Philosophy of Mind in the Early and High Middle Ages provides an outstanding overview to a tumultuous 900-year period of......more
Mining private writings and humanist texts, Erin Maglaque explores the lives and careers of two Venetian noblemen, Giova......more
Why is it important to consider the human today? Exploring this question John Lechte takes inspiration from the interpla......more
This book takes a critical glance at the ritualized practices of death--corpse preparation, disposal, and aesthetic repr......more
A team of renowned philosophers and a new generation of thinkers come together to offer the first book-length examinatio......more
This book compares two competing theories of human nature: the more traditional theory espoused in different forms by ce......more
Joseph Levine draws together a series of essays in which he has developed his distinctive approach to philosophy of mind......more
This book is a survey of key issues in the theory of evaluation aimed at exhibiting and clarifying the rational nature o......more
This book explores the philosophy of love through the thought and life of Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph. Readers of the Talmud ......more
In Adulthood, Morality, and the Fully Human, John J. Shea describes an adult, moral, and fully human self in terms of in......more
Oxana Timofeeva’s The History of Animals: A Philosophy is an original and ambitious treatment of the "animal question". ......more
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What is the nature of subjectivity, intersubjectivity, and objectivity? And what is the relation of brain studies to ind......more
There is an important gap in the philosophical literature concerning the concept of fear and its remedies, and this book......more
The book introduces Tadeusz Kotarbiński’s philosophy of action into the mainstream of contemporary action-theoretical de......more
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Consciousness and Physicalism: A Defense of a Research Program explores the nature of consciousness and its place in the......more
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This book examines the dependence of transhumanist arguments on the credibility of the narratives of meaning in which th......more
In the current atmosphere of controversy about modes of interpreting literature, historical influences in science, and s......more
Paul Kurtz has been the dominant voice of secular humanism over the past thirty years. This compilation of his work reve......more
Although philosophers have explored memory since antiquity, recent years have seen the birth of philosophy of memory as ......more
Unconscious Incarnations considers the status of the body in psychoanalytic theory and practice, bringing Freud and Laca......more
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Unconscious Incarnations considers the status of the body in psychoanalytic theory and practice, bringing Freud and Laca......more
There has been an explosion of work on consciousness in the last 30-40 years from philosophers, psychologists, and neuro......more
What lies at the foundation of our moral beliefs? If we dig down far enough do we find that our moral values have no gro......more
Creativity matters. We want people to be more creative and admire those who are. Yet creativity is deeply puzzling. Just......more
Creativity matters. We want people to be more creative and admire those who are. Yet creativity is deeply puzzling. Just......more
The philosophical study of well-being concerns what makes lives good for their subjects. It is now standard among philos......more
Ernesto Pujol here combines elements from an art book, field journal and walkers’ manifesto. It is a text for performati......more
The first edition of Place and Experience established Jeff Malpas as one of the leading philosophers and thinkers of pla......more
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This volume investigates Kant’s conception of what a human being is and how a human being can act autonomously. Scholars......more
A thought-provoking contribution to the renaissance of interest in Bergson, this study brings him to a new generation of......more
A thought-provoking contribution to the renaissance of interest in Bergson, this study brings him to a new generation of......more
If art, science, and the humanities have shared one thing, it was their common engagement with constructions and represe......more
How is love different from lust or infatuation? Do love and marriage really go together "like a horse and carriage"? Doe......more
This collection brings together a set of new papers that advance the debate concerning the nature of explanation in mind......more
How is love different from lust or infatuation? Do love and marriage really go together "like a horse and carriage"? Doe......more
Romantic love presents some of life’s most challenging questions. Can we choose who to love? Is romantic love rational? ......more
From Descartes and Cartesian mind-body dualism in the 17th century though to 21st-century concerns about artificial inte......more
Negative emotions are familiar enough, but they have rarely been a topic of study in their own right. This volume brings......more
Praxiology deals with working and doing from the point of view of effectiveness. It has three components: analysis of co......more
In this volume, renowned scholars come together to reflect on Michael Krausz’s examinations of the relation between inte......more
The climate within the discipline of psychology has changed considerably since the middle of the twentieth century. More......more
Rien ne nous fait mieux p n trer dans la connaissance des id es que l tude des mots. Il n en est gu re dont on puisse t......more
This volume identifies and develops how phenomenology and philosophy of mind interact in both conceptual and empirically......more
This monograph further develops Georgalis’ important work on minimal content, recasting and providing novel solutions to......more
Expands on a discourse that begins with Gloria Anzaldúa’s view of the "border" as a ’bleeding’ of categories into one an......more
Engaging with phenomenology, moral philosophy, politics and psychology, and authored by an international team of leading......more
This book explores the failure of established institutions to challenge the categorical centrality of ’Western Man’ to m......more
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Digital Media: Human-Technology Connection examines the technologically textured world through case studies that illustr......more
Mark Johnson is one of the great thinkers of our time on how the body shapes the mind. This book brings together a selec......more
What distinguishes humankind from other species? A leading candidate is our facility at mutual understanding ("theory of......more
The Palgrave Handbook of Mimetic Theory and Religion draws on the expertise of leading scholars and thinkers to explore ......more
Imagination occupies a central place in philosophy, going back to Aristotle. However, following a period of relative neg......more
We don’t choose our emotions and they come over us spontaneously. Sometimes emotions seem to get it wrong: we experience......more
The concept of the imaginary is pervasive within contemporary thought, yet can be a baffling and often controversial ter......more
Machiavelli has been viewed as the forerunner of the humanists of our day, liberals and socialists, who have discovered ......more
The 25th volume in the series Praxiology: The International Annual of Practical Philosophy and Methodology brings a prax......more
The 25th volume in the series Praxiology: The International Annual of Practical Philosophy and Methodology brings a prax......more
The Ascent of Man develops a comprehensive theory of human nature...more
In the three decades since it was first published, Charles Hartshorne’s Beyond Humanism has come to be regarded as a cla......more
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In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life. Too......more
It is now widely acknowledged that play is central to our lives. As a phenomenon, play poses important questions of real......more
Through various realignments beginning in the Revolutionary era and continuing across the nineteenth century, Christiani......more
The human mind has proven uniquely capable of unraveling untold mysteries, and yet, the mind is fundamentally challenged......more
This book provides a fresh look at one of the most enduring, absorbing, and universal questions human beings face: What ......more
Does life have meaning? Is it possible for life to be meaningful when the world is filled with suffering and when so muc......more
John Russon draws from a broad range of art and literature to show how philosophy speaks to the most basic and important......more
Alain Badiou, Quentin Meillassoux, Catherine Malabou, Michel Serres and Bruno Latour: this comparative, critical analysi......more
In this beautifully written book, David E. Cooper uses a gentle walk through a tropical garden - the view of the fields ......more
This book argues for the impact of the "philosophy of life" upon the "quality of life."...more
Humor, wit, and laughter surround each person. From everyday quips to the carefully contrived comedy of literature, news......more
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Desires matter. What are desires? Many believe that desire is a motivational state: desiring is being disposed to act. T......more
This book analyzes Western and Chinese philosophical texts to determine why laughter and the comic have not been a major......more
The phenomenon of pain presents problems and puzzles for philosophers who want to understand its nature. Though pain mig......more
Featuring twenty-five insightful selections by prominent philosophers, literary figures, and religious thinkers, The Mea......more
Memory occupies a fundamental place in philosophy, playing a central role not only in the history of philosophy but also......more