In an age of terror, this essay collection explores trauma’s renewed relevance, examining 9/11, the Shoah, and tyranny through the thought of Derrida, Zizek, Lacan, and Freud.
Conversations in Philosophy
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.
This book clarifies Metacognition and Theory of Mind, comparing the two concepts. It offers practical suggestions for educators to enhance students’ metacognitive abilities and analyzes the link between Theory of Mind and language.
Religious Emotions
The role of emotions in religion has received little attention. This volume of research explores ‘religious emotions,’ asking what is distinctive about them and how Christianity made use of human emotional potential. The reader is invited to reflect on their interaction.
The Future of Post-Human Unconsciousness
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the exploration of anomalous phenomena has tremendous implications for the future of intelligent life. This book focuses on the controversial relationship between the nature of unconsciousness and anomalous experience.
Russell Revisited
Bertrand Russell played a central role in modern philosophy. How do we account for the abiding interest in him? Accessibility. This collection of recent scholarship serves as a testament to the value of Russell’s diverse contributions to challenging philosophical issues.
Science cannot tell us life’s meaning, and belief limits our freedom to learn from reality. To those who do not surrender their right to decide for themselves, life offers a unique opportunity to apply their insights and unlock the mind from its own beliefs.
American and European Values
International scholars consider the intersection of American and European values. They explore cultural sensibilities, key philosophical figures, and movements from pragmatism to existentialism, offering a rich conversation for our increasingly globalized world.
This volume explores the emergence of physics in ancient philosophy, the concept of physical laws from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, and the mathematization of Natural Philosophy that led to the emergence of the classical sciences.
This book examines Adorno’s mode of critique through his aesthetics. It explores how this focus on aesthetics shapes his readings of knowledge, history, culture, and art to reassert his relevance for constructing effective modes of critical thinking.
Whiteheadian Ethics
These papers explore the ethical and meta-ethical implications of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy. From a major international conference, contributions cover the metaphysics of morals, evaluating moral practices, and ethics and aesthetic values.
A synthesis of symbolic logic and poetry, The Book of Change unlocks the secrets of the universe through symmetrical verse. Profound scientific and philosophical truths are simplified into images, laying out the nature of reality from physics to ethics.
How do we see and write about perception? The act of vision is profoundly impure, entangled with other senses, memory, and dreams. This volume explores the reciprocal relationship between seer and seen and the core concepts of visual perception theory.
David Swift turns to the philosopher Epicurus for a scientific explanation of the mind. Reinterpreting thinkers from Descartes to Freud, he reveals the secrets of love, hate, and behavior as the results of learned experience, not genetic predisposition.
This book of political philosophy argues that libertarianism provides more efficient decision-making than any other political order. It links this idea to the theory of knowledge, revealing the connection between how we know and how we are governed.
This book describes new ways of approaching aesthetics and innovation. Spanning Gestalt theory to the latest brain scan research, it unites chapters by Western aestheticians and Russian scholars, offering novel perspectives on art and science.
Reverence for Life Revisited
This book’s essays re-examine Albert Schweitzer’s life and his “Reverence for Life” philosophy, assessing its relevance for the twenty-first century. Featuring diverse perspectives, including from Jane Goodall, they explore applications to today’s global issues.
The Future of Aesthetic Experience
Dr. Baofu argues that postmodernism is an aesthetic fad and the current debate on beauty is obsolete. He reveals the great transformations of aesthetic experience to come, both here on Earth and later in deep space, based on his new transformative theory.
Did Somebody Say Ideology?
This volume explores the foundations of Slavoj Žižek’s work, focusing on his theory of ideology. Essays investigate key aspects of the philosopher’s thought and employ his theories in new contexts, demonstrating how his critique fosters innovative research.
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