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The Ethics of Care in Times of Social and Moral Upheaval
Utopia or Reality?
Taking care means tending to our loved ones, ourselves, and the world. But in times of crisis, emergency scenarios and frenetic social changes strain our motivation to care. Do these challenges have the power to undo our sensitivities to caring for someone or something else?
Taking care means tending to our loved ones, ourselves, and the world. But in times of crisis, emergency scenarios and frenetic social changes strain our motivation to care. Do these challenges have the power to undo our sensitivities to caring for someone or something else?
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Analogies and Models in Science and Theology
A Study of Mary Hesse
This book uses Hesse’s Network Model of Theory to debunk scientism and argue for the indispensability of socio-cultural and theological values in the search for objective knowledge. It shows how both science and theology rely on interpretation, models, and metaphor.
This book uses Hesse’s Network Model of Theory to debunk scientism and argue for the indispensability of socio-cultural and theological values in the search for objective knowledge. It shows how both science and theology rely on interpretation, models, and metaphor.
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Communication Shock
The Rhetoric of New Technology
As we become more networked, we must confront the social impact of new technologies. Communication Shock explores these changes and challenges readers to find a balance, maintain individual autonomy, and make informed choices for the life one wishes to live.
As we become more networked, we must confront the social impact of new technologies. Communication Shock explores these changes and challenges readers to find a balance, maintain individual autonomy, and make informed choices for the life one wishes to live.
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The Sublime Today
Contemporary Readings in the Aesthetic
How is the sublime relevant today? As new media changes aesthetic experience, this volume investigates the sublime in contemporary literature, film, and art, connecting historical theories to pressing questions of gender, politics, and terror.
How is the sublime relevant today? As new media changes aesthetic experience, this volume investigates the sublime in contemporary literature, film, and art, connecting historical theories to pressing questions of gender, politics, and terror.
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Belief in moral responsibility is a profound commitment, but the common philosophical arguments cannot account for its power. This book is a quest to uncover the deeper sources, showing that our belief is rooted in powerful psychological factors that rarely rise to consciousness.
Belief in moral responsibility is a profound commitment, but the common philosophical arguments cannot account for its power. This book is a quest to uncover the deeper sources, showing that our belief is rooted in powerful psychological factors that rarely rise to consciousness.
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For Thomas Aquinas, ethics is not a set of moral precepts but the cultivation of virtues for human flourishing. Natural law, reflecting the eternal, is awakened within us. Crowned by faith, hope, and love, this vision is summed up in the Beatitudes.
For Thomas Aquinas, ethics is not a set of moral precepts but the cultivation of virtues for human flourishing. Natural law, reflecting the eternal, is awakened within us. Crowned by faith, hope, and love, this vision is summed up in the Beatitudes.
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The Nature of Reality and the Reality of Nature
A Study of Leibniz’s Double-Aspect Ontology and the Labyrinth of the Continuum
Drawing on unpublished papers, this study unveils a Leibniz of breathtaking boldness, whose ambition was to solve the enigma of existence by uniting physical reality with metaphysical possibility.
Drawing on unpublished papers, this study unveils a Leibniz of breathtaking boldness, whose ambition was to solve the enigma of existence by uniting physical reality with metaphysical possibility.
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A Poetics of Homecoming
Heidegger, Homelessness and the Homecoming Venture
This study confronts humanity’s state of homelessness by rigorously exploring Heidegger’s thought. Weighing his ideas against scathing critiques from Adorno and Lévinas, it reveals how his discourse on homecoming offers insights for humanity at large.
This study confronts humanity’s state of homelessness by rigorously exploring Heidegger’s thought. Weighing his ideas against scathing critiques from Adorno and Lévinas, it reveals how his discourse on homecoming offers insights for humanity at large.
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Thinking in Constellations
Walter Benjamin in the Humanities
This collection of provocative essays demonstrates how Walter Benjamin’s "constellation" method provides a new understanding of the Humanities. It challenges assumptions of linearity and progression, going beyond disciplinary boundaries.
This collection of provocative essays demonstrates how Walter Benjamin’s “constellation” method provides a new understanding of the Humanities. It challenges assumptions of linearity and progression, going beyond disciplinary boundaries.
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This book analyzes philosophy, culture, and value from Eastern and Western perspectives. Despite divergent views, it finds a common emphasis on harmony, peace, and unity, showing how both traditions value cultural dialogue.
This book analyzes philosophy, culture, and value from Eastern and Western perspectives. Despite divergent views, it finds a common emphasis on harmony, peace, and unity, showing how both traditions value cultural dialogue.
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Reverence for Life Revisited
Albert Schweitzer's Relevance Today
This book's essays re-examine Albert Schweitzer's life and his "Reverence for Life" philosophy, assessing its relevance for the twenty-first century. Featuring diverse perspectives, including from Jane Goodall, they explore applications to today's global issues.
This book’s essays re-examine Albert Schweitzer’s life and his “Reverence for Life” philosophy, assessing its relevance for the twenty-first century. Featuring diverse perspectives, including from Jane Goodall, they explore applications to today’s global issues.
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Wild Beasts of the Philosophical Desert
Philosophers on Telepathy and Other Exceptional Experiences
Though paranormal experiences are rarely taken seriously, this book demonstrates that to important philosophers—from Kant to Derrida—controversial phenomena like telepathy and clairvoyance were serious topics, thoughtfully interpreted.
Though paranormal experiences are rarely taken seriously, this book demonstrates that to important philosophers—from Kant to Derrida—controversial phenomena like telepathy and clairvoyance were serious topics, thoughtfully interpreted.
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Knowing and Being
Perspectives on the Philosophy of Michael Polanyi
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.
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.
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Leading philosophers bring new methods and aims to the practice of philosophy, showing how they can serve their communities and civilization. This anthology is valuable for philosophers, professionals in education and helping disciplines, and the general public.
Leading philosophers bring new methods and aims to the practice of philosophy, showing how they can serve their communities and civilization. This anthology is valuable for philosophers, professionals in education and helping disciplines, and the general public.
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Do we have the free will necessary for moral responsibility, or does determinism make it impossible? This volume offers new perspectives from leading philosophers on these questions, exploring fairness, obligation, and meaningfulness in a deterministic universe.
Do we have the free will necessary for moral responsibility, or does determinism make it impossible? This volume offers new perspectives from leading philosophers on these questions, exploring fairness, obligation, and meaningfulness in a deterministic universe.
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Caring and Power in Female Leadership
A Philosophical Approach
Can philosophical understandings of power and care illuminate roadblocks that disrupt the potential of women in leadership? Borgerson considers leadership challenges by drawing upon debates that pulse through the history of philosophy and into present-day social concerns.
Can philosophical understandings of power and care illuminate roadblocks that disrupt the potential of women in leadership? Borgerson considers leadership challenges by drawing upon debates that pulse through the history of philosophy and into present-day social concerns.
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How to do Philosophy
A Wittgensteinian Reading of Wittgenstein
Why take Wittgenstein seriously today? This text explores the therapeutic conception of philosophy in his later work. Drawing on his writings, including posthumous publications, it clarifies his problem-specific and person-specific philosophical project.
Why take Wittgenstein seriously today? This text explores the therapeutic conception of philosophy in his later work. Drawing on his writings, including posthumous publications, it clarifies his problem-specific and person-specific philosophical project.
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A Philosopher’s Perspective on the UK’s Higher Education
Teaching in the Iron Cage
How can teachers pursue the creative goals of an ideal university within real bureaucracies? Larvor reflects on teaching undergraduates, experts, and prisoners, insisting on the importance of the affective dimension of learning and the unpredictability of the student encounter.
How can teachers pursue the creative goals of an ideal university within real bureaucracies? Larvor reflects on teaching undergraduates, experts, and prisoners, insisting on the importance of the affective dimension of learning and the unpredictability of the student encounter.
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The Role of Comparative Philosophy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Philosophising at the Big Fault Line
Despite its history of conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina has an enthusiasm for comparative philosophy. This book examines the challenges of teaching it in the multicultural Balkans and shows how comparativism is becoming a way of challenging stereotypes in the region.
Despite its history of conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina has an enthusiasm for comparative philosophy. This book examines the challenges of teaching it in the multicultural Balkans and shows how comparativism is becoming a way of challenging stereotypes in the region.
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The a priori in the Thought of Descartes
Cognition, Method and Science
This book offers a clear and historically adequate account of the disputed issue of the exact meaning Descartes associates with the term ‘a priori’, so different from the Aristotelian usage. It will add to a better understanding of fundamental issues in the philosopher’s thought.
This book offers a clear and historically adequate account of the disputed issue of the exact meaning Descartes associates with the term ‘a priori’, so different from the Aristotelian usage. It will add to a better understanding of fundamental issues in the philosopher’s thought.
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