A clear-eyed look at thinking straight in a world crowded with noise, bias, and misinformation. "Fake news." "Alternativ......more

Our world is rich in things of varying degrees of quality. This book argues that sortal quality, what others have called......more

Promising, consenting, and even attacking someone are ways to ’rewrite’ our rights, permitting others to treat us in way......more

The re-emergence of virtue ethics in the 20th century revolutionized moral philosophy. This is the first book-length int......more

Ectogenesis, or artificial wombs, is not yet a reality. But is it the future? In this revolutionary book, Evie Kendal ex......more

What are the aims of education? What role can education play in responding to the climate crisis, or to the mental healt......more

Alexander Baumgarten’s Ethica Philosophica (1740) served as a chief textbook of philosophical instruction in German univ......more

A major figure in contemporary Indian and comparative philosophy, Arindam Chakrabarti’s work has spanned across discipli......more

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This coursebook offers an accessible introduction to issues in the philosophy of mind, including the mind-body problem, ......more

Like its predecessor, Contemporary Controversies in Catholic Bioethics, this volume gathers together an array of Catholi......more

"In Contemporary Debates in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, pairs of specially commissioned essays defend opposin......more

Can violent resistance ever be justified as a means of protest? Brought to the fore of national consciousness by protest......more

Animal Lives through Five Centuries of Art and Science confronts a deep paradox: humanity’s greatest achievements in art......more

This book explores Swami Vivekananda’s ideational visions, highlighting their multifaceted nature....more

A classic work of comparative mythology by acclaimed scholar Heinrich Zimmer Drawing from Eastern and Western literature......more

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In a world teetering on the brink of transformation, where the echoes of post-war America still linger, the emergence of......more

First published in 1984, The Politics and Ethics of Evaluation considers, from the vantage point of the authors’ conside......more

First published in 1963, Varieties of Goodness presents analysis of the concept of value and its relations with the neig......more

First published in 1952, Man, Creator or Destroyer makes clear that mankind is preeminent both as a creator and as a des......more

Originally published in 1931, this book follows the sceptical principles of Bradley to their logical conclusions, pushin......more

Richard Wollheim (1923-2003)Âis best known as a path-breaking philosopher of art and of mind, but his work on political ......more

This volume provides a thorough introduction to three of the twentieth century’s most influential proponents of Aristotl......more

An innovative introduction to ethics through philosophy and fiction Ethics: An Introduction with Primary Texts and Short......more

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An investigation of what it means to have children--morally, philosophically and emotionally "Do you want to have childr......more

"If there is a philosophical Atlas who carries the whole of Western civilization on his shoulders," Ayn Rand wrote, "it ......more

"If there is a philosophical Atlas who carries the whole of Western civilization on his shoulders," Ayn Rand wrote, "it ......more

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This book explores Western and non-Western conceptions of human dignity and human rights in order to demonstrate the her......more

Presenting an absolute and universal defense of rational moral law, this work delves into the principle of justice: don’......more

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Acclaimed poet and translator Aaron Poochigian’s vibrant new translation of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations captures and ac......more

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice "Charming, intelligent.... Open Socrates encourages us to recognize how lit......more

"A thoroughly digestible and wonderfully approachable example of popular philosophy at its very best." --Joshua C. Gelle......more

As a prominent figure of the 18th century Enlightenment, Kant advocated faith in reason and in the possibility of human ......more

In the heart of early 1900s Spain, where tradition and modernity collide, a woman’s unwavering resolve becomes both her ......more

In the hushed whispers of 19th-century Spain, where existential themes and the essence of human nature intertwine, lies ......more

What if the very ideas you cling to for certainty are the same ones quietly holding you back? We often assume growth is ......more

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The Philosophy of Freedom is the fundamental philosophical work of the philosopher and esotericist Rudolf Steiner (1861-......more

My Body, My Rules: A Kid’s Journey Into Boundaries & Bravery is a preventative, age-appropriate guide designed to help c......more

A comprehensive ethical and philosophical system for living with clarity, courage, compassion, and integrity. Drawing fr......more

A landmark in modern self-help and practical philosophy, The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell offers a bold, co......more

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The texts in this volume - summaries of the 216 seminars taught by Gilles Deleuze - provide unique insight into the latt......more

Is morality a subjective matter, dependent on our desires and interests, or are there objective moral truths? And if the......more

This book examines how legal professionals both engage with and challenge institutional frameworks trhough various persp......more

This book examines how legal professionals both engage with and challenge institutional frameworks trhough various persp......more

This book demonstrates perseverance in the face of adversity and how ’good’ usually triumphs over evil. It demonstrates ......more

In an era defined by breathtaking innovation and unprecedented power, how do we reconcile our grandest ambitions with ou......more

Along with the problem of evil, divine hiddenness presents one of the most important philosophical challenges to religio......more

Approaching concepts of nature through a multidisciplinary lens, Nature as Resource, Aesthetic Experience, and Ecologica......more

This book examines the ethical issues surrounding assisted reproductive technologies and queer family-making practices. ......more

This is the first full-scale analytical and critical monograph on the moral philosophy of W. D. Ross. It shows why Ross ......more

This book addresses one of today’s most burning issues, the environmental crisis, offering an insight into the problem f......more

This book offers a philosophical analysis of the environmental crisis in the Sundarbans, drawing upon phenomenological n......more

This book addresses the ethics of Situational Crime Prevention (SCP). It seeks not only to analyse specific SCP measures......more

This book rethinks procreative responsibility considering the continuous development of Assisted Reproductive Technologi......more

This book appears at a time of intense debate on how states should respond to refugees: some philosophers argue states a......more

What does it mean to live a meaningful life? Can life be meaningful at all, and if it can, what exactly makes it so? Thi......more

What does it mean to live a meaningful life? Can life be meaningful at all, and if it can, what exactly makes it so? Thi......more

One way of understanding the history of moral philosophy is as the collected offerings of thinkers who have studied the ......more

If Socrates Is Mortal weren’t a textbook example of a syllogism (All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore), it m......more

In this Open Access book, the reader is presented with an outlook on current developments in Japanese Animal Ethics and ......more

Ethics Across Borders assembles perspectives from geographers, historians, theologians, philosophers, and scientists to ......more

Ethics Across Borders assembles perspectives from geographers, historians, theologians, philosophers, and scientists to ......more

Contemporary understandings of torture are ruled by a medico-legal duopoly: the language of law (regulating definition a......more

WORLD TO BE PERFECTED is an attempt to provide some insights of our obvious or/and tacit participation to what could be ......more

In an age of relentless competition, self-branding, and growing social isolation, we face a pressing question: how can w......more

The Philosophy of Nietzsche: A Critical Essay is a book by the Russian philosopher Evgeny Nikolayevich Trubetskoy, which......more