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Book SynopsisThis sixth edition of Writing Philosophy Papers updates and expands one of the most popular guides to philosophical writing assignments for undergraduate students. Written in a clear, straightforward style, the book covers everything from time management to the difference between i.e. and e.g.The heart of the book is devoted to how to write a thesis-defense paper, with chapters on the structure of a strong paper, the process of writing and revising, matters of style and usage, and scholarly citation. This advice is illustrated with concrete examples throughout, including a complete thesis-defense paper written and formatted according to the book's recommendations.The book also covers how to take good notes from various kinds of philosophical sources, how to write other commonly assigned kinds of papers, and how to study for and take a philosophy exam. A chapter on doing philosophical research contains practical advice on how to discover and access the most hel

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores interesting and emerging philosophical questions related to autism. It sheds light on the ways in which cultural attitudes about autism have changed in the decade since the editors published their first volume on the philosophy of autism.So much about autism has changed in the last decade. Cultural attitudes about autism are far more nuanced. Self-identification as autistic has exploded, as have discussions of the political and social implications for being an out autistic person. This volume approaches a wide range of issues that autism raises in social and political theory, ethics, philosophy of social science, epistemology, metaphysics, and law. The issues addressed include moral responsibility, autism and gender, knowledge acquisition, the double empathy problem, social cognition, vulnerability in interpersonal communication, masking, the neurodiversity movement and destigmatization, and the effectiveness of ABA therapy. Each of the contributors, many of whom self-identify as autistic, has a personal connection with autism.Contemporary Philosophy of Autism will appeal to researchers and graduate students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of cognitive science, epistemology, philosophy of medicine, and disability studies. It will appeal to those working in other academic fields such as developmental psychology, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, and education.

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Book SynopsisAccompanied by a new translation of Aristotle''s Nicomachean Ethics X, this volume presents a hybrid between a traditional commentary and a scholarly monograph. Aristotle''s text is divided into one hundred lemmata which not only explore comprehensively the content and strength of each of these units of thought, but also emphasise their continuity, showing how the smaller units feed into the larger structure. The Commentary illuminates what Aristotle thinks in each lemma (and why), and also shows how he thinks. In order to bring Aristotle alive as a thinker, it often explores several possible ways of reading the text to enable the reader to make up their own mind about the best interpretation of a given passage. The relevant background in Plato''s dialogues is discussed, and a substantial Introduction sets out the philosophical framework necessary for understanding Book X, the final and most arresting section of the Ethics.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Analytical table of contents; Translation; Commentary; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisProposing a new view of global justice based on natural law, this book presents a philosophical discussion of the ethical values informing contemporary medicine and health, notably in relation to the problem of neglected diseases.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Defining the Object: What Is a Reasonable Scope and Content for the Human Right to Health?: 1. The moral value of health: health as a basic human need; 2. The human right to health and its corresponding responsibilities; Part II. Defining the Subjects: Who Are the Duty-Bearers of the Right to Health?: 3. States and natural persons as subjects of justice; 4. Pharmaceutical transnational corporations as subjects of justice; Part III. Defining Just Institutions: How Should Right to Health Responsibilities Be Allocated among the Subjects of Justice?: 5. The global health governance of the global health crisis; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisGlobal distributive justice is now part of mainstream political debate. It incorporates issues that are now a familiar feature of the political landscape, such as global poverty, trade justice, aid to the developing world and debt cancellation. This is the first textbook to focus exclusively on issues of distributive justice on the global scale. It gives clear and up-to-date accounts of the major theories of global justice and spells out their significance for a series of important political issues, including climate change, international trade, human rights and migration. These issues are brought to life through the use of case studies, which emphasise the connection of theories of justice to contemporary politics, and 'Further Issues' sections, which discuss emerging debates or controversies that are likely to command increasing attention in the coming years.Trade Review'In this fine book, Armstrong has filled a significant gap in the literature by providing a very clear, learned, and comprehensive discussion of different approaches to global distributive justice and some of their apparent implications for pressing policy issues such as trade, immigration, and climate change.' Christian Barry, Australian National University'This is a lively, clearly written and very helpful textbook that is accessible and yet philosophically engaging. It is not only of interest to undergraduates, new to the subject, but [it] also develops fresh arguments on various aspects of the debate, which will be of interest to people immersed in the literature.' Margaret Moore, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada'This book does an excellent job of introducing students to some of the most interesting and significant philosophical arguments about global distributive justice. It also uses cases studies very well to demonstrate what is at stake in the abstract normative debates. It does students a tremendous service.' Darrel Moellendorf, Professor of Philosophy and Director of Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs, San Diego State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Approaches: 1. Global distributive justice: what and why?; 2. Egalitarian approaches; 3. Minimalist approaches; Part II. Issues: 4. Global justice and human rights; 5. Global justice and natural resources; 6. Global justice and international trade; 7. Global justice and climate change; 8. Global justice and migration; Index.

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Book SynopsisDesigned for intermediate to advanced students, this edition of Kant's Metaphysics of Morals contains a lightly revised version of Mary Gregor's highly regarded translation. Readers' understanding and engagement are facilitated by its informative and accessible introduction, extensive further reading essay, and translation and editorial notes.Table of ContentsIntroduction Lara Denis; Chronology Lara Denis; Further reading Lara Denis; Translator's note on the text Mary Gregor; The Metaphysics of Morals: Part I. Metaphysical First Principles of the Doctrine of Right; 1. Private right; 2. Public right; Part II. Metaphysical First Principles of the Doctrine of Virtue: 1. Doctrine of the elements of ethics; 2. Doctrine of the methods of ethics; Index.

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Book SynopsisA hybrid between traditional commentary and monograph exploring the final, most arresting book of Aristotle's Ethics in a philosophically rigorous yet interpretatively open way. The new translation makes each argument clear, while the commentary explores Aristotle's motivations and methods and grounds his thinking in its intellectual context.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Analytical table of contents; Translation; Commentary; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is an accurate, readable and accessible translation of one of the world's greatest ethical works. Based on lectures Aristotle gave in Athens in the fourth century BCE, Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly influenced the whole course of subsequent philosophical endeavour. It offers seminal, practically oriented discussions of many central ethical issues, including the role of luck in human well-being, moral education, responsibility, courage, justice, moral weakness, friendship and pleasure, with an emphasis on the exercise of virtue as the key to human happiness. This second edition offers an updated editor's introduction and suggestions for further reading, and incorporates the line numbers as well as the page numbers of the Greek text. With its emphasis on accuracy and readability, it will enable readers without Greek to come as close as possible to Aristotle's work.Trade ReviewPraise for the first edition: 'A teacher looking for a single translation of the Nicomachean Ethics to use as a textbook, and a general reader who wishes to rely on a single translation of this work, will do well to choose Crisp.' UtilitasTable of ContentsIntroduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the text; Nicomachean Ethics; Book I; Book II; Book III; Book IV; Book V; Book VI; Book VII; Book VIII; Book IX; Book X; Glossary; Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat helps people maintain their humanity during wars? Despite its obvious importance, this question remarkably remains overlooked by scholars. Studying what helps people survive wartime trauma is an extremely valuable, if not an urgent enterprise.Trade Review'A Darkling Plain: Stories of Conflict and Humanity during War provides a fresh interdisciplinary perspective to address an important understudied studied topic: how do individuals maintain their humanity in war and its aftermath? This is one of those rare non-fiction books that is hard to put aside once you start reading it. In spite of the harrowing nature of the wartime stories of suffering that are described in first-person accounts, this material is also rich in conveying courage, emotional connectedness, and personal growth and healing. Moreover, A Darkling Plain uses these poignant interviews as well as drawing from others to test a variety of theories about resilience in the face of suffering - theories ranging from the situational/environmental, to the existential/psychoanalytic, and to the literature on post-traumatic stress disorder. There is much in A Darkling Plain to stimulate further thinking and insight about this understudied topic of resilience and humanity in war.' Cheryl Koopman, Stanford University'Making the unconscious conscious, giving voice to the unspeakable, Kristen Monroe makes intimate the horrors of war, persecution, and genocide. From Armenia to the Holocaust, from Iwo Jima to the Japanese internment camps in the United States, memories of resilience and despair are restored to the sleeping world. Monroe has collected the voices that, as in Joyce's aspiration, 'forge the uncreated conscience of [our time]'.' Robert E. Lane, Emeritus Professor, Yale University, Connecticut'A Darkling Plain presents a timely and deeply affecting series of narrative interviews with individuals who not only survived, but eventually thrived, in the wake of horrific experiences in war, ranging from the Armenian genocide through World War II to current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These survivors demonstrate how acceptance of our interconnectedness and humility in the face of horror can allow hope and humanity to exist side by side in the face of hate and destruction. Monroe's magisterial work synthesizing the lessons their experiences glean provides insight into the factors that help promote both resilience and recovery in face of trauma and torture.' Rose McDermott, Brown University'With her characteristic wisdom, empathy, and superb interviewing skills, Kristen Monroe has written a book that everyone connected with wars should read. She has an unusual talent for identifying questions as difficult as they are important, and the book provides not the answer - which is not possible - but many answers that resonate widely and deeply. This is a moving and provocative book.' Jennifer L. Hochschild, Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsPart I: 1. War is hell. War is all hell. Scholarly literature on the unspeakable: literature, methodology, and data; Part II. War and Humanity in World War II: 2. If something's going to get you, it'll get you. Frank, American solider in the South Pacific; 3. Prejudice, bigotry, and hatred. Love and luck. Laura, Holocaust survivor on Schindler's list; 4. Everything went downhill after that. Gunther, refugee and displaced person with an SS father; 5. In the middle of the hailstorm, one doesn't fear for one's own life. The red princess and the July 20 Plot to kill Hitler; 6. Belonging to something. Herb, Austrian Jewish refugee from the Third Reich; 7. Hard to adjust after all that. Grace, interned Japanese American teenager; Part III. Other Voices, Other Wars: From Indochina to Iraq: 8. Best forget about Vietnam. Christopher, Vietnam; 9. For my family. Tuan, South Vietnam; 10. Bad memory, bad feeling. Sara on the Khmer Rouge; 11. Someone loving me. Kimberly on the Khmer Rouge; 12. Collateral damage and the greater good. Doc and the Iraq War; 13. Easily the worst experience of my life. Sebastian on the Iraq War; Part IV. Civil Wars and Genocides, Dictators and Domestic Oppressors: 14. Grandfather had his head cut off. Rose and the Armenian genocide; 15. A resistance to keep you alive. Ngũgĩ on the Mau Mau, anti-colonialism, and homegrown dictators; 16. Stuck in the mud in the middle of a civil war. Fabiola on the Nicaraguan Civil War; 17. Too much was seen. Marie on the Lebanese Civil War; 18. Care about other people. Okello and Idi Amin's Uganda; 19. People suffered great loss. Reza and Afghanistan under the Soviets; 20. Religion mixed with politics creates bad things. Leyla and the Islamic Republic of Iran; Part V. Guarding One's Humanity during Wars and Genocide: 21. The fundamental things apply; Conclusion: the enormity of it all.

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Book SynopsisIn the first centuries BCE and CE, Roman wall painters frequently placed representations of works of art, especially panel paintings, within their own mural compositions. This richly illustrated book explores the social, ethical and aesthetic dimensions of this practice and will appeal to both classicists and art historians.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the painting of painting in Ancient Rome; 1. Winckelmann and the cultural dynamics of painting; 2. Disrupting the frame; 3. The ethics and politics of art; 4. Transparent and opaque: medium and materiality on the Roman wall; 5. Paradigms, ensembles, and anachronisms; Epilogue: reflection and reflexivity.

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Book SynopsisFeminist Ethics provides an overview of feminist contributions to normative ethics, moral psychology, and metaethics. It argues that through their criticisms of traditional ethics and proposals for changes, feminists are advancing 'robust agency.'

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Book SynopsisThis Element surveys the main claims of Bernard Williams''s ethical philosophy. Topics include ethical scepticism, virtue, reasons for action, the critique of the Morality System, moral realism and the nature of theorising in ethics.

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from renowned global scholars, this book argues that ethical education should be directed at human relationships and help students become caring. This approach goes beyond the usual focus on character, virtues and moral codes. The chapters illustrate how this new vision can transform curriculum, pedagogy and classroom practice.

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Book SynopsisWhy do we think ourselves superior to all other animals? Are we right to think so? In this book, Michael Ruse explores these questions in religion, science and philosophy. Some people think that the world is an organism - and that humans, as its highest part, have a natural value (this view appeals particularly to people of religion). Others think that the world is a machine - and that we therefore have responsibility for making our own value judgements (including judgements about ourselves). Ruse provides a compelling analysis of these two rival views and the age-old conflict between them. In a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion, he draws on Darwinism and existentialism to argue that only the view that the world is a machine does justice to our humanity. This new series offers short and personal perspectives by expert thinkers on topics that we all encounter in our everyday lives.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The status of humans; 2. Mechanism versus organicism; 3. Darwinian evolution; 4. Mechanism and human nature; 5. Organicism and human nature; 6. The problem of progress; 7. Morality for the organicist; 8. Morality for the mechanist; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisCompanion Animal Ethics explores the important ethical questions and problems that arise as a result of humans keeping animals as companions.Trade Review"This book provides ample food for thought for anyone involved in the animal sector to engage in reflection of their views by clearly working through important ethical questions commonly encountered in companion animal interaction and medicine in particular. It would make a valuable contribution to any practising veterinarian's library, and I would even suggest it to be essential reading for many." (Veterinary Record, 2016)Table of ContentsForeword vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 1 History of Companion Animals and the Companion Animal Sector 8 2 The Development and Role of the Veterinary and Other Professions in Relation to Companion Animals 24 3 Human Attachment to Companion Animals 41 4 Companion Animal Welfare 58 5 Theories of Companion Animal Ethics 73 6 Breeding and Acquiring Companion Animals 89 7 Selective Breeding 103 8 Feeding and the Problem of Obesity 117 9 Companion Animal Training and Behavioural Problems 132 10 Routine Neutering of Companion Animals 150 11 Performing Convenience Surgery: Tail Docking, Ear Cropping, Debarking and Declawing 169 12 Treating Sick Animals and End-of-Life Issues 186 13 Unwanted and Unowned Companion Animals 201 14 Ethics and Broader Impacts of Companion Animals 217 15 Other Companions 235 16 Companion Animals and the Future 252 Index 269

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Book SynopsisDante's Deadly Sins is a unique study of the moral philosophy behind Dante's master work that considers the Commedia as he intended, namely, as a practical guide to moral betterment. Focusing on Inferno and Purgatorio, Belliotti examines the puzzles and paradoxes of Dante's moral assumptions, his treatment of the 7 deadly sins, and how 10 of his most powerful moral lessons anticipate modern existentialism. Analyzes the moral philosophy underpinning one of the greatest works of world culture Summarizes the Inferno and Purgatorio, while underscoring their moral implications Explains and evaluates Dante's understanding of the Seven Deadly Sins' and the ultimate role they play as the basis of human transgression. Provides a detailed discussion of the philosophical concepts of moral desert and the law of contrapasso, using character case studies within Dante's work Connects the poem's moTrade Review“In this thought-provoking book Belliotti draws Dante’s Commedia into conversation with existentialist philosophy. . . Despite these questions, Belliotti’s book is essential reading for anyone interested in Dante. In it the reader will find a refreshingly different take on the moral vision underscored by Dante’s Commedia.” (The Heythrop Journal, 24 July 2015) Table of ContentsAbout the Author x Preface xii The Rationale xii The Origin xiii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 The Historical Context 1 The Life of Dante 3 Later Writings 8 The Commedia 12 Dante’s Death 14 Aims of this Book 15 Dante as Moral Philosopher 17 1 Inferno 19 Dante’s Mission 19 The Journey Begins 20 Vestibule (Ante-Hell): The Indecisive Neutrals 21 Upper Hell: Sins of Unrestrained Desire (the Wolf) 23 River Styx, Walls of the City of Dis 28 Lower Hell: Sins of Malice Leading to Violence (the Lion) 30 Lower Hell: Sins of Malice Leading to Fraud (the Leopard) 34 Dante’s Existential Lessons in Hell 46 2 Purgatorio 48 Purgatory in a Nutshell 48 The Journey Continues 50 Ante-Purgatory: Late Repentants 50 Gate of Purgatory 56 The First Three Terraces: Misdirected Love 57 The Fourth Terrace: Deficient Love of the Good 62 The Final Three Terraces: Excessive Love of Secondary Goods 64 Dante’s Existential Lessons in Purgatory 71 3 The Notion of Desert and the Law of Contrapasso 73 The Notion of Desert 73 The Contrapasso 81 The Problem of Proportionality 87 First Case Study: Francesca 90 Second Case Study: Brutus and Cassius 92 Third Case Study: Epicurus 99 Dante’s Moral Conception 102 4 Paradoxes and Puzzles: Virgil and Cato 104 The Paradox of Virgil 105 Summary of the Paradox of Virgil 111 The Strange Case of Cato 116 “The Perfect Stoic” 117 Dante’s Decision 120 Dante and Conflict 123 5 The Seven Deadly Sins 124 Historical Background 124 Superbia (Pride) 127 Invidia (Envy) 129 Ira (Wrath) 133 Acedia (Sloth) 137 Avaritia (Avarice) 138 Gula (Gluttony) 139 Luxuria (Lust) 140 The Antidote: Righteous Love 142 The Bridge to Salvation 148 6 Dante’s Existential Moral Lessons 149 Dante and Existentialism 149 Jean-Paul Sartre and Hell 150 Dante’s Ten Existential Lessons 157 Individualism and Community 176 Personal Strategies 179 Bibliography 185 Index 193

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a series of critical commentaries on, and forced encounters between, different thinkers. At stake in this philosophical and psychoanalytical enquiry is the drawing of a series of diagrams of the finite/infinite relation, and the mapping out of the contours for a speculative and pragmatic production of subjectivity.Trade Review'Simon O' Sullivan does not merely offer another theory of the subject. Rather, he elegantly diagrams contemporary theoretical treatments of subjectification in order to grapple with the implications of subjectivity's adjacency and residuality. He never loses sight of the stakes for self-creation while examining the parameters of the relations between finitude-infinitude, desire-ethics, and subject-object that organize his engaging interpretations of Badiou, Foucault, Deleuze, Guattari, and Lacan. His commitment to practices that support the emergence of both strange and dissident subjectivities of the future fruitfully bring into the discussion paganism, shamanism, and animism. On the Production of Subjectivity is a fundamental reference point for questions bearing upon mental ecology, and a sourcebook for thinking beyond the diluted subjectivities available under semiocapital.' - Gary Genosko, Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair, Lakehead University, Canada 'On the Production of Subjectivity has taken the diagram to a new level of thought, and with that, renewed our philosophy of the subject in unprecedented fashion. Through analyses of the most important thinkers within the immanentist tradition (from Spinoza to Deleuze), as well as the most radical approaches to subjectivity (Lacan, Foucault, Guattari), this book not only tells us a new story concerning the emergence of self, but also shows us this in the most speculative and productive manner possible, following Bergson's adage that 'to speculate is to see'. With this work, O'Sullivan makes us see a new subject, and with the diagram, he gives us a new vision or 'non-philosophy' of thought itself.' - John Mullarkey, Kingston University, London, UKTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Contemporary Conditions and Diagrammatic Trajectory From Joy to the Gap: The Accessing of the Infinite by the Finite (Spinoza, Nietzsche, Bergson) The Care of the Self versus the Ethics of Desire: Two Diagrams of the Production of Subjectivity (and of the Subject's Relation to Truth) (Foucault versus Lacan) The Aesthetic Paradigm: From the Folding of the Finite-Infinite Relation to Schizoanalytic Metamodelisation (to Biopolitics) (Guattari) The Strange Temporality of the Subject: Life In-between the Infinite and the Finite (Deleuze contra Badiou) Desiring-Machines, Chaoids, Probeheads: Towards a Speculative Production of Subjectivity (Deleuze and Guattari) Conclusion: Composite Diagram and Relations of Adjacency Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsDiagrams and Charts Introduction: Racism, An Issue of Continuing Concern Chapter One: ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la m?me chose’ Chapter Two: Racism as a Socially Constructed Phenomenon Chapter Three: Identity: A Personal Matter or a Political Issue? Chapter Four: Anti-Racist Social Work with Children and Families Chapter Five: Anti-Racist Social Work with Older People Chapter Six: Anti-Racist Social Work with Offenders Chapter Seven: Anti-Racist Social Work with Asylum Seekers and Refugees Chapter Eight: Anti-Racist Community Work Chapter Nine: Anti-Racist Social Work Across Borders Conclusions: Anti-racist Social Work Guidelines

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Trade ReviewSelected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2018“A new generation of Kant scholars is on the rise, and this beautifully printed and consummately edited scholarly collection announces their ascendancy with distinctive fanfare. … The essays are extremely readable, impeccably annotated, and abundantly resourceful, so they will be useful both for novice readers finding their way through Kant’s notoriously difficult thicket of concepts and for established scholars seeking reference points sure to spark renewed debate. … Researchers in particular will find this book a critical touchstone.” (J. G. Moore, Choice, Vol. 55 (12), August, 2018)Table of ContentsContents Series Editor’s Preface Preface Notes on Contributors Note on Sources and Key to Abbreviations Introduction: Kant the Revolutionary: Matthew C. Altman Part I. Biographical and Historical Background 1. Kant’s Life: Steve Naragon 2. Kant and His Philosophical Context: The Reception and Critical Transformation of the Leibnizian-Wolffian Philosophy: Manuel Sánchez-Rodríguez Part II. Metaphysics and Epistemology 3. Transcendental Idealism: What and Why?: Paul Guyer 4. Noumenal Ignorance: Why, for Kant, Can’t We Know Things in Themselves?: Alejandro Naranjo Sandoval and Andrew Chignell 5. Kant’s Concept of Cognition and the Key to the Whole Secret of Metaphysics: Chong-Fuk Lau 6. Apperception, Self-Consciousness, and Self-Knowledge in Kant: Dennis Schulting Part III. Logic 7. The Place of Logic within Kant’s Philosophy: Clinton Tolley Part IV. Relation between Theoretical and Practical Reason 8. The Primacy of Practical Reason: Ralph C. S. Walker 9. A Practical Account of Kantian Freedom: Matthew C. Altman 10. Moral Skepticism and the Critique of Practical Reason: David Zapero Part V. Ethics 11. How a Kantian Decides What to Do: Allen W. Wood 12. Duties to Oneself: Oliver Sensen 13. Demandingness, Indebtedness, and Charity: Kant on Imperfect Duties to Others: Kate Moran 14. Kant and Sexuality: Helga Varden 15. Kant in Metaethics: The Paradox of Autonomy, Solved by Publicity: Carla Bagnoli Part VI. Aesthetics 16. Feeling the Life of the Mind: Mere Judging, Feeling, and Judgment: Fiona Hughes 17. On Common Sense, Communicability, and Community: Eli Friedlander 18. Immediate Judgment and Non-Cognitive Ideas: The Pervasive and Persistent in the Misreading of Kant’s Aesthetic Formalism: Jennifer A. McMahon 19. Sublimity and Joy: Kant on the Aesthetic Constitution of Virtue: Melissa McBay Merritt Part VII. Philosophy of Science 20. “Proper Science” and Empirical Laws: Kant’s Sense of Science in the Critical Philosophy: John H. Zammito 21. From General to Special Metaphysics of Nature: Michael Bennett McNulty (with Marius Stan) Part VIII. Philosophy of Religion 22. Kant on Faith: Religious Assent and the Limits to Knowledge: Lawrence Pasternack 23. The Fate of Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason: Martin Moors Part IX. Political Philosophy 24. The Critical Legal and Political Philosophy of Immanuel Kant: 25. A Cosmopolitan Law Created by Cosmopolitan Citizens: The Kantian Project Today: Soraya Nour Sckell 26. Kant’s Mature Theory of Punishment, and a First Critique Ideal Abolitionist Alternative: Benjamin Vilhauer Part X. Anthropology, History, and Education 27. Denkungsart in Kant’s Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View: Patrick R. Frierson 28. Kant on Emotions, Feelings, and Affectivity: Alix Cohen 29. The Philosopher as Legislator: Kant on History: Katerina Deligiorgi 30. Becoming Human: Kant’s Philosophy of Education and Human Nature: Robert B. Louden Part XI. The Kantian Aftermath, and Kant’s Contemporary Relevance 31. Kant after Kant: The Indispensable Philosopher: Michael Vater 32. Kant, the Copernican Devolution, and Real Metaphysics: Robert Hanna 33. Contemporary Kantian Moral Philosophy: Michael Rohlf Conclusion: Kant the Philosopher: Matthew C. Altman Index

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Book SynopsisIt is clinical work with the most difficult patients - those with severe narcissistic, sadomasochistic, and borderline disorders - that poses the greatest challenge to the therapist''s guiding assumptions about clinical process; indeed, such work often leads therapists to question beliefs and expectations that formerly seemed self-evident.  In Getting From Here to There: Analytic Love, Analytic Process, Sheldon Bach elaborates the holistic vision that guides him in work with just such patients.  He dwells especially on the attentive presence through which the analyst effects a meeting with patients that invites the latter''s trust in the analyst and in the therapeutic process. And he writes of love - of patient for analyst and of analyst for patient - that grows out of this mutual trust and sustains therapeutic process. For Bach, analytic therapy aims at understanding the person as a mind-body unity that manifests particular states of consciousness.ThiTrade Review"Like a sculptor who can see the form hidden within the block of stone, Sheldon Bach—most recently in his third book on narcissism…opens our eyes to the underlying structure and dynamics of narcissistic disorders. Bach’s observations and formulations are presented in an accessible, engaging and deceptively simple way, but they reflect precision of observation, clarity and sophistication of thought, deep empathy for patients, and genuine clinical wisdom. He is clearly gifted as a healer, scientist, and teacher." ---Jay Frankel, PhD“Sheldon Bach lays bare the deep structure of psychoanalytic work, the process of developing awareness in the context of affective mutuality. His beautifully precise analysis provides an ecumenical and humane perspective on our psychic struggles and grants the essential analytic action of holding the other in mind its true significance. Presented with effortless lucidity, Getting From Here to There is a profound and practically useful integration of many strands in psychoanalytic history with contemporary understandings of attachment, regulation, and trauma.” - Jessica Benjamin, Ph.D., New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy“Bach explores the complexities, the ambiguities, and the importance of love in and out of the analytic situation. Getting From Here to There is full of clinical wisdom; more importantly, it uncovers the center of the analyst's emotional life.” - Steven J. Ellman, Ph.D., President, Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research"Reading Sheldon Bach's Getting From Here to There: Analytic Love, Analytic Process is an immersion into this master clinician and teacher's personal relationship with pscyhoanalysis. The gentle, rocking quality of his writing allows him to present new and far-reaching conceptualizations like a psychoanalytic lullaby, permitting the reader to relax and settle in, much as Bach's patients must. I recommend it to those in the first glow of love for psychoanalysis as well as to those who have loved it for a long, long time."- Gemma M. Ainslie, in PsycCRITIQUES, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of BooksTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. On Being Forgotten and Forgetting Oneself. Narcissism Revisited. Working With the Challenging Patient. A Mind of One's Own. On Getting From Here to There. Confusion in the Analytic Hour. Sadomasochism in Clinical Practice and Everyday Life. Two Ways of Being. Psychoanalysis and Love.

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Book SynopsisFeminist Philosophy: An Introduction provides a comprehensive coverage of the core elements of feminist philosophy in the analytical tradition. Part 1 examines the feminist issues and practical problems that confront us as ordinary people. Part 2 examines the recent and historical arguments surrounding the subject area, looking into the theoretical frameworks we use to discuss these issues and applying them to everyday life.With contemporary and lively debates throughout, Elinor Mason provides a rigorous and yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics including: feminism in a global context work and care reproductive rights sex work sexual violence and harassment sexism, oppression, and misogyny intersectionality objectification consent ideology, false consciousness, and adaptive preferences. An outstanding introduction which will eTrade Review"In this engaging and well-crafted introduction to feminist philosophy, Elinor Mason offers us a helpful contemporary map of a perpetually contested intellectual terrain. Mason guides the reader through a range of debates that display the continuing vivacity and urgency of feminist thinking." - Miranda Fricker, City University of New York Graduate Center, USA"The book is wonderfully clear and engaging. It provides an introduction to a diverse range of topics such as sex work, objectification and intersectionality. The philosophical debates within each topic are explained with attention to detail and rigour that will rewarding for students and teachers alike." - Natalie Stoljar, McGill University, CanadaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Feminism in a Global and Multicultural Context Part 1: Practice 2. Work and Care 3. Reproductive Rights 4. Pornography 5. Sex Work 6. Sexual Violence and Harassment Part 2: Theory 7. Sexism, Oppression, and Misogyny 8. Intersectionality 9. Ideology, False Consciousness, and Adaptive Preferences 10. Objectification 11. Consent 12. Knowledge and Ignorance 13. Speech Acts and Silencing. Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTaking the view that aesthetics is a study grounded in perception, the essays in this volume exhibit many sides of the perceptual complex that is the aesthetic field and develop them in different ways. They reinvigorate our understanding of such arts as music and architecture; they range across the natural landscape to the urban one; they reassess the place of beauty in the modern environment and reassess the significance of the contributions to aesthetic theory of Kant and Dewey; and they broach the kinds of meanings and larger understanding that aesthetic engagement with the human environment can offer. Written over the past decade, these original and innovative essays lead to a fresh encounter with the possibilities of aesthetic experience, one which has constantly evolved, moving in recent years in the direction of what Berleant terms ''social aesthetics'', which enhances human-environmental integration and sociality.Trade Review'The informal style of Aesthetics beyond the Arts makes it enjoyable to read and its essays contain many rich descriptions on different types of environment ... The book should interest a wide range of readers. Not only those wanting a well-informed look at the main issues of environmental aesthetics, but readers who wish to get a glimpse on some of its emerging trends will find interesting reading in this book.' Kalle Puolakka, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study/University of Helsinki 'Berleant’s text does exactly as his title suggests: the cornucopian selection of essays traces his aesthetic thought from its origins in the arts, through the rise of environmental aesthetics, and to his current preoccupation with the ethical obligations of aesthetic theory. While the text does not break new ground for Berleant, a better introduction to his work would be difficult to find'. The British Journal of AestheticsTable of ContentsContents: Preface: towards an aesthetics beyond art; Part I The Arts as Experience: Judging architecture; What titles don't tell; What music isn't and how to teach it. Part II Environmental Aesthetics: Art, nature, environment; The re-shaping of experience; Two ways in the landscape; Scenic beauty in a global context; Forestry aesthetics: forest management as landscape architecture; Distant cities: thoughts on an aesthetics of urbanism; Ideas for an ecological aesthetics; Nature and habitation in a Chinese garden. Part III Implications: Aesthetics without purpose; The legacy of Dewey's aesthetics; Evolutionary naturalism and the abandonment of dualism; The aesthetic politics of environment; The changing meaning of landscape; Beauty and the way of modern life; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book develops a thorough account of the sphere of human moral action in sustained dialogue with JÃrgen Moltmann. By examining God''s role as promise-giver, particularly in the Christian understanding of resurrection, this work describes the occupancy of both history and space in moral terms. This leads to an understanding of Jesus'' description of ''the kingdom of God'' to feature prominently in describing both the possibility and content of human moral action. By offering an account of each of the main doctrines found in Moltmann''s corpus - the role of the future, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and anthropology - this book locates how each contributes to the understanding of ethics from a Christian perspective and subsequently applies these findings to the contemporary issue of poverty and global economics.Trade Review'... there can be little doubt that those interested in exploring a rich theological foundation for Christian ethics will find much here of value.' Per Crucem ad Lucem blog 'Harvie offers an important contribution to the understanding of Moltmann’s theological project. Now that Moltmann’s Ethik der Hoffnung has been published, it will be instructive to see how well Harvie’s insights into Moltmann’s thought are reflected in Moltmann’s own project, as well as how much Moltmann may owe Harvie in enabling him to clarify the theological basis of his ethical thought.' International Journal of Public Theology ’...an appealing and absorbing examination of the ethical implications Moltmann’s theological project. For the uninitiated, Harvie provides a superb look at Moltmann’s theology in the first part of the study, specifically the roles of divine promise and eschatological hope...If you’re into Moltmann or ethics from a modern Christian theological perspective, then I would heartily recommend this volume.’ DiglottingTable of ContentsIntroduction Eschatology, Ethics and Jürgen Moltmann; Part I Doctrinal Considerations; Chapter 1 Hope and Promise; Chapter 2 Hope for the Kingdom of God; Chapter 3 Hope and the Spirit of God; Chapter 4 Hope in the Triune God; Part II Theological and Topical Considerations; Chapter 5 Time and Space for Hope; Chapter 6 Hope for Humanity; Chapter 7 Hope for the Economy;

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The issue of whether humans are free to make their own decisions has long been debated, and it continues to be controversial today. In Free Will: The Basics Meghan Griffith provides a clear and accessible introduction to this important but challenging philosophical problem. She addresses the questions central to the topic including: Does free will exist, or is it illusory? Can we be free even if everything is determined by a chain of causes? If our actions are not determined, does this mean they are just random or a matter of luck? In order to have the kind of freedom required for moral responsibility, must we have alternatives? What can recent developments in science tell us about the existence of free will? These questions are discussed without prejudicing one view over others, and all technical terminology is clearly explained.This second edition has been revised and updated throughout, with the addition

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an accessible and inclusive overview of the major debates in the philosophy of action. It covers the distinct approaches taken by Donald Davidson, G.E.M. Anscombe, and numerous others to answering questions like what are intentional actions? and how do reasons explain actions? Further topics include intention, practical knowledge, weakness and strength of will, self-governance, and collective agency. With introductions, conclusions, and annotated suggested reading lists for each of the ten chapters, it is an ideal introduction for advanced undergraduates as well as any philosopher seeking a primer on these issues.Trade Review"Sarah Paul succeeds in a seemingly impossible task: she provides a clear and concise view of a sprawling and complex area of philosophy, without sacrificing accuracy or depth. Her compelling, lucid style will make this field accessible to non-specialists, and her insightful and synoptic vision of the contemporary philosophical debates about action will make this book valuable to experts as well. This is the best introduction to the field, a must-read for anyone interested in philosophy of action."Sergio Tenenbaum, University of Toronto"In this book Sarah Paul achieves the near impossible: she provides a lucid survey of contemporary action theory that is assertive enough to serve as both guide and antagonist for readers while being fair to competing views in ways their critics rarely are. This is, by far, the best introduction to action theory I know."Kieran Setiya, MITTable of Contents1. Introduction: What Is the Philosophy of Action? 2. What Is the Problem of Action? 3. Action Explanation 4. The Ontology of Action 5. Intention 6. Practical Knowledge 7. Does Action Have a Constitutive Aim? 8. Identification and Self-Governance 9. Temptation, Weakness, and Strength of Will 10. Collective Agency 11. Concluding Thoughts

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Book SynopsisPhilosophy for Everyone begins by explaining what philosophy is before exploring the questions and issues at the foundation of this important subject.Key topics in this new edition and their areas of focus include: Moral philosophy â the nature of our moral judgments and reactions, whether they aim at some objective moral truth, or are mere personal or cultural preferences; and the possibility of moral responsibility given the sorts of things that cause behavior; Political philosophy â fundamental questions about the nature of states and their relationship to the citizens within those states Epistemology â what our knowledge of the world and ourselves consists in, and how we come to have it; and whether we should form beliefs by trusting what other people tell us; Philosophy of mind â what it means for something to have a mind, and how minds should be understood and explained; Philosophy of science â foundational conceptual issTrade ReviewPraise for the First Edition: 'Philosophy for Everyone is an accessible introduction to some of the most fundamental topics in philosophy with a contemporary twist. It exemplifies the virtues of treating philosophy as an activity that anyone can engage in.' - Michael P. Lynch, University of Connecticut, USA 'Readers wishing to gain some initial understanding of what philosophers do and how they do it will find nothing better than this clear and comprehensive introduction to the field.' - Ram Neta, University of North Carolina, USA Table of ContentsWhat is Philosophy? What is Knowledge? And Do We Have Any? Minds, Brains and Computers Morality: Objective, Relative or Emotive? Should You Believe What You Hear? Are Scientific Theories True? Time Travel and Philosophy Free Will Political Philosophy

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Book SynopsisWhat is illness? Is it a physiological dysfunction, a social label, or a way of experiencing the world? How do the physical, social, and emotional worlds of a person change when they become ill? Can there be well-being within illness?In this remarkable and thought-provoking book, Havi Carel explores these questions by weaving together the personal story of her own illness with insights and reflections drawn from her work as a philosopher. Carel's fresh approach to illness raises some uncomfortable questions about how we all whether healthcare professionals or not view the ill, challenging us to become more thoughtful. Illness unravels the tension between the universality of illness and its intensely private, often lonely, nature. It offers a new way of looking at a matter that affects every one of us.Revised and updated throughout, the third edition of this groundbreaking volume includes a new chapter on organ transplantation. Illness: The CryTrade Review"This short, powerful and wise book by noted philosopher Havi Carel has much to offer all those affected by illness. Patients and healthcare professionals, as well as academics with an interest in the experience of illness, should all read this book." Rachel Cooper, University of Lancaster, UK. "Havi Carel's Illness: The Cry of the Flesh is a wonderful introduction to phenomenology of medicine. It is a clearly written and richly nuanced personal and philosophical account of living with uncertainty, progressive disability, and fear of early death. Epicurus, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and others are used as sources of ideas for living well – creatively and flexibly – with illness. This third edition is revised and updated throughout (including a new chapter on the meaning of organ transplantation), yet keeps the import and directness of the original 2008 edition. I look forward to using it in my Philosophy of Medicine classes." Miriam Solomon, Temple University, USA "Havi Carel weaves her own experience of breathlessness with lessons in the philosophy of health and illness. Combining analysis and memoir, her book shows how philosophy can provide a form of therapy to deal with the expectations and desires that an illness can destroy. The cry of Carel's flesh is philosophically moving and deeply human." David Teira, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, SpainPraise for previous editions:"One of the most profoundly moving (as well as academically worthwhile) books I have had the pleasure (if that is the correct word) to read. The book will be a useful addition on reading lists for modules that examine illness and disability and death and dying and it has the potential to generate excellent discussions about how both the individual and society deal with illness and disability." Times Higher Education Supplement"A thoroughly readable, engaging book which should be warmly welcomed, not only for the personal nature of the writing, but for its ambition to draw on the insights of philosophers to improve the lives of ill people. It is a truly commendable effort which showcases the practical relevance of philosophy by applying it to the concrete situation of illness. Illness reflects the distinctly Epicurean idea of philosophy as ‘medicine for the soul’." Philosophical Quarterly"This book achieves something rare among works of philosophy: it speaks with a heartfelt directness that instantly engenders an intimate connection between author and reader. It demands a level of personal engagement, both emotional and self-reflective, that is at times hard to bear, as the author courageously and persistently lays before us the painful details of her experiences of being ill and shares with us the philosophical insights that those experiences have informed or inspired. Despite its profoundly unsettling subject-matter, the book is eminently readable and engrossing; it exhibits a depth of humanity that is sadly lacking in much of the increasingly technical and jargon-laden products of contemporary philosophical discourse, and constitutes a vivid testament to the possibility of philosophical optimism in the face of potentially crushing adversity." International Journal of Philosophical Studies"Illness makes a powerful argument for exploring the experience of illness and the associated philosophical questions. Carel’s inclusion of herself in the book is often moving and shows well the power of bringing philosophy and personal life together." Philosophy in Review"This book offers an important contribution to the ongoing project of the phenomenology of illness, and offers a powerful argument for the inclusion of applied phenomenology in medical and healthcare training. One of the main strengths of this book is that it forces you to think, and to think philosophically. Carel neatly lifts philosophy off the page, and places it out there like a talisman in our everyday life. The book deserves to be read widely by the public, and I would suggest needs to be read widely by clinical practitioners as a point of reference for their own practice." Metapsychology"Illness offers us something that we all need to read and think about … If I were to write a book about illness, I would want it to be just like this one." Arena"a marvelous book … a very clear and detailed account of the phenomenology of illness and the contribution it could make to medical practice and research." Homeopathy"A masterpiece. Moving seamlessly between an unsparingly honest personal narrative and philosophical reflections on our condition as embodied subjects, Havi Carel has fashioned a uniquely authentic account of the lived experience of illness. It should be read – and reread – by everyone who is professionally involved with illness, who is ill, or is likely to become ill; which is to say, by all of us." Raymond Tallis, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and formerly Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Manchester"A genuinely important philosophical work. Carel succeeds in offering a wide-ranging, original, wholly convincing and quite beautiful account of the phenomenology of illness. This is a remarkably insightful book about what it is to be human and how to live. Anybody who cares about who they are and how they live ought to read it." Matthew Ratcliffe, Professor of Philosophy, University of Durham"A tremendous achievement, as well as being a very moving personal document." Christopher Bertram, Professor of Social and Political Philosophy, University of Bristol"This short, powerful and wise book by noted philosopher Havi Carel has much to offer all those affected by illness. Patients and healthcare professionals, as well as academics with an interest in the experience of illness, should all read this book." Rachel Cooper, University of Lancaster, UK"Havi Carel's Illness: The Cry of the Flesh is a wonderful introduction to phenomenology of medicine. It is a clearly written and richly nuanced personal and philosophical account of living with uncertainty, progressive disability, and fear of early death. Epicurus, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and others are used as sources of ideas for living well – creatively and flexibly – with illness. This third edition is revised and updated throughout (including a new chapter on the meaning of organ transplantation), yet keeps the import and directness of the original 2008 edition. I look forward to using it in my Philosophy of Medicine classes." Miriam Solomon, Temple University, USA "Havi Carel weaves her own experience of breathlessness with lessons in the philosophy of health and illness. Combining analysis and memoir, her book shows how philosophy can provide a form of therapy to deal with the expectations and desires that an illness can destroy. The cry of Carel's flesh is philosophically moving and deeply human." David Teira, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain"The first edition was a book about suffering, but the third, to me, reads like a book on the philosophical and psychological experience of hope and suffering. This is best encapsulated in the work's own closing words: I continue to ride my electric bike to work, go to yoga class, and see friends and family. I continue to walk my dog, listen to music, write. I continue to live. Sometimes my illness makes life hard. It often takes up more time and space than I would like it to. But it has also given me an ability to bew truly happy in the present, in being here and now. (p. 185) The shadow is overcome." - Alexander Westenberg, Metapsychology Praise for previous editions:"One of the most profoundly moving (as well as academically worthwhile) books I have had the pleasure (if that is the correct word) to read. The book will be a useful addition on reading lists for modules that examine illness and disability and death and dying and it has the potential to generate excellent discussions about how both the individual and society deal with illness and disability." Times Higher Education Supplement"A thoroughly readable, engaging book which should be warmly welcomed, not only for the personal nature of the writing, but for its ambition to draw on the insights of philosophers to improve the lives of ill people. It is a truly commendable effort which showcases the practical relevance of philosophy by applying it to the concrete situation of illness. Illness reflects the distinctly Epicurean idea of philosophy as ‘medicine for the soul’." Philosophical Quarterly"This book achieves something rare among works of philosophy: it speaks with a heartfelt directness that instantly engenders an intimate connection between author and reader. It demands a level of personal engagement, both emotional and self-reflective, that is at times hard to bear, as the author courageously and persistently lays before us the painful details of her experiences of being ill and shares with us the philosophical insights that those experiences have informed or inspired. Despite its profoundly unsettling subject-matter, the book is eminently readable and engrossing; it exhibits a depth of humanity that is sadly lacking in much of the increasingly technical and jargon-laden products of contemporary philosophical discourse, and constitutes a vivid testament to the possibility of philosophical optimism in the face of potentially crushing adversity." International Journal of Philosophical Studies"Illness makes a powerful argument for exploring the experience of illness and the associated philosophical questions. Carel’s inclusion of herself in the book is often moving and shows well the power of bringing philosophy and personal life together." Philosophy in Review"This book offers an important contribution to the ongoing project of the phenomenology of illness, and offers a powerful argument for the inclusion of applied phenomenology in medical and healthcare training. One of the main strengths of this book is that it forces you to think, and to think philosophically. Carel neatly lifts philosophy off the page, and places it out there like a talisman in our everyday life. The book deserves to be read widely by the public, and I would suggest needs to be read widely by clinical practitioners as a point of reference for their own practice." Metapsychology"Illness offers us something that we all need to read and think about … If I were to write a book about illness, I would want it to be just like this one." Arena"A marvelous book … a very clear and detailed account of the phenomenology of illness and the contribution it could make to medical practice and research." Homeopathy"A masterpiece. Moving seamlessly between an unsparingly honest personal narrative and philosophical reflections on our condition as embodied subjects, Havi Carel has fashioned a uniquely authentic account of the lived experience of illness. It should be read – and reread – by everyone who is professionally involved with illness, who is ill, or is likely to become ill; which is to say, by all of us." Raymond Tallis, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and formerly Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Manchester"A genuinely important philosophical work. Carel succeeds in offering a wide-ranging, original, wholly convincing and quite beautiful account of the phenomenology of illness. This is a remarkably insightful book about what it is to be human and how to live. Anybody who cares about who they are and how they live ought to read it." Matthew Ratcliffe, Professor of Philosophy, University of Durham"A tremendous achievement, as well as being a very moving personal document." Christopher Bertram, Professor of Social and Political Philosophy, University of BristolTable of ContentsPreface to the third edition. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The body in illness. 2. The social world of illness. 3. Illness as dis-ability and health within illness. 4. Fearing death. 5. Sewn open. 6. Living in the present. LAM: facts and figures. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisAdvances in genetics and related biotechnologies are having a profound effect on sport, raising important ethical questions about the limits and possibilities of the human body. Drawing on real case studies and grounded in rigorous scientific evidence, this book offers an ethical critique of current practices and explores the intersection of genetics, ethics and sport. Written by two of the world's leading authorities on the ethics of biotechnology in sport, the book addresses the philosophical implications of the latest scientific developments and technological data. Distinguishing fact from popular myth and science fiction, it covers key topics such as the genetic basis of sport performance and the role of genetic testing in talent identification and development. Its ten chapters discuss current debates surrounding issues such as the shifting relationship between genetics, sports medicine and sports science, gene enhancement, gene transfer technology, doping and disability Trade Review"Key reading and a central reference point for anyone who intends to enter the realm of sport bioethics … I believe that with Bioethics, Genetics and Sport we have one of those books that we will refer to as classics or capital works in the philosophy of sport."- Matija Mato Škerbić, University of Zagreb, idrottsforum.orgTable of ContentsPreface Part I: Genethics, Sports Medicine and Sports Science1. The Nature of Genetics and Its Place in Medicine and Sport 2. What Role for Genetic Testing in Sport? 3. Genetic Testing for Talent Identification and Development 4. Biobanking in Sport: Governance and Ethics 5. Gene Transfer, Gene Enhancement and Gene Doping: Distinguishing Science from Science Fiction Part II: Enhancement, Therapy, and the Ethical Construction of Categories in Sport 6. Enhancement, Doping and the Spirit of Sport 7. A Case Study In ‘Gene Enhancement’: Gene Transfer to Raise the Tolerance to Pain: A Legitimate Mode of Enhancement, or Illegitimate Doping? 8. On the Eligibility of Female Athletes with Hyperandrogenism to Compete: Athleticism, Medicalisation and Testosterone 9. Congenital and Acquired Disabilities: What Counts as Unfair Advantage in the Paralympics? 10. The Re-Inscription of the Concept of Biological Race Through Sport in Society Epilogue

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Book SynopsisOne of the most pervasive and persistent questions in philosophy is the relationship between the natural sciences and traditional philosophical categories such as metaphysics, epistemology and the mind. Contemporary Philosophical Naturalism and Its Implications is a unique and valuable contribution to the literature on this issue. It brings together a remarkable collection of highly regarded experts in the field along with some young theorists providing a fresh perspective. This book is noteworthy for bringing together committed philosophical naturalists (with one notable and provocative exception), thus diverging from the growing trend towards anti-naturalism.The book consists of four sections: the first deals with the metaphysical implications of naturalism, in which two contributors present radically different perspectives. The second attempts to reconcile reasons and forward-looking goals with blind Darwinian natural selection. The third tackles various probTable of Contents1. Exploring the Post-Darwinian Naturalist Landscape Bana Bashour and Hans D. Muller Section I: Metaphysics Naturalized? 2. Disillusioned Naturalism Alexander Rosenberg 3. Naturalism and the "Linguistic Turn" Paul Horwich Section II: Reasons Naturalized 4. The Evolution of Reasons Daniel C. Dennett 5. The Tangle of Natural Purposes That is Us Ruth Garrett Millikan Section III: Knowledge Naturalized 6. Skill Learning and Conceptual Thought: Making a Way Through the Wilderness Ellen Fridland 7. Nominalism, Naturalism and Materialism: Sellars’ Critical Ontology Ray Brassier 8. Naturalizing Kinds Muhammad Ali Khalidi Section IV: The Human Mind Naturalized 9. Human Uniqueness and the Pursuit of Knowledge: A Naturalistic Account Tim Crane 10. Naturalism and Intentionality Hans D. Muller 11. Can I Be a Good Animal? A Naturalized Account of Virtue Ethics Bana Bashour

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Book SynopsisThrough science and philosophy, Conscience illuminates the answer to the question of how we determine right from wrong.Trade Review"No one blends philosophy and neuroscience as well as Patricia Churchland. Here she provides a much-needed correction to the usual emphasis on reasoning and logic in moral philosophy. Our judgements are guided by ancient intuitions and brain processes shared with other mammals." -- Frans de Waal"Conscience is illuminating, entertaining and wise." -- Nature"... her conclusion—that conscience is not as fixed or universal as we might like to think—is a fascinating and provocative one." -- Economia

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Book SynopsisProviding a new perspective on migration and sex work in Europe, this book is based on interviews with migrant women in the sex sector. It brings together issues of migration, labour and political subjectivity in order to refocus scholarly and policy agenda away from sex slavery and organized crime, towards agency and citizenship.Trade Review"scholarship such as Andrijasevic's...is a much needed challenge to the relations of ruling" - Feminist Review 'This book offers a new and highly revealing approach to trafficking...' -Journal of Refugee StudiesTable of Contents(Instead of a) Foreword Migration and Sex Work in Europe The Cross-Border Migration The Sex Trade Multiple Scripts: Mothers, Whores and Victims Conflicts of Mobility: Migration, Labour and European Citizenship

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Book SynopsisSeries Preface Introduction The Essential Political Problem Contemporary Discourses about Animals Insurrection On Blindness to Being Parallelisms (Or, the Changeable Nature of Knowledge) References IndexTable of ContentsSeries Preface Introduction The Essential Political Problem Contemporary Discourses about Animals Insurrection On Blindness to Being Parallelisms (Or, the Changeable Nature of Knowledge) References Index

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Book SynopsisGoing beyond the controversy surrounding personhood in non-philosophical contexts, this book defends the need for a credible philosophical conception of the person. Engaging with John Locke, Derek Parfit and P.F. Strawson, the authors develop an original philosophical anthropology based on the work of Charles Hartshorne and A.N. Whitehead.Table of ContentsIntroduction John Locke's Account of Person and Personal Identity Personal Identity and the Unity and Uniqueness of the Self A Critique of the Ontology of Substance The Fallacy of Simple Location and the Ontologies of Substance and Event Methodological Considerations The Structure of an Event as Creative Synthesis Ethics and the Mnemonic Structure of Persons The Social Structure of Persons Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAcknowledgements Notes on Contributors A Note on the Text Introduction; L.Kahn PARTI: MILL'S MORAL CONCEPTS Mill's Ambivalence about Duty; D.Brink Rights, Justice, and Rules andin Mill's Utilitarianism; W.H.Shaw Mill Division of Morality; D.E.Miller John Stuart Mill on Justice; F.Wilson PART II: MILL AND OTHERS ON JUSTICE Mill and Rawls; H.West Mill's Justice and Political Liberalism; D.G.Brown Happiness and the Moral Sentiment of Justice; J.Riley Justice for Barbarians; C.L.Ten The Objection from Justice and the Conceptual/Substantive Distinction; L.Kahn IndexTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on Contributors A Note on the Text Introduction; L.Kahn PART I: MILL'S MORAL CONCEPTS Mill's Ambivalence about Duty; D.Brink Rights, Justice, and Rules and in Mill's Utilitarianism; W.H.Shaw Mill Division of Morality; D.E.Miller John Stuart Mill on Justice; F.Wilson PART II: MILL AND OTHERS ON JUSTICE Mill and Rawls; H.West Mill's Justice and Political Liberalism; D.G.Brown Happiness and the Moral Sentiment of Justice; J.Riley Justice for Barbarians; C.L.Ten The Objection from Justice and the Conceptual/Substantive Distinction; L.Kahn Index

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Book SynopsisUnlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the ''just war'' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: ''If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?''Trade Review'David Chan offers a Copernican Revolution in thinking about the ethics of war. He utilizes virtue ethics instead of the traditional deontological and consequentialist approaches to just war theory. Arguing that the just war tradition has been overly permissive, Chan asks us to consider how virtuous leaders would approach war as a tragic choice, which forces the virtuous person to choose the evil of war. With subtlety and historical insight, Chan situates his own 'philosophy of co-existence' somewhere between pacifism and traditional just war theory.' - Andrew Fiala, Department of Philosophy, California State University, USATable of ContentsForeword; C.Card Preface Introduction: The State of Ethics of War The Moral Problem of War Just War Reconsidered From Rights to Virtues War as an Evil The Philosophy of Co-Existence Theoretical Implications and Challenges Practical Implications and Challenges Is War Ever Justified? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFor anyone approaching the Encheiridion of Epictetus for the first time, this book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding a complex philosophical text. Including a full translation and clear explanatory commentaries, Epictetus's Encheiridion' introduces readers to a hugely influential work of Stoic philosophy. Scott Aikin and William O. Stephens unravel the core themes of Stoic ethics found within this ancient handbook. Focusing on the core themes of self-control, seeing things as they are, living according to nature, owning one's roles and fulfilling the responsibilities that those roles entail, the authors elucidate the extremely challenging ideas in Epictetus's brisk chapters. Divided into five distinct parts, this book provides readers with: - A new translation of the Encheiridion by William O. Stephens. - A new introduction to ancient Stoicism, its system of concepts, and the ancient figures who shaped it.- A fresh Trade ReviewThis book presents itself as an accomplished attempt to vulgarize Ench. and to show its enduring relevance. * Revue de Philosophie Antique *Aikin and Stephens’ Epictetus’s Encheiridion: A New Translation and Guide to Stoic Ethics is ... a good deal more than only a scholarly translation of the beloved ancient handbook. It could well stand, like its ancient centrepiece, as its own introduction to Stoicism as a philosophical way of life for contemporary readers new to Stoicism, and interested in seriously considering the practical philosophy. * Castalian Stream *'There are some things that are up to us, others that are not up to us.' This simple yet profound statement begins Epictetus’s Encheiridion, the most well-known and most approachable of all Stoic texts. Scott Aikin and William O. Stephens have given us a useful, refreshing, modern translation, along with extensive background material and a very thorough commentary on the paradoxes and subtleties of Stoicism, including how it applies to modern life. Both beginners and advanced readers will want to have this excellent volume in their library. * David B. Suits, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA *Aikin and Stephens are not only experts on Stoicism but also excellent teachers, and it shows. This volume provides an ideal way for students to grasp Stoicism and for teachers to make class discussion lively and productive. * Mason Marshall, Professor of Philosophy, Pepperdine University, USA *Epictetus’s Encheiridion is an important Roman Stoic text and ideally suited for those new to Stoicism. This up-to-date translation, with helpful commentary and an accessible introduction, should be useful for anyone beginning the study of Stoicism. * John Sellars, Reader in Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Part One. An Introduction to Ancient Stoicism 1.1 Stoicism before the Stoa 1.2 The Stoics 1.3 The System 1.3.1 Logic 1.3.2 Physics 1.3.3 Ethics 1.4 Six Core Themes 1.4.1 Self-control 1.4.2 See things as they are 1.4.3 Live according to nature 1.4.4 Know your roles, do your duties 1.4.5 Virtue depends on knowing 1.4.6 Stoicism as aspirationalism 1.5 The Stoic Paradoxes 1.5.1 Virtue is the only good 1.5.2 Virtue suffices for happiness 1.5.3 All good actions are equal, as are all bad actions 1.5.4 Only the sage is sane 1.5.5 Only the sage is free 1.5.6 Only the sage is rich 1.5.7 Only the sage is beautiful Part Two. The Encheiridion and Its Context 2.1 Epictetus and His Philosophical Influence 2.2 The Historical Influence of the Encheiridion Part Three. Translation of the Handbook of Epictetus Part Four. Encheiridion Chapter Commentaries Part Five. Critical Responses to Epictetus’s Stoicism and Replies 5.1 The Inaction Problem 5.2 Reply to the Inaction Problem 5.3 The Ruin Problem 5.4 Reply to the Ruin Problem 5.5 The Practicability Problem 5.6 Reply to the Practicability Problem 5.7 The System Problem 5.8 Reply to the System Problem 5.9 The Scepticism Problem 5.10 Replies to the Scepticism Problem 5.11 The Weaponization Problem 5.12 Reply to the Weaponization Problem Notes References Index of subjects and names

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Book SynopsisJacques Derrida famously stated in Specters of Marx that a justice worthy of the name must call us to render justice not only to the living but also to the dead. In The Politics and Pedagogy of Mourning, Timothy Secret argues that offering a persuasive account of such a duty requires establishing a discussion among the 20th century's three key thinkers on death Heidegger, Levinas and Freud. Despite arguing that none of these three figures' discourses offers us a complete account of our duty to the dead and that it remains impossible to unify them into a single, consistent and correct approach, Secret nevertheless offers an account of how Derrida managed to produce an always singular articulation of these discourses in each of the acts of eulogy he offered for his philosophical contemporaries. This is one of the first monographs to pay particular attention to the key role any contemporary account of the ethics of eulogy must grant to the revolutionary theoreticTrade ReviewTimothy Secret’s book addresses a very important area of Derrida’s work that has thus far not received justly-deserved attention. The originality of Secret’s project and its most significant impact, I believe, rests on the role accorded to Derrida’s eulogies as political acts “offering a pedagogy in responsibility. * Kas Saghafi, Department of Philosophy, University of Memphis, USA *Timothy Secret’s book is quite remarkable: erudite, well written and argued, conceptually strong and original, it sheds a completely new light on a decisive moment of contemporary philosophy. There is little doubt that it will form an important contribution to debates about the work of the philosopher Jacques Derrida, but also the relationship between ethics, politics, ontology, psychoanalysis, and, not least, its designated “object”, the existential and moral phenomenon of mourning. * Etienne Balibar, Distinguished Professor, Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, UC Irvine, USA *Timothy Secret has accomplished a great deal with this text. For those who already turn to the work of Jacques Derrida or Sigmund Freud to think about the ethics and politics of mourning, this work will be invaluable. For those who are skeptical of deconstruction or psychoanalysis, it will serve as a refreshingly clear and convincing argument that they should rethink their positions. For all who find themselves reflecting on the sobering if not impossible responsibilities of speaking about the dead, Secret’s text will become an irreplaceable intellectual companion. * David W. McIvor, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University, USA *Combining eloquence and sharp philosophical insight in equal measure, Timothy Secret weaves a fascinating commentary on the treatment of questions of death and mourning in the work of four of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers. His book represents a major contribution to our understanding of the ways in which Freud, Heidegger, Levinas and Derrida approach that most ineluctable of issues – our common mortality. * Peter Dews, Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Philosophy and Art History, University of Essex, UK *Secret is a sensitive and illuminating reader of Derrida. -- Stuart Walton * Review31 *[T]his is a book to read. -- Dawne McCance, University of Manitoba * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *The challenge to develop a significant learning experience through Derrida’s eulogies could be difficult, but it is not impossible, and Secret’s book is an essential tool to begin the process and overcome some of the barriers. The author’s passion for the topic is evident; I believe this book is relevant and extraordinary, and it is an outstanding addition to the literature in the field of death and dying. For all of these reasons I recommend it to those interested in death, mourning, and eulogy as a way to memorialize those who have gone before us. -- José Luis Moreno * Adult Education Quarterly *Table of ContentsPreface: The Proffered Refuge of the Dead (or ‘Why Psychoanalysis’) 1. Becoming Mortal 1.1. Learning to Die 1.2 The Anticipation of Death (on Heidegger) 2. Articulation 2.1 The Work of Deconstruction 2.2 Hinges and Articulations 3. The Ethics of Vulnerability 3.1 A Wounding of Language 3.2 Death in the Order of Exposition 4. The Scene of Writing 4.1 The Psychographic Metaphor 4.2 Psychic Sketches 5. Mourning or Melancholia 5.1 Psychoanalysis and Mourning 5.2 The Ghosts of Budapest 6. The Address of Eulogy 6.1 The Most Common of Experiences 6.2 The Simplest Thing 6.3 Memoires 6.4 The World is Gone Conclusion: Closing the Tomb Appendix: The Exceptional Solitude of Abraham and Torok Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWe live in an age of ideology, propaganda, and tribalism. Political conformity is enforced from many sides; the insidious social control that John Stuart Mill called the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling. Liberal or left-minded people are often more afraid of each other than of their conservative or right wing opponents. Social media and call-out-culture makes it easier to name, shame, ostracize and harass non-conformists, and destroys careers and lives.How can we oppose this, regaining freedom and our sense of ourselves as individuals? The Tyranny of Opinion identifies the problem, defines its character, and proposes strategies of resistance. Russell Blackford calls for an end to ideological purity policing and for recommitment to the foundational liberal values of individual liberty and spontaneity, free inquiry, diverse opinion, and honest debate.Trade ReviewBlackford does a good job explaining how the rise of the internet has made self-expression much more risky, since any violation of supposed norms can result in the formation of an internet mob in hours. * CHOICE *Anyone who has felt chills after watching a news story about crazy SJWs on a college campus or witnessing a P.C. mob on Twitter should read this book for a more nuanced understanding of political correctness and the 1st Amendment, in general. * Russell A. Whitehouse, Modern Diplomacy *Ultimately, Blackford enjoins readers to ‘take a stand, as loudly as [they] dare, for liberal values and for freedom’. Noting that most of us are happy to entertain and to venture a much greater range of views and opinions in private than we are in public, he suggests that we should, to the extent that we can, be courageous in doing so publicly, for the sake of ‘true’ liberal principles and values...Blackford’s book exemplifies how things might be if only we would all stop shouting at one another and learn to listen. * Ceridwen Spark, Australian Book Review *If we are to have a coherent commitment to free speech, our conception of that value should allow for it to be applied consistently, whether involving controversial expressions by either friends or enemies, or the expression of either popular or unpopular ideas. The Tyranny of Opinion is a valuable resource in helping us to think these problems through, and I’d encourage you to read it. * Jacques Rousseau, Synapses *On that (literary) point, Blackford has a beautiful, calm, civil voice. He writes gorgeously, guiding the reader through a great deal of material with expertise and, sometimes, élan. It is a lesson in how to argue, and how to think. The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism is an exceptional book. Anyone who engages in political debate should read it. * Quillette *A masterpiece. This should be required reading for every university professor. * Peter Boghossian, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Portland State University, USA and author of 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' *As the Right devolves into barbaric know-nothingism and the Left becomes a censorious, perpetual offense machine, Russell Blackford reminds us that our greatest source of political virtue and strength is our liberal heritage. At a time when crucial questions of civil discourse, free-speech, and democracy have become tools in a bloody fight between ideologues and hyper-partisans, Blackford brings to them a careful examination of specific cases and a learned consideration of some of the key texts in classical liberal philosophy. Rigorous, readable, and on the side of the angels, Tyranny of Opinion represents the entry of one of our most thoughtful and talented public intellectuals into what is arguably the central cultural conflict of our day. * Daniel A. Kaufman, Professor of Philosophy, Missouri State University, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction and overview 2. Mill on liberty: Morality, paternalism, and harm 3. Freedom of thought and freedom of speech 4. The limits to speaking our minds 5. Conformity and its limits 6. Ideology, propaganda, and outrage 7. You can’t say that! Identity politics and the flight from liberalism 8. Cyberspace and its discontents 9. Conclusion: What can you do? Bibliography Index

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