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Book SynopsisThe object of this book, writes William C. Dowling in his preface, is to make the key concepts of Paul Ricoeur's Time and Narrative available to readers who might have felt bewildered by the twists and turns of its argument. The sources of puzzlement are, he notes, many. For some, it is Ricoeur's famously indirect style of presentation, in which the polarities of argument and exegesis seem so often and so suddenly to have reversed themselves. For others, it is the extraordinary intellectual range of Ricoeur's argument, drawing on traditions as distant from each other as Heideggerian existentialism, French structuralism, and Anglo-American analytic philosophy. Yet beneath the labyrinthian surface of Ricoeur's Temps et récit, Dowling reveals a single extended argument that, though developed unsystematically, is meant to be understood in systematic terms. Ricoeur on Time and Narrative presents that argument in clear and concise terms, in a way that will be enlighteTrade Review"The scholarship in William C. Dowling's Ricoeur on Time and Narrative is impeccable; Dowling knows Ricoeur inside out. He highlights Ricoeur's most important arguments, presents them in a limpid, concise language, and links them to the relevant nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophical developments. Dowling's book provides us with a lucid, intelligible version of Ricoeur's major work, one that will be of considerable significance to philosophers, historians, and literary theorists." —Thomas Pavel, Gordon J. Laing Distinguished Service Professor of French Literature, and the Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago"William C. Dowling's Ricoeur on Time and Narrative is a subtle and remarkably well-sustained piece of work. It provides a detailed introduction to a major work of philosophy and narrative theory—already a considerable achievement, given the difficulty of Ricoeur's text. However, Dowling also shows us, sometimes explicitly, sometimes simply through the way he conducts his argument, why we should bother with Ricoeur—what we have to gain from knowing him better than we do, however well we may think we know him." —Michael Wood, Princeton University“This subtle and remarkably well-sustained piece of work provides a detailed introduction to a major work of philosophy and narrative theory.” —Michael Wood, Princeton University“Ricoeur on Time and Narrative strikes just the right balance by providing a succinct and substantive presentation of Ricoeur’s argument in Time and Narrative. . . . Teachers of Ricoeur’s work will appreciate Dowling’s ability to contextualize Ricoeur’s engagement with a wide range of his contemporaries, while scholars are likely to turn to it as a valuable reference point for their own engagements with specific issues in Ricoeur studies.” —Philosophy in Review

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Book SynopsisThis eagerly awaited study brings to completion Louis Dupré''s planned trilogy on European culture during the modern epoch. Demonstrating remarkable erudition and sweeping breadth, The Quest of the Absolute analyzes Romanticism as a unique cultural phenomenon and a spiritual revolution. Dupré philosophically reflects on its attempts to recapture the past and transform the present in a movement that is partly a return to premodern culture and partly a violent protest against it. Following an introduction on the historical origins of the Romantic Movement, Dupré examines the principal Romantic poets of England (Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats), Germany (Goethe, Schiller, Novalis, Hölderlin), and France (Lamartine, de Vigny, Hugo), all of whom, from different perspectives, pursued an absolute ideal. In the chapters of the second part, he concentrates on the critical principles of Romantic aesthetics, the Romantic image of the person as reflected in the novel, and RoTrade Review"The Quest of the Absolute is the third volume in Louis Dupré's trilogy dealing with the origins and development of modernity and the major cultural currents defining its history. It follows Passage to Modernity (1993) and The Enlightenment and the Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture (2004). This third volume deals with the Romantic movement. Dupré's impressive account is concerned to restore something of the full dimensionalities to Romanticism as a whole, to acknowledge something of the immense intellectual, political, and spiritual ambitions at work in it, without reneging on a reflective critical relation to it." —William Desmond, author of The Intimate Strangeness of Being: Metaphysics after Dialectic“Louis Dupré’s fascinating portrayal of the Romantic soul urges us to look afresh at this crucial ‘third wave’ of modernity. His thorough insight, astonishing erudition, mild judgment, and unparalleled perspicacity bring to life the works and ideas of many whimsical personalities. He convincingly demonstrates that their restless search for existential depth and authenticity reveals layers of truth and meaning that can function as a mirror for our times.” —Joris Geldhof, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium"In this extraordinarily comprehensive and penetrating study, the capstone to a great scholarly career, Louis Dupré undertakes nothing less than a grand synthesis of Romantic thought; yet the book is beautifully written and a joy to read. Discussions of English, French, and German poetry and fiction are seamlessly linked to systematic analyses of Romantic aesthetics, psychology, and ethics, as well as such other aspects of Romantic thought as the new religious and historical conceptions that emerge in the period. The Quest of the Absolute is a brilliant, indeed indispensable, book, one that demonstrates, more clearly than any previous study, why Romanticism is still relevant to the struggles that confront us in the twenty-first century." —Henry Weinfield, University of Notre Dame"With this volume, Dupré completes a trilogy that began with Passage to Modernity (1993) and proceeded with The Enlightenment and Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture. . . . In spite of its subtitle, this volume is more than an intellectual history; it is a new synthesis of a diverse complement of beliefs and works. Dupré's vision affirms the coherence of romanticism by emphasizing its persistent quest for an unrealizable ideal. . . . The book is breathtaking in its erudition and thoughtful in its assertions." —Choice"Dupré delivers a lifetime of mature erudition attentive at once to a dizzying array of specific thinkers and a general theme that coalesces them. Reminiscent of Hegel, Heidegger, and Cassirer, Dupré refreshingly affirms against contemporary reductive models of reason that historically developing culture bears permanent intelligence. . . . More specialized studies of many sources exist, notably the literary ones, but the commentary on aesthetics, ethics, and philosophy emerges as nonpareil." —Theological Studies"The first and greatest merit of this particular study is its organization. It differs from the numerous other studies of Romanticism by its stratification. The first section is devoted to poetry. There follows a somewhat more hybrid section which includes psychology, ethics, fictional typologies, aesthetic and political theories, and finally, at the top of the pyramid an examination of Romantic theories of history, philosophical systems, and incursions in the romantic understanding or religion. . . . Perhaps the most important contribution of Dupré is the way in which he suggests delicately the continuing impact of Romanticism." —The Review of Metaphysics"The Quest of the Absolute describes the Romantic spirit as an attempt to break through the limits of finitude toward an all-inclusive absolute, a search expressed in poetry, art, and philosophy, and also in political theory, and in new modes of religious symbolization. . . . Dupré brings to life the personalities of the players, both the well-known and the obscure, and situates them in the larger events of the historical period between the revolutions of 1789 and 1848." —Catholic Library World". . . this valuable book is an introduction of great scholarly rigour, and it is therefore much more than a textbook or introduction. It should be used in any upper level course on modernity and Romantic literature and is able to shed light on the various cultural streams within the movement (German, English, and French). As the concluding volume of a trilogy, The Quest of the Absolute should be read in tandem with the first two installments, and all three together constitute an illuminating picture of the evolution of modernity before the twentieth century." —Reviews in Religion and Theology“Dupré’s sympathetic sketches of figures and themes reflect a deep knowledge of classical and early modern literature and a practitioner’s grasp of Christian theology. . . . Dupré knows the game well, and his analyses of many of his subjects give a subtle advantage to explanations that keep something like monotheistic longings consciously of unconsciously in play within their reflections.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Book SynopsisContemporary western philosophy divides into three broad traditions: the analytical, the continental, and the historical. In the latter half of the twentieth century, analytical philosophy was dominant in the English-speaking world and tended to ignore the other two traditions. Now, however, analytical philosophy is less isolationist. It has come to appreciate the vitality of historical philosophy.Given their commonality of interests and shared appreciation of the values of conceptual clarity and argumentative rigour, it is particularly appropriate that there should be engagement between the main English-language tradition and the philosophy of Aquinas and, more broadly, of Thomism. The essays in this collection range widely across the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind and action, and theory of value with most linking analytical and Aristotelian-Thomistic ideas and some focusing on Aquinas in particular.This collection is distinctive in content anTrade Review“This is a collection of essays on varied philosophical topics of importance. The essays are interesting, and often controversial. The authors are sympathetic to both the Thomist and the analytical tradition, but they are not afraid to be critical of each.” —Anthony Kenny, Oxford University * The Journal of Modern History *

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Book SynopsisIn this brilliant study, Thomas Pfau argues that the loss of foundational concepts in classical and medieval Aristotelian philosophy caused a fateful separation between reason and will in European thought. Pfau traces the evolution and eventual deterioration of key concepts of human agencywill, person, judgment, actionfrom antiquity through Scholasticism and on to eighteenth-century moral theory and its critical revision in the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Featuring extended critical discussions of Aristotle, Gnosticism, Augustine, Aquinas, Ockham, Hobbes, Shaftesbury, Mandeville, Hutcheson, Hume, Adam Smith, and Coleridge, this study contends that the humanistic concepts these writers seek to elucidate acquire meaning and significance only inasmuch as we are prepared positively to engage (rather than historicize) their previous usages. Beginning with the rise of theological (and, eventually, secular) voluntarism, modern thought appears increasingly reluctant and, in time, unabTrade Review"By returning the concerns of the 'big books' to literary studies, Pfau hopes to deliver the humanities in general from the methodological dead ends of historicism and reductionist approaches imported from the hard sciences. . . . Whether sympathetic or hostile to Pfau's arguments, readers will find them a useful provocation. The ensuing debate, and the intellectual traditions it will engage, could help restore seriousness and urgency to the humanities." —The Hedgehog Review". . . like Charles Taylor (A Secular Age) and Brad Gregory (The Unintended Reformation), Pfau is a man equipped for the enormous cartographic task of remapping the rise of modernity. . . . Minding the Modern is not history, nor is Pfau a historian. Instead, it is an extended, historically grounded close reading of texts that an accomplished literature professor is well equipped to provide. . . . Pfau focuses his wide-ranging account by choosing the (admittedly enormous) category of human personhood, and its corollaries of will and agency, as the vehicle in which he takes his tour of the ages. His express aim is 'to capture the intrinsic idea of will and person through a series of forensic readings of representative arguments.'" —Books & Culture“Thomas Pfau’s Minding the Modern offers its readers one of the most substantial historical discussions now available on the relationship between human will, intellect and reason.” —The Immanent Frame"Pfau's book is rich and deserving a look. . . . Anyone interested in the history of philosophy or teaching in a humanities program should have this book on their shelves to help build their lectures, giving them a perspective to share with students that provides opportunities for questioning some of our key humanistic terms." —Augustinian Studies"Minding the Modern is an immensely rich genealogy and critique of modernity. For years to come, its innovative phenomenological approach promises to be at the center of debates in theology, philosophy, and other humanistic disciplines about what it means to be human and about the direction the humanities themselves should take." —The Review of Metaphysics“. . . Minding the Modern is highly stimulating, methodologically self-aware and admirably audacious . . . . Part One offers a brilliant methodological reflection on the commitments and aims of the book. The seventy pages of these Prolegomena count among the most original and inspiring parts of the book and hopefully find a wide readership . . . . Minding the Modern will rightfully be seen as a serious, lucid contribution to the search of a new method for the humanities after modernity.” —Reviews in Religion and Theology“Thomas Pfau’s Minding the Modern, a groundbreaking work that may aptly be compared to studies by Charles Taylor and Alasdair MacIntyre, develops a sustained argument about the concept of human agency from Aristotle to the present day. Against the loss of deliberative agency, Pfau persuasively demonstrates why the idea of the person remains indispensable to humanistic inquiry today.” —Journal of Theological Studies"Thomas Pfau’s argument is bold: concepts of personhood—rationality, consciousness, judgment, responsibility, and will—have, since the thirteenth century, been so shorn of their distinction and truth value that they have crippled all modern formulations of human agency. More than a decline narrative, Minding the Modern is a thick narration of the systematic forgetting of the hard-won content of these concepts, counterilluminated by a few resilient thinkers who refused to participate in modernity’s collective amnesia. . . . the consequent depth and richness of the interpretation of these canonical texts—nimbly supported with scholarly citation and counterinterpretation—will not fail to impress and, I think, consistently persuade." —The Journal of Religion“As with many cartographies of modernity, Pfau covers enormous intellectual ground here. But by limiting his scope to the metamorphosis affecting the relationship between the will and the intellect, he sheds much needed light on how the once indissoluble, metaphysical link between human agency and responsible knowledge gradually became severed. . . . This is, above all, a scholarly work of remembering: both what it once meant to be human and how those ancient possibilities might revitalize a contemporary area of decay.” —Religious Studies Review“The sheer depth of Pfau’s scholarship must deter criticism. His philosophical claims are underwritten by his dazzling erudite close readings, and he traverses with ease a vast intellectual terrain. . . . The case that Pfau makes is compelling, and its urgency . . . is hardly over-stated.” —European Romantic Review"This brilliantly written and concise work examines the cost of forfeiting the past for modernity, and offers a historical account for how the human will and intellect were understood from Greek antiquity until the modern era. Pfau argues that, from Plato to Aquinas, the human will and intellect were essentially subordinated to a divine form of reason that pervaded the cosmos." —History of European Ideas"Minding the Modern is a refreshing and timely book that offers a sharp focus on the unity of reason and will. Thomas Pfau advances his argument on intellectual history not by lacing big ideas together, but through close readings of exemplary texts." —The Thomist

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Book SynopsisThis anthology makes available to English-speakers a concise collection of some monumental works of Spanish philosophical thought.Trade Review“For the past few decades there has been a growing interest in Latin American philosophy, Hispanic/Latino philosophical issues, and Hispanic/Latino studies throughout North American universities. Because a significant part of the foundations of Latin American philosophy can be traced to Spanish philosophy, the increased interest in the former has naturally spilled over into the latter. This book, therefore, will be an essential resource not only for those interested in the history of philosophy but also for those engaged in the growing fields of Latin American philosophy and Hispanic/Latino studies.“ —Benardo J. Cantens, Moravian College“A long overdue resource for scholars and for instructors in courses in the history of philosophy, this anthology makes available to English-speakers a concise collection of some monumental works of Spanish philosophical thought. It deserves a wide readership.” —Gary Seay, City University of New York“This collection is a welcome addition to the almost nonexistent number of collections of philosophy texts in English from Spain. It should be of use to students of philosophy and Spanish literature and intellectual history, and also to scholars from other disciplines who specialize in these areas of the world.” —Jorge J. E. Gracia, State University of New York, University at Buffalo"Spanning two millenia, this indispensable and highly readable collection presents the classic foundations of Spanish thought, ranging from Seneca to Unamuno and Ortega. The author provides useful and focused introductions to periods and authors along with some important new translations." —Amy A. Oliver, American University"This excellent collection breaks a silence that effectively has kept the Spanish-language voices of philosophy isolated from the dialogues that shape the field. Its broad historical sweep provides a good overview of the rich contributions made by philosophers from the Iberian peninsula . . . . This collection is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Spanish-language philosophy.” —Choice

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Book SynopsisEriugena, Berkeley and the Idealist Tradition is a collection of original essays presented at an international conference held in Dublin in 2002 and subsequently revised in light of discussions at the conference. As Stephen Gersh and Dermot Moran explain in their introduction, this book asks the question: What do philosophers mean by idealism? According to Gersh and Moran, the question of idealism is a difficult one, not only because of the historical complexity of the term idealism as they have sketched it but also because understanding of the phenomenon is dependent upon the observer''s own philosophical persuasion. The essays in this volume take up the question of idealism in the history of philosophy from Plato, through late ancient and medieval thought, to Berkeley, Kant, and Hegel. Although there are obvious discontinuities among these versions of idealism, the degree of continuity is sufficient to justify a reexamination of the entire question.The contributors cTrade Review"This is a very rich volume and constitutes a good starting point for a discussion of the multiple meanings of 'idealism.' In particular, it teaches the lesson that broad 'philosophical' definitions should be held in deep suspicion unless tied to specific contexts of discussion and specific historical periods." —Journal of the History of Philosophy“Fourteen essays trace the concept of idealism from Plato, the Roman Stoics, Plotinus, and Augustine through to Berkeley and the age of Kant and Hegel. Three papers on the ninth-century Irish writer Johannes Scottus Eriugena and on the Liber de causis, from ninth-century Baghdad, inspired by a concern to understand the common ground between medieval Neoplatonism and nineteenth-century Hegelian idealism . . . are especially instructive for medievalists.” —Medium Aevum“All fourteen essays collected in this volume are solid pieces of scholarship, and the book as a whole is a welcome addition to the ongoing debate on the role that the history of philosophy can play in enriching our conceptual apparatus by reminding us of the complexity of our philosophical tradition. The book succeeds in reminding us that idealism is a constellation of different positions.” —The Review of Metaphysics"If it is true—as Hegel and his followers have claimed—that being and truth are indissociable from history, then philosophy cannot be successful if it limits itself exclusively to investigations of individual thinkers and periods. What is at stake, ultimately, is the development of Western thought as a whole. In this volume, a fine international group of scholars investigate the meaning of idealism across the ages. Without sacrificing nuance, their contributions show that a core of shared assumptions characterizes idealist philosophies. The historical dialogue which this volume advances emphasizes the relevance of ancient and medieval thinkers for the current debate, but it also challenges us to place modern representatives of idealism—such as Berkeley, Kant, and Hegel—in historical perspective." —Philipp W. Rosemann, University of Dallas"This is a rich, subtle, thought-provoking collection on central, though neglected topics in idealism and its history, offering fresh and important insights into both familiar and less familiar major figures, views, and issues. Most important, perhaps, are its presentation and assessment of non-subjective forms of idealism, as well as mind-dependence forms of idealism prior to Descartes. Contemporary philosophers have become sophisticated about various forms of realism, anti-realism and irrealism. Such discussions, among others, will benefit significantly by accepting this volume’s invitation to become more sophisticated about idealism as well. This very welcome contribution to the literature should find a broad readership." —Kenneth R. Westphal, University of East Anglia

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This book offers an extended and interesting argument concerning one of the major ideological perspectives in contemporary politics—conservatism. It is a well-argued, well-wrought, thoroughly engaging work to which, when I have a copy on my shelf, I will return frequently for reference.” —Thomas Heilke, co-author of From Ideologies to Public Philosophies"McAleer and Rosenthal-Pubul navigate a wide field of thought in their survey of the modern political landscape, ranging from Francis Fukuyuma on one end to the Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, dubbed 'Putin’s brain,' on the other. The authors take Roger Scruton as their guide, but along the way they encounter such thinkers as Dostoevsky, Leo Strauss, Pierre Manent, and Nikolai Berdyaev. Here, as Daniel J. Mahoney notes in his foreword, is a book 'rich, learned, and invigorating.'”—The New Criterion"In their learned book, The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition, Graham James McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul…argue for a conservative humanism that, when understood in the full light of Western thought, is built on the trinity of religion, family, and education.”—Religion & LibertyTable of ContentsOpening Remarks Introduction: Conservatism: Quest for a Quiddity 1. Humanism: The Master Idea of Western Civilization 2. The Metaphysics of Conservatism 3. Establishment 4. Law 5. Humanistic Enterprise 6. The Conservative Via Media: Between Nationalism and the Dream of Cosmopolis 7. Liberty 8. Conservatism without Reprimitivism Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe rise of modern science created a crisis for Western moral and political philosophy, which had theretofore relied either on Christian theology or Aristotelian natural teleology as guarantors of an objective standard for the good life. This book examines Rousseau's effort to show how and why, despite this challenge from science (which he himself intensified by equating our subhuman origins with our natural state), nature can remain a standard for human behavior. While recognizing an original goodness in human being in the state of nature, Rousseau knew this to be too low a standard and promoted the idea of the natural man living in the state of society, notably in Emile. Laurence Cooper shows how, for Rousseau, conscience-understood as the love of order-functions as the agent whereby simple savage sentiment is sublimated into a more refined civilized naturalness to which all people can aspire.Trade Review“A freshly original reading of Rousseau without ‘doing’ anything to him (i.e., distorting or perverting him just to put him in a ‘new light’). Among other strengths, this book contains the fullest and most important treatment in the English language of a crucial Rousseauean distinction—that between amour de soi and amour-propre.”—Patrick Riley,University of Wisconsin, Madison“An excellent and thorough study of the concept of Nature in Rousseau’s political philosophy, this book will be of great value to all interested in Rousseau, whether philosophers, political theorists, or French literature specialists.”—Guillaume Ansart Utopian Studies“This study is a valuable contribution to our understanding of Rousseau and to modern thought more generally. The book is engaging and Cooper’s focus on the psychological element of Rousseau’s thought—both the structure of the psyche and Rousseau’s concern with healthy psyches—strikes me as instructive and appropriate.”—John T. Scott Review of Politics“Laurence Cooper’s book is an important contribution to Rousseau scholarship and an analysis that will be illuminating and thought-provoking for anyone who takes seriously the problems of modern man and political philosophy.Laurence Cooper has offered a well-written, carefully argued, thought-provoking account of Rousseau’s understanding of the primitive basis for the natural goodness of civil man and the relation between amour de soi and amour-propre.”—Paul E. Kirkland Review of Metaphysics“Making a self-assured debut, Laurence Cooper declares: ‘If my interpretation is propelled by a single question, the question of the good life, it is also dominated by a single theme,’ that of ‘the concept of nature.’ He links the ‘question’ to the ‘theme’ via the idea of ‘existence.’ The connection is established thus: ‘the measure of the good life . . . is existence, for existence . . . is prior to happiness in two senses. . . . First, it is the very substance . . . of happiness; and second, it can be attained—and can thereby give meaning and quality to life—quite apart from happiness.’ . . . The ideas of conscience and amour-propre are important in Cooper’s exposition. He presents Rousseau’s scattered comments on conscience with clarity and insight, distilling their essence without discounting the varied nuances of texts written at different times, in different contexts. . . . The most original part of Cooper’s book is his treatment of existence. The idea is that an individual can have a higher or a lower level of existence, the level being measured on both quantitative and qualitative scales.”—Timothy O'Hagan International Studies in Philosophy

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays exploring the nature and experience of love, its contradictions and limits, and its material and ideal forms. Drawing from leading contemporary Continental philosophers, contributors focus on love as it relates to such phenomena as trust, abuse, grief, death, hatred, politics, and desire.Trade Review“The contributors—scholars from Canada, Australia, the UK, and the US—offer insightful examinations of love, in its romantic/erotic, kenotic, friendship, and agapic forms. . . . A worthy foray into a topic of universal human experience, this collection will awaken readers to the value of what philosophy today says about love.”—S. Young Choice“By bringing together a variety of critical approaches in contemporary Continental philosophy, ranging from phenomenology and psychoanalysis to neuroscience and Marxism, this comprehensive collection explores in depth the complexity, complicity, and possibility of love in its multiple manifestations: erotic, political, religious, and social. Through the undertheorized prism of love, the book addresses key contemporary philosophers—Arendt, Beauvoir, Derrida, Kristeva, Lyotard, Marx, Merleau-Ponty—and offers compelling rethinking of crucial philosophical themes, such as vulnerability, finitude, alterity, passions, nature, and materialism, as well as philosophy itself.”—Ewa Ziarek,author of Feminist Aesthetics and the Politics of Modernism“This collection opens up an overdue discussion of the intersections of love and thinking within the continental tradition.”—Helen A. Fielding Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews“The editors of this inspiring new collection rightly contend that the question of love is woefully under-treated in contemporary Continental philosophy. This failure has impoverished both philosophy and contemporary life, making this volume a timely and much-needed intervention as well as a cause for gratitude.”—Jason M. Wirth,author of Commiserating with Devastated Things: Milan Kundera and the Entitlements of ThinkingTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments Thinking About Love: An Introduction Diane Enns and Antonio CalcagnoPart I Human Vulnerability and the Limits of Love1 Love and Death Todd May2 Love’s Limit Diane Enns3 The Subject in Crisis: Kristeva on Love, Faith, and Nihilism John CaruanaPart II Love, Desire, and the Divine4 The Phenomenon of Kenotic Love in Continental Philosophy of Religion Christina M. Gschwandtner5 Love’s Conditions: Passion and the Practice of Philosophy Felix Ó Murchadha6 What Can Love Say? Lyotard on Caritas and Eros Mélanie Walton7 Finding a Place for Desire in the Life of the Mind: Arendt and Augustine Antonio CalcagnoPart III Love and Politics8 Against Essentialist Conceptions of Love: Toward a Social-Material Theory Christian Lotz9 Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil on the Significance of Love for Politics Sophie BourgaultPart IV The Phenomenological Experience of Love10 Trust and the Experience of Love Fiona Utley 11 The Time of Possible and Impossible Reciprocity: Love and Hate in Simone de Beauvoir Marguerite La Caze12 Intentionality and the Neuroscience of Love Dorothea OlkowskiV Love Stories13 Love Is Blind: Jacques Derrida Dawne McCance14 The Babies in Trees Alphonso LingisList of Contributors Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisConcise historical introduction to Immanuel Kant and his continuing influence on the world and how we see itTrade ReviewAnthony Kenny is one of the best living exponents of the history of western philosophy. In this book he provides an account of Kant that is admirable for its brevity and accuracy. He also helps readers to reflect on the value of Kant’s thought while noting both its weaknesses and its strengths. * Brian Davies, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, New York *

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Book SynopsisConfronts the philosophical problems of otherness and identity through readings of the parables and fables of a colonized people, the Luba of Zaire. The author uses his own education by Catholic missionaries in Zaire to explore interactions between African and Western systems of thought.

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Book SynopsisTackles a question as old as Plato and still pressing today: what is reason, and what roles does and should it have in human endeavour? Applying the tools of intellectual history, Martin Jay examines the overlapping, but not fully compatible, meanings that have accrued to the term “reason” over two millennia, homing in on moments of crisis, critique, and defense of reason.Trade ReviewMartin Jay is one of the most respected intellectual historians now working, and any book by him is an important event. His subject here could hardly be bigger: the idea of reason in Western thought over two millennia."" - Michael Rosen, Harvard University""A magisterial rethinking of the fate of reason, particularly in German philosophy from Kant to Habermas."" - Anson Rabinbach, Princeton University""The overriding strength of Jay's book is the breadth and depth of the intellectual history of reason it offers, a history that illuminates Critical Theory's concern to criticize our deeply imperfect societies, and the damaged lives they produce."" - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews""A magisterial rethinking of the fate of reason, particularly in German philosophy from Kant to Habermas."" - Anson Rabinbach,Princeton UniversityTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part I. The Ages of Reason 1 From the Greeks to the Enlightenment 2 Kant: Reason as Critique; the Critique of Reason 3 Hegel and Marx 4 Reason in Crisis Part II. Reason’s Eclipse and Return 5 The Critique of Instrumental Reason: Horkheimer, Marcuse, and Adorno 6 Habermas and the Communicative Turn 7 Habermas and His Critics Notes Index

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Book SynopsisServes as a key text in survey courses on Western intellectual history, the Renaissance, political theory, and many other subjects. In this edition, the author contextualizes More's life and within the wider frames of European humanism and the Renaissance.Trade Review“Clarence H. Miller’s fine translation tracks the supple variations of More’s Latin with unmatched precision, and his Introduction and notes are masterly. Jerry Harp’s new Afterword adroitly places More’s wonderful little book into its broader contexts in intellectual history.”—George M. Logan, author of The Meaning of More’s “Utopia”“Sir Thomas More’s Utopia is not merely one of the foundational texts of western culture, but also a book whose most fundamental concerns are as urgent now as they were in 1516 when it was written. Clarence H. Miller’s wonderful translation of More’s classic is now happily once again available to readers. This is the English edition that best captures the tone and texture of More’s original Latin, and its notes and Introduction, along with the lively Afterword by Jerry Harp, graciously supply exactly the kinds of help a modern reader might desire.”—David Scott Kastan, Yale University

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Book SynopsisWhy Black dignity is the paradigm of all dignity and Black philosophy is the starting point of all philosophyTrade Review“Black Dignity is a textured and moving account of how social movements give new life to our deepest commitments and our highest aspirations.”—Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, Wake Forest University“Black Dignity is a defining treatise for our contemporary moment. Vincent Lloyd explains how the Black Lives Matter movement builds on and corrects historic Black Radical traditions. A must study for students of Black freedom struggle.”—Akinyele Omowale Umoja, coeditor of Black Power Encyclopedia“Lloyd powerfully joins a growing and urgent literature on the relationship among civic ideals, political and social morality, racial identity, and the emotions. I suspect Black Dignity will quickly become a fixture in conversations concerning visions of America against the backdrop of racial violence and inequity.”—Christopher J. Lebron, author of The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of An Idea

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the Cold War, as the international community struggles to accommodate change, the author of this study directs our attention to the classic theorists, Thucydides, Rousseau, Locke and others.

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Book SynopsisKant and Applied Ethics makes an important contribution to Kant scholarship, illuminating the vital moral parameters of key ethical debates. Offers a critical analysis of Kant's ethics, interrogating the theoretical bases of his theory and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses Examines the controversies surrounding the most important ethical discussions taking place today, including abortion, the death penalty, and same-sex marriage Joins innovative thinkers in contemporary Kantian scholarship, including Christine Korsgaard, Allen Wood, and Barbara Herman, in taking Kant's philosophy in new and interesting directions Clarifies Kant''s legacy for applied ethics, helping us to understand how these debates have been structured historically and providing us with the philosophical tools to address them Trade Review“This is a competent, clear, and evenhanded assessment of the relevance of Kant’s thought for current moral debates. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” (Choice, 1 October 2012) “Kant and Applied Ethics is a stimulating attempt to assess the relevance of Kantian theory for contemporary moral problems. Kantian moral philosophers will find much to disagree with, but there is no doubt that the book raises important puzzles for Kantian moral theory. Those unpersuaded by Kantian theory may find ammunition to use against Kantianism. Those who wish to defend Kant's theory may find a helpful formulation of some serious challenges to Kant's moral philosophy.” (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 30 June 2012) Table of ContentsPreface vi Note on Sources and Key to Abbreviations viii Introduction: Why Kant Now 1 Part I. Applying Kant’s Ethics 11 1. Animal Suffering and Moral Character 13 2. Kant’s Strategic Importance for Environmental Ethics 45 3. Moral and Legal Arguments for Universal Health Care 71 4. The Scope of Patient Autonomy 90 Part II. Kantian Arguments against Kant’s Conclusions 115 5. Subjecting Ourselves to Capital Punishment 117 6. Same-Sex Marriage as a Means to Mutual Respect 139 Part III. Limitations of Kant’s Theory 165 7. Consent, Mail-Order Brides, and the Marriage Contract 167 8. Individual Maxims and Social Justice 194 9. The Decomposition of the Corporate Body 217 10. Becoming a Person 241 Conclusion: Emerging from Kant’s Long Shadow 283 Bibliography 289 Index 311

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Book SynopsisCompares the metaphysical and mystical thought-systems of Sufism and Taoism and discovers that, although historically unrelated, the two share features and patterns which prove fruitful for a transhistorical dialogue. This book offers an analysis of parallel concepts of two great Taoist thinkers, Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu.Table of ContentsPreface by T. Izutsu Introduction Notes Part I. Ibn 'Arabi Part II. Lao-Tzu & Chuang-Tzu Part III. A Comparative Reflection

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays presents an ongoing exploration of the moral character and enlightenment-potential of vision. It examines texts by Descartes, Husserl, Wittgensein, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Benjamin, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive account of Hegel's conception of recognition as the general pattern of ethical life. The author explores Hegel's intersubjective concept of spirit and shows how the idea of recognition illuminates his understanding of crime, morality, the family and war.Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations 1 Recognition and Ethics Introduction The Concealment of Recognition in Hegelian Ethical Studies Distortions of Recognition in the French Reception of Hegel Recognition as Counterdiscourse of Modernity: Habermas Michael Theunissen: Hegel's Repression of Intersubjectivity Ludwig Siep's.Studies of Hegel's Practical Philosophy Recognition and the Actuality of the Rational Plan and Overview Part One Preliminaries: Recognition, Right, and Ethics 2 Recognition in Fichte and Schelling Fichte Schelling 3 Recognition in the Phenomenology of Spirit The Intersubjective Doubling of Self-Consciousness The Double Sign.i fications in the Concept of Recognition Mastery and Slavery as a Determinate Shape of Recognition The Servile Consciousness 4 Recognition in the Encyclopedia Philosophy of Spirit Introduction and Overview Reciprocal Recognition Crossing the Threshold of Ethical Life Four Dimensions of Recognition Universal Self-Consciousness as Affirmative Self-Recognition in Other The Social Constitution and Mediation of Reason 5 Recognition and Right in the Jena Manuscripts Recognition in the 1805 Jena Philosophy of Spirit Recognition as the Origin and Relation of Right Being-Recognized, Right and Wrong The Intersubjective Concept of the Will Part Two Recognition in the Philosophy of Right 6 Systematic: Issues in the Philosophy of Right Recognition in the Argument of the Philosophy of Right Hegel's Method of Abstraction The Concept of the Will From 'In-Itself' to 'For-Itself': The Development of the Will 7 Persons, Property, and Contract Abstract Right and Person The Intersubjectivity of Ownership Embodiment, or Taking Possession of Oneself The Intersubjectivity of Contract 8 Crime and Punishment Wrong and Fraud Wrong, Semblance, and the Logic of Essence Transgression as Coercion The Impossible Possibility of Coercion Banquo's Ghost The Mature Theory: Punishment as the Second Coercion Recognition and the Second Coercion The Nullity of Transgression Is Punishment Necessary? 9 Morality The Moral Subject and the Difference The Intersubjectivity of Moral Action Purpose and Intention, Responsibility and Welfare Hegel's Critique of the Moral Point of View The Decline and Fall of Conscience Transition to Ethical Life 1O Ethical Life and the family Ethical Substance, Rights, and Duties Love Transforming the Dialectics of Recognition Marriage as an Ethical Relationship Marriage as a Contract to Transcend Contract Embodied Intersubjectivity and Gender Roles 11 Civil Society, Poverty, and the Corporations Civil Society as the Sphere of Disintegration and Difference Need and Labor, Town and Country Antinomies in Civil Society Poverty: Freedom and Recognition in Peril Hegel's Portrait of Poverty Recognition, Honor, and the Corporation 12 Recognition and the Social Contract Theory of the State Overview of the State as a Unity of Reciprocal Recognitions Patriotism Social Contract Theory Hegel and Rousseau Hegel's Criticism of Fichte 13 The State as a Social Organism Fichte on Social Contract and Organism Hegel on Organism The Encyclopedia Treatment of Mechanism and Organism Mechanism and Chemism in the Science of Logic Organism in the Aesthetics Objective Idealism and Organism in the State Recognition and the Spirit of the Laws The Organic Correlation between Rights and Duties Religious and Cultural Pluralism 14 Sovereignty, International Relations, and War Sovereignty War Issues of Recognition in International Relations The Deficiency of the International 'We' 15 Recent Views of Recognition and the Question of Ethics Kojeve Sartre and Hegel Feminist Critique of Hegel Hegel, Nietzsche, and Deleuze Derrida and the 'Ethics of Deconstruction' Levinas: Reciprocity and Totality in Question Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisComposed by Tibet's great yogi-scholar and founder of the Ge-luk-ba school, Dzong-ka-ba's (1357-1419) "The Essence of Eloquence" stands as a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. This title focuses on how the conflict between appearance and reality is presented in the Mind-Only, or Yogic Practice, School.

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Book SynopsisThis new introduction to the main themes of Berkeley''s philosophy assumes no previous knowlege of philosophy and will be accessible to first-year students and to the interested general reader. It also offers and defends its own interpretation of Berkeley'' position. Jonathan Dancy argues that we understand Berkeley''s idealism best if we take seriously his claim that realism (the view that material things have an existence independent of the mind) derives from a mistaken use of abstraction. Stress is laid on Berkelye''s determination to use idealism to bring his God as close to us as possible. Instances of this are his claims that the world we live in is a collection of ideas in God''s mind, and that natural events are divine utterances which science is the attempts to interpret. Dancy also discusses Berkelye''s attack on the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, and his views on perception and knowledge. There is an account of his theory of the mind and of theTrade Review"To write accurately about the history of philosophy, to write illuminatingly about philosophical issues and to write clearly and simply about anything are all three difficult tasks. In this book Jonathan Dancy combines all three with remarkable success. Here is something for all interested people, whether beginners or professioinals." J.O. Urmson Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Background ; 2. Realism and Representative Realism ; 3. Abstraction ; 4. God ; 5. Real Things ; 6. Perception and Knowledge ; 7. Science ; 8. The Language of God ; 9. Spirits ; 10. Conclusions ; Further Reading ;

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Book SynopsisJacques Derrida''s prolific output has been the delight (and sometimes the despair) of philosophers and literary theorists for over twenty years. His influence on the way we read theoretical texts continues to be profound. No serious contemporary thinker can fail to come to terms with deconstruction and there have been a number of monographs devoted to his work. Very few, however, have combined a critical edge with a detailed knowledge of his writing. The contributors to this volume were each asked - in the most positive sense - to take just such a critical approach. There are substantive papers by Jean-Luc Nancy, Manfred Frank, John Sallis, Robert Bernasconi, Irene Harvey, Michel Haar, Christopher Norris, Geoff Bennington, John Llewelyn and an introduction by David Wood.Trade Review"most readers, on completion of the book, will have a sense of satisfaction in the coherent view of the child's development and thinking. They will appreciate historical changes in the landscape they traversed and be satisfied with the comfort and length of the trip. It should whet their appetites for further explorations in psychology and education, a sure sign of an enjoyable experience" Scott G. Paris, APA Review of BooksTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Acknowledgements. Reading Derrida: An Introduction (David Wood). 1. Passions: ‘An Oblique Offering’ (Jacques Derrida, Translated by David Wood). 2. Elliptical Sense (Jean-Luc Nancy, Translated by Peter Connor). 3. The Play of Nietzsche in Derrida (Michel Haar, Translated by Will McNeill). 4. Responsibility with Indecidability (John Llewelyn). 5. Mosaic Fragment: If Derrida Were an Egyptian…(Geoffrey Bennington). 6. Doublings (John Sallis). 7. No More Stories, Good or Bad: de Man’s Criticisms of Derrida on Rousseau (Robert Bernasconi). 8. Deconstruction, Postmodernism and Philosophy: Habermas on Derrida (Christopher Norris). 9. Derrida and the Issues of Exemplarity (Irene E. Harvey). 10. Is Sef-Consciousness a Case of Présence à soi? Towards a Meta-Critique of the Recent French Critique of Metaphysics (Manfred Frank, Translated by Andrew Bowie). 11. Is Derrida a Transcendental Philosopher (Richard Rorty)?. A Bibliography of the Works of Jacques Derrida (Albert Leventure with Thomas Keenan). Index (Prepared by Iain Hamilton Grant). Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgements. Reading Derrida: An Introduction (David Wood). 1. Passions: ‘An Oblique Offering’ (Jacques Derrida, Translated by David Wood). 2. Elliptical Sense (Jean-Luc Nancy, Translated by Peter Connor). 3. The Play of Nietzsche in Derrida (Michel Haar, Translated by Will McNeill). 4. Responsibility with Indecidability (John Llewelyn). 5. Mosaic Fragment: If Derrida Were an Egyptian…(Geoffrey Bennington). 6. Doublings (John Sallis). 7. No More Stories, Good or Bad: de Man’s Criticisms of Derrida on Rousseau (Robert Bernasconi). 8. Deconstruction, Postmodernism and Philosophy: Habermas on Derrida (Christopher Norris). 9. Derrida and the Issues of Exemplarity (Irene E. Harvey). 10. Is Sef-Consciousness a Case of Présence à soi? Towards a Meta-Critique of the Recent French Critique of Metaphysics (Manfred Frank, Translated by Andrew Bowie). 11. Is Derrida a Transcendental Philosopher (Richard Rorty)?. A Bibliography of the Works of Jacques Derrida (Albert Leventure with Thomas Keenan). Index (Prepared by Iain Hamilton Grant)

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Book SynopsisModernity is marked by acrimonious debate over the form of the good society and the proper shape of politics. But these struggles are set within a frame that supports some arguments and rules other possibilities out of contention.Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 The Order of Modernity 1 The modern frame 1 A madman speaks 7 Modernity and nihilism 12 2 Hobbes: The Politics of Divine Containment 16 The ontological context 16 The light of reason 21 Nature, madness and artifice 26 Rhetorics of nature and sovereignty 30 Strategies of sovereignty 33 Reason, faith and power 35 3 Rousseau: Docility Through Citizenship 41 The eloquence of nature 41 The simplicity of nature 47 The paradox of politics 53 The politics of virtue 57 Faith, generality and will 61 Interlude 1 Hobbes, Rousseau and the Marquis de Sade 68 The holy alliance 68 The blindness of nature 72 The politics of pornography 79 4 Hegel: The politics of Inclusivity 86 Madness and knowledge 86 Community and subjectivity 93 Faith and Enlightenment 100 The perfection of Enlightenment 111 Interlude 2 Hegel, Marx and the State 116 The unity of the state 116 The state without Spirit 121 Pauperism and politics 125 The state of modernity 128 5 Nietzsche: Politics and Homesickness 137 Truth and homesickness 137 A genealogy of the subject 147 A Nietzschean ethic 160 The fate of modernity 168 Notes 176 Bibliography 183 Index 190

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a detailed account of Spinoza''s influence on various schools of present-day critical thought. That influence extends from Althusserian Marxism to hermeneutics, deconstruction, narrative poetics, new historicism, and the unclassifiable writings of a thinker like Giles Deleuze. The author combines a close exegesis of Spinoza''s texts with a series of chapters that trace the evolution of literary theory from its period of high scientific rigour in the mid-1960s to its latest postmodern, neopragmatist or anti-theoretical phase. He examines the thought of Althusser, Macherey and Deleuze as well as others (including the new historicists) who have registered the impact of his pioneering work without any overt acknowledgement. On the one hand, theorists like Althusser and Macherey could celebrate Spinoza as the first philosopher before Marx to understand the need for a riorous distinction between science (or theoretical practice) and ideology (or the realm of liveTable of ContentsPreface vi Introduction 1 Author's Preface 11 A Note on Texts 19 1 Spinoza versus Hegel: the Althusserian Moment 21 2 Of Truth and Error in a Spinozist Sense: Deleuze, Derrida, de Man 55 3 Language, Truth and Historical Understanding 103 4 The Claim of Reason: Spinoza as a Left-Cartesian 143 5 From Scriptural Hermeneutics to Secular Critique 177 6 Fiction, Philosophy and the Way of Ideas 217 7 Why Spinoza Now? The Critique of Revelation Revisited 251 Notes: Christopher Norris: A Selected Bibliography, 1974-1989 Compiled by Holly Henry and Brenda O'Boyle 303 Index 319

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Book Synopsisaeo A lengthy chapter is devoted to ethics during the Hellenistic period, and another covers highlights of the medieval period, including Thomistic natural law theory. aeo There is a chapter on Spinoza and one on the main points of Hegela s ethical theory.Trade Review"What Arrington has produced is a series of very sympathetic interpretations of each featured philosopher. Special emphasis is given throughout the text to those historical figures who have had the most influence on recent analytical moral philosophy, including Aristotle, Hobbes, Butler, Hume, Kant and Mill. Of particular interest to those who may consider using this text in their classes is the division of each chapter into concise segments that focus on each philosopher's key concepts, the attempt to include the latest scholarship, and the helpful list of recommended readings." Doug Carriker "Professor Arrington has written a concise and wonderfully understandable introduction to the history of moral philosophy in the West up to the twentieth century. I have no doubt that this book will and should become a standard text for both undergraduate and post-graduate study." Len Doyal, University of London "Arrington deals with the major figures of Western ethics with clarity and precision, but above all with unusual sympathy. In combining respect for, and critical appraisal of each of the stands of Western thought, he conveys a sense of the rich weave of our ethical tradition." Richard D. Parry, Agnes Scott CollegeTable of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments x 1. Socrates and the Sophists: an Invitation to Ethics 1 2. Plato 34 3. Aristotle 634. Hellenistic Ethics: Epicurus and the Stoics 93 5. Ethics During the Medieval Period 122 6. Hobbes 157 7. Spinoza 184 8. Butler 211 9. Hume 231 10. Kant 261 11. Hegel 295 12. Bentham and Mills 318 13. Nietzsche 361 Epilogue: Into the Twentieth Century 378 Recommended Readings 388 Notes 393 Index 414

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Book SynopsisThis volume is a critical survey of issues in European philosophy from Descartes to the present. The text offers detailed accounts of key texts by important thinkers, analysing the relationship between their respective ideas and linking these ideas to central themes in philosophical enquiry.Trade Review"If, like me, you find most philosophical commentaries on the work of such thinkers as Derrida, Deleuze and Levinas scarecely less obscure and jargon-saturated than the originals, then this is the book for you." Byron Williston, Philosophy in Review "In general, American students find "continental" thought somewhat less accessible than its analytic counterpart. ...In light of this, such an introductory work on European thought is a welcome aid to the reading of the relevant primary sources. But the value of such a text.rests on the clarity of its own presentation. Sedgwick's writing is clear, elegant, well organised and perfectly attuned to the concerns outlined above. I cannot help but mention another perfect audience for this book: faculty, such as myself.I confess to learning an enormous amount of philosophy from Sedgwick." Patrick Mooney, John Carroll University, in the Times Higher Education Supplement "This book should take a place as one of the key texts in humanities programs throughout the English-speaking world." R Shumaker, Choice, June 2002 "With a reliable lucidity, Peter Sedgwick connects central questions in contemporary continental thought - the limits of knowledge, and the question of the subject - with the traditional history of modern philosophy from Descartes to Kant. This book demonstrates beyond doubt that no student of philosophy today can claim to be educated unless they have come to terms with the issues and figures it deals with so freshly and helpfully." David Wood, Vanderbilt University "This will be the first book I recommend to students and non-philosophers looking for a guide into European philosophy, and academic philosophers - whether 'analytic' or 'continental'- will also profit from its clear and jargon-free explications of some notoriously complicated philosophical thinkers." Alan D. Schrift, Grinnell College "Peter Sedgwick has produced a remarkably lucid introduction to the dominant trends in European philosophy. Even the challenging projects of contemporary, postmodern philosophy are rendered accessible to an audience of non-specialists. This is a welcome, engaging resource for both students and teachers of the history of philosophy." Daniel W. Conway, Pennsylvania State University "If ... you find most philosophical commentaries on the work of such thinkers as Derrida, Deleuze and Levinas scarecely less obscure and jargon-saturated than the originals, then this is the book for you. Peter Sedgwick has given us a remarkably lucid account of the major trends in the history of European thought, from the early seventeenth century to the late twentieth." Philosophy in ReviewTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. 1. Knowledge, Reason and Experience: Descartes, Locke, Hume and Kant. 2. Knowledge, History and Society: Hegel, Nietzsche, Horkheimer and Adorno. 3. Two Ontologies: Heidegger, Deleuze and Guattari. 4. Anti-humanism and the Problem of Ethics: Levinas and Derrida. 5. Politics, Ideology, Power and Justice: Althusser, Foucault and Nietzsche, Lyotard. Afterword: ‘Hell Fire!’. Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisBringing together canonical philosophical texts from African, African--American, Afro--Caribbean, and Black European thinkers, this major new anthology is designed to serve both as a textbook and as the authoritative reference volume in Africana philosophical and cultural studies.Trade Review"This powerful and wide ranging anthology is ideal for classroom use. The issues discussed are central: the selections are engaging; and the contributors are of the highest order. It will help bring about a long overdue change in the philosophical canon." Robert Bernasconi, University of Memphis "We are indeed blessed to have Eze's wide-ranging and magnificent anthology. It brings together some of the most stimulating texts of African, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Black European philosophy. Its ambitious effort will serve well all those interested in African studies and students and specialists of philosophy in general." V. Y. Mudimbe, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements.. Part I: What is African Philosophy?. 1. African Philosophy: Yesterday and Today (Joseph I. Omoregbe). 2. Philosophy and Post-Colonial Africa (Tsenay Serequeberhan). 3. African, African American, Africana Philosophy (Lucius Outlaw). 4. The African Foundations of Greek Philosophy (Henry Olela). 5. Contemporary Moslem Philosophies in North Africa (Mourad Wahba). Part II: Human Nature: Mind, Body, and Self-Identity. 6. The Relation of Okra (Soul) and Honam (Body): An Akan Conception (Kwame Gyekye). 7. "Chi" in Igbo Cosmology (Chinua Achebe). 8. The Sociality of Self (Okot p'Bitek). Part III: Philosophy, Politics, and Society. 9. Leaders must not be Masters (Julius Nyerere). 10. Consciencism (Kwame Nkrumah). 11. Two Traditions in African American Political Philosophy (Bernard Boxill). 12. Universal Dimensions of Black Struggle I: Black Revolution Universal Dimensions of Black Struggle II: Human Rights, Civil Rights (Malcom X). 13. Philosophy, Politics, and Power: An Afro-American Perspective (Cornel West). Part IV: Ethics. 14. "Mutumin Kirki": The Concept of the Good Man in Hausa (Anthony H.M. Kirk-Greene). 15. Yoruba Philosophy: Individuality, Community, and the Moral Order (Segun Gbadegesin). 16. Concerning Violence (Frantz Fanon). 17. Morals and the Value of Human Life (M.M. Agrawal). 18. Moral Reasoning versus Racial Reasoning (Cornel West). Part V: On Knowledge and Science. 19. Elements of Physics in Yoruba Culture I. Elements of Physics in Yoruba Culture II (Supo Ogunbunmi and Henry M. Olaitan). 20. "Divination": A Way of Knowing (Philip M. Peek). 21. The Problem of Knowledge in "Divination": The Example of Ifa (E. Chukwudi Eze). 22. The Concept of Truth in the Akan Language (Kwasi Wiredu). 23. African Traditional Thought and Western Science (Robin Horton). 24. How Not to Compare African Thought with Western Thought (Kwasi Wiredu). 25. Literacy, Criticism, and the Growth of Knowledge (Jack Goody). Part VI: Philosophy and Colonial Encounter. 26. Modern Western Philosophy and African Colonialism (E. Chukwudi Eze). 27. Discourse on Colonialism (Aime Cesaire). 28. The Wretched of the Earth (Frantz Ganon). 29. Colonialism and the Colonized: Violence and Coutner-Violence (Tsenay Serequeberhan). 30. Cultural Nationalism in the Colonial Period (R. L. Okonkwo). 31. National Liberation and Culture (Return to the Source) (Amilcar Cabral). Part VII: Philosophy and Race. 32. The Conservation of Races (W. E. B. Du Bois). 33. The Illusions of Race (Kwame Anthony Appiah). 34. Du Bois on the Invention of Race (Tommy L. Lott). 35. Racism and Culture (Frantz Fanon). 36. Racism and Feminism (Bell Hooks). Part VIII: Philosophy and Gender. 37. The Woman Question: African and Western Perspectives (Marie Pauline Eboh). 38. Black Women: Shaping Feminist Theory (Bell Hooks). 39. Mammies, Matriarchs, and Other Controlling Images 9Patricia Hill Collins). 40. The Erasure of Black Women (Elizabeth V. Spelman). 41. The Curious Coincidence of Feminine and African Moralities Sandra Harding). Part IX: Philosophy and Transatlantic African Slavery. 42. The Nature of Slavery (Fredrick Douglas). 43. The Concept of Slavery (Winthrop D. Jordan). 44. The Origin of Negro Slavery (Eric Williams). 45. The Interesting Narrative (Olaudah Equiano). 46. Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery (Ottobah Cugoano). 47. Autobiographical Acts and the Voice of the Southern Slave (Houston A. Baker, Jr.). Part X: Ontology and the Nature of Art. 48. Breath (Birago Diop). 49. Bantu Ontology (Placide Tempels). 50. The Igbo World and Its Art (Chinua Achebe). 51. The Fourth Stage: Through the Mysteries of Ogun to the Origin of Yoruba Tragedy (Wole Soyinka). 52. The Duke's Blues (Stanley Crouch). Part XI: Philosophy of Religion. 53. God, Faith, and the Nature of Knowledge (Zera Yacob). 54. Must God Remain Greek (Robert E. Hood). 55. The Problem of Evil: An Akan Perspective (Kwame Gyekye). 56. Black Women and Men: Partnership in the 1990s (Bell Hooks and Cornel West). Index.

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Book SynopsisPresents the central texts in the history of moral philosophy. This volume includes some classics from other traditions such as the debate between the two Confucians, Mencius and Hsun Tzu, and the early chapters from The Bhagavad Gita.Table of ContentsSeries Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Plato, Gorgias, 482-4, 488-500. 2. Aristole, Nicomachhean Ethics, Book I. 3. Epicurus, 'Letter to Menoeceus' and 'Leading Doctrines'. 4. Mencius, 'Human Nature is Good': Hsun Tzu, 'Man’s Nature is Evil'. 5. The Book of Change Tzu, Chapters 9, 13-14. 6. The Bhagavad Gita, Chapters 1-5. 7. Santideva, The Bodhicaryavatara, Chapter 8 (Verses 89-140). Tsongkapa and Pabongka Rinpoche, 'The Second Path'. 8. St Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, I-II, Questions 55, 58, 61-3. 9. Joseph Butler, Sermon 'Upon the Love of Our Neighbour'. 10. David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, Book III, Part I (Sections 1-2). 11. Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, Preface and Section I. 12. Sören Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling, Problems I. 13. John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapter 2. 14. Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals, First Essay, Sections 2-14, 16. 15. G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica, Chapter I, Sections 1-2, 5-15. 16. W.D. Ross, The Right and the Good, Chapter 2. 17. Charles L. Stevenson, 'The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms'. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this collection of original essays, the intersection of philosophy and social theory is examined from a variety of viewpoints, some from the interpretative side of the discipline, and others from within the camp of formal and mathematical modelling.Trade Review"To invite authors of two broadly contrasting sociological camps to engage in the discussion helps to highlight a wide variety of issues in such a clear manner as to be of great value to students, not to mention a wider readership. For it not only enables the reader to understand the broadly accepted dual demarcation of interpretative and positive, but also to illuminate the more subtle differences that exist within each camp." Michael Keaney, University of Glasgow "There is no more thorough an editor in sociology than Alan Sica for the simple reason that there are so few who are as broadly literate as he and who, at the same time, know and understand good books and good writing. The list of authors include the most astute sociologists who happen to know philosophy." Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University "This volume would make useful reading for those interested in the philosophical underpinnings of social theory and where its continued inter-connection may take it in the future as well as, arguably, essential reading for those within the discipline who look more towards the natural sciences than the humanities for their influence." John Walliss, BSATable of ContentsList of Contributors. 1. Philosophy's Tutelage of Social Theory: A Parody of Profundity? Alan Sica (Pennsylvania State University). 2. Mapping Postmodern Theory: Robert J. Antonio (University of Kansas). 3. A Thesaurus of Experience: Maurice Natanson, Phenomenology and Social Theory: Mary F. Rogers (University of West Florida). 4. A Social Epistemology of the Structure-Agency Craze: From Content to Context: Steve Fuller (University of Durham). 5. Making Normative Soup with Non-normative Bones: Stephen Turner (University of South Florida). 6. Criteria for a Theory of Knowledge: Jennifer Croissant (University of Arizona). 7. Examples, Submerged Statements and the Neglected Application of Philosophy to Social Theory: Stanley Lieberson (Harvard University). 8. Loosening the Chains of Philosophical Reductionism: Steven Rytina (McGill University). 9. Social Order and Emergent Rationality: Michael Macy (Cornell University). 10. Theoretical Models: Sociology's Missing Links: John Skvoretz (University of South Carolina). 11. Sociological Models: Paul Humphreys (University of Virginia). 12. Culture and Social Structure: Peter Blau (University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill). Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisAn innovative and wide ranging collection of original essays by today''s leading social theorists aiming to clarify the current uses being made of philosophical ideas in the creation of social thought.Trade Review"To invite authors of two broadly contrasting sociological camps to engage in the discussion helps to highlight a wide variety of issues in such a clear manner as to be of great value to students, not to mention a wider readership. For it not only enables the reader to understand the broadly accepted dual demarcation of interpretative and positive, but also to illuminate the more subtle differences that exist within each camp." Michael Keaney, University of Glasgow "There is no more thorough an editor in sociology than Alan Sica for the simple reason that there are so few who are as broadly literate as he and who, at the same time, know and understand good books and good writing. The list of authors include the most astute sociologists who happen to know philosophy." Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University "This volume would make useful reading for those interested in the philosophical underpinnings of social theory and where its continued inter-connection may take it in the future as well as, arguably, essential reading for those within the discipline who look more towards the natural sciences than the humanities for their influence." John Walliss, BSATable of ContentsList of Contributors. 1. Philosophy's Tutelage of Social Theory: A Parody of Profundity? Alan Sica (Pennsylvania State University). 2. Mapping Postmodern Theory: Robert J. Antonio (University of Kansas). 3. A Thesaurus of Experience: Maurice Natanson, Phenomenology and Social Theory: Mary F. Rogers (University of West Florida). 4. A Social Epistemology of the Structure-Agency Craze: From Content to Context: Steve Fuller (University of Durham). 5. Making Normative Soup with Non-normative Bones: Stephen Turner (University of South Florida). 6. Criteria for a Theory of Knowledge: Jennifer Croissant (University of Arizona). 7. Examples, Submerged Statements and the Neglected Application of Philosophy to Social Theory: Stanley Lieberson (Harvard University). 8. Loosening the Chains of Philosophical Reductionism: Steven Rytina (McGill University). 9. Social Order and Emergent Rationality: Michael Macy (Cornell University). 10. Theoretical Models: Sociology's Missing Links: John Skvoretz (University of South Carolina). 11. Sociological Models: Paul Humphreys (University of Virginia). 12. Culture and Social Structure: Peter Blau (University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill). Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book Synopsis* Portrays American Philosophy as complex and constantly changing. * Features readings from several different traditions of American Philosophy. * Provides a sense of the history and context of sophisticated, ongoing philosophical arguments.Trade Review"Leonard Harris, Scott L. Pratt, and Anne S. Waters have produced an anthology nurtured by a profound epistemological and cultural value pluralism. The text unapologetically reveals a diversity of philosophical perspectives and traditions previously marginalized by intellectual and political normative forces that have valorized a few white men as the ‘oracle voices' of American philosophy. This new, relevant, and highly engaging anthology will force academic and cultural gatekeepers to radically reassess what it means ‘to know and to be,' ‘to do American philosophy,' ‘to be an American,' and ‘to live democratically." George Yancy, Duquesne University and editor of Cornel West: A Critical Reader (Blackwell 2001)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Introduction 1 Prolegomenon to a Tradition: What is American Philosophy? 5 Leonard Harris Part I Origin and Teleology 7 1 Letter to the Taino/Arawak Indians, 1493 9 King Ferdinand of Aragon 2 Speeches 11 Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha 3 How the World Began 15 Arthur C. Parker 4 The Interesting Narrative 22 Olaudah Equiano 5 A History of New York 32 Washington Irving 6 Nature 43 Ralph Waldo Emerson Part II Minds and Selves 63 7 Impressions of an Indian Childhood 65 Zit Kala Sa 8 Of Being and Original Sin 73 Jonathan Edwards 9 Principles of Psychology 88 William James 10 Self-Consciousness, Social Consciousness and Nature 108 Josiah Royce 11 Our Brains and What Ails Them 122 Charlotte Perkins Gilman 12 Race 134 W. E. B. Du Bois 13 The Genesis of the Self and Social Control 150 George Herbert Mead Part III Knowledge and Inquiry 163 14 Knowledge 165 Frances Wright 15 An Introduction to the Study of Phylosophy Wrote in America for the Use of a Young Gentleman 176 Cadwallader Colden 16 What Pragmatism Is 188 Charles Sanders Peirce 17 The Supremacy of Method 198 John Dewey 18 The Practice of Philosophy 211 Susanne K. Langer 19 An American Urphilosophie 223 Robert Bunge Part IV Community and Power 237 20 Traditional History of the Confederacy of the Six Nations 239 Committee of the Chiefs 21 Account of My Life 262 Benjamin Franklin 22 The Federalist Papers 270 Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay 23 Observations on the New Constitution 278 Mercy Otis Warren Part V Slavery and Freedom 287 24 The Pueblo Revolt, 1680 289 Don Antonio de Otermin 25 Fourth of July Address at Reidsville, New York, 1854 295 John Wannuaucon Quinney 26 Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, 1829 298 David Walker 27 Prejudices Against People of Color, and Our Duties in Relation to this Subject 313 Lydia Maria Francis Child 28 Civil Disobedience 325 Henry David Thoreau 29 Oration, Delivered in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, July 5, 1852 337 Frederick Douglass 30 Woman versus the Indian 347 Anna J. Cooper Part VI Democracy and Utopia 359 31 Male Continence 361 John Humphrey Noyes 32 Democratic Vistas 374 Walt Whitman 33 Newer Ideals of Peace 389 Jane Addams 34 Anarchism: What It Really Stands For 405 Emma Goldman 35 What to Do and How to Do It 412 George Washington Woodbey 36 What the Indian Means to America 420 Luther Standing Bear 37 Our Democracy and the American Indian 423 Laura M. C. Kellogg 38 Cultural Pluralism 433 Alain L. Locke Index 446

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Book SynopsisThis guide brings together eighteen original interpretations of the modern philosophers from Descartes to Nietzsche. The contributors succeed brilliantly in placing their figures within a rich historical, cultural, and philosophical context, noting some of the important ways in which their ideas and arguments were shaped by the intellectual currents of the time, and how they in turn shaped subsequent philosophical debate.Trade Review"Steven Emmanuel has done an impressive job of assembling a distinguished group of authors who give us a very helpful guide to the modern philosophers. With an eye to bringing us 'up to speed' on the more recent scholarship, the contributors provide a timely, readable, and highly worthwhile collection." John Fischer, University of California, Riverside "This is a wonderful resource! It provides a valuable service by drawing on experts for eminently clear and engaging narratives. I expect to refer to it often." M. Jamie Ferreira, University of Virginia "This book is a worthy acquisition." R.H. Nash, Reformed Theological Seminary, Choice, January 2001 "A superb volume...Each essay is clearly written, with most or all jargon carefully explained. By far this book's greatest asset...is the extraordinary way in which Emmanuel gets the different authors to provide, as if in concert, a chronological development of the main ideas of the period. Emmanuel's beautiful volume can, I think, very richly supplement a student's exposure to the period for those figures whose work receives little or no space on the syllabus." Patrick Mooney, John Carroll University, THES, 1/6/01Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii Preface x 1 René Descartes (1596-1650) 1 Gary Hatfield 2 Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) 28 A. P. Martinich 3 Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) 43 Don Garrett 4 Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) 61 Steven Nadler 5 G. W. Leibniz (1646-1716) 78 Donald Rutherford 6 John Locke (1632-1704) 101 Martha Brandt Bolton 7 George Berkeley (1685-1753) 127 George Pappas 8 David Hume (1711-76) 148 David Fate Norton 9 Thomas Reid (1710-96) 179 Ernest Sosa and James Van Cleve 10 Jean – Jacques Rousseau (1712-88) 201 N. J. H. Dent 11 Immanuel Kant (1724-18047) 223 Patricia Kitcher 12 Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) 259 Ross Harrison 13 G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831) 278 Stephen Houlgate 14 Søren Kiekegaard (1813-55) 306 C. Stephen Evans 15 Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) 326 Christopher Janaway 16 John Stuart Mill (1806-73) 343 Wendy Donner and Richard Fumerton 17 Karl Marx (1818-83) 370 Terrell Carver 18 Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) 390 Richard Schacht Select Bibliography 412 Index 415

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Book SynopsisThis text is a collection of readings by the most important political philosophers representing the six major schools of continental philosophy: phenomenology, existentialism, critical theory, poststructuralism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism.Trade Review"A high-powered introduction to key issues in current political philosophy. With original essays, distinguished scholars respond to seminal texts by major figures in the continental tradition. Effective, informative, and timely." Thomas R. Flynn, Emory University "Selected by a leading specialist in political philosophy, the essays in this collection represent an ingenious way to approach recent debates in continental philosophy. The juxtaposition of essays by major political thinkers with interpretive essays that explain the context reflects thoughtful and clever matchmaking. The historical movements of phenomenology, existentialism, and critical theory are complemented by current discussions of poststructuralism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism. This anthology will be a valuable guide to the general reader who is interested in these rubrics as well as a useful text at all levels of the curriculum." David Hoy, University of California, Santa CruzTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Introduction (David Ingram). PART I. PHENOMENOLOGY: POLITICAL ACTION AND THE DIALECTIC OF POWER AND VIOLENCE. 1. Selections from The Human Condition. On Violence (Hannah Arendt). 2. Power, Violence, and Legitimacy: A Reading of Hannah Arendt in an Age of Police Brutality and Humanitarian Intervention (Iris Marion Young). PART II. EXISTENTIALISM: REVOLUTIONARY PRAXIS AND THE DIALECTIC OF GROUPS AND INSTITUTIONS. 3. Selections from Critique of Dialectical Reason (Jean-Paul Sartre). 4. Sartre’s Critique (William L. McBride). PART III. CRITICAL THEORY: LIBERAL DEMOCRACY AND THE DIALECTIC OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY. 5. Three Normative Models of Democracy. On the Internal Relation Between the Rule of Law and Democracy (Jürgen Habermas). 6. Can Procedural Democracy Be Radical (Simone Chambers). PART IV. POSTSTRUCTURALISM: MODERN POLITICAL VIRTUE AND THE DIALECTIC OF GOVERNANCE AND RESISTANCE. 7. What is Critique (Michel Foucault). 8. What is Critique? An Essay on Foucault’s Virtue (Judith Butler). PART V. POSTMODERNISM: TOTALITARIANISM AND THE DIALECTIC OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE. 9. Memorandum on Legitimation (Jean-François Lyotard). 10. Democracy in the Era of Identity Politics: Lyotard on Postmodern Legitimation (David Ingram). PART VI. POSTCOLONIALISM: PLANETARY POLITICS AND THE DIALECTIC OF LIFE AND LIBERATION. 11. Six Theses Towards a Critique of Political Reason: The Citizen as Political Agent (Enrique Dussel). 12. Politics in an Age of Planetarization: Enrique Dussel’s Critique of Political Reason (Eduardo Mendieta). Index.

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Book SynopsisA collection of classic and contemporary readings in Continental aesthetics. Spanning Romanticism through modernism to post-modernism, it includes landmark texts that have sparked renewed interest in aesthetics, including work from Schiller, Kant, Nietzsche, Hegel and Heidegger.Trade Review"Richard Kearney and David Rasmussen must be congratulated on their judicious selection of the main texts in continental aesthetics. Indeed, the result is so successful that the volume could as readily serve as a textbook for a course in continental philosophy as for a course in aesthetics. This volume surpasses all previous collections in the area." Robert Bernasconi, University of Memphis "Collecting key selections from influential texts, this Anthology displays a wide range of important European theorists, past and present, and should prove very useful for courses in aesthetics and literary theory." Richard Shusterman, Temple University, author of Pragmatist AestheticsTable of ContentsPreface viii Acknowledgments x Part I Romanticism 1 Introduction 3 1 The Critique of Judgement Immanuel Kant 5 2 Letter of an Aesthetic Education of Man Friedrich Schiller 43 3 The World as Will and Representation Arthur Schopenhauer 46 4 Lectures on Aesthetics G. W. F. Hegel 99 5 The Philosophy of Art Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling 127 6 Biographia Literaria Samuel Taylor Coleridge 139 7 The Birth of Tragedy Friedrich Nietzsche 143 Part II Modernism 161 Introduction 163 8 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Walter Benjamin 166 9 The Origin of the Work of Art Martin Heidegger 182 10 Lectures on Aesthetics Ludwig Wittgenstein 212 11 Leonardo da Vinci Sigmund Freud 216 12 The Ideology of Modernism GyoÈrgy Luka cs 222 13 The Aesthetic Dimension Herbert Marcuse 235 14 Aesthetic Theory Theodor Adorno 242 15 Discourse in the Novel Mikhail Bakhtin 254 16 Taste and the Reproduction of Art Benedetto Croce 271 17 What is Literature? Jean-Paul Sartre 276 18 Eye and Mind Maurice Merleau-Ponty 288 19 On Leveling the Genre Distinction between Philosophy and Literature JuÈrgen Habermas 307 20 Truth and Method Hans-Georg Gadamer 321 21 Metaphor and the Problem of Hermeneutics Paul Ricoeur 339 Part III Postmodernism 359 Introduction 361 22 Note on the Meaning of the Word ``Post'' and Answering the Question ``What is Postmodernism?'' Jean-FrancËois Lyotard 363 23 The Death of the Author Roland Barthes 371 24 This Is Not a Pipe Michel Foucault 374 25 The Laugh of the Medusa He leÁne Cixous 388 26 Travels in Hyperreality Umberto Eco 400 27 Simulations Jean Baudrillard 411 28 Economimesis Jacques Derrida 431 29 Literature One More Time Maurice Blanchot 451 30 The Malady of Grief: Duras Julia Kristeva 457 Index 473

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Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy offers the most ambitious survey to date of American philosophical thought. * Provides a comprehensive history of philosophical thought in America. * Brings together 24 newly commissioned essays written by leading scholars in American philosophy.Trade Review"Marsoobian and Ryder have crafted the much-needed survey of key figures and issues from the major philosophies that originated in America. This Guide delivers an admirable set of clear and concise essays, composed by prominent scholars of American philosophy. Teachers and students will be indebted to The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy for many years to come." John R. Shook, Oklahoma State University "This volume by many hands fills an important gap about American philosophy, as distinguished from philosophy in America. It is a sophisticated, invaluable guide to American philosophy, richly covering all the main traditions, major figures, and important themes in clear, comprehensive, and very useful fashion." Tom Rockmore, Duquesne University "This is an excellent reference resource on the classical period of American philosophy. It reiterates and reaffirms the idea that history is really a topic of the present, and the essays present stimulating insight on an exciting period of American intellectual life that continues to inform contemporary philosophical issues." Gerald T. Burke, Reference ReviewsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface. Editors’ Introduction. PART I: HISTORICAL TRADITIONS. 1. Early American Philosophy (John Ryder). 2. Idealism in American Thought (Douglas Anderson). 3. The First Pragmatists (Joseph Margolis). 4. Naturalism (Michael Eldridge). PART II. MAJOR FIGURES IN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY. 5. C.S. Peirce, 1839-1914 (Vincent Colapietro). 6. William James, 1842-1910 (William J. Gavin). 7. Josiah Royce, 1855-1916 (Frank M. Oppenheim, SJ). 8. George Santayana, 1863-1952 (Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr.). 9. John Dewey, 1859-1952 (Larry A. Hickman). 10. George Herbert Mead, 1863-1931 (Mitchell Aboulafia). 11. Jane Addams, 1860-1935 (Charlene Haddock Seigfried). 12. W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1963 (Shannon Sullivan). 13. Alfred North Whitehead, 1861-1947 (John W. Lango). 14. C.I. Lewis, 1883-1964 (Sandra B. Rosenthal). 15. Suzanne K. Langer, 1895-1985 (Richard E. Hart). 16. Willard Van Orman Quine, 1908-2000 (Peter T. Manicas). 17. Alain L. Locke, 1885-1954 (Leonard Harris). 18. Justus Buchler, 1914-1991 (Kathleen Wallace). PART III. MAJOR THEMES IN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY. 19. Community and Democracy (James Campbell). 20. Knowledge and Action: American Epistemology (Scott L. Pratt(. 21. Religion (William D. Dean). 22. Education (Nicholas C. Burbules, Bryan Warnick, Timothy McDonough, and Scott Johnston). 23. Art and the Aesthetic (Armen T. Marsoobian). Epilogue: Editor’s Note. Epilogue: The Renascence of Classical American Philosophy (John J. McDermott). Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers a survey of American philosophical thought. This title covers the major eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophical movements in America including idealism, pragmatism and naturalism. It examines the major figures and themes in American philosophical thought. It also includes useful bibliographies.Trade Review"Marsoobian and Ryder have crafted the much-needed survey of key figures and issues from the major philosophies that originated in America. This Guide delivers an admirable set of clear and concise essays, composed by prominent scholars of American philosophy. Teachers and students will be indebted to The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy for many years to come." John R. Shook, Oklahoma State University "This volume by many hands fills an important gap about American philosophy, as distinguished from philosophy in America. It is a sophisticated, invaluable guide to American philosophy, richly covering all the main traditions, major figures, and important themes in clear, comprehensive, and very useful fashion." Tom Rockmore, Duquesne University "This is an excellent reference resource on the classical period of American philosophy. It reiterates and reaffirms the idea that history is really a topic of the present, and the essays present stimulating insight on an exciting period of American intellectual life that continues to inform contemporary philosophical issues." Gerald T. Burke, Reference ReviewsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface. Editors’ Introduction. PART I: HISTORICAL TRADITIONS. 1. Early American Philosophy (John Ryder). 2. Idealism in American Thought (Douglas Anderson). 3. The First Pragmatists (Joseph Margolis). 4. Naturalism (Michael Eldridge). PART II. MAJOR FIGURES IN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY. 5. C.S. Peirce, 1839-1914 (Vincent Colapietro). 6. William James, 1842-1910 (William J. Gavin). 7. Josiah Royce, 1855-1916 (Frank M. Oppenheim, SJ). 8. George Santayana, 1863-1952 (Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr.). 9. John Dewey, 1859-1952 (Larry A. Hickman). 10. George Herbert Mead, 1863-1931 (Mitchell Aboulafia). 11. Jane Addams, 1860-1935 (Charlene Haddock Seigfried). 12. W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1963 (Shannon Sullivan). 13. Alfred North Whitehead, 1861-1947 (John W. Lango). 14. C.I. Lewis, 1883-1964 (Sandra B. Rosenthal). 15. Suzanne K. Langer, 1895-1985 (Richard E. Hart). 16. Willard Van Orman Quine, 1908-2000 (Peter T. Manicas). 17. Alain L. Locke, 1885-1954 (Leonard Harris). 18. Justus Buchler, 1914-1991 (Kathleen Wallace). PART III. MAJOR THEMES IN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY. 19. Community and Democracy (James Campbell). 20. Knowledge and Action: American Epistemology (Scott L. Pratt(. 21. Religion (William D. Dean). 22. Education (Nicholas C. Burbules, Bryan Warnick, Timothy McDonough, and Scott Johnston). 23. Art and the Aesthetic (Armen T. Marsoobian). Epilogue: Editor’s Note. Epilogue: The Renascence of Classical American Philosophy (John J. McDermott). Index.

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Book Synopsis* Covers American Indian thinking on issues concerning time, place, history, science, law, religion, nationhood, and art. * Features newly commissioned essays by authors of American Indian descent. * Includes a comprehensive bibliography to aid in research and inspire further reading. .Trade Review"This is a ground breaking volume. Its ideas intersect with diverse subfields of the discipline of philosophy as taught in North American universities. Each essay offers fresh ways of defining what philosophy is about." Iris Marion Young, University of Chicago "Descendants of survivors of the ‘moral monstrosity’ of near genocidal oppression of Native peoples are now within the ranks of professional philosophers and are hard at work rescuing and rehabilitating Indian philosophical thought. By reading these essays carefully, respectfully, and with open minds we have an opportunity to do better by Indian peoples than was the shameful case several centuries ago, and since. We will be better persons and philosophers for having done so, and better citizens, too." Lucius T. Outlaw, Jr., Vanderbilt University "American Indian Thought contrasts US indigenous philosophies with Western academic philosophy. The writers explain perspectives on metaphysics, epistemology, phenomenology, social and political philosophy, ethics, and aesthetics, in ways that will challenge, inspire and fascinate readers across disciplines." Naomi Zack, University of OregonTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: American Indians and Philosophy:. 1. Vine Deloria, Jr.: Why We Respect Our Elders Burial Grounds. Part II: Epistemology and Knowing:. 2. Brian Yazzie Burkhart: What Coyote and Thales Can Teach Us. 3. V.F. Cordova: Approaches to Native American Philosophy. 4. John Dufour: Epistemology and Understanding. Part III: Science, Math, Logic:. 5. Gregory Cajete: A Philosophy of Native Science. 6. Thomas Norton Smith: Indigenous Numerical Thought. 7. Anne Waters: That Alchemical Bering Strait Theory. Part IV: Metaphysics and Being:. 8. Ted Jojola: Notes on Identity, Time, Place, and Space. 9. Anne Waters: Language Matters: NonDiscreet NonBinary Dualism. 10. Maureen E. Smith: Crippling the Spirit, Wounding the Soul: Native American Spiritual and Religious Suppression. Part V: Phenomenology and Ontology. 11. Marilyn Notah Verney: On Authenticity. 12. Leslie Nawagesic: The Phenomenology of a Mugwump Life. 13. Anne Waters: Ontology of Identity and Interstitial Being. Part VI: Ethics and Respect:. 14. V.F. Cordova: Ethics: The We and the I. 15. Thurmond Lee Hester: Choctaw Conceptions of the Excellence of the Self, with Implications for a Native Education. 16. Laurie Anne Whitt: Commodification of Knowledge. Part VII: Social and Political:. 17. Steve Russell: Jurisprudence of Colonialism. 18. Dale Turner: Oral Traditions and the Politics of (Mis)recognition. 19. Annette Arkeketa: Repatriation: Religious Freedom, Equal Opportunity, and Institutional Racism. Part VIII: Aesthetics:. 20. V.F. Cordova: Ethics: From an Artist’s Point of View. 21. David Martinez: Along the Horizon A World Appears: George Morrison and the Pursuit of an American Indian Aesthetic. 22. Thurmond Lee Hester: On Philosophical Discourse: Some Intercultural Musings. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisUnsanctifying Human Life offers a collection of Singer''s best and most challenging articles from 1971 to the present. The book includes early critiques of various approaches to philosophy and the role of philosophers, followed by controversial works on the moral status of animals, infanticide, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce health care resources, embryo experimentation, environmental responsibility, and reflections on how we should live.Trade Review"As a writer about ethical issues, Peter Singer has no equal. He is our most influential philosopher because no one else has written about the tough questions with such fearless good sense. How he does it is a mystery: how can these essays be so intellectually rigorous, so calm and dispassionate, so morally compelling, and such fun to read all at the same time?" James Rachels, University of Alabama at Birmingham "This book offers a judicious selection from the vast body of Peter Singer's writings. It demonstrates the extraordinary range, acumen, consistency, and fundamental moral decency of his philosophical thought. Anyone – including Singer's critics – would benefit from, and be improved by, a close and fair-minded reading of this book." Jeff McMahan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "One of the most influential philosophers of our times." Croatian Journal of PhilosophyTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Practical Ethics of Peter Singer: Helga Kuhse. Part I: From Philosophical to Practical Ethics:. 1. The Triviality of the Debate over "Is-Ought" and the Definition of "Moral": Peter Singer. 2. Sidgwick and Reflective Equilibrium: Peter Singer. Part II: The Role of Philosophers:. 3. Philosophers are Back on the Job: Peter Singer. 4. Bioethics and Academic Freedom: Peter Singer. Part III: The Idea of Equality:. 5. All Animals are Equal: Peter Singer. 6. Is Racial Discrimination Arbitrary?: Peter Singer. 7. Killing Humans and Killing Animals: Peter Singer. 8. To Do or Not to Do?: Peter Singer. 9. The Great Ape Project: Paola Cavalieri and Peter Singer. Part IV: The Impartial Point of View:. 10. Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Peter Singer. 11. William Godwin and the Defense of Impartialist Ethics: Peter Singer, Leslie Cannold, and Helga Kuhse. Part V: Unsanctifying Human Life:. 12. The Moral Status of the Embryo: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. 13. Individuals, Humans, and Persons: The Issue of Moral Status: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. 14. IVF Technology and the Argument from Potential: Peter Singer and Karen Dawson. 15. Unsanctifying Human Life: Peter Singer. 16. Should All Seriously Disabled Infants Live?: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. 17. Is the Sanctity of Life Ethic Terminally Ill?: Peter Singer. Part VI: Choosing Between Lives:. 18. Allocating Health Care Resources and the Problem of the Value of Life: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. 19. Double Jeopardy and the Use of QALYs in Health Care Allocation: Peter Singer, John McKie, Helga Kuhse, and Jeff Richardson. Part VII: How We Should Live:. 20. A Vegetarian Philosophy: Peter Singer. 21. Environmental Values: Peter Singer. 22. Coping with Global Change: The Need for Different Values: Peter Singer. Part VIII: Move Over, Marx:. 23. Hegel and Marx - Dialogue with Peter Singer: Bryan Magee. 24. Darwin for the Left: Peter Singer. Peter Singer: Selected Publications, 1970–2000. Index.

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Book SynopsisUnsanctifying Human Life offers a collection of Singer''s best and most challenging articles from 1971 to the present. The book includes early critiques of various approaches to philosophy and the role of philosophers, followed by controversial works on the moral status of animals, infanticide, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce health care resources, embryo experimentation, environmental responsibility, and reflections on how we should live.Trade Review"As a writer about ethical issues, Peter Singer has no equal. He is our most influential philosopher because no one else has written about the tough questions with such fearless good sense. How he does it is a mystery: how can these essays be so intellectually rigorous, so calm and dispassionate, so morally compelling, and such fun to read all at the same time?" James Rachels, University of Alabama at Birmingham "This book offers a judicious selection from the vast body of Peter Singer's writings. It demonstrates the extraordinary range, acumen, consistency, and fundamental moral decency of his philosophical thought. Anyone – including Singer's critics – would benefit from, and be improved by, a close and fair-minded reading of this book." Jeff McMahan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "One of the most influential philosophers of our times." Croatian Journal of PhilosophyTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Practical Ethics of Peter Singer: Helga Kuhse. Part I: From Philosophical to Practical Ethics:. 1. The Triviality of the Debate over "Is-Ought" and the Definition of "Moral": Peter Singer. 2. Sidgwick and Reflective Equilibrium: Peter Singer. Part II: The Role of Philosophers:. 3. Philosophers are Back on the Job: Peter Singer. 4. Bioethics and Academic Freedom: Peter Singer. Part III: The Idea of Equality:. 5. All Animals are Equal: Peter Singer. 6. Is Racial Discrimination Arbitrary?: Peter Singer. 7. Killing Humans and Killing Animals: Peter Singer. 8. To Do or Not to Do?: Peter Singer. 9. The Great Ape Project: Paola Cavalieri and Peter Singer. Part IV: The Impartial Point of View:. 10. Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Peter Singer. 11. William Godwin and the Defense of Impartialist Ethics: Peter Singer, Leslie Cannold, and Helga Kuhse. Part V: Unsanctifying Human Life:. 12. The Moral Status of the Embryo: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. 13. Individuals, Humans, and Persons: The Issue of Moral Status: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. 14. IVF Technology and the Argument from Potential: Peter Singer and Karen Dawson. 15. Unsanctifying Human Life: Peter Singer. 16. Should All Seriously Disabled Infants Live?: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. 17. Is the Sanctity of Life Ethic Terminally Ill?: Peter Singer. Part VI: Choosing Between Lives:. 18. Allocating Health Care Resources and the Problem of the Value of Life: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. 19. Double Jeopardy and the Use of QALYs in Health Care Allocation: Peter Singer, John McKie, Helga Kuhse, and Jeff Richardson. Part VII: How We Should Live:. 20. A Vegetarian Philosophy: Peter Singer. 21. Environmental Values: Peter Singer. 22. Coping with Global Change: The Need for Different Values: Peter Singer. Part VIII: Move Over, Marx:. 23. Hegel and Marx - Dialogue with Peter Singer: Bryan Magee. 24. Darwin for the Left: Peter Singer. Peter Singer: Selected Publications, 1970–2000. Index.

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Book SynopsisA collection of writings of Nietzsche. It also offers commentary on Nietzsche's life and importance, and introductions to his major works and philosophical ideas. It includes selections from the major texts, including The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, The Anti-Christ, and Ecce Homo.Trade Review"Intended to introduce students to Nietzsche’s writings, the Reader is of considerable value. It includes comprehensive selections from Nietzsche’s early, middle and late writings in English. The chronological presentation of the selections is particularly useful in helping students to appreciate Nietzsche’s philosophical development." International Journal of Philosophical Studies “The Nietzsche Reader offers an extremely comprehensive collection of Nietzsche’s philosophical writings, ranging from his youthful essays on fate to the pithy, epochal books written in the twilight of his sanity. Perfect for classroom use, in any number of courses across a variety of academic disciplines.” Daniel W. Conway, The Pennsylvania State University “Thorough yet manageable, this Reader is an excellent introduction to Nietzsche. The editors’ balanced commentary is accessible to the novice while still engaging for scholars. This book is a great contribution to Nietzsche studies.” Kathleen Higgins, University of Texas AustinTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. General Introduction. A Chronology Friedrich Nietzsche.. Part I: Beginnings. Introduction. 1. Fate and History: Thoughts (1862). 2. Freedom of Will and Fate (1862). 3. My Life (1863). 4. On Moods (1864). 5. On Schopenhauer (1868).. Part II: Early Writings. Introduction. 6. The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music (1872). 7. The Greek State (1871-2). 8. Homer's Contest (1872). 9. Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks (1873). 10. On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense (1873). 11. On the Utility and Liability of History for Life (1874). 12. Schopenhauer as Educator (1874).. Part III: The Middle Period. Introduction. 13. Human, All to Human: A Book for Free Spirits, volume 1 (1878). 14. Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality (1881). 15. The gay Science (1881). 16. Notes from 1881.. Part IV: Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Introduction. 17. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One (1883-5).. Part V: The Later Writings. Introduction. 18. Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (1886). 19. The Gay Science, Book V (1887). 20. European Nihilism (1887). 21. On the Genealogy of Morality: A Polemic (1887). Introduction. 22. The Case of Wagner: A Musicians' Problem (1888). 23. Twilight o the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer (1888). 24. The Anti-Christ: Curse on Christianity (1888). 25. Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is (1888). 26. Four Letters (1888-9). A Guide to Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis text argues that political Marxist influence obscures, transforms, distorts, and renders inaccessible Marx's basic philosophical insights. It concentrates on recovering Marx's philosophical ideas not in opposition to, but rather within the larger, Hegelian framework.Trade Review"After a period of drought in serious Marx scholarship, the publication of Rockmore's book, at once so well informed and so informative in both philosophical and historical terms, is a marker event. It makes a strong and clear case, by means of a careful survey of Marx's own texts, for resituating him in the tradition of German idealism and separating him from the accrued excess baggage of later ‘Marxisms." William L. McBride, Purdue University <!--end--> "The decline of communism has been accompanied by a decline in interest in Marx. Rockmore's Marx After Marxism is the beginning of a new assessment of Marx that will help reverse that trend. The book's overall stance concerns what Marx got out of Hegel at different times in his own development. Rockmore also gives a fine account of Marx's main work in political economy, especially the central ideas of Capital; this is where any Marx revival should focus in providing a critique of our own society." Robert Nola, University of AucklandTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations.. Introduction. 1. Hegel, Marx, and Marxism. On Distinguishing between Marx and Marxism. Engels and the Marxist View of Marx. Marx and Engels. About Marx's Texts. Marx, Engels, and Marx's Texts. Interpreting Marx's Texts. Hegel as a Way into Marx. Marx and Hegel's Philosophy of Right. Philosophical Economics, the Industrial Revolution, and Adam Smith. Hegel and Economics. Hegel on Property. Marx and Hegel: Some Tentative Conclusions.. 2. Marx's Early Writings. Marx's Life and Thought. Marx's Early Writings. Hegelianism in Marx's Dissertation. Feuerbach and Marx's Early Critique of Hegel. More Early Criticism of Hegel: "On the Jewish Question". More Early Criticism of Hegel: "Contribution to the Critique of "Hegel's 'Philosophy. of Right': Introduction". Introduction to the Paris Manuscripts. Engels and Marx's Economic View of Modern Society. Marx's Theory of Alienation. Criticism of Hegel in the Paris Manuscripts. Marxian humanism, Philosophy and Political Economy.. 3. Marx's Transitional Writings. "Theses on Feuerbach". The German Ideology. The Poverty of Philosophy. Grundrisse: Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy.. 4. Marx's Mature Economic Writings. Preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. The Publication History of Capital. Prefatory Materials for Capital. Capital.. 5. Marx and Hegel Revisited. Prior Discussion of Marx's Relation to Hegel. Hegel in Marx's Writings. Hegel and Marx on Private Property. Hegel and Marx on History and Freedom. Hegel and Marx's Critique of Political Economy. Hegel and Marx's Theory of Political Economy. Marx the Hegelian.. 6. Marx the Hegelian. Kant's Copernican Revolution in Philosophy. Hegel and History. Contradiction and Marx's Economic Approach to History. Contradiction, Identity, and Commodities in Capital. Marx and Contemporary Philosophy. Select Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisPresents a survey of the life and work of Immanuel Kant. This work offers an introduction to the range of Kant's philosophical thought; provides an exposition of Kant's major philosophical works, including the "Critique of Pure Reason"; and, covers topics including Kant's theory of empirical cognition and his doctrine of transcendental idealism.Trade Review"Both lively and magisterial..." Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “Truly up-to-date overviews of Kant’s critical philosophy are rare. Allen Wood's outstanding new study is at once an intriguing philosophical interpretation of Kant for specialists and an extremely clear and helpful guide for students.” Karl Ameriks, University of Notre Dame "Allen Wood's Kant is clearly written, and it is accessible to a broad audience without making any sacrifice of precision in expounding complex philosophical doctrines. It covers all aspects of Kant’s thought and relates them, as much as is possible within the constraints of a fairly short book, to contemporary issues and concerns." Béatrice Longuenesse, New York University "Writing with both vigor and rigor, Allen Wood provides concise and insightful accounts of Kant's theory of knowledge and critique of traditional metaphysics, and of his moral and political philosophy. He also paints a distinctive picture of the historical dimension of Kant's thought: his sensitivity to the history of philosophy, but even more importantly his recognition that humankind itself has a history, and that its moral goals must be achieved through the means of history and within the limits of history." Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania "Wood's Kant is an exemplary introduction to Kant's Philosophy and the issues that it raises. Undergraduate students in particular will benefit greatly from it, both as preparation for reading the primary texts and as a guide to developing a philosophical engagement with them. Teachers therefore ought not to hesitate in refering students to it and in employing Wood's stimulating interpretive and evaluative points to teaching." Tom Bailey, University of Pisa, Kantian ReviewTable of ContentsPreface. Abbreviations. 1. Life and Works. 2. Synthetic A Priori Cognition. 3. The Principles of Possible Experience. 4. The Limits of Cognition and the Ideas of Reason. 5. The Transcendental Dialectic. 6. Philosophy of History. 7. Ethical Theory. 8. Theory of Taste. 9. Politics and Religion. Index.

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