Quand la folie parle
This study of madness in literature demonstrates that the non-sense of madness achieves a force of expression more powerful than logic. It presents madness as a contestatory, creative stance, while refusing to play down its isolating difficulties.
The Concept of the Soul
The idea of the soul will not go away, despite criticism of traditional dualism. This book explores the concept from theological, scientific, and philosophical perspectives, presenting diverse approaches and conclusions from leading scholars.
A guide to designing and implementing courses in English for Legal Purposes. This resource for teachers covers curriculum development, from syllabus design and materials to testing, and concludes with a complete, research-based model syllabus.
This volume presents new theoretical and empirical findings on the first (L1) and second language (L2) acquisition of clitic pronouns. With an emphasis on Greek, it also covers Albanian, Serbo-Croatian, and Portuguese, making it a valuable reference.
Popular models of intercultural communication are insufficient for today’s multicultural experiences. This collection of articles offers new insights, critical evaluations, and new constructions for understanding the relationship between communication and culture.
Openness with Roots
With 90% of Irish primary schools under Catholic patronage in an increasingly diverse country, this book explores the debate on denominational religious education, questioning the duties of both the Church and the State.
Metaphysical Themes, Medieval and Modern (Volume 11
These essays engage the metaphysics of substance over eight centuries, shedding light on contemporary disputes and their historical roots. Topics range from the substance ontology of Thomas Aquinas to modern debates on hylomorphism and natural theology.
Towards a Poetics of Postmodern Drama
This study reveals Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard as postmodern playwrights. Their contradictory dramas subvert theatrical convention to challenge our very understanding of truth, history, and the human subject.
How do organizations learn to face the challenges of our turbulent age? This book dispels uncertainties and provides a better understanding of organisational learning, knowledge, and capabilities, focusing on practice, knowledge transfer, and ambidexterity.
While most books on the Olympics focus on economics or management, this collection remains faithful to Coubertin’s original vision of youth, sport and education. Leading academics and young researchers analyse Olympism as a philosophical and educational idea.
Politeness through the Prism of Requests, Apologies and Refusals
This book explores Serbian EFL learners’ pragmatic knowledge of requests, apologies, and refusals. It examines their language strategies and use of intonation, offering insights to researchers of L2 pragmatics and EFL teacher trainers.
Soundweaving
This book on music improvisation forges new links between diverse theories and practices. Writings by musicians and theorists illuminate the field from an array of critical perspectives, with an introduction by inspiring improviser Evan Parker.
The Development of Translation Competence
This book presents cutting-edge research from psycholinguistics and cognitive science to understand the development of translation competence. It explores theories and innovative data collection methodologies, serving as a valuable reference for scholars and translators.
This volume explores new directions in Hispanic linguistics, focusing on understudied topics and speech communities. Presenting new takes on key linguistic and sociocultural issues, its relevance reaches far beyond the confines of the Hispanic World.
This analysis of values within Husserlian phenomenology describes our experience of intersubjective values and explores ethics as a practical matter, offering a third phenomenological way beyond the common positivistic and deontological dichotomy.
Lambert looks at developing future leaders of further education colleges through a different lens, advocating for leadership development to be located within a sustainable leadership framework which encompasses a range of existing leadership theories.
Current Latin American post-feminist writers propose a transgressive new social order. This critical text explores how their narratives seek a dignified life for women by overcoming dominant social, political, and cultural structures.
Remapping the Future
This collection of essays explores the cross-cultural linkages between Australia and India. From diverse interdisciplinary perspectives, it examines intersections of history, culture and environment, building on a shared history and looking to the future.
Hegel on Recollection
This collection of essays focuses on Hegel’s concept of recollection (Erinnerung). It provides a detailed examination of the role played by recollection within his system, arguing that it is a privileged key to interpreting Hegel’s philosophy.
Zen-Life
This multidisciplinary study examines Ikkyū Sōjun, the embodiment of Japan’s Muromachi era. It reconstructs his creative mentality, exploring his art, interpretation of Zen, and religious principles, showing how his rebellious ways were deeply embedded in tradition.
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