A Philosopher’s Perspective on the UK’s Higher Education
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.
What does emancipation mean in the contemporary moral and political landscape? From what can we free ourselves? This collection investigates emancipation through the eyes of the ethicist, re-examining the concept within different philosophical traditions.
The Philosophy of Rudolf Steiner
While Rudolf Steiner’s influence is widespread, his philosophy remains largely unknown. This book makes his complex spiritual philosophy, Anthroposophy, accessible. Using simple terms, it presents the fundamentals and offers a first step for further study.
Philosophy and science go hand-in-hand to answer fundamental questions about how we know the world. This book provides answers to such philosophical problems on the basis of sound and clearly presented argumentation for philosophers, scientists, and inquisitive readers.
Quining and Unquining Qualia
This book challenges the claim that qualia—our subjective sensations—are illusions. It proposes that qualia are essential aspects of consciousness that lie beyond science’s reach, and are what distinguish human experience from artificial intelligence.
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.
A comprehensive guide to the science of ceramics in dentistry, detailing their structural, chemical, physical, mechanical, and optical properties. This book covers fabrication methods and clinical aspects, enabling students and clinicians to improve their knowledge.
This book illuminates the problem of women in Chinese philosophy through the lives of two Taiwanese female philosophers. It links the marginalization of female theorists with the unrecognized contribution of Taiwanese philosophy, revealing both stem from discourses of exclusion.
Aristotelian Metaphysics as a Unifying Paradigm for 21st Century Science
This book updates Aristotle’s foundational principles to remedy the fragmentation of knowledge. It provides a rational framework and common language for all, seeking answers to the question “why?,” not just “how?”, creating a unified approach to knowledge.
The World as Analogy of Absolute Mind
Can evolved thought grasp evolution itself? This book explores the Augustinian-Thomist heritage through Hegel, considering sacramental theology, original sin, grace, and linguistic representation, culminating in an examination of real presence in unreal nature.
This volume explores Platonic philosophy as a living force throughout history, from the Hellenistic age to the modern world. These studies approach Plato’s dialogues from new perspectives, shedding new light on ancient problems and the original, ever-surprising author himself.
Humanity’s planetary superdominance, a product of transgenerational learning, has caused an ecological crisis. We now face an evolutionary choice about the purpose of education: should we double down on humanism, deconstruct the system, or adopt a holistic biological wisdom?
While Derrida is often portrayed as a critic of logocentrism, this book’s central premise is that he implicitly affirmed its necessity. It explores this affirmation of logocentrism as a stable foundation for meaning that can be revised to create new possibilities.
Using ordinary language and facts of experience, Bishop Butler’s philosophy is a guidebook to happiness. This book presents his work as a bridge joining ancient wisdom with modern experience, offering ways to live without the error and distraction that lead to misery.
Human annihilation has never been so easy. AI is our most transformative revolution, yet we lack a common moral language to prevent an apocalypse. This book provides the first global bioethical analysis of AI, creating a compelling framework for our shared survival.
Buddhist Hermeneutics and East Asian Buddhist Interpreters
This book explores the hermeneutic dilemma of how non-conceptual religious reality is conceptually interpreted in Buddhism. Examining approaches from Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese traditions, it illuminates the fundamental challenge: how to deliver dharma of no dharma.
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.
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.
Seeds of Liberty, Justice, Peace, and Democracy in Early America
Amid widespread religious and political bigotry, William Penn, a Quaker, dared to bring relief to the suffering. He provided a safe haven in early America where liberty, justice, peace, and democracy ruled, sowing seeds that became the basis for the US Constitution.
This book introduces a digital literacy beyond social media. It’s not enough to buy technology without understanding the hardware and software logic. Generalized nets marry the soft approximations of humans with the hard precision of the computer.