilber presents a model of consciousness that encompasses empirical, psychological, and spiritual modes of understanding. Wilber examines three realms of knowledge: the empirical realm of
Mahoney (philosophy, Duke U., Raleigh, N. Carolina) traces the analysis of Aristotle and his followers by the 15th-century Vernia and his younger contemporary, Nifo, in 14 previously published and ele
Deconstructions is a user's guide to deconstruction across a range of topics and discourses. Chapter topics range from the obvious (feminism, post-colonialism, and technology) to the less so (drugs, f
Here are two classics of moral philosophy from one of the most revered Christian voices of our time.In The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis reflects on society and nature and the challenges of how best t
That optimists should be happier, more satisfied, or more successful than pessimists is a fallacy, as we learn in this series of 16 essays on diverse aspects of believing the glass is half-empty or ha
This new, second edition of the popular college textbook offers the beginning philosophy student a comprehensive introduction to several aspects of one of the most influential schools of thought in th
In this collection of essays Samuel Wheeler discusses Derrida and other “deconstructive” thinkers from the perspective of an analytic philosopher willing to treat deconstruction as philosophy, taking
This book is about the nature of skeptical arguments and their role in philosophical inquiry. John Greco delineates three main theses: that a number of historically prominent skeptical arguments make
Nine essays synthesize Davies' (education, James Cook U., Australia) thoughts over the decade. With some help from colleagues, she explores the language of poststructuralism in order to make it access
What is philosophy about and what are its methods? Philosophy and Ordinary Language is a defence of the view that philosophy is largely about questions of language, which to a large extent means ordin
Weaving together her most influential writings of the 1990s, Bronwyn Davies offers a unique engagement with poststructuralism that defies the boundaries between theory and embodied practice. Whereas p
