Ethical Contexts and Theoretical Issues
This book makes a philosophical contribution to current ethical debates. It moves beyond traditional approaches to present an alternative foundation for decision-making: a philosophically grounded, relational perspective that replaces an individualistic one.
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.
Van Tongeren offers a thorough study of Nietzsche’s thoughts on nihilism, the history of the concept, the different ways in which he tries to explain his ideas on nihilism, the way these ideas were received in the 20th century, and, ultimately, what these ideas should mean to us.
Friends and Foes Volume II
This volume investigates the relationship between friendship and conflict from political, sociological and psychological perspectives. Scholars examine how friendships are forged in contexts of conflict and how conflict itself can be transformed into friendship.
From Marx to Warner
Tittenbrun gives an in-depth analysis of several important theories of social class and stratification, both past and present. The central argument in his monograph is that there are only two classical theories of social class, namely those developed by Marx and Weber.
Global Food, Global Justice
These essays address global crises of obesity, malnutrition, and environmental degradation as issues of public policy and social justice. They argue that changing how we eat is necessary to create a culture of health and ensure a sustainable future.
This work explores the philosophical basis for phenomenological structuralism, giving a hermeneutical approach to understanding and resolving the structure/agency problematic of the social sciences.
Higher Education Ethics
Equip your institution with a robust ethical framework. This guide offers a new typology of higher education ethics, featuring proven decision-making models, case studies, and professional standards for navigating complex global challenges.
Human Rights from a Third World Perspective
This collection takes up the point of view of the colonized to unsettle the conventional understanding of human rights. Drawing on Decolonial Thinking and Third World approaches, it constructs a new history and theory to decolonize human rights.
A new identity is emerging among Haitian-American youth. Forged by the consciousness of the black American underclass and its street culture, it now challenges the traditional bourgeois values and the Vodou Ethic of their Haitian heritage.
In West Africa, military takeovers are fueled by identity politics and discrimination in the distribution of national wealth. This book promotes a sane approach to sharing the national ‘cake’: adopting pragmatism and the Rule of Law to ensure equal participation and opportunity.
This book analyzes major ethical and bioethical issues like euthanasia, suicide, organ commerce, sexual objectification, and abortion from the perspective of Kant’s moral theory. It tackles questions of autonomy, human dignity, and free choice.
This volume celebrates life writing, where individuals overcome trauma to find joy. Scholars explore personal narratives—testimonies, diaries, and letters—that challenge sociocultural issues like migration and discrimination while affirming our need for human connection.
This book offers philosophical reflections on new forms of domination, vulnerability and alienation at work. Following Hannah Arendt, it addresses the crisis of work and loneliness as a political problem of exclusion and meaninglessness.
Matter in Marx
Was Marx truly a “materialist”? This book argues that the more interesting question is what kind he developed. It provides a surprising answer: a materialism without matter. On this basis, new light is shed on the base-superstructure analogy, progress, and political action.
Metaphorical Imagination
Abdullah tells the story of an intellectual journey with metaphor in this book. He revisits the epistemology and ontology of evidence and challenges the dualist norms of social research, points to the failings, and flags up directions for researchers who take evidence seriously.
Modern and Contemporary Taiwanese Philosophy
As mainland China rejected its philosophical heritage, Taiwanese thinkers did more than preserve it—they reinvented it. Engaging with Western thought, they forged complex new systems, creating a vital 20th-century legacy still largely unknown in the West.
Combining philosophy, science, and literature, Toliver examines lingering misconceptions of world history as a continuing source of international tension, showing beliefs incompatible with natural history continue to intensify nationalism and support terrorist movements.
This volume is an extended discussion of *Moral Sentimentalism*, the key ethical work of foremost theorist Michael Slote. It contains original commentaries and a substantial response by Slote, providing fresh insights for anyone interested in contemporary ethics.
What is noise and what is it doing to our world? This book is a philosophical investigation of its obnoxious movements. Starting from the statement that ‘noise is nature’, it explores how we try to order it and what happens when it remains in the realm of the obscure or obscene.