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Book SynopsisWhat is agnosticism? Is it just the ''don''t know'' position on God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Who were the first to call themselves ''agnostics''? These are just some of the questions that Robin Le Poidevin considers in this Very Short Introduction. He sets the philosophical case for agnosticism and explores it as a historical and cultural phenomenon. What emerges is a much more sophisticated, and much more interesting, attitude than a simple failure to either commit to, or reject, religious belief. Le Poidevin challenges some preconceptions and assumptions among both believers and non-atheists, and invites the reader to rethink their own position on the issues.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of Contents1. What is agnosticism? ; 2. Who were the first agnostics? ; 3. Is agnosticism necessary? ; 4. Why be agnostic? ; 5. Does agnosticism rest on a mistake? ; 6. How should the agnostic live? ; 7. How should agnosticism be taught? ; References and further reading

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed to explain the technical ideas that are taken for granted in much contemporary philosophical writing. Notions like ''denumerability'', ''modal scope distinction'', ''Bayesian conditionalization'', and ''logical completeness'' are usually only elucidated deep within difficult specialist texts. By offering simple explanations that by-pass much irrelevant and boring detail, Philosophical Devices is able to cover a wealth of material that is normally only available to specialists. The book contains four sections, each of three chapters. The first section is about sets and numbers, starting with the membership relation and ending with the generalized continuum hypothesis. The second is about analyticity, a prioricity, and necessity. The third is about probability, outlining the difference between objective and subjective probability and exploring aspects of conditionalization and correlation. The fourth deals with metalogic, focusing on the contrast between syntax and semantics, and finishing with a sketch of Gödel''s theorem. Philosophical Devices will be useful for university students who have got past the foothills of philosophy and are starting to read more widely, but it does not assume any prior expertise. All the issues discussed are intrinsically interesting, and often downright fascinating. It can be read with pleasure and profit by anybody who is curious about the technical infrastructure of contemporary philosophy.Trade Reviewan engaging, genuinely expository text. It is hard to imagine a better execution of the project of introducing the basics of technical philosophy non-technically. ... an invaluable addition to undergraduate reading lists, and I certainly will make use of it in my teaching. * A.C. Paseau, Philosophia Mathematica *The book is a clear and straightforward introduction to technical methods and concepts that have widespread applications in analytic philosophy and other sciences. For this reason it is an excellent introductory text. * Arif Ahmed, University of Cambridge *Papineau has written a suprising book. Though small in size it can serve as a template for a variety of undergraduate philosophy courses as instructors choose to emphasize various parts of the presentation. The text is clearly and accurately written. The pedagogy sets out concepts in a sequential order that works well. This is a highly recommended text. * Michael Boylan, Professor and Chair, Philosophy, Marymount University, Virginia *This is a very good book for students learning about philosophical methods. The sections are concise, easily accessible and well well-written. I've been looking for a book like this on philosophical methods for a while now and this is one of the few that I've found so it is covering a needed gap in the market. I will definitely be recommending it to my library for purchase and to students. * Emily Ryall, University of Gloucestershire *Table of ContentsPART I: SETS AND NUMBERS; PART II: ANALYTICITY, A PRIORICITY, AND NECESSITY; PART III: THE NATURE AND USES OF PROBABILITY; PART IV: LOGICS AND THEORIES

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Book SynopsisExplains how language modifies human existence, looking specifically at the culture of Wittgenstein's writings. In this title, the author draws on Emerson, Thoreau, and many others to make his case that Wittgenstein can indeed be viewed as a "philosopher of culture".Trade Review"This is a voice like no other in philosophy, today or ever." (Arthur C. Danto, October)"

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Book SynopsisIn this densely imbricated volume Derrida pursues his devoted, relentless dismantling of the philosophical tradition, the tradition of Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heideggereach dealt with in one or more of the essays. There are essays too on linguistics (Saussure, Benveniste, Austin) and on the nature of metaphor (White Mythology), the latter with important implications for literary theory. Derrida is fully in control of a dazzling stylistic register in this booka source of true illumination for those prepared to follow his arduous path. Bass is a superb translator and annotator. His notes on the multilingual allusions and puns are a great service.Alexander Gelley, Library Journal

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Book SynopsisFocuses in on questions of force, right, justice, and philosophical interpretations of the limits between man and animal.Trade Review"What Derrida accomplishes in this, his final seminar, is remarkable because it goes to the very heart of his lifelong project of deconstructing the logocentric bias of Western thinking." (Choice) "What this first volume... provides beyond its treatment of the fascinatingly intricate literary and philosophical motifs of bestiality and sovereignty is a vivid attestation to the experience of Derrida as a teacher - the quality of his attention, the tone and rhythm of his voice, his means of sparking his students' capacities to read and think." (Times Literary Supplement)"

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Book SynopsisThe Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome were interested in the emotions. This book shows that they did not simply advocate a suppression of feeling, as stoicism implies in English, but examined these powerful psychological responses, seeking to understand what attitude toward them expresses the deepest respect for human potential.Trade Review"A lucidly written... compellingly argued, and carefully researched investigation which should remain an indispensable resource for study of the Stoics on emotions for years to come." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review"

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Book SynopsisIn this work, Hadot examines Plotinus' views on the self, existence, love, virtue, gentleness and solitude. He shows that Plotinus, like other philosophers of his day, believed that Plato and Aristotle had already articulated the essential truths, and so his purpose was to live philosophically.Table of ContentsTranslator's Preface Abbreviations Used in References Introduction: Reading Hadot Reading Plotinus by Arnold I. Davidson 1: Portrait 2: Levels of the Self 3: Presence 4: Love 5: Virtues 6: Gentleness 7: Solitude Postface to the Third Edition Chronological Biography Analytical Bibliography References Index of Plotinian Quotations Index

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Book SynopsisThis anthology is remarkable not only for the selections themselves, among which the Schelling and the Heidegger essays were translated especially for this volume, but also for the editors' general introduction and the introductory essays for each selection, which make this volume an invaluable aid to the study of the powerful, recurrent ideas concerning art, beauty, critical method, and the nature of representation. Because this collection makes clear the ways in which the philosophy of art relates to and is part of general philosophical positions, it will be an essential sourcebook to students of philosophy, art history, and literary criticism.

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Book SynopsisMark Johnson is one of the great thinkers of our time on how the body shapes the mind. This book brings together a selection of essays from the past two decades that build a powerful argument that any scientifically and philosophically satisfactory view of mind and thought must ultimately explain how bodily perception and action give rise to cognition, meaning, language, action, and values. A brief account of Johnson's own intellectual journey, through which we track some of the most important discoveries in the field over the past forty years, sets the stage. Subsequent chapters set out Johnson's important role in embodied cognition theory, including his co-founding (with George Lakoff) of conceptual metaphor theory and, later, their theory of bodily structures and processes that underlie all meaning, conceptualization, and reasoning. A detailed account of how meaning arises from our physical engagement with our environments provides the basis for a non-dualistic, non-reductive view o

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Book SynopsisWhile humanists have pondered the subject of love to the point of obsessiveness, philosophers have steadfastly ignored it. This book offers an inquiry into the concept of love itself.Trade Review"Marion is doing the most interesting work in phenomenology today.... This is not a book about other books about love. It is patiently and carefully attentive to 'the things themselves,' and reads as an analysis that is at once rigorous and lyrical - attuned to both the concept and the caress." - Choice"

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Book SynopsisThe big economic story of our times is not the Great Recession. It is how China and India began to embrace neoliberal ideas of economics and attributed a sense of dignity and liberty to the bourgeoisie they had denied for so long. This book discusses seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe to reconsider the birth of the Industrial Revolution.Trade Review"Bourgeois Dignity is packed with ideas: a fact in every sentence, an idea on every page." (Times Higher Education) "The discussions [in Bourgeois Dignity] are intellectually serious but not academically dry or overly technical.... [An] entertaining and informative study." (National Review) "McCloskey's main argument is that when business became a suitable topic for those in the Western bourgeois class, they began to encourage economic innovations both with their money and with their supportive rhetoric. This support of the business world is what caused the growth in wealth of western nations and not in other societies or civilizations." (Chicago Tribune) "Deirdre McCloskey is an outrageously prolific and always fascinating economist and writer.... Bourgeois Dignity is only the latest chapter in what has to be one of the most interesting scholarly careers in America today." (Boston Globe)"

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Book SynopsisFew philosophers held greater fascination for Jacques Derrida than Martin Heidegger, and in this book we get an extended look at Derrida's first real encounters with him. Delivered over nine sessions in 1964 and 1965 at the cole Normale Sup rieure, these lectures offer a glimpse of the young Derrida first coming to terms with the German philosopher and his magnum opus, Being and Time. They provide not only crucial insight into the gestation of some of Derrida's primary conceptual concerns--indeed, it is here that he first uses, with some hesitation, the word deconstruction--but an analysis of Being and Time that is of extraordinary value to readers of Heidegger or anyone interested in modern philosophy. Derrida performs an almost surgical reading of the notoriously difficult text, marrying pedagogical clarity with patient rigor and acting as a lucid guide through the thickets of Heidegger's prose. At this time in intellectual history, Heidegger was still somewhat unfamiliar to FreTrade Review"Heidegger: The Question of Being and History certainly (re)familiarizes Anglophone readers with the essentially historical orientation of Derrida's philosophical project. Given at the start of his remarkable career, at the age of thirty-four, and originally delivered over the course of nine sessions during the 1964- 1965 academic year at the cole Normale Sup rieure (ENS), Derrida's seminar offers a wealth of insights into the ways his published views on history fundamentally emerged out of a critical engagement with the introduction and the final sections of Martin Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time."--H-France Review "The publication of Derrida's 1964-65 seminar on Martin Heidegger's Being and Time is a philosophical event of great significance. Despite dozens of detailed analyses, Being and Time remains one of the most misread books of the twentieth century. Humanist, anthropological, analytic, and transcendental-mystical readings have occluded the profoundly atheistic, 'ek-sistent' thing that is Dasein. Derrida's penetrating reconstruction of Heidegger's revolutionary 'aporetic style' illuminates Being and Time and the entirety of Derrida's own oeuvre. Although Derrida did not publish this seminar, its traces pervade the issues that dominated his thinking. Derrida's greatest insights into Heidegger's thinking are announced here: being is neither a 'cosmic ground' nor 'the highest being, ' the metaphors for being can never be stabilized by a logic, the 'mystery of Geschehen [originary movement]' marks an absolute temporal concealment, the 'destruction of ontology' is the work of ontology itself, the history of being is history itself. Derrida's focus is on the opening and closing sections of Being and Time, Heidegger's Introduction to Metaphysics, his 'Letter on Humanism', and texts by Hegel, Nietzsche, and Husserl. This brilliantly translated seminar is required reading for students of Heidegger and Derrida. . . . Summing up: Essential." --Choice "For those who are prepared, this text makes for absorbing reading. . . . Because it dates from the early years of Derrida's career and because it is a series of classroom lectures, this book serves as a helpful preparation for reading the more intricate and playful texts that he published in the late 1960s and beyond. It also shows just how indebted Derrida is to Heidegger." --Los Angeles Review of Books

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Book SynopsisIn this sophisticated new interpretation of Spinoza’s iconoclastic philosophy, Hasana Sharp draws on his uncompromising naturalism to rethink human agency, ethics, and political practice.Trade Review"In [the] more focused and condensed arguments, Sharp emerges as an important new thinker to watch for anyone interested in Spinoza, posthumanism or affective politics" --Beth Lord "Radical Philosophy" "Sharp demonstrates that Spinoza's metaphysical account of nature has much to contribute to contemporary debates surrounding theories of oppression....Her discussion touches on topics ranging widely from feminism and identity politics to deep ecology and animal rights."-- "Choice" (3/6/2012 12:00:00 AM) "Make no mistake. This book is audacious. Many readers will be taken aback by an account of Spinoza that seems deeply at odds with conventional understandings of the character of 17th-century rationalism and of Spinoza as an important proto-liberal. Moreover, throughout the volume Sharp more often and more closely engages with the work of deep ecologists, feminists, critical race theorists, and posthumanists than with other historians of philosophy. However, the historiography and textual analysis are careful, rigorous, and, in the end, highly plausible. Of the recent spate of work on Spinoza's political philosophy, Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization is the most novel, the most ambitious, and quite possibly the most important contribution."--Shannon Dea "Philosophy in Review" "Through luminous and erudite readings of the texts, Hasana Sharp shows us how profound and radical is Spinoza's conception of nature and his claim that humans always remain part of nature, acting solely according to the same rules. She demonstrates the political consequences of adopting this perspective through a provocative intervention in contemporary feminist theory, while along the way opening promising avenues for future work in a variety of other fields, such as animal studies and ecology. This is a challenging and important book." --Michael Hardt, coauthor of Empire, Multitude, and Commonwealth "Hasana Sharp is the first to attempt rigorously and comprehensively to examine the theoretical and, even more, the political effects of what she calls Spinoza's project of renaturalization. To speak of renaturalization, of course, implies that philosophy before and after Spinoza sought, often without any clear awareness of its activity, to denaturalize thought, as if this denaturalization was the very work of philosophy as such. Sharp guides us with great care and precision through the baroque, if not rococo, interiors of Spinoza's philosophy, demonstrating that his complexity is neither a sign of incoherence nor an elaborate ruse, but the necessary consequence of his attempt to think what was regarded as the unthinkable: the mutual immanence of the human and the natural. The illumination of Spinoza's renaturalization is possible, as Sharp shows, only through an encounter with the most powerful currents of contemporary thought from Marxism and feminism to ecology. I believe that this book will mark a turning point in our understanding of Spinoza, compelling those who write after it not only to acknowledge it but to take a position in relation to it." --Warren Montag, Occidental College "Hasana Sharp has demonstrated an acute awareness of the need for a new kind of politics and ethics to represent the present. It is ironically Spinoza, whose works have elaborated an enabling nature, who may provide the tools for the creation of this new framework to rethink life, nature, and power. This book presents an incisive reading of Spinoza as the philosopher whose renaturalization of the human opens up new ways of thinking about individuality, collectivity, and power. Spinoza has finally become indispensable for feminist, postcolonial, and antiracist struggles!" --Elizabeth Grosz, Rutgers University "Sharp has written a stimulating and thought-provoking book that brings a fresh perspective to many issues that have been occupying center stage in Spinoza's philosophy. Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization is a highly commendable book, which makes one look forward to the author's next production."-- "Analysis and Metaphysics" "Hasana Sharp's Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization is one the most invigorating books published in philosophy this year. Where Deleuzian and post-Althusserian accounts of Spinoza occasionally take all the affect out of one of the tradition's most effective writers, Sharp's book is eminently readable and clear about the stakes of rethinking Spinoza after the linguistic and discursive turns of the last half of the twentieth century."--Peter Gratton "Environment and Planning D: Society and Space" "Ecocriticism is in dire need of philosophical support from either new directions or new perspectives on old methods. Hasana Sharp's Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization provides just such a new vantage on the writings of Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century Dutch philosopher whose writings have inspired Arne Naess, deep ecology, and much contemporary environmental philosophy. Although not directed toward the study of literature and environment per se, Sharp's exemplary reading of Spinoza (and Spinozists) accrues ample materials for a fruitful re-appreciation of ecocritical thought."--Andrew Husband "Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment"Table of ContentsIngredients PART I RECONFIGURING THE HUMAN 1 Lines, Planes, and Bodies: Redefining Human Action Action as Affect The Transindividuality of Affect The Tongue 2 Renaturalizing Ideology: Spinoza’s Ecosystem of Ideas The Matrix Ideology Critique Today? The Fly in the Coach “I am in Ideology,” or The Attribute of Thought What Is to Be Done? 3 Man’s Utility to Man: Reason and Its Place in Nature The Politics of Human Nature Reason and the Human Essence Man’s Utility to Man Nonhuman Utility PART II BEYOND THE IMAGE OF MAN 4 Desire for Recognition? Butler, Hegel, and Spinoza Spinoza in Hegel Desire in Hegel Conatus and Cupiditas in Spinoza From Interpersonal Recognition to Impersonal Glory Judith Butler’s Post-Hegelian Politics of Recognition 5 The Impersonal Is Political: Spinoza and a Feminist Politics of Imperceptibility The Politics of Recognition Elizabeth Grosz’s Critique of the Politics of Recognition Thinking beyond the (Hu)Man A Politics of Imperceptibility 6 Nature, Norms, and Beasts The Beast Within Animal Affects (and) the First Man Ethics as Ethology? Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This is a clear, concise, and enjoyable read by a senior scholar who is an expert on all aspects of German idealism. Tom Rockmore is uniquely qualified to establish clearly the phenomenological-epistemological narrative extending from Kant to Husserl, Heidegger, and beyond. His constructivist reading of Kant along with his contrast of Kant with Husserl makes his case convincingly in a work of exceptional clarity and rigorous documentation.” -- Alan Olson, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductionONE / From Platonism to PhenomenologyTWO / Kant’s Epistemological Shift to PhenomenologyTHREE / Hegel’s Phenomenology as EpistemologyFOUR / Husserl’s Phenomenological EpistemologyFIVE / Heidegger’s Phenomenological OntologySIX / Kant, Merleau-Ponty’s Descriptive Phenomenology, and the Primacy of PerceptionCONCLUSION / On Overcoming the Epistemological Problem through PhenomenologyNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisNow in paperback, Sandra Laugier's reconsideration of analytic philosophy and ordinary language. Sandra Laugier has long been a key liaison between American and European philosophical thought, responsible for bringing American philosophers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Stanley Cavell to French readersbut until now her books have never been published in English. Why We Need Ordinary Language Philosophy rights that wrong with a topic perfect for English-language readers: the idea of analytic philosophy. Focused on clarity and logical argument, analytic philosophy has dominated the discipline in the United States, Australia, and Britain over the past one hundred years, and it is often seen as a unified, coherent, and inevitable advancement. Laugier questions this assumption, rethinking the very grounds that drove analytic philosophy to develop and uncovering its inherent tensions and confusions. Drawing on J. L. Austin and the later works of Ludwig Wittgenstein, she argues for the solution provided by ordinary language philosophya philosophy that trusts and utilizes the everyday use of language and the clarity of meaning it providesand in doing so offers a major contribution to the philosophy of language and twentieth- and twenty-first-century philosophy as a whole.Trade Review“Sandra Laugier’s book is already quite influential in France and Italy, and it has drawn a renewed interest in language conceived not only as a cognitive capacity but also as used, and meant, as part of our form of life. This translation is very welcome, even indispensable, and could change the perspective on philosophy of language as well as on the analytic-continental divide.” -- Stanley Cavell, Harvard University“Sandra Laugier’s brilliant book provides a concise history of the philosophy of language after Quine and Wittgenstein. But Laugier does more than that: she shows why Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell’s claim that to speak about language is to speak about the world is an antimetaphysical revolution in philosophy, a revolution that transforms our understanding of epistemology and ethics. Anyone who wishes to understand what ‘ordinary language philosophy’ means today should read this book.” -- Toril Moi, Duke University.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionCHAPTER 1. From Empiricism to RealismCHAPTER 2. Relativity, Conceptual Schemes, and TheoriesCHAPTER 3. Truth, Language, and ImmanenceCHAPTER 4. Language, Facts, and ExperienceCHAPTER 5. Empiricism AgainCHAPTER 6. Language as Given: Words, Differences, AgreementsCHAPTER 7. The Ordinary as Heritage: Natural and ConventionalCHAPTER 8. The Myth of InexpressivenessCHAPTER 9. To Speak, To Say Nothing, To Mean to SayConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisFew people thought as deeply or incisively about Germany, Jewish identity, and the Holocaust as Hannah Arendt and Gershom Scholem. And, as this landmark volume reveals, much of that thinking was developed in dialogue, through more than two decades of correspondence. Arendt and Scholem met in 1932 in Berlin and quickly bonded over their mutual admiration for and friendship with Walter Benjamin. They began exchanging letters in 1939, and their lively correspondence continued until 1963, when Scholem's vehement disagreement with Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem led to a rupture that would last until Arendt's death a dozen years later. The years of their friendship, however, yielded a remarkably rich bounty of letters: together, they try to come to terms with being both German and Jewish, the place and legacy of Germany before and after the Holocaust, the question of what it means to be Jewish in a post-Holocaust world, and more. Walter Benjamin is a constant presence, as his life and tragic

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Book SynopsisFerdinand Christian Baur''s Die Christliche Gnosis, first published in 1835, is considered by many to be the most important book on Gnosticism published in the nineteenth century and is a pivotal work within Baur''s canon. Baur''s unique thesis of a link between ancient and modern religious philosophy, as well as his conception of Gnosticism - developed through dialogues with his predecessors and contemporaries - consolidate Christian Gnosis as an important contribution to Christian theology. In this seminal work, written over a hundred years before the manuscript discovery at Nag Hammadi, Baur classifies the gnostic systems in terms of how they conceive the relationship of Christianity to Judaism and paganism, describing them in detail. He then goes on to describe the criticism of and reaction to gnosis in church history, before contending with the modern religious philosophy of his time, discussing Boehme, Schelling, Schleiermacher and Hegel. Christian Gnosis is Baur''s first great rTrade ReviewThat Baur's speculative masterpiece, Die christliche Gnosis (1835), has not been translated into English before now has always struck me as a scandal. The translation by Brown of this difficult and sometimes meandering text is impeccable. But what is even more impressive is that in his translation we capture the excitement of Baur's critical retrieval of ancient forms of thought that has shaped a form of modern Protestantism that moves decisively beyond sola scriptura. Cyril O'Regan, Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology, Notre Dame University In Christian Gnosis, Baur set forth with vigor and surprising clarity what he referred to as the 'internal coherence' of the gnostic system, from antiquity to the thought of his older contemporaries. In this beautifully annotated translation, Peter Hodgson and Robert Brown make this important work accessible to the anglophone world at last, enabling a new generation of readers to wrestle with Baur's provocative synthesis of a perennial theme. David Lincicum, Rev. John A. O'Brien Associate Professor of Theology, Notre Dame UniversityTable of ContentsEditor's Foreword Baur's Preface Baur's Introduction: The Topic of This Investigation and How it Has Been Treated: Massuet, Mosheim, Neander Abbreviations Part One: The Concept and Origin of Gnosis, the Division of Gnosis as to Its Various Principal Forms, and Their General Determination 1. The Concept of Gnosis 2. The Origins of Gnosis 3. Classification of the Gnostic Systems Part Two: The Various Principal Forms of Gnosis 1. The Form of Gnosis Linking Christianity Closely to Judaism and Paganism 2. The Form of Gnosis Separating Christianity from Judaism and Paganism: The System of Marcion 3. The Form of Gnosis Identifying Christianity and Judaism, and Setting Forth Both of Them in Opposition to Paganism: The Pseudo-Clementine System Part Three: The Conflict of Gnosis with Neoplatonism and with the Teaching of the Church; the Further Development of Gnosis in Virtue of This Conflict Introduction: The Pagan and Christian Polemic against Gnosis 1. The Polemic of the Neoplatonists against the Gnostics 2. The Polemic against Gnosis by the Church Fathers: Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Clement of Alexandria Part Four: Ancient Gnosis and More Recent Religious Philosophy 1. The Transition from Ancient Gnosis to the More Recent Religious Philosophy 2. The More Recent Religious Philosophy Index of Persons Index of Subjects

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Book SynopsisMichel Foucault’s interest in the history of sexuality began as early as the 1960s, when he taught two courses on the subject. These lectures offer crucial insight into the development of Foucault’s thought yet have remained unpublished until recently. This book presents Foucault’s lectures on sexuality for the first time in English.Trade ReviewWhat comes to my mind when traversing these extraordinary lectures is a variant of the famous motto: 'same is another.' Foucault claimed that he was writing texts to depart from himself. And he succeeded. But in doing so he delved deeper and deeper into his own truth. And into ours. -- Étienne Balibar, author of Violence and Civility: On the Limits of Political PhilosophyThis volume of Foucault’s early lectures on sexuality offers readers a chance to follow the ebbs and flows of theoretical thought as ideas take shape under very specific historical conditions. With a brilliant introduction by Bernard Harcourt guiding the way, the lectures gathered here provide deep insight into the braided structures of power, knowledge and desire that continue to regulate bodies. At the same time, this deep archive provides opportunities for linking to other moments of rebellion, opposition and, even, abolition. -- Jack Halberstam, author of Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire and Trans*: A Quick and Quirky Guide to Gender VariationFinally published in English, these 1964 and 1969 early lectures of Foucault, given at a time when homosexuality was still considered a clinical pathology and a crime and when the notion of gender was not yet a leverage of political emancipation for feminist and trans movements, allow us to grasp the archeology of contemporary queer and trans critical languages. We discover a young Foucault thinking sexuality anew, using Sade, Bataille, Restif de la Bretonne, or Fourier, and fighting with Freud, Marx, Melanie Klein, Marcuse, or Wilhelm Reich in order to pierce an academic, political, and discursive field dominated by epistemic violence against sexual minorities. A necessary, controversial, and fascinating reading to understand not only Foucault’s critical project but also the way in which different discourses on desire, pleasure, and sexuality shape our present. -- Paul B. Preciado, author of Countersexual ManifestoThese lectures offer a really important insight into Foucault’s work in the 1960s on the question of sexuality—a topic on which his more famous works come from the 1970s and 1980s. This volume shows how he proposed a study of scientific knowledge about sexuality from biology to psychology, with some explicit engagement with figures who are only discussed obliquely elsewhere. Graham Burchell is the most important translator of Foucault’s work into English, and Anglophone readers remain much in his debt. -- Stuart Elden, author of The Early FoucaultThis volume will be of interest to all scholars working on sexuality across many disciplines, particularly those whose study is informed by Foucauldian analyses of power, knowledge, and desire. * Modern Language Review *Will be invaluable to readers interested in any aspect of Foucault's intellectual development. Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsSeries Foreword, by Bernard E. HarcourtForeword to the French Edition, by François EwaldRules for Editing the Texts, by Claude-Olivier DoronTranslator’s Note, by Graham BurchellAbbreviationsPart I. Sexuality: Lectures at the University of Clermont-Ferrand (1964)Lecture 1. IntroductionLecture 2. The Scientific Knowledge of SexualityLecture 3. Sexual BehaviorLecture 4. The PerversionsLecture 5. Infantile SexualityPart II. The Discourse of Sexuality: Lectures at the University of Vincennes (1969)Lecture 1. The Discourse of SexualityLecture 2. The Transformations of the Eighteenth CenturyAppendix to Lecture 2Lecture 3. The Discourse of Sexuality (3)Appendix to Lecture 3Lecture 4. Legal Forms of Marriage Up to the Civil CodeLecture 5. Epistemologization of SexualityLecture 6. The Biology of SexualityLecture 7. Sexual UtopiaAppendix to Lecture 7Appendix. Extract from Green Notebook no. 8, September 1969Course Context, by Claude-Olivier Doron Sexuality: Course at the University of Clermont-Ferrand (1964) The Discourse of Sexuality: Course at the University of Vincennes (1969)Detailed ContentsIndex of NotionsIndex of Names

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Book SynopsisA fun, visual guide for kids about the tricky topic of philosophy: what it covers, why it''s important, and who the big philosophers are!The instinct to question is shared by both children and philosophers, and kids start to question the world around them at an early age. Children aged 7+ can begin to understand how critical thinking works, from the smallest details to the largest concepts, both children and philosophers approach the world with an enquiring mind, and accept little at face value.Get to know: Philosophy will encourage and magnify children''s inquisitive side, using engaging thought experiments, real-world examples and allegories. Learning about philosophy doesn''t have to be tricky either - this guide features fun activities and quizzes, bright pages and breaks the information into bite-size chunks so that it''s easy to digest.Inside the pages of this philosophy book for kids, you''ll find:- A wide-ranging and accessible introduction to philosophy, with bright, informative illustrations alongside engaging text, making key information easy to digest.- A topic-by-topic structure, giving an in-depth introduction to the world of philosophy.- The cornerstones of philosophy, including the mind, logic, morality, politics, and religion.- Lively and colourful diagrams that present information in an engaging way.Featuring diagrams, colourful illustrations, and interactive activities, Get to know: Philosophy is perfect for budding philosophers, and every child who asks the biggest questions.The series covers the cornerstones of philosophical thought in an accessible way, giving readers a contemporary introduction to one of the most ancient subjects, while familiarising young minds with critical thinking and important patterns of logic.More in the SeriesGet to know: Philosophy is the second title in DK''s Get to know series, which tackles tricky topics for kids by breaking down information into bite-sized chunks. If you enjoyed this introduction to philosophy, why not try other titles in the series? Introduce children to the ins and outs of money with Get to know: Money, and learn how to save it, keep it safe and grow it!

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Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to philosophical logic, suitable for undergraduate courses and above.Rigorous yet accessible, Logical Methods introduces logical tools used in philosophy—including proofs, models, modal logics, meta-theory, two-dimensional logics, and quantification—for philosophy students at the undergraduate level and above. The approach developed by Greg Restall and Shawn Standefer is distinct from other texts because it presents proof construction on equal footing with model building and emphasizes connections to other areas of philosophy as the tools are developed. Throughout, the material draws on a broad range of examples to show readers how to develop and master tools of proofs and models for propositional, modal, and predicate logic; to construct and analyze arguments and to find their structure; to build counterexamples; to understand the broad sweep of formal logic’s development in the twentieth and twenty-first

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Book SynopsisFrom the ethicist the New Yorker calls "the most influential living philosopher," a new way of thinking about living ethicallyTrade Review"Singer’s argument is powerful, provocative and, I think, basically right. The world would be a better place if we were as tough-minded in how we donate money as in how we make it."—Nicholas Kristof, New York Times "We need thinkers such as Singer to test our intuitions. . . . The encouraging message is that we do have the resources to be better. . . . This requires foremost that we believe in the goodness of others. So reading these powerful new books on the existence of altruism could be the first step to making the world a nicer place."—Stephen Cave, Financial Times "Singer's book is bold, fresh, inspired, reasoned, optimistic. Read it and grow your brain."—Walter M. Bortz II, MD, Huffington Post Blog "Singer's argument is powerful, provocative and, I think, basically right. The world would be a better place if we were as tough-minded in how we donate our money as in how we make it."—Nicholas Kristof, International Times ". . . easily one of the most relevant moral philosophers working today."—Jonathan T.D. Neil, Art Review "The Most Good You Can Do should be of interest not only to committed [effective altruists] . . . but to anyone who cares about the effectiveness of their charitable activities. . . . It is a valuable contribution to the philosophical literature."—Travis Timmerman, The Philosophical Quarterly "The Most Good You Can Do is worth reading, if only for the interesting examples and the challenge to our own comfortable thinking and accepted norms. It should also rightly strengthen the views of those who believe in using objective evidence when it comes to philanthropy rather than subjective emotion."—Nick Temple, Alliance "A marvellously provocative and intriguing book. We would expect no less from Peter Singer, who has been bringing out such books for forty years."—Joel Marks, Philosophy Now "In a world getting ever wealthier and more unequal, a book about effective altruism is overdue. What can you be doing— realistically, practically, today—to make the world a better place? No one has thought harder about this question than Peter Singer, and he answers it with his characteristic clarity and persuasiveness."—Elie Hassenfeld and Holden Kamofsky Co-Founders and Co-Executive Directors of the Open Philanthropy Project "Peter Singer is one of the most important thinkers of our time, and this is his most important book. Through the stories of those in the nascent effective altruism movement, he provides clear guidance on what it means to live an ethical life in the face of the world’s many problems. From charity to career choice to consumerism, this book will revolutionize how you think about doing good."—Will MacAskill, author of Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and How You Can Make a Difference "Provocative and important. . . .The Most GoodYou Can Do is a delight to read—Singer is a deep thinker and a wonderfully clear writer, moving smoothly from careful philosophical analyses to vivid stories of extraordinary lives. And even if you are not persuaded that effective altruism is the way to become a better—and happier—person, you will find yourself deeply unsettled by Singer’s provocative claims about poverty, climate change, animals, art, rationality, and much else."—Paul Bloom, author of Just Babies "From the time of his 1972 paper “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” Peter Singer has argued that we should be giving more to alleviate global suffering than we usually do. In this new book, Singer introduces us to people who are giving much more and are having fun doing it, and shows us just how easy it is to make a positive difference in the world."—Lori Gruen, author of Ethics and Animals: An Introduction "Read Peter Singer at your own peril. His arguments about animal welfare and vegetarianism have moved millions to change their lives. The Most Good You Can Do will challenge you to consider how your donations, career choices, and everyday life decisions can maximize good in the world."—Rob Reich, Stanford University

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Book SynopsisPrefaced with a brief introduction to the field of animal studies, the text explores the key influential terms, topics and debates which have had a major impact on the field, and that students are most likely to encounter in their animal studies classes.Animal Studies provides a guide to key concepts in the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of animal studies, laid out in A-Z format. While HumanâAnimal Studies and Critical Animal Studies are the main frameworks that inform the bulk of the writings in animal studies and the key concepts discussed in the volume, other approaches such as anthrozoology and cognitive ethology are also explored. The entries in the volume attend to the differences in ongoing debates among scholars and activists, showing that what is commonly called âœanimal studiesâ is far from a unified body of work. A full bibliography of sources is included at the end of the book, along with an extensive index.The book will be a valuable guide to undergraduate and postgraduate students in geography, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, womenâs studies, and other related disciplines. Seasoned researchers will find the book helpful, when researching topics outside of their specialization. Outside of academia, it will be of interest to activists, as well as professional organizations.Table of ContentsList of key concepts Introduction THE KEY CONCEPTS Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPublished in 1950: The PenseÃs is a collection of philosophical fragments, notes and essays in which Pascal explores the contradictions of human nature in psychological, social, metaphysical and - above all - theological terms. Mankind emerges from Pascal's analysis as a wretched and desolate creature within an impersonal universe, but who can be transformed through faith in God's grace.Table of Contents1. The Apology and Translation 2. Adversaria and Translation

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Book SynopsisRichard Linklaterâs celebrated Before trilogy chronicles the love of Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and CÃline (Julie Delpy) who first meet up in Before Sunrise, later reconnect in Before Sunset and finally experience a fall-out in Before Midnight. Not only do these films present storylines and dilemmas that invite philosophical discussion, but philosophical discussion itself is at the very heart of the trilogy. This book, containing specially commissioned chapters by a roster of international contributors, explores the many philosophical themes that feature so vividly in the interactions between CÃline and Jesse, including: the nature of love, romanticism and marriage the passage and experience of time the meaning of life the art of conversation the narrative self gender death Including an interview with Julie Delpy iTrade Review"No matter how in love you were at 20, no matter how beautiful it was at 30, no matter how conflicted you were at 40: you are going to die. This is the sad reality for all of us. It is revolting, it is upsetting, it is wrong, it is unfair. But it is the human condition."Julie Delpy, actor and screenwriter of the Before trilogy"The collection follows a recognisable approach of analytically-inflected film-philosophy, and the results are illuminating and rewarding. At its best, such an approach provides a vocabulary and a framework that helps one better to articulate one’s existing experience of the film, while also managing to help one to view the film from a fresh angle, which reveals new connections and points of emphasis."-James Zborowski, Film-Philosophy Table of ContentsIntroduction Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck 1. The Poetry of Day-to-Day Life Michael Smith 2. Time and Transcendence in the Before Trilogy Marya Schechtman 3. A Trilogy of Melancholy: On the bittersweet in Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight Hans Maes 4. ‘Relational vertigo’ in Before Midnight Christopher Cowley 5. Epic Intimacy Murray Smith 6. ‘Romantic or Cynic’: Romantic Attraction as Justification Diane Jeske 7. The Many Faces of Conversation in the Before Trilogy Kalle Puolakka 8. Love, Death and Life’s Summum Bonum: The Before Trilogy as Memento Mori Anna Christina Ribeiro 9. Falling in Love with a Film (Series) Katrien Schaubroeck and Hans Maes 10. Romance, Narrative, and the Sense of a Happy Ending in the Before Series James MacDowell 11. "We Are Everything and We Are Nothing." An interview with Julie Delpy Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck. Index

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1987. Towards the end of the twentieth century there was a resurgence of thinking about politics, economics and society referred to variously as the ''New Right', the radical right, neo-conservatism, economic liberalism or libertarianism. Although the New Right is not a single coherent movement it represented a clear alternative to the prevailing social-democratic consensus and had had considerable influence on government policy in both America and Britain. This book presents an introductory survey of the New Right worldwide. It examines the varieties of free-market and ''monetarist'' economic thought and introduces the reader to the public-choice critique of public policy. In political philosophy the book analyses American and British conservative thought and compares conservatism with neo-liberalism. The author pays particular attention to the New Right's analysis of constitutionalism and its critique of the dominance of 'politics' over 'economics'' durinTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Against the Consensus 2. The Liberal Alternative - Economics 3. The Liberal Alternative – Politics 4. Conservatism 5. Britain 6. America 7. West Germany 8. Conclusion; Index

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Book SynopsisEthics and international Relations (IR), once considered along the margins of the IR field, has emerged as one of the most eclectic and interdisciplinary research areas today. Yet the same diversity that enriches this field also makes it a difficult one to characterize. Is it, or should it only be, the social-scientific pursuit of explaining and understanding how ethics influences the behaviours of actors in international relations? Or, should it be a field characterized by what the world should be like, based on philosophical, normative and policy-based arguments? This Handbook suggests that it can actually be both, as the contributions contained therein demonstrate how those two conceptions of ethics and international relations are inherently linked. Seeking to both provide an overview of the field and to drive debates forward, this Handbook is framed by an opening chapter providing a concise and accessible overview of the complex history of the field of ethics anTrade Review"This is a comprehensive and wide-ranging collection which without neglecting traditional subjects such as Just War and Global Justice also covers more recent concerns such as post-colonialism, the emotions and environmentalism. It will be an invaluable teaching resource." - Chris Brown, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science"Steele and Heinze have assembled an indispensable resource. Scholars, teachers, students, and general interest readers will find this to be the best one-stop reference for the field of ethics and international relations. Comprehensive in scope, rich in detail, and masterful in interpretation, the Handbook gives voice to a wide range of contributors, all of whom share their expertise with clarity and spirit." - Joel H. Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 A history of ethics in international relations Philosophical Foundations Philosophical Foundations 2 Kantian Themes in Ethics and International Relations 3 Global Egalitarianism 4 Collective Responsibility 5 Latin American Views on the Construction and Implementation of the International Norm Responsibility to Protect 6 Agency, Explanation and Ethics in International Relations IR theory IR theory 7 Hunting the state of nature: Race and ethics in postcolonial international relations 8 Social constructivism and international ethics 9 Truth and power, uncertainty and catastrophe: Ethics in IR realism 10 Ethics and feminist International Relations theory 11 Critical international ethics: Knowing/acting differently Security and the ethics of war Security and the ethics of war 12 Morgenthau and the ethics of realism 13 Ethics and critical security studies 14 Tradition-based approaches to the study of the ethics of war 15 How should just war theory be revised? Reductive versus relational individualism 16 Critical approaches to the ethics of war Ethics and institutions Ethics and institutions 17 Historical context 18 Justice: Constitution and critique 19 The ethical terrain of international human rights: From invoking dignity to practicing recognition 20 International law and ethics Intervention and sovereignty Intervention and sovereignty 21 Historical thinking about human protection: Insights from Vattel 22 The global ethics of humanitarian action 23 The responsibility to protect: The evolution of a hollow norm 24 Right intent on humanitarian intervention Vulnerability in international relations Vulnerability in international relations 25 Transnational migration and the construction of vulnerability 26 At a crossroads: Health and vulnerability in the era of AIDS 27 Climate change, sustainable development, and vulnerability 28 Climate change and island populations IPE and the ethics of global economy IPE and the ethics of global economy 29 The ethics of alternative finance: Governing, resisting and rethinking the limits of finance 30 Decolonial global justice: A critique of the ethics of the global economy 31 Gender, nature and the ethics of finance in a racialized global (political) economy 32 Biofuels and the ethics of global governance: experimentalism, disagreement, politics Religion and International Ethics Religion and International Ethics 33 Adam Smith’s Ambiguous Theodicy and the Ethics of IPE 34 Religion, Emotions and Conflict EscalationMona Kanwal Sheikh35 Solidarity beyond religious and secular: political ontology as an ethical framework 36 Ethics from the Underside 37 Ibn Khaldun and the Wealth of Civilizations 38 The Futures of Ethics and International Relations

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Book SynopsisThis book celebrates Professor Margaret Brazierâs outstanding contribution to the field of healthcare law and bioethics. It examines key aspects developed in Professor Brazierâs agenda-setting body of work, with contributions being provided by leading experts in the field from the UK, Australia, the US and continental Europe. They examine a range of current and future challenges for healthcare law and bioethics, representing state-of-the-art scholarship in the field.The book is organised into five parts. Part I discusses key principles and themes in healthcare law and bioethics. Part II examines the dynamics of the patientâdoctor relationship, in particular the role of patients. Part III explores legal and ethical issues relating to the human body. Part IV discusses the regulation of reproduction, and Part V examines the relationship between the criminal law and the healthcare process.Chapter 10 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open AcceTable of ContentsPreface, Brenda Hale 1. Pioneering Healthcare Law: Reflecting on the Work and Contribution of Margaret Brazier, Catherine Stanton, Sarah Devaney, Anne-Maree Farrell and Alexandra Mullock Part I: Principles and Concepts in Healthcare Law 2. Waxing and Waning: the Shifting Sands of Autonomy on the Medico-Legal Shore, J. Kenyon Mason & Graeme Laurie 3. Compulsory Vaccination and the Collective Good: Going Beyond a Civic Duty?’, Nicola Glover-Thomas & Søren Holm 4.The Value of Human Life in Healthcare Law: Life versus Death in the Hands of the Judiciary, Rob Heywood & Alexandra Mullock 5. Decisions at the End of Life: An Attempt at Rationalisation, Sheila McLean 6.The Past, Present and Future of EU Health Law, Tamara Hervey 7. Beyond Medicine, Patients and the Law: Policy and Governance in 21st Century Health Law, John Coggon & Lawrence O Gostin Part II: Patient-Doctor Relations 8. ‘(I Love You!) I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do’: Breaches of Sexual Boundaries by Patients in their Relationships with Healthcare Professionals, Suzanne Ost & Hazel Biggs 9. When Things Go Wrong: Patient Harm, Responsibility and (Dis) Empowerment Anne-Maree Farrell and Sarah Devaney 10. Critical Decisions for Critically Ill Infants: Principles, Processes, Problems Giles Birchley and Richard Huxtable 11. The Role of the Family in Healthcare Decisions: the dead and the dying Monica Navarro-Michel Part III: Law, ethics and the human body12. Exploring the legacy of the Retained Organs Commission a decade on: Lessons Learned and the Danger of Lessons Lost Jean McHale 13. Property Interests in Human Tissue: Is the Law still an Ass? Muireann Quigley and Loane Skene 14. Law and Humanity: Exploring Organ Donation using the Brazier Method Marleen Eijkholt and Ruth Stirton 15. Sex Change Surgery for Transgender Minors: Should Doctors Speak Out? Simona Giordano, César Palacios-González and John Harris 16. The Lawyer’s Prestige Iain Brassington and Imogen Jones Part IV: Regulating Reproduction 17. The Science of Muddling Through: Categorising Embryos Marie Fox and Sheelagh McGuinness 18. Revisiting the Regulation of the Reproduction Business Danielle Griffiths and Amel Alghrani 19. Regulating Responsible Reproduction David Archard 20. Donor Conception and Information Disclosure: Welfare or Consent? Rosamund Scott 21. Are We Still "Policing Pregnancy"? Sara Fovargue and Jose Miola Part V: The Criminal Law and the Healthcare Process 22. Vulnerability and the Criminal Law: The Implications of Brazier’s Research for Safeguarding People at Risk Kirsty Keywood and Zuzanna Sawicka 23. Revisiting the Criminal Law on the Transmission of Disease David Gurnham and Andrew Ashworth 24. Maternal responsibility to the child not yet born Emma Cave and Catherine Stanton 25. Compromise Medicalisation Roger Brownsword and Jeffrey Wale

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Book SynopsisLacanian Psychoanalysis: A Contemporary Introduction sees Shlomit Yadlin-Gadot and Uri Hadar provide an original approach to the elaborate and complex world of Jacques Lacan, one of psychoanalysis's most innovative thinkers. This succinct introductory volume offers a fresh exposition of Lacanian thought, marking the philosophic influences and sensibilities that shaped it and presenting its ideas and concepts in a simple language. Illustrations that range from the clinical and cultural to daily contemporary experience enliven the theory and make it easily accessible. The Lacanian psyche is thoroughly explained and described, unfolding as a drama of desire and jouissance, of hopes and disillusions. Its elusive subject is predicated upon otherness and decentred by its various forms: language and culture, meaningful people and the body. From this perspective, the authors illustrate how Lacan showed that love, sex, politics and therapy always involve the desire to be withTrade Review"This marvelously clear Introduction to Lacan is truly a pleasure to read, a deeply intelligent and concise guide to Lacan's famously complex theoretical edifice and its brilliant and fascinating logic. Beautifully written, sparklingly with insights, their text condenses an enormous body of work, leading us from the origins of Lacan's theory to its inspiring therapeutic culmination: the vision of a psychoanalysis that liberates desire and frees us from the twin dilemmas of submitting or resisting the desire of the other." Jessica Benjamin"This small book by Yadlin-Gadot and Hadar offers a big achievement. It is introductory in its lucidity and minimal use of jargon, but it is simultaneously subtly sophisticated and utterly non-trivial. It articulates a dimension of human existence relevant not only to the psychoanalytic field, across its various theories and methodologies, but also to any scholar of ideological struggles and of subjectivity as such. It brings out the genius of Lacan as an interpreter of Freud and a remarkably original thinker, whose ideas influenced Western culture as a whole." Slavoj Zizek"Lacanian Psychoanalysis is, worldwide, now one of the most important psychoanalytic approaches, yet it still often seems obscure and inaccessible. In this timely new introduction, Shlomit Yadlin Gadot and Uri Hadar provide a remarkably clear account of Lacan's central concepts. They focus especially on the 'subject-other' relationship, showing how Lacan gives us tools to understand human psychological development in its social-political context, in so doing offering an indispensable guide to psychosocial life." Professor Stephen Frosch, Department of Psychosocial Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, UK"I have never read a book that presents Lacanian thought with such clarity and sharpness while moving lively and freely between Lacanian concepts and their contemporary, original interpretation. This is not only an outstanding textbook dealing with Lacanian thought but a simultaneously poetic and clear, playful and rigorous. This is an extraordinary achievement in any context, but it is especially praiseworthy when it comes to a book dealing with the complicated language of Lacan." Dana AmirTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1. Background Influences 2. The Lacanian Orders 3. The Logic of Development, Desire and Jouissance 4. The Fundamental Fantasy 5. The Clinical Structures 6. Sexuation 7. Therapy 8. The Political Subject Epilogue References

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together philosophers to investigate the nature and normativity of group disagreement. Debates in the epistemology of disagreement have mainly been concerned with idealized cases of peer disagreement between individuals. However, most real-life disagreements are complex and often take place within and between groups. Ascribing views, beliefs, and judgments to groups is a common phenomenon that is well researched in the literature on the ontology and epistemology of groups. The chapters in this volume seek to connect these literatures and to explore both intra- and inter- group disagreements. They apply their discussions to a range of political, religious, social, and scientific issues. The Epistemology of Group Disagreement is an important resource for students and scholars working on social and applied epistemology; disagreement; and topics at the intersection of epistemology, ethics, and politics.Table of Contents1. The Epistemology of Group Disagreement: An IntroductionFernando Broncano-Berrocal and J. Adam Carter2. Deliberation and Group DisagreementFernando Broncano-Berrocal and J. Adam Carter 3. Disagreement Within Rational Collective AgentsJavier González de Prado Salas and Xavier Donato4. When Conciliation Frustrates the Epistemic Priorities of GroupsMattias Skipper and Asbjørn Steglich-Petersen 5. Intra-Group Disagreement and ConciliationismNathan Sheff6. Bucking the Trend – The Puzzle of Individual DissentSimon Barker7. Gender and Group DisagreementsMona Simion and Martin Miragoli8. Disagreement and Epistemic Injustice from a Communal PerspectiveMikkel Gerken9. Group Disagreement in ScienceKristina Rolin 10. Disagreement in a Group: Aggregation, Respect for Evidence, and SynergyAnna-Maria Asunta Eder 11. Why Bayesian Agents PolarizeErik J. Olsson12. The Mirage of Individual Disagreement: Groups are all that Stand between Humanity and Epistemic ExcellenceMaura Priest 13. A Plea for Complexity: The Normative Assessment of Groups’ Responses to TestimonyNikolaj Nottelmann

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Book SynopsisPhilosophers have long been interested in love and its general role in morality. This volume focuses on and explores the complex relation between love and justice as it appears within loving relationships, between lovers and their wider social context, and the broader political realm. Special attention is paid to the ensuing challenge of understanding and respecting the lovers' personal autonomy in all three contexts.Accordingly, the essays in this volume are divided into three thematic sections. Section I aims at shedding further light on conceptual and practical issues concerning the compatibility or incompatibility of love and justice within relationships of love. For example, are loving relations inherently unjust? Might love require justice? Or do love and justice belong to distinct moral domains? The essays in Section II consider the relation between the lovers on the one hand and their broader societal environment on the other. Specifically, how exactly are love and imTable of Contents1. Introduction Rachel Fedock, Michael Kühler, and Raja RosenhagenSection I: Justice Within Relationships of Love2. The Amorality of Romantic Love Arina Pismenny3. Autonomy, Love, and Receptivity Carter Johnson4. A Minimalist Conception of Love Getty Lustila5. "Someone I Would Have Hated to Be": The Threat of Love in Rear Window and Vertigo Troy Jollimore6. Murdochian Presentationalism, Autonomy, and the Ideal Lovers’ Pledge Raja Rosenhagen7. Dialogical Love and its Internal Normative Fabric Angelika Krebs8. Tolerance, Love and Justice Christian Maurer9. Abandonment and the Egalitarianism of Love Tony MilliganSection II: Loving Partiality and Moral Impartiality10. Dissolving the Illusion of the Love and Justice Dichotomy Rachel Fedock11. Love and Our Moral Relations With Others Nora Kreft12. Acting Out: How Personal Relationships Provide Basic Moral Practical ReasonsShane Gronholz13. Love for One’s Own or Justice for All?Marilyn FriedmanSection III: The Political Dimension of Love and Justice14. Love’s Extension: Confucian Familial Love and the Challenge of Impartiality Andrew Lambert15. Love as Union and Political Liberalism Michael Kühler16. The Freedom that Comes with Love Niklas Forsberg17. Love, Activism, and Social Justice Barrett Emerick

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook brings together philosophical work on how language shapes, and is shaped by, social and political factors. Its 24 chapters were written exclusively for this volume by an international team of leading researchers, and together they provide a broad expert introduction to the major issues currently under discussion in this area.The volume is divided into four parts:Part I: Methodological and Foundational IssuesPart II: Non-ideal Semantics and PragmaticsPart III: Linguistic HarmsPart IV: ApplicationsThe parts, and chapters in each part, are introduced in the volume's General Introduction. A list of Works Cited concludes each chapter, pointing readers to further areas of study. The Handbook is the first major, multi-authored reference work in this growing area and essential reading for anyone interested in the nature of language and its relationship to social and political reality. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Methodological and Foundational Issues 1. Conceptual Engineering in Philosophy 2. Social Ontology 3. An Invitation to Social and Political Metasemantics 4. Linguistic Prescriptivism 5. Speech Act Theory: Social and Political Applications 6. On the Uselessness of the Distinction Between Ideal and Non-Ideal Theory Part 2: Non-Ideal Semantics and Pragmatics 7. Lying, Deception, and Epistemic Advantage 8. Propaganda 9. Code Words 10. Racist and Sexist Figleaves 11. Protests 12. Defective Contexts Part 3: Linguistic Harms 13. Varieties of Pejoratives 14. Microaggressions and the Problem of Attributional Ambiguity 15. Hermeneutical Injustice 16. Social and Political Aspects of Generic Language and Speech 17. Language Extinction 18. Indigenous Language Reclamation Between The Fangs Of a (Simulated) Dilemma Part 4: Applications 19. Language and Free Speech 20. Language and Ideology 21. Language and Legitimation 22. How Much Gender Is Too Much Gender? 23. On Language and Sexuality 24. The Language of mental illness

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Book SynopsisWhat is the role of scientists in society? What should we think when they talk about more than just science? Mary Midgley discusses the high spiritual ambitions which tend to gather around the notion of science.Trade Review`Mary Midgley is a philosopher with what many have come to admire, and some to fear, as one of the sharpest critical pens in the West.' - Steven Rose, The Times Literary Supplement`This book is a welcome, funny, robust and acute assault on ...''Popular Science''.' - Brian Appleyard, The Times`Midgley is a witty, sometimes brilliant writer ... Science as Salvation is a cut above most attempts to offer a serious critique of science because it does so with precision and attention. No member of the public could fail to have his or her ideas about science and life's meanings altered.' - New Scientist` ... her clarity, warmth of tone and gentle wit make it a work accessible to the intelligent general reader. It deserves to be widely read.' - Philosophical Quarterly`Midgely, a moral philosopher with a very deft pen ... has sport with the blither spirits within the high priesthood of (for example) physics ...' - Tim Radford, The Guardian`... a rarity among books on the philosophy of science in that it is at once beautifully written, interesting, cogent, and coherent.' - Science Books and Films`... a learned, deep and witty critique of the pretensions of scientists who extrapolate larger visions of the cosmos and of the place of humans in it.' - Christian CenturyTable of ContentsChapter 1 Salvation and the Academics; Chapter 2 Prophecies, Marxist and Anthropic; Chapter 3 Minimalism does not Work; Chapter 4 The Fascination of Chance; Chapter 5 The Function of Faith; Chapter 6 Enlightenment and Information; Chapter 7 Putting Nature in her Place; Chapter 8 The Remarkable Masculine Birth of Time; Chapter 9 Unexpected Difficulties of Deicide; Chapter 10 The Uninhabitable Vacuum; Chapter 11 Parsimony, Integrity and Puritanism; Chapter 12 Questions of Motivation; Chapter 13 The Hunger for Synthesis; Chapter 14 Evolution and the Apotheosis of Man; Chapter 15 Dyson, Animism and the Nature of Matter; Chapter 16 Space, Freedom and Romance; Chapter 17 The Anthropic Synthesis; Chapter 18 Quantum Quandaries; Chapter 19 Conserving the Spirit;

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Book SynopsisIf an artist sends a live peacock to an exhibition, is it art? 'What is art?' is a question many of us want answered but are too afraid to ask. It is the very question that Nigel Warburton demystifies in this brilliant and accessible little book. With the help of varied illustrations and photographs, from CÃzanne and Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst, best-selling author Warburton brings a philosopher's eye to art in a refreshing jargon-free style.With customary clarity, he explains art theories, that are much discussed but little understood, by thinkers such as Clive Bell, R.G Collingwood and Wittgenstein. He illuminates other perplexing problems in art, such as the artist's intention, representation and emotion. Drawing on photographs of Cindy Sherman and Tiananmen Square, Warburton shows that, if we are ever to answer the art question, we must consider each work of art on its own terms.A stimulating and handy guide through the art maze, The Art QuestioTrade Review'Invaluable... a sound introduction.... Warburton guides the reader gently and accessibly through some of the most influential theories of the twentieth century... He deftly applies the standard tools of philosophy, such as counter-examples and the detection of circular reasoning, to a field that is prone to vagueness, pretentiousness and sometimes elastic notions of meaning and language.... an excellent introduction to the philosophy of art.' - Think 'Nigel Warburton brings a philosopher's eye to the debate ... to explore with admirable clarity, the factors that might turn a roomful of chocolate into a work of art, and why it matters.' - The Independent 'Nigel Warburton brings a philosopher's eye to the debate ... to explore with admirable clarity, the factors that might turn a roomful of chocolate into a work of art, and why it matters.' - The Independent'It's amusing, entertaining and often inspiring stuff ... This book is a fulfilling and enriching experience.' - Gwyn Griffiths, Morning Star'Entertaining... accesible tone and [with a] quiet humour along the way. - Art Monthly'A very good book. Clear, concise and engaging.' - James Elkins, author of What Painting Is and Pictures and Tears'Readable, fresh, lucid and engaging.' - Michael Clark, author of Paradoxes from A to Z'Invaluable... a sound introduction.... Warburton guides the reader gently and accessibly through some of the most influential theories of the twentieth century... He deftly applies the standard tools of philosophy, such as counter-examples and the detection of circular reasoning, to a field that is prone to vagueness, pretentiousness and sometimes elastic notions of meaning and language.... an excellent introduction to the philosophy of art.' - Think Table of ContentsIntroduction: Art and Philosophy 1. Significant Form 2. Expression of Emotion 3. Family Resemblances 4. Institutional Contexts 5. So What? A Hypothesis. Notes. Further Reading. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisAn introductory textbook on the ethics of our treatment of animals, introducing the different approaches to current ethical theory and ideally suited to those coming to philosophy and ethical problems for the first time.Trade Review'Clear, insightful look at all sides of the argument about our treatment of animals.' - Sunday Times'Clear, insightful look at all sides of the argument about our treatment of animals.' - Sunday Times'Hursthouse’s Ethics, Humans and Other Animals...remains an excellent, self-guided amalgam of primary sources and secondary commentary by an author who represents a virtue-ethics approach to inter-species morality; it is loaded with helpful pedagogical instruments.' - Ralph Acampora, Hofstra University, Society & AnimalsTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1. The utilitarian defence of animals 2. Criticizing Singer 3. Differences between humans and animals 4. The rights-based defence of animals 5. Midgley's approach: for and against speciesism 6. The virtue ethics defence of animals Readings: 1. 'Equality for Animals?' Peter Singer 2. 'The Case for Animal Rights' Tom Regan 3. 'Equality, Women and Animals' Mary Midgley 4. 'The Significance of Species' Mary Midgley 5. 'The Moral Status of Animals' Roger Scruton 6. 'On the Side of the Animals, Some Contemporary Philosophers' Views' RSPCA Information Revision Test Answers to exercises Answers to revision test Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEdmund Husserl is the founder of phenomenology and the Logical Investigations is his most famous work. It had a decisive impact on twentieth century philosophy and is one of few works to have influenced both continental and analytic philosophy.This is the first time both volumes have been available in paperback. They include a new introduction by Dermot Moran, placing the Investigations in historical context and bringing out their contemporary philosophical importance.These editions include a new preface by Sir Michael Dummett.Table of ContentsProlegomena to Pure Logic (Volume I of the German Edition)Expression and Meaning (Investigation I, Volume II of the German Edition)The Ideal Unity of the Species (Investigation II, Volume II of the German Edition)

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Book SynopsisOffers a fascinating snapshot of magic throughout various cultures as well as deep sociological and religious insights still very much relevant today.Trade Review'It is enough to recall that Mauss' influence is not limited to ethnographers, none of whom could claim to have escaped it, but extends also to linguists, psychologists, historians or religion and orientalists.' - Claude Lévi-Strauss'Marcel Mauss, Emile Durkheim's nephew and most distinguished pupil, was a man of unusual ability and learning, and also of integrity and strong conviction. After Durkheim's death he was the leading figure in French sociology.' - Sir E.E. Evans-Pritchard'It is enough to recall that Mauss' influence is not limited to ethnographers, none of whom could claim to have escaped it, but extends also to linguists, psychologists, historians or religion and orientalists.' - Claude Lévi-Strauss

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Book SynopsisTo look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary brilliance and clarity. Midgley's analysis proves that the capacity for real wickedness is an inevitable part of human nature. This is not however a blanket acceptance of evil. Out of this dark journey she returns with an offering to us: an understanding of human nature that enhances our very humanity.Trade Review' I have now read the book twice, not because it is difficult (on the contrary it reads with the ease and elegance of Bertrand Russell), but because it is so stimulating.' - Brian Masters, The Spectator

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Book SynopsisKan de wetenschap alles verklaren? Brian Ridley, zelf een natuurkundige, zoekt een antwoord op deze en andere vragen in deze boeiende studie naar zowel de reikwijdte als de grenzen van de wetenschap. Volgens Ridley ligt aan het wetenschappelijke denken een wereld van 'magische ideeÃn' ten grondslag, en hij betoogt dan ook dat wetenschap meer overeenkomst met magie heeft dan wij vaak aannemen.In het boek wordt ook ingegaan op de vaak veronachtzaamde relatie tussen natuurwetenschap en wiskunde. De auteur koppelt dit op elegante wijze aan een fascinerende bespreking van relativiteit en kwantumtheorie, aldus onderstrepend dat er binnen de wetenschap vele perspectieven mogelijk zijn. Wetenschap is boeiende lectuur voor iedereen die geÃnteresseerd in de huidige stand van zaken in de wetenschap en de richting waarin zij zich ontwikkelt.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Inleiding; Chapter 2 De grenzen van de wetenschap; Chapter 3 Metawetenschap; Chapter 4 Wetenschap en magie; Chapter 5 De magische theorie van alles; Chapter 6 De muziek der sferen; Chapter 7 Wetenschap en wiskunde; Chapter 8 Getallen; Chapter 9 Kwantummagie; Chapter 10 Wetenschap en de geest; Chapter 11 Wetenschap en maatschappij; Chapter 12 Wetenschap en kunst; Chapter 13 Wetenschap en sensibiliteit;

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Book SynopsisHistory means many things to many people. But finding an answer to the question 'What is history?' is a task few feel equipped to answer. If you want to explore this tantalising subject, where do you start? What are the critical skills you need to begin to make sense of the past?The perfect introduction to this thought-provoking area, Jenkins' clear and concise prose guides readers through the controversies and debates that surround historical thinking at the present time, providing them with the means to make their own discoveries.Trade Review'Far and away the best introduction to the state of the question currently available.' - Hayden White, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA'This book caused quite a stir when it appeared in 1991 and has now attained Routledge Classics status ... Jenkins packs a lot into a short space and his explanations of 'history theory' are impressively concise.' - The Guardian'A startlingly clear and thought-provoking introduction to current central debates in history and historiography. It is accessible to history students, students in subjects that draw on historical past and to the general reader. Already, a classic text book.' - Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK'Far and away the best introduction to the state of the question currently available.' - Hayden White, University of California at Santa Cruz, USATable of ContentsIntroduction 1. What History Is 2. On some Questions and some Answers 3. Doing History in the Post-Modern World

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