This book explores human relationships from the perspective of phenomenology. More than an abstract academic work, it is essential for those interested in ethics and political philosophy, offering new ways to articulate humanism and justice for scholars and policymakers.
Insanity and Genius
For scientists, beauty is truth. But the author sought truths from a different way of knowing—one not of logic, but of expression. This book explores the greatest minds struggling to understand the deepest truths of the human condition.
Inside Arguments
This collection of essays by the finest specialists provides a decisive input to the study of logic and argumentation theory. The authors clarify the relationship between these concepts, taking stock of the most recent developments. An essential tool.
Insights into Ethical Theory and Practice
Ethical issues are important, but expert accounts are often inaccessible. This volume bridges that gap, presenting innovative essays in a way that is accessible to experts and non-experts alike, giving readers confidence and enthusiasm for this diverse and lively subject.
Instinct, Tradition and Reason
“What has made men good is neither nature nor reason, but tradition.”
Building upon FA Hayek’s concepts, this timely book creates a compelling account of the moral foundations of human achievement and articulates a morality fit for the unique times in which we are living.
Is democracy in decay? This book offers a pragmatist meditation on the question, combining practical politics with the history of ideas. It explores arguments from both critics and supporters, covering corruption, theory, community, and art.
Introduction to Field-Being Philosophy
Lik Kuen Tong’s Field-Being philosophy offers a new metaphysics. Rethinking the universe as “activity,” “relationality,” and “betweenness,” this future-oriented philosophy lends itself to addressing current issues such as climate change, global relations, and difference.
Jacques Maritain in the 21st Century
Rejecting egocentric isolation and totalitarianism, Christian philosopher Jacques Maritain promoted the human person in authentic community. His quest for liberation contributes to our understanding of 21st-century movements for sustainability, human rights, and democracy.
Jean-Paul Sartre
This book celebrates Sartre’s polyvalence with an examination of his philosophy, literature, and politics. Twelve scholars explore his thought on the body, time, and ideology, and narrate a neglected visit to Japan, making a strong case for his relevance today.
For the first time in a book, these three lectures by American philosopher Josiah Royce are essential for a complete picture of his philosophy of loyalty. They constitute a “missing link” between his 1908 classic The Philosophy of Loyalty and his subsequent major works.
This book details the struggle for democracy and justice in Brazil. After popular governments lifted millions from poverty, a conservative movement led to a decline in rights. This book advocates for a new period of full democracy, respect for the rule of law, and social justice.
Designed for the general reader, this book explores the larger sweep of Kant’s thought. Wenley’s penetrating yet remarkably clear style makes complex ideas accessible, while its scholarly nature makes the work as useful to the Kant specialist.
Kant’s Shorter Writings
Spanning the entire intellectual career of Kant, this work highlights the importance of the thinker’s shorter writings. It contrasts with other such studies of his work, which typically focus on a specific part of his career, and on either his theoretical or practical philosophy.
This line-by-line commentary on Kant’s B-Transcendental Deduction reveals its argument as the progressive unfolding of the Principle of Apperception. Focusing on this structure settles controversial questions, making it helpful to students and specialists.
This book analyzes major ethical and bioethical issues like euthanasia, suicide, organ commerce, sexual objectification, and abortion from the perspective of Kant’s moral theory. It tackles questions of autonomy, human dignity, and free choice.
Kierkegaard’s focus on individuality seems irrelevant to the political sphere. This book argues the opposite, revealing how his ideas on self-choice, passion, and love are not only relevant, but highly significant for political thought and commitment.
Knowing and Being
Michael Polanyi’s ideas, from his theory of tacit knowledge to a new picture of science where a scientist’s passion and trust are essential, are contributions to epistemology and ontology. This volume’s critical essays analyze and develop his thought.
Knowledge, Mental Language, and Free Will (Volume 3
Knowledge, Mental Language, and Free Will traverses medieval metaphysics and logic, exploring Aquinas on scientific knowledge, Ockham on mental language, and the antinomy between free will and determination in an attempt to reconcile human freedom with God’s omniscience.
Thomas Hill Green’s work on ‘the common good’ provides the means to evaluate the conduct of political establishments. One of the most important contributions to political philosophy by any English philosopher, it continues to fuel lively debate today.
Given the strong connection between Leibniz’s thought and contemporary hermeneutics and its authors, this work explores the philosophical connection of the hermeneutical approach with Leibniz’s concepts.