In this highly original book, Victor Kestenbaum calls into question the oft-repeated assumption that John Dewey's pragmatism has no place for the transcendent. Kestenbaum demonstrates that, far from i
Lies are often so subtle, so deftly woven into easily acceptable truths, that we can fail to recognize them. Turning Sisela Bok's defense of truth in her book Lying on its head, Jeremy Campbell argues
Hegel is one of the most important figures in the history of ideas and political thought. His Philosophy of Right is widely recognised as one of the greatest works of political philosophy.Hegel and th
In fin-de-siecle and early revolutionary Russia, a group of self-educated workers produced a large body of poetry and prose in which they attempted to comprehend their rapidly changing world. Witnesse
Socrates has inspired and guided the brightest men and women for more than two thousand years. Now you can make him your mentor-to strengthen your thinking, enrich your life, and reach your goals. I
Suggests that, not only can nothing ever be known, but no one can ever have a reason at all for anything. The author argues that no one can ever say, let alone believe, that anything is the case, and
"Everyone complains about what is lost in translations. This is the first account I have seen of the potentially positive impact of translation, that it represents... a genuinely new contribution." —D
Jnrgen Habermas's The Theory of Communicative Action attempts to clarify a normative foundation of a critical theory and is widely recognized as such, but according to Owen (philosophy, Hamline U.)
American scholars of philosophy select and translate recently discovered essays written before Being and Time , as a sample of the German philosopher's experimental and constantly supplemental attemp
Sidney Hook on Pragmatism, Democracy, and Freedom collects twenty-five of Hook's most incisive essays in political philosophy, written throughout his lengthy career. Clustered into five main sections,
In this highly original book, Victor Kestenbaum calls into question the oft-repeated assumption that John Dewey's pragmatism has no place for the transcendent. Kestenbaum demonstrates that, far from i
Civic Republicanism is a valuable critical introduction to one of the most important topics in political philosophy. In this book, Iseult Honohan presents an authoritative and accessible account of ci
Stately Bodies explores the curious prevalence of bodily metaphors in conceptions of noncorporeal institutions: the state, the law, and politics itself. The book builds on work from Adriana Cavarero'
German philosopher Schelling (1775-1854) never finished the work, nor told anyone about it. Steinkamp (psychology, U. of Edinburgh) introduces readers to its general arguments and structure, leaving t
The controversy over whether feminists can usefully use Foucault's theoretical framework to advance their concerns is a mirror of the larger debate over whether postmodernism has a place in progressiv
As the author of The unity of Hegel's "Phenomenology of spirit" and other studies of this major German philosopher, Stewart (Kierkegaard Research Centre, U. of Copenhagen) ably introduces an antholo
The death of coauthor Bergel (founder, Chapman U. Albert Schweitzer Institute, Orange, CA) and the events of 9/11 prompted Meyer (Bible and Christian studies), current director of the Chapman U. Alber
