The Possibility of the Sublime
After Professor Jane Forsey argued that a theory of the sublime is impossible, this volume gathers international scholars to challenge her claim. In a tightly focused debate, they defend the sublime as an aesthetic category, concluding with a final response from Forsey herself.
This work reclassifies the history of ideas through a new organon for the cultural sciences. Radically revising standard theories, it extracts principles from philosophy, arts, and sciences, and reshapes them as symbolic forms grounded in imagination.
The Radicalism of Departure
Spiessens proposes an entirely new reading of Max Stirner’s philosophical magnum opus Der Einzige und sein Eigentum. This exciting interpretation clears the way for a philosophical rehabilitation of Stirner’s ideas.
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.
This publication features presentations given at the 14th International Conference on Philosophical Practice, and will be of significance and interest not only for philosophers and philosophical practitioners, but also for psychotherapists, counsellors, and other professionals.
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.
This book offers a precise way of “looking at things” to re-define the relationship between film and political philosophy. It provides new reflections on the domain’s themes, appealing to academics interested in political philosophy, media studies, and cultural studies.
Ágnes Heller and Hannah Arendt
This book reconstructs a timely conversation between Hannah Arendt and Ágnes Heller on the malaises of modernity. Two great thinkers enlighten the great moral and political problems of our time, from the demise of totalitarianism to the perennial problems of this century.
To make philosophy relevant, the author argues philosophers must go beyond their specializations to clarify how things hang together. This book has a novel emphasis on public morality, understanding it from an evolutionary perspective to raise moral standards.
We are caught in the mirror, under its spell. Mirrors direct us without our awareness because we do not perceive them as they are. This book explores a philosophy of mirrors through art and culture, opening up their hidden world and offering a challenge to organization theory.
Nature and Life
Explore contemporary trends in environmental philosophy and applied ethics. An essential reference for researchers and general readers, this book examines the ethical issues transforming our lives, uniquely focusing on both Western and non-Western approaches.
Reflections on Society and Academia
Herbst addresses a wide spectrum of concerns within the social sciences, as well as higher education and design and planning issues. His work allows for an easy and holistic assessment of publications that cover various themes and were written during the past two decades.
Senses, Affects and Archaeology
Senses and affects are not just physiological tools, but practices that constantly update our position in the world. Understanding how we are educated within these practices is the first step towards decolonizing our worldview and freeing our senses.
Discomfort and Moral Impediment
This book connects human suffering with morality. It explores our condition through the moral requirements of not harming or manipulating, and questions the ethics of responsible procreation and the moral quality of abstention.
Thinking in Constellations
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.
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.
The Metamorphoses of Philosophy II
Providing a phenomenology of the Western mind, this second of three volumes maps philosophy’s re-emergence in scholasticism and early modern science, up to its peak in the great metaphysical systems of 19th century German philosophy.
Axel Honneth’s Social Philosophy of Recognition
This book reconstructs Axel Honneth’s recognition theory in the context of the conflict between autonomy and social cohesion. It proposes the Reconstructive Normative Simulation (RNS) to examine social pathologies by locating deficiencies in the social spheres of our lives.
Psychology and the Three Cultures
King documents the history and evolution of the field of psychology and its position as a global, integrated, hub science. She presents the nexus between science, the humanities and social sciences.
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.