Calling on philosophers as the custodians of rationality to reconsider their responsibility toward their communities and the state of civilization at large, Amir considers philosophy to be a practical discipline.
Metamorphosis through Conscious Living
This collection proposes that engagement with the sacred is what makes research and practice transpersonal, the sacred ‘other’ that lives both within and beyond us as individuals and unique cultures.
Crisis, Exposure, Imagination
Unprecedented crises expose new ways of understanding. This interdisciplinary volume examines the role of imagination in our response. Lifting the veil between crisis and creativity radically undoes the past, opens us to the future, and provides vision and hope.
Despite the enduring popularity of the works of Shadhiliyya master Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah, there has been no systematic analysis of his worldview. This book is the first study to highlight the interconnections in his writings, building a new understanding of his Sufism.
Making a case for existentialist design ethics, this book reveals an unsettling reality: there is no exit for designers but to accept their freedom and responsibility. It lays the ground for a radical transformation of how we conceive design, ethics, and the role of designers.
Thought Experiments between Nature and Society
What is a thought experiment, and is it useful for philosophy? This collection tackles this hot topic, analyzing classics from The Ring of Gyges to Brain-in-a-Vat. Colleagues of Nenad Miščević share their thoughts, followed by his own comments on their work.
Pluralism, Pragmatism and American Democracy
Callaway defends democratic individualism against more collectivist and corporatist tendencies in contemporary neo-pragmatism, and draws upon up-to-date political analysis in order to justify America’s long republican tradition.
This volume explores posthumanism’s challenges in artistic expression and the humanities. It asks whether posthumanism is an expansion of humanism or a transcendence. Authors from diverse backgrounds offer a varied perspective on this critical contemporary question.
The Opportunity to Live Well
Traditional success—money, fame, career—won’t provide a good life. So, how can we truly live well? Learn from the lives of Nelson Mandela and others who show that the joyous rewards of living well come from cultivating awareness, passion, empathy, and resilience.
The Places of God in an Age of Re-Embodiments
Thomas-Pellicer revisits Western ontological and epistemological assumptions, a necessity in today’s age of ecological decay. She offers a critical analysis of sustainable development and problematically situates it within the ecocidal trajectory of Western metaphysics.
This book introduces new approaches to semiotics and metaphysical philosophy. Drawing from over 30 years of research, it shows how mature semiotics leads to new philosophical vistas, with conclusions that differ significantly from currently accepted philosophical views.
Renewing the Self
This publication analyses the roots, significance, and future of the stunning resurgence of religious engagement in both politics and civil society in the UK through the lens of contemporary Christian communities.
Nietzsche and Transhumanism
This collection deals with the question of whether or not Nietzsche can be seen as a precursor of transhumanism or not, addressing a variety of issues to show if there is a close connection between transhumanist concerns for progress and technology and Nietzsche’s ideas.
This title endeavours to create a general aesthetics to face the problem of mimesis and subordination of art, using the ancient concept of continuity. As such, it is of special interest to readers of aesthetic and critical thinking, and literary and sociocultural scholars.
This title addresses a diverse range of important topics concerning the notion of knowledge, connecting them in a unifying way, and providing answers to a number of key questions concerning this concept.
A Study on Existence
Bacigalupo develops a deflationist account of existence, suggesting that there is no such thing as a nature of existence awaiting discovery. The authors discussed include Hume, Kant, Frege, the Neo-Meinongians Routley and Parsons, and the free logicians Leonard and Bencivenga.
The a priori in the Thought of Descartes
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.
Giffin explores how Patrick White and his post-war contemporaries all commented on the consequences of God’s death. He shows how they worked with a shared pattern of tropes to search for the light and dark aspects of western consciousness and the civilization it has produced.
Gupta studies the Kashmiri practitioner Abhinavagupta’s two commentaries, Locana on Dhvanyāloka and Abhinavabhāratī on Nātyaśāstra. In particular, she discusses Abhinavagupta’s views on Lollata, Saankuka and Bhattanayaka, with each view followed by relevant criticism.
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.