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Cognitive Idealization
On the Nature and Utility of Cognitive Ideals
This book considers the role of idealization in cognitive matters. Ironically, our recourse to unrealizable ideals is justified by the substantial benefits that flow from them, bringing together lines of thought on the kinship between idealism and pragmatism.
This book considers the role of idealization in cognitive matters. Ironically, our recourse to unrealizable ideals is justified by the substantial benefits that flow from them, bringing together lines of thought on the kinship between idealism and pragmatism.
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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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What matters in personal survival? If there is no permanent self, should we be altruistic? Seven selected papers explore the self from interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives, drawing from analytic, historical, and non-Western traditions to argue their points.
What matters in personal survival? If there is no permanent self, should we be altruistic?
Seven selected papers explore the self from interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives, drawing from analytic, historical, and non-Western traditions to argue their points.
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This collection explores the relationship between computing and philosophy, from AI and ethics to how computers relate to human lives within specific cultures. It breaks new ground by highlighting the cultural dimensions of these issues, particularly in Asia.
This collection explores the relationship between computing and philosophy, from AI and ethics to how computers relate to human lives within specific cultures. It breaks new ground by highlighting the cultural dimensions of these issues, particularly in Asia.
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Confessions
Confounding Narrative and Ethics
This collection explores the central place of narrative in social inquiry and the ethical life. Through examples from art to politics, it illuminates the link between telling stories to create meaning and the ethical engagement critical for a good life.
This collection explores the central place of narrative in social inquiry and the ethical life. Through examples from art to politics, it illuminates the link between telling stories to create meaning and the ethical engagement critical for a good life.
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Conflict and Harmony in Comparative Philosophy
Selected Works from the 2013 Joint Meeting of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy and the Australasian Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy
In this collection of essays, comparative philosophers explore cross-cultural approaches to conflict and harmony. Spanning Indian, Chinese, Greek, and contemporary philosophy, these papers represent the cutting edge of comparative work.
In this collection of essays, comparative philosophers explore cross-cultural approaches to conflict and harmony. Spanning Indian, Chinese, Greek, and contemporary philosophy, these papers represent the cutting edge of comparative work.
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This book explores Confucian philosophy’s contribution to moral education. It discusses key philosophers and the path to moral development through self-cultivation, comparing Chinese and Western thought to highlight how they can complement and enrich one another on moral ethics.
This book explores Confucian philosophy’s contribution to moral education. It discusses key philosophers and the path to moral development through self-cultivation, comparing Chinese and Western thought to highlight how they can complement and enrich one another on moral ethics.
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Consciousness and Self-Knowledge in Medieval Philosophy
Proceedings of the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics Volume 14
While often traced to Descartes, self-knowledge is a perennial theme. This volume studies its treatment in the Medieval Latin West, focusing on Aquinas. It explores how the intellect grasps itself and how transformative self-knowledge leads to virtue, happiness, and fulfillment.
While often traced to Descartes, self-knowledge is a perennial theme. This volume studies its treatment in the Medieval Latin West, focusing on Aquinas. It explores how the intellect grasps itself and how transformative self-knowledge leads to virtue, happiness, and fulfillment.
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This volume places Martin Luther King Jr and Mahatma Gandhi within the tradition of nonviolence, from Tolstoy to Mandela. This collection of essays explores the concept of nonviolence in a philosophical and religious context, highlighting its application in the 21st century.
This volume places Martin Luther King Jr and Mahatma Gandhi within the tradition of nonviolence, from Tolstoy to Mandela. This collection of essays explores the concept of nonviolence in a philosophical and religious context, highlighting its application in the 21st century.
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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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Content, Consciousness, and Perception
Essays in Contemporary Philosophy of Mind
What sort of thing is the mind? This collection of eleven new essays by today's most promising philosophers explores mental content, consciousness, and perception, offering a state-of-the-art overview ideal for students and specialists alike.
What sort of thing is the mind? This collection of eleven new essays by today’s most promising philosophers explores mental content, consciousness, and perception, offering a state-of-the-art overview ideal for students and specialists alike.
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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 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.
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Conversations in Philosophy
Crossing the Boundaries
These essays demonstrate philosophy’s relevance to fundamental human problems. Crossing disciplinary and regional boundaries from Africa to America, they explore pressing issues like development, conflict, and apathy, reflecting the vitality of philosophical discourse.
These essays demonstrate philosophy’s relevance to fundamental human problems. Crossing disciplinary and regional boundaries from Africa to America, they explore pressing issues like development, conflict, and apathy, reflecting the vitality of philosophical discourse.
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Conversations in Philosophy
Knowledge and Freedom
This collection of thoughtful and challenging essays offers a careful examination of knowledge and freedom. It interrogates the social dimensions of knowledge, the relationship between knowledge and truth, and the nature of personal and social liberty.
This collection of thoughtful and challenging essays offers a careful examination of knowledge and freedom. It interrogates the social dimensions of knowledge, the relationship between knowledge and truth, and the nature of personal and social liberty.
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Cosmic Consciousness and Human Excellence
Implications for Global Ethics
Cosmic consciousness is a transcendence of self, a pathway to human excellence. It suggests the world cannot be improved without changing individual consciousness. This book places this idea at the centre of contemporary arguments on the nature of consciousness.
Cosmic consciousness is a transcendence of self, a pathway to human excellence. It suggests the world cannot be improved without changing individual consciousness. This book places this idea at the centre of contemporary arguments on the nature of consciousness.
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This book responds to pressing environmental issues by exploring ethics, evolution, and creation. Prominent philosophers critique the work of Professor Robin Attfield, who in turn provides a clear and thorough response to each challenge.
This book responds to pressing environmental issues by exploring ethics, evolution, and creation. Prominent philosophers critique the work of Professor Robin Attfield, who in turn provides a clear and thorough response to each challenge.
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Crisis, Exposure, Imagination
Lifting Veils
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.
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.
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Cross Currents
Comparative Responses to Global Interdependence
Comparative philosophy engages thinkers worldwide to approach common problems from different perspectives. This approachable survey brings “eastern” and “western” philosophy into a global conversation. Foreign terms are translated and notes give context.
Comparative philosophy engages thinkers worldwide to approach common problems from different perspectives. This approachable survey brings “eastern” and “western” philosophy into a global conversation. Foreign terms are translated and notes give context.
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Culture at the Crossroads
From Epistemological Meanderings to Interdisciplinary Praxis
This collection explores the interfaces of culture, gender, and power. It moves beyond conventional conceptions to suggest a holistic view of culture that enacts the dynamics of power, nationality, class, gender, and ethnicity in an ever-shifting transnational context.
This collection explores the interfaces of culture, gender, and power. It moves beyond conventional conceptions to suggest a holistic view of culture that enacts the dynamics of power, nationality, class, gender, and ethnicity in an ever-shifting transnational context.
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Cyberspace Odyssey
Towards a Virtual Ontology and Anthropology
This book deals with the last stage of the human odyssey: the exploration of cyberspace. As new technologies colonize our bodies and minds, the author investigates the implications for our culture and form of life. Winner of the Socrates Prize.
This book deals with the last stage of the human odyssey: the exploration of cyberspace. As new technologies colonize our bodies and minds, the author investigates the implications for our culture and form of life. Winner of the Socrates Prize.
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