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Book SynopsisThis introduction to the writings of S?ren Kierkegaard is for anyone who has felt daunted by the prospect of reading and understanding the work of one of the most important yet elusive 19th century thinkers. Kierkegaard scholar M.Trade Review“Ferreira manages with fine-grained precision to chart a double strand through Kierkegaard's life-works, 1843-55. Only a miniaturist of her especially sharp eye and steady hand could accomplish this in anything like the accuracy and detail everywhere so evident.” (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, March 2009)Table of ContentsPreface. List of Abbreviations. 1. Introduction: Reading Kierkegaard. 2. Either – Or and the First Upbuilding Discourses. 3. Repetition, Fear and Trembling, and More Discourses. 4. Philosophical Fragments, The Concept Of Anxiety, and Discourses. 5. Concluding Unscientific Postscript and Two Ages. 6. Works of Love, Discourses, and Other Writings. 7. The Sickness unto Death and Discourses. 8. Practice in Christianity, Discourses, and the “Attack”. 9. Looking Back and Looking Ahead. Index

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Book SynopsisCiting recent examples including Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom, Permission to Steal explores what went wrong and advocates a universal reassessment of what is considered good in corporate America. A fascinating exploration of the recent corporate scandals which have rocked the global business community. Written with sharp and compelling style, suitable for students, professionals, and general readers. Companion website offers discussion points for the book as well as an up-to-date chronology of ongoing corporate scandals. Trade Review“This is an excellent book that reveals the roots of corporate scandal from a philosopher’s viewpoint. Since it is intended as an introduction to the topic for the general public, it is written to be easily portable and accessible to general readers.” (Journal of Business Ethics, 12 November 2012) "Permission to Steal is a delectable little book, well thought out, fast-paced, and easy to read. In just one hundred pages, Newton traverses the diverse landscape of juicy journalism, deep philosophical analysis, and practical moral education of the public. I have no hesitation in recommending this as a good and worthwhile read..." Ethical Perspectives "Permission to Steal is hard-hitting, insightful, passionate, and refreshingly readable. It is a must-read for all citizens who care about ethics in business and a more healthy society." --W. Michael Hoffman, Bentley College "This book blends the insight of a first-rate philosopher with the moral outrage that every citizen should feel about the wave of recent corporate scandals. Newton minces no words in addressing the fundamental questions that every person should ask: What went wrong? Why was it wrong? How did it happen?" --Joe DesJardins, Executive Director, Society for Business Ethics "Permission to Steal reads like a whodunit: once you start reading it, you will find it difficult to put down. A crisp outlining of corporate scandals moves seamlessly to an analysis of their causes. Newton concludes with seven tasks to bring our society to a point where we can ‘trust our nation’s wealthiest not to rob us.’ Bravo to the author: all will learn from her in this delightful read." --Ronald Duska, American College Center for Ethics in Financial ServicesTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction: The Stories. Choosing a Path in the Woods. 1. The World, the Flesh, and the Devil. A Look in the Mirror is Not Reassuring. An Ancient Fable Says It All. Lead Us Not Into Temptation. The Village. How Bad Can It Get? The Unspeakable Crimes of the Very Good. The Human Alone. 2. The Lethal Marriage of Ideology and Opportunity. The Pendulum Swings Right. Free Market Liberalism and Village Conservatism. The Origins of the Moral Human. Necessary Virtues. The Collapse of Every Restriction. The Transformation of the Landscape. The Pension Betrayal. The Hood Robin Syndrome. Permission to Steal. 3. Humility and Hope. Turning the Elephant. Picking Up the Pieces. Learning to Tell the Truth. Regaining the Duty of Stewardship. Re-visioning the Republic. Ending the Crime Wave. Finding Peace. A Concluding Note. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface x Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xiv 1 Berkeley’s Life and Work 1 1685–1713 2 1713–1734 4 1734–1753 7 2 An Essay towards a New Theory of Vision 13 Distance Cannot Be Seen of Itself and Immediately 16 We Don’t See Distance by Anything Necessarily Connected with It 16 Distance Is Only Suggested to Our Thoughts by Certain Visible Ideas and Sensations Attending Vision 18 What We Learn from the Man Born Blind 18 Heterogeneity, Visible Ideas, and Tangible Meanings 19 Size Perception and the “Picture” Picture 21 Situation Perception and the “Picture” Picture 25 “The Main Part and Pillar” 27 Vision Is a Language 29 3 Principles of Human Knowledge: The Introduction 33 Berkeley’s Outline of His Project (PHK Introd. 1–5) 34 Abstract Ideas (PHK Introd. 6–17) 35 The Abuse of Language (PHK Introd. 18–25) 43 4 Principles of Human Knowledge: Berkeley’s Summary Statement of his Position (PHK 1–33) 46 PHK 1–7: The Statement of Idealism 47 PHK 8–25: The Refutation of Materialism 54 PHK 25–33: Minds and Ideas: Berkeley’s Positive Argument 59 5 Principles of Human Knowledge: Berkeley’s Replies to Objections (PHK 34–84) 67 First Objection (PHK 34–40) 68 Second Objection (PHK 41) 69 Third Objection (PHK 42–44) 69 Fourth Objection (PHK 45–48) 71 Fifth Objection (PHK 49) 73 Sixth Objection (PHK 50) 74 Seventh Objection (PHK 51–53) 75 Eighth Objection (PHK 54–57)8 75 Tenth Objection (PHK 58–59) 77 Eleventh Objection (PHK 60–66) 79 Twelfth Objection (PHK 67–81) 82 Objections from Religion (PHK 82–84) 82 Conclusions 83 6 Principles of Human Knowledge: The Consequences of the Principles (PHK 85–156) 86 General Consequences for Knowledge of Ideas (PHK 86–100) 87 The Consequences for Knowledge of Natural Philosophy (PHK 101–134) 91 Newton on Absolute Space and Motion (PHK 110–117) 94 Consequences for Our Knowledge of Mathematics (PHK 118–134) 100 Consequences for Knowledge of Spirits (PHK 135–156) 106 Consequences for Knowledge of God (PHK 145–156) 108 7 Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous: The Preface and First Dialogue, 1 171–194 114 The Preface 114 First Dialogue, 171–194 116 Initial Scene Setting 116 Sensible Things 117 What Is Immediately Perceived 118 “To Exist Is One Thing, and to Be Perceived Is Another” 122 Heat 123 Further Sensible Qualities 126 Colors 127 The Very Same Arguments 129 Summing Up 131 8 Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous: First Dialogue, 2 195–207 135 The Act–Object Distinction 136 Modes, Qualities, and Substratum 137 The Unconceived Tree (The Master Argument) 138 “Without the Mind” and “At a Distance” 139 Two Kinds of Objects 140 The Relationship between the Principles and Three Dialogues 144 9 Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous: The Second Dialogue 147 A Psychophysical Cause of Ideas 147 The Real Beauties of Nature 148 Ideas Caused by God 150 Matter (and God) as the Cause of Our Ideas 152 What Has Been Achieved in the Second Dialogue 155 10 Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous: The Third Dialogue 157 What Philonous Believes 159 An Annihilation Objection 161 Knowledge of Immaterial Substance 162 The Gardener and His Cherry Tree 165 Real Things and Imaginary Things 167 Things and Ideas 167 Spirits as Causes 168 Divine Causation and Human Agency 168 Substance and Spiritual Substance 171 Trusting the Senses 172 Further on Substance and Spirits 173 God and Pain 174 Matter and Gravity 175 Explaining the Phenomena 176 Believing in Matter 177 Introducing Novelties 177 Changing Ideas into Things 178 Perceiving the Same Thing and Perceiving Cherries 182 Existence in the Mind 184 The Creation Story 185 Philonous’s Defense of His Theory 188 Final Thoughts 191 11 Taking Stock: Berkeley’s Three Books 199 Index 208

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Book SynopsisA clearly written and up-to-date textbook on the profound question of how God can exist simultaneously with evil. It introduces the fundamental issues of philosophical thinking for the beginner student, while at the same time clarifying and the answering deeper philosophical questions of interest to a more advanced readership.Trade Review“O’Connor’s book is written as an introduction to the topic, and is therefore easily readable.” (The Heythrop Journal, 5 December 2014) “O’Connor’s book ranks with the very best of the many introductions to the philosophy of religion that have been published over the past several decades. His selection and discussion of two main topics, the problem of evil, and the apparent design of the universe, convey especially well the importance of the question of God’s existence.” Quentin Smith, Western Michigan University “This is a very clear and unusually objective examination of the problem of evil and its interface with the design argument. For those tired of theistic or atheistic apologetics masquerading as philosophy of religion, this book is highly recommended.” Paul Draper, Purdue University “David O'Connor's God, Evil, and Design is a remarkably accessible opinionated introduction to the issues. His critique of skepticism about arguments from evil will be of interest to professionals as well. Highly recommended.” Daniel Howard-Snyder, Western Washington University "It is aimed at the beginner, but is also of interest to more advanced readers." Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Introduction:. 1. What We Are Going to Investigate and How. 2. Terminology. Part II: The Logic of God and Evil:. 3. Is the Existence of God Impossible?. 4. A Free-Will Defense of the Possibility that God Exists. Part III: Design and Evil:. 5. Natural Order, Natural Selection, and Supernatural Design (1). 6. Natural Order, Natural Selection, and Supernatural Design (2). Part IV: Evil and Design (1):. 7. Is the Existence of God Improbable?. 8. Skeptical Defenses. 9. Evaluating Skeptical Defenses. Part V: Evil and Design (2). 10. Greater-Good Defenses. 11. Evaluating Greater-Good Defenses. Part VI: Taking Stock:. 12. Taking Stock. Index

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Book SynopsisAlthough vast and complex, the universe is orderly in many ways, and conditions at its beginning were right for the eventual evolution of life on this planet. But with life there is death, and with sentient life there is great pain and suffering, often with no apparent justification or purpose. Taking these things together, is it reasonable to conclude that the universe was brought about by God? Moreover, does the magnitude of seemingly pointless suffering square with the idea that God exists, or is it good reason to think there is no God? These questions come up for many people, not just religious believers, and are examined in this engaging and thought-provoking book. Starting out with no pre-disposition to theism, atheism, or agnosticism, God, Evil, and Design takes up these questions in order to see where an impartial investigation leads. To achieve impartiality, the reader is invited to simulate ignorance insofar as his or her own religious preference is concerneTrade Review“O’Connor’s book is written as an introduction to the topic, and is therefore easily readable.” (The Heythrop Journal, 5 December 2014) “O’Connor’s book ranks with the very best of the many introductions to the philosophy of religion that have been published over the past several decades. His selection and discussion of two main topics, the problem of evil, and the apparent design of the universe, convey especially well the importance of the question of God’s existence.” Quentin Smith, Western Michigan University “This is a very clear and unusually objective examination of the problem of evil and its interface with the design argument. For those tired of theistic or atheistic apologetics masquerading as philosophy of religion, this book is highly recommended.” Paul Draper, Purdue University “David O'Connor's God, Evil, and Design is a remarkably accessible opinionated introduction to the issues. His critique of skepticism about arguments from evil will be of interest to professionals as well. Highly recommended.” Daniel Howard-Snyder, Western Washington University "It is aimed at the beginner, but is also of interest to more advanced readers." Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Introduction:. 1. What We Are Going to Investigate and How. 2. Terminology. Part II: The Logic of God and Evil:. 3. Is the Existence of God Impossible?. 4. A Free-Will Defense of the Possibility that God Exists. Part III: Design and Evil:. 5. Natural Order, Natural Selection, and Supernatural Design (1). 6. Natural Order, Natural Selection, and Supernatural Design (2). Part IV: Evil and Design (1):. 7. Is the Existence of God Improbable?. 8. Skeptical Defenses. 9. Evaluating Skeptical Defenses. Part V: Evil and Design (2). 10. Greater-Good Defenses. 11. Evaluating Greater-Good Defenses. Part VI: Taking Stock:. 12. Taking Stock. Index

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Book Synopsis24 and Philosophy is a book you just can't do without. It's all here, folks: the reason Presidents trust him; how Jack cuts through the lies and ambiguities; why he puts his life on the line for others; and how he knows which knee cap to blow out to get that all-important next lead.Trade Review"This book is a witty exploration of the methods and motivations used by characters in the highly charged television drama and how some questions can be answered in our own lives." (Colleges.com)Table of ContentsThe following takes place between 12:00 A.M. and 12:00 A.M.:. 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M. CLASSIFIED: Table of Contents. 1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M. Dedication: To Edgar. 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M. Foreword: Philosophy? If You Don’t Know 24, You Don’t Know Jack! Tom Morris (Morris Institute for Human Values). 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M. Introduction: CTU Orientation. Ronald Weed (Tyndale University College). 4:00 A.M.-5:00 A.M. Acknowledgements: Chloe, We Need You!. 5:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M. Special Agent Jack Bauer. What Would Jack Bauer Do? Moral Dilemmas and Moral Theory in 24. Randall M. Jensen (Northwestern College). Between Hero and Villain: Jack Bauer and the Problem of “Dirty Hands”. Steve de Wijze (University of Manchester). Beyond the Call of Duty. Richard Davis (Tyndale University College). Truth and Illusion in 24: —Jack Bauer,: Dionysus in the World of Apollo. Stephen Snyder (Saint Louis University and Washington University). 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. The Oval Office and the Halls of Power. President Palmer and the Invasion of China: The Beginning of a Just War?. Jennifer Hart Weed (Tyndale University College). Jack Bauer as Anti-Eichmann and Scourge of Political Liberalism. Brandon Claycomb (Marian College) and Greig Mulberry (Mississippi State University). Palmer’s Pickle: Why Couldn’t He Stomach it?. Georgia Testa (University of Leeds). 12:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M. CTU Headquarters. The Ethics of Torture in 24: Shockingly Banal. Dónal P. O’ Mathúna (Dublin City University). Loyalty and the “War of All Against All” in 24. Eric M. Rovie (Georgia State University). Who Dares Sins: Jack Bauer and Moral Luck. Rob Lawlor (University of Leeds). 3:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. Moles, Double-Agents, and Terrorists. Living in a World of Suspicion: The Epistemology of Mistrust. Scott Calef (Ohio Wesleyan University). The Cruel Cunning of Reason: The Modern/Postmodern Conflict in 24. Terrencey Kelly (University of Alaska, Anchorage). The Knowledge Game Can Be Torture. R. Douglas Geivett (Biola University). 6:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. Technology, Objectification, and the Clock. How the Cell Phone Changed the World and Made 24. Read Mercer Schuchardt (New Forest Institute). 24 and the Ethics of Objectification. Robert Arp (National Center for Biomedical Ontology) and John Carpenter (Florida State University). Jack in Double Time for Jack: 24 in Light of Aesthetic Theory. Paul A. Cantor (University of Virginia). 9:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. CLASSIFIED: CTU Personnel. 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M. CLASSIFIED: Assets and Sources. 11:00 P.M.-12:00 A.M. CLASSIFIED: The Codes

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Book SynopsisTruth and Its Deformities is the 32nd volume in the Midwest Studies in Philosophy series. It contains major new contributions on a range of topics related to the general theme of the volume by some of the most important philosophers writing on truth in recent years.Table of ContentsTruth and Meaning: In Perspective (Scott Soames). The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth (Susan Haack) Believing at Will (Kieran Setiya) Common Sense as Evidence: Against Revisionary Ontology and Skepticism (Thomas Kelly) Why We Should Prefer Knowledge (Steven L. Reynolds) Knowledge, Truth, and Bullshit: Reflections on Frankfurt (Erik J. Olsson) Pragmatism on Solidarity, Bullshit, and other Deformities of Truth (Cheryl Misak) Alethic Pluralism, Logical Consequence and the Universality of Reason (Michael P. Lynch) Grading, Sorting, and the Sorites (Tim Maudlin) Where the Paths Meet: Remarks on Truth and Paradox (JC Beall and Michael Glanzberg) Pointless Truth (Jonathan Kvanvig). Indeterminate Truth (Patrick Greenough). Truth in Semantics (Max Kölbel). Being and Truth (Paul Horwich). Quine's Ladder: Two and a Half Pages from the Philosophy of Logic (Marian David). Truth-defi nitions and Defi nitional Truth (Douglas Patterson).

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Book SynopsisThis collection includes papers that show some of the bearing of indisciplinary work on central questions of philosophy. Three main core subdisciplines are included, and the book is divided into corresponding sections: epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics Focuses on the core areas of Philosophy: epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics. Shows how interdisciplinary work can have important bearing even here. Table of ContentsA. Epistemology. Section Editor: Martijn Blaauw. JONATHAN SCHAFFER Knowledge in the Image of Assertion. MARTIJN BLAAUW Contra Contrastivism. JASON STANLEY Knowledge and Certainty. DUNCAN PRITCHARD Certainty and Scepticism. KENT BACH Applying Pragmatics to Epistemology. JESSICA BROWN The Knowledge Norm for Assertion. PETER LUDLOW Cheap Contextualism. RAM NETA How Cheap Can You Get? . B. Ethics. Section Editor: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong. MICHAEL B. GILL AND SHAUN NICHOLS Sentimentalist Pluralism: Moral Psychology and Philosophical Ethics. JOHN ALLMAN AND JIM WOODWARD What are Moral Intuitions and Why Should We Care About Them? A Neurobiological Perspective DAVID COPP Darwinian Skepticism About Moral Realism. SHARON STREET Reply to Copp: Naturalism, Normativity, and the Varieties of Realism Worth Worrying About. CRISTINA BICCHIERI The Fragility of Fairness: An Experimental Investigation on the Conditional Status of Pro-Social Norms. GEOFFREY BRENNAN Lessons for Ethics from Economics?. LAWRENCE CROCKER Ethics and the Law’s Burdens of Proof . C. Metaphysics. Section Editors: Alex Byrne and David Hilbert. CHRISTOPHER S. HILL AND DAVID J. BENNETT The Perception of Size and Shape. CASEY O’CALLAGHAN Seeing What You Hear: Cross-Modal Illusions and Perception. CRAIG CALLENDER The Common Now. BARRY DAINTON Sensing Change. ALEX BYRNE AND DAVID HILBERT Basic Sensible Qualities and the Structure of Appearance. AUSTEN CLARK Phenomenal Properties: Some Models from Psychology and Philosophy. JOHN CAMPBELL Interventionism, Control Variables and Causation in the Qualitative World

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays discussing a wide range of sciences and the central philosophical issues associated with them, presenting the sciences collectively to encourage a greater understanding of their associative theoretical foundations, as well as their relationships to each other. Offers a new and unique approach to studying and comparing the philosophies of a variety of scientific disciplines Explores a wide variety of individual sciences, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, sociology and economics The essays are written by leading scholars in a highly accessible style for the student audience Complements more traditional studies of philosophy of science Trade Review"Philosophies of the Sciences is a collection of clearly written, very informative, high-quality chapters that provide readers with good samples of what the philosophies of the various sciences have to offer." (Acta Biotheoretica, 2011) Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii List of Figures xii Unit 1: Introduction 1 1 Philosophies of the Sciences 3Fritz Allhoff 2 Philosophy of Science 9Richard DeWitt Unit 2: Philosophy of the Exact Sciences 39 3 Philosophy of Logic 41Otávio Bueno 4 Philosophy of Mathematics 68Otávio Bueno 5 Philosophy of Probability 92Aidan Lyon Unit 3: Philosophy of the Natural Sciences 127 6 Philosophy of Physics 129Richard DeWitt 7 Philosophy of Chemistry 163Joachim Schummer 8 Philosophy of Biology 184Matthew H. Haber, Andrew Hamilton, Samir Okasha, and Jay Odenbaugh 9 Philosophy of Earth Science 213Maarten G. Kleinhans, Chris J.J. Buskes, and Henk W. de Regt Unit 4: Philosophy of the Behavioral and Social Sciences 237 10 Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences 239William Bechtel and Mitchell Herschbach 11 Philosophy of Psychology 262Edouard Machery 12 Philosophy of Sociology 293Daniel Little 13 Philosophy of Economics 324Daniel M. Hausman Index 356

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Book SynopsisThis complex and engaging book offers a powerful new explanation of how Enlightenment thinkers came to understand the purposes and the boundaries of rational inquiry.Trade Review. . . enriching study of previously neglected sources of epistemological transformation during the Enlightenment ear. Matytsin's work uncovers a dialectical pathway in which interchanges between skeptics and their opponents formed a new conception of reason, sufficiently modest to have relinquished metaphysics, but sufficiently bold to motivate the encyclopedists' expansive ambitions, and to play a formative role in establishing the modern disciplinary structure of knowledge.—The Eighteenth-Century IntelligencerThe Specter of Skepticism in the Age of Enlightenment is an admirable exercise in intellectual history, free of the assumption that the Enlightenment has, by definition, to be shown to be the origins of the modern secular liberal world.—James A. Harris, University of St. Andrews, Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: The "Age of Reason" and the Specter of Skepticism Part 1: The Spectrum of Anti-Skepticism Chapter 1: The Walking Ignorant: The Skeptical "Epidemic" in the Eighteenth Century Chapter 2: Pierre Bayle- Bete Noire and the Elusive Skeptic Chapter 3: The Specter of Bayle Returns to Haunt France Chapter 4: Secret Skepticism: Huet's Fideistic Fumbles Chapter 5: A New Hope: The Critics of Pyrrhonism Strike Back Chapter 6: The Berlin Compromise: Mitigated Skepticism and Probability Part II: Disciplining Doubt Chapter 7: Matter over mind: Dualism, Materialism, and Skepticism in Eighteenth-Century Epistemology Chapter 8: A Matter of Debate: Conceptions of Material Substance in the "Scientific Revolution"Chapter 9: War of the Worlds: Cartesian Vortices and Newtonian Gravitation in Eighteenth-Century Astronomy Chapter 10: Historical Pyrrhonism and its Discontents Conclusion Bibliography Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Rita FelskiI. What Do the Humanities Do?1. Stephen Muecke, An Ecology of Institutions: Recomposing the Humanities 002. Antoine Hennion, From ANT to Pragmatism: A Journey with Bruno Latour at the CSI 003. Graham Harman, Demodernizing the Humanities with Latour4. Heather Love, Care, Concern, and the Ethics of Description5. Anders Blok and Casper Bruun Jensen, Redistributing Critique6. Steven Connor, Decomposing the Humanities7. Dipesh Chakrabarty, Humanities in the Anthropocene: The Crisis of an Enduring Kantian Fable8. Yves Citton, Fictional Attachments and Literary Weavings in the Anthropocene9. Simon During, Are the Humanities Modern?10. Nigel Thrift, The University of LifeII. Latour and the Disciplines11. David J. Alworth, Critique, Modernity, Society, Agency: Matters of Concern in Literary Studies12. Claudia Breger, Cinematic Assemblies: Latour and Film Studies13. Michael Witmore, Latour, the Digital Humanities, and the Divided Kingdom of Knowledge14. Barbara Herrnstein Smith, Anthropotheology: Latour Speaking Religiously15. Gerard de Vries, Politics Is a "Mode of Existence": Why Political Theorists Should Leave Hobbes for Montesquieu 16. Patrice Maniglier, Art as Fiction: Can Latour's Ontology of Art Be Ratified by Art Lovers? (An Exercise in Anthropological Diplomacy17. Francis Halsall, Actor-Network Aesthetics: The Conceptual Rhymes of Bruno Latour and Contemporary ArtAfterwordLife among Conceptual Characters, by Bruno LatourContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisPhilosophy and Poetry is the 33rd volume in the Midwest Studies in Philosophy series. It begins with contributions in verse from two world class poets, JohnAshbery and Stephen Dunn, and an article by Dunn on the creative processthat issued in his poem. The volume features new work from an internationalcollection of philosophers exploring central philosophical issues pertinent topoetry as well as the connections between the two domains.Table of ContentsMy Philosophy of Life John Ashbery 1 The Guardian Angel Stephen Dunn 3 The Poem, its Buried Subject, and the Revisionist Reader: Behind "The Guardian Angel" Stephen Dunn 5 Minds and Poems Keith Gunderson 11 Poetry and Abstract Thought Peter Lamarque 37 Poetry and Truth John Koethe 53 Toward a Philosophy of Poetry Anna Christina Ribeiro 61 Is Concrete Poetry Literature? Louise Hanson 78 Two Varieties of Literary Imagination: Metaphor, Fiction, and Thought Experiments Elisabeth Camp 107 "Like a Picture or a Bump on the Head": Vision, Cognition, and the Language of Poetry Troy Jollimore 131 Rhythm and Meaning in Poetry Patrick Suppes 159 About About: On Poetry and Paraphrase Angela Leighton 167 The Heresy of Paraphrase: When the Medium Really Is the Message Ernie Lepore 177 Aristotle, Shakespeare, and the Problem of Character Emily Grosholz 198 The Maimonidean Parable, the Arabic Poetics, and the Garden of Eden Josef Stern 209

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Book SynopsisPhilosophical Perspectives, an annual, aims to publish original essays by foremost thinkers in their fields, with each volume confined to a main area of philosophical research. Contains original essays in the subject from foremost ethicists John Hawthorne is widely accepted as one of the leading Philosophers of today Table of ContentsDisability and Adaptive Preference (ELIZABETH BARNES). Moderate Deontology and Moral Gaps (SAMANTHA BRENNAN). Dignity's Gauntlet (REMY DEBES). Relativism (and Expressivism) and the Problem of Disagreement (JAMES DREIER). Recognized Rights as Devices of Public Reason (G. F. GAUS). Moral Concepts and Motivation (MARK GREENBERG). Perfectly Balanced Interests (CASPAR HARE). "I'll Be Glad I Did It" Reasoning and the Significance of Future Desires (ELIZABETH HARMAN). The Will as Reason (PAMELA HIERONYMI). Kant and Humanitarian Intervention (THOMAS HILL). Progressive Consequentialism (DALE JAMIESON & ROBERT ELLIOT). Well-Being as Enjoying the Good (SHELLY KAGAN). Esteem in the Moral Economy of Oppression (RAE LANGTON). Achieving Objectivity (JAMES LENMAN). Side Constraints and the Structure of Commonsense Ethics (THERESA LOPEZ, JENNIFER ZAMZOW, MICHAEL GILL & SHAUN NICHOLS). The Puzzle of Pure Moral Deference (SARAH MCGRATH). Intention, Permissibility, Terrorism, and War (JEFF MCMAHAN). Moral Luck: Optional, Not Brute (MICHAEL OTSUKA). Promising and Obligation (THOMAS PINK). Consequentialist Kantianism (MICHAEL RIDGE). Objectionable Thick Concepts in Denials (PEKKA VAYRYNEN). The Publicity of Reasons (R. JAY WALLACE). The "Good" and the "Right" Revisited (RALPH WEDGWOOD).

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Book SynopsisFilm and the Emotions explores the complicated relationship between filmed entertainment, such as movies and television shows, and our capacity to feel emotions. This volume of The Midwest Studies in Philosophy covers topics such as the role of imagination in our capacity to respond emotionally to films, how emotions felt in response to films relate to emotions felt about real events, and the moral implications of responding emotionally to fictions, among others. This collection includes nineteen original articles from experts on film and emotion, including Noel Carroll, Gregory Currie, Susan Feagin, Stacie Friend, Robert Hopkins, Peter Lamarque and Peter Goldie, Derek Matravers, Carl Plantinga, and Murray Smith.

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Book SynopsisThis is a collection of papers on the epistemology of perception, very broadly conceived. It contains cutting-edge work by some of the most important contributors in the field.Table of ContentsOn a Form of Skeptical Argument from Possibility ROGERS ALBRITTON The Openness of Illusions LOUISE ANTONY Primitive Knowledge Disjunctivism BERIT BROGAARD Tracking Representationalism and the Painfulness of Pain ANTHONY BRUECKNER, BRIAN CUTTER AND MICHAEL TYE There It Is BENJ HELLIE On a Neglected Epistemic Virtue MARK JOHNSTON Before the Law MARK ELI KALDERON The Veil of Abstracta URIAH KRIEGEL The Skeptic and the Naive Realist HEATHER LOGUE Circularity, Reliability, and the Cognitive Penetrability of Perception JACK LYONS In Defense of Epistemic Modesty FARID MASROUR How Visual Perception Yields Reasons for Belief ALAN MILLAR Phenomenal Presence and Perceptual Awareness MARTINE NIDA-RUMELIN Can Disjunctivists Explain Our Access to the Sensible World? ADAM PAUTZ Epistemological Disjunctivism and the Basis Problem DUNCAN PRITCHARD Two Fields of Vision ROY SORENSEN Some of the Structure of Experience and Belief DAVID SOSA Occurrent Perceptual Knowledge MATTHEW SOTERIOU Desperately Seeking CHARLES TRAVIS

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Book SynopsisLearn everything you need to know about the world of philosophy, from the key thinkers to modern concepts in a brand new portable size.From the famous ancient Greek thinkers to the brilliant minds of today, The Little Book of Philosophy provides a brief, chronological introduction to philosophy, including topics such as moral ethics and philosophies of religion. The book is divided into four chapters that cover not only the big ideas but the philosophers who first voiced them, as well as cross-referencing with earlier and later ideas and thinkers. This small but comprehensive volume untangles knotty theories and sheds light on abstract concepts with the use of powerful and easy-to-follow images, famous quotations, and explanations that are easily understandable. The Little Book of Philosophy is perfect for anyone with a general interest in how our social, political, and ethical ideas are formed, as well as students of philosophy and politics

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Book SynopsisThe Philosophies of America Reader brings together an unparalleled selection of original and translated readings spanning several eras and American traditions. Addressing perennial questions of philosophy and new questions arising in a variety of cultural contexts, texts from Classical American, Native American, Latin American, African American, Asian American, Mexican, Caribbean, and South American philosophers reveal the interweaving tapestry of ideas characteristic of America. With its distinctively pluralistic approach, this reader promotes intercultural dialogue and understanding, highlighting points of convergence and divergence across American philosophical traditions. It features: Writings by traditionally underrepresented groups Primary texts thematically arranged around major areas of philosophical enquiry including selfhood, knowledge, learning, and ethics Introductory essays outlining the trajectories of each section Suggestions for furthTrade ReviewThe Philosophies of America Reader is relevant to a much larger audience than pragmatists looking to be more inclusive. For pluralist philosophers and pluralist programs, this is a very exciting text. It takes multiple marginalized traditions and seeks to put them in conversation without tokenizing them ... This text has the potential to contribute to efforts to understand racism both past and present. * Transactions of The Charles S. Peirce Society *I can see no reason why this text could not become the new standard for our classes on American Philosophy. Additionally, I am not currently aware of any work on the market which serves the same unique role of The Philosophies of America Reader. I would strongly encourage any interested instructor to consider this text for their courses. * Teaching Philosophy *With selections by marginalized thinkers, this Reader rejects the myth that American philosophy is fundamentally male, white, and limited to the United States. It offers a window to the contexts, cultures, and conflicts that shaped Native America, African American, Latin American, and Asian American philosophies, and provides fresh insight into perennial problems in ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology by expanding the philosophical canon. Required reading. * Derrick Darby, Henry Rutgers Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, USA *This exciting collection does some very important philosophical work: it opens the epistemological lens by which we can see better the diversity of experience that underlies life in the Americas. Diaz and Foust provide us the tools to construct a much more honest philosophical canon, one with a hemispheric awareness of the importance of multicultural and multiracial perspectives. By showing us the wide range of North and Latin American voices, we are able to put these resources in dialogue with one another and find new ways of thinking for a more humane future. * José-Antonio Orosco, Professor of Philosophy, Oregon State University, USA *The year is 2021 and what you have here is perhaps the first and only anthology of "American" philosophy. * Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr., Associate Professor of Philosophy, Occidental College, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Note to the Teacher Note to the Student Part I: Selfhood and Identity Introduction 1. José Martí, “Our America” 2. Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance” 3. José Vasconcelos, “The Cosmic Race” 4. George Herbert Mead, “The ‘I’ and the ‘Me’” 5. Marcus Garvey, Speech in Nova Scotia 6. 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Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui, “Ch’ixinakax utxiwa: A Reflection on the Practices and Discourses of Decolonization” Further Reading Part III: Aesthetics and Spirituality Introduction 21. William James, “The Will to Believe” 22. Mary Whiton Calkins, “The Nature of Prayer” 23. W.E.B. Du Bois, “Criteria of Negro Art” 24. Alain Locke, “Art or Propaganda” 25. Black Elk, “The Great Vision” 26. Risieri Frondizi, “Basic Problems in Axiology” 27. Óscar Romero, “The Last Sermon” 28. Vine Deloria, Jr., “Sacred Places and Moral Responsibility” 29. Angela Y. Davis, “I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama: Ideology, Sexuality, and Domesticity” 30. John J. McDermott, “Why Bother: Is Life Worth Living? Experience as Pedagogical” Further Reading Part IV: Ethics and Community Introduction 31. Benjamin Franklin, “Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection” 32. Margaret Fuller, “Prevalent Idea that Charity is Too Great a Luxury to be Given to the Poor” 33. Josiah Royce, “Provincialism” 34. Audre Lorde, “Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference” 35. César Chávez, Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, November 9, 1984 36. David H. Kim, “Orientalism and America Enlarged” 37. Dale Turner, “Oral Traditions and the Politics of (Mis)recognition” 38. Luis Villoro, “The Triple Confusion of Utopia” 39. Gregory F. Pappas, “The American Challenge: The Tension Between the Values of the Anglo and the Hispanic World” Further Reading Part V: Violence and Peace Introduction 40. Pope Alexander VI, Inter Caetera 41. Elihu Coleman, “A Testimony Against That Anti-Christian Practice of Making Slaves of Men” 42. William Whipper, “The Slavery of Intemperance” 43. Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” 44. Henry David Thoreau, “Slavery in Massachusetts” 45. Young Joseph, “An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs” 46. Jane Addams, “Respect for Law” 47. Ida B. Wells-Barnett, “Lynching and the Excuse for It” 48. José Carlos Mariátegui, “The Problem of the Indian” 49. Aimé Césaire, “Discourse on Colonialism” 50. Robert F. Williams, Speech from Peking Review 51. Mari J. Matsuda, “Asian Americans and the Peace Imperative” Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisThe Philosophy Student Writer’s Manual and Reader’s Guide, Fourth Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of philosophical concepts, phenomena, and information sources. Part 1 begins by teaching students to read newspapers and other media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats, and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources. Part 2 provides advanced exercises in ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of the mind, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy.Table of ContentsTO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Thinkers TO THE TEACHER: What’s New in the Fourth Edition? PART 1 Reading & Writing for Introductory Philosophy Courses 1 Read & Write Philosophically: Get Started! 1.1 Reading Analytically Read & Write: Analyze The American Scholar 1.2 Read News as Political Power Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages 1.3 Read News Like a Philosopher Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial or Op-Ed Essay 1.4 Define Your Personal Ethics Read & Write: Write Your Own Statement of Ethics 1.5 Clarify a Topic in the History of Philosophy Read & Write: Start with TED 2 Read & Write Effectively 2.1 Get into the Flow of Writing Read & Write: Narrowing Topics 2.2 Think Creatively Read & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity 2.3 Organize Your Writing Read & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article 2.4 Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread Read & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style 3 Engage the Craft of Scholarship 3.1 The Competent Writer Read & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment 3.2 Avoid Errors in Grammar Punctuation Read & Write: Proofread for the President 3.3 Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table 3.4 Cite Your Sources Properly Read & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography 3.5 Avoid Plagiarism Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Stone 4 Practice the Craft of Argument 4.1 Argue Effectively and Cogently Read & Write: Write a Sound Argument 4.3 Avoid Fallacies Read & Write: Identify the Fallacies in the Following Arguments 5 Arguments and Supporting Data Galore: Philosophy Information Sources 5.1 Welcome to the APA and APS Read & Write: Write an Email to an APA or APS Philosopher 5.2 Mining Dissertations and Think Tanks Read & Write: Collect Dissertations and Research Institute Studies 5.3 Welcome to the National Archives Read & Write: Collect Materials to Counter the “Benign Slavery” Argument 5.4 Welcome to the Library of Congress (LOC) Read & Write: Construct a Bibliography from the LOC Catalog 5.5 Welcome to the Congressional Record Read & Write: Refute a Recent Speech in Congress 6 Read and Write Professionally and Critically 6.1 How to Critique an Academic Article Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Philosophy Journal 6.2 How to Write a Book Review Read & Write: Review a New Philosophy Book 6.3 How to Write a Literature Review Read & Write: Write a Philosophy Literature Review 7 Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively 7.1 Institute an Effective Research Process Read & Write: Write a Philosophical Research Proposal 7.2 Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information Read & Write: Locate a Dozen High Quality Sources PART 2 Practicing Philosophy with Advanced Writing Exercises 8 Practice Varieties of Philosophy 8.1 Practice Public Policy Analysis Read & Write: Analyze a Local Government Policy 8.2 Define and Apply Ethics Read & Write: Compare Consequential and Deontological Arguments 8.3 Apply Ethics to Public Policy Read & Write: Construct an Ethics for the Singularity 8.4 Practice the Philosophy of the Mind Read & Write: Explore Problems and Potentials of Artificial Intelligence 8.5 Practice the Philosophy of Religion Read & Write: Encounter Minds and Gods 8.6 Practice Political Philosophy Read & Write: Behold the Panopticon 8.7 Practice Legal Argumentation Read & Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court Appendices A List of Philosophy Periodicals B Glossary C Bibliography INDEX

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Book SynopsisJudith Blackstone''s Subtle Self Work is a mind-body therapy integrating teachings from dance, Alexander Technique, psychotherapy, Eastern philosophy, and meditation. A student of both Hindu and Buddhist traditions, Blackstone describes in The Subtle Self her own physical and spiritual healing, as well as a method one can work with to establish a closer connection between the body and mind.

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