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Many today are worried about the global spread of divisive politics, rampant inequality, social alienation, and politica......more
Many today are worried about the global spread of divisive politics, rampant inequality, social alienation, and politica......more
This book offers a novel and comprehensive interpretation of Descartes’s moral philosophy. In contrast to other influent......more
Explore the ancient Stoic way of thinking and the valuable lessons it holds for contemporary life This new volume contai......more
Zarathustra is a sage and a prophet who has a great love of humanity. Because of this love, he desires to leave the soli......more
Benedictus de Spinoza, commonly known as Baruch Spinoza, was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin. ......more
PILGRIM is a collection of small wisdoms offered to illuminate the journey of life and to make sense, if possible, of th......more
The rapid pace of change in computing demands a continuous review of our defensive strategies, and a strong ethical fram......more
There is widespread disagreement over what constitutes an experience of empathy. In this study of its value and moral fe......more
Privacy matters because it shields us from possible abuses of power. In the age of AI and the internet it is more import......more
An innovative argument that vindicates our normative commitment to basic equality, synthesising philosophy, history, and......more
Creating Future People offers readers a fast-paced primer on how advances in genetics will enable parents to influence t......more
Gerd B. Achenbach’s Philosophical Praxis: Origin, Relations, and Legacy, translated by Michael Picard, offers unique ins......more
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"The communists do not preach morality at all"; this line from The Communist Manifesto might seem to settle the question......more
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This volume explores East Asian intellectual traditions and their influence on contemporary discussions of the ethics of......more
This volume explores East Asian intellectual traditions and their influence on contemporary discussions of the ethics of......more
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Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsig’s unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of......more
Is your life ruled by checklists or obligations? Do you define a godly life by service to others, accomplishments, or ev......more
For those captive to the broken world of late modernity, wherein ageing and dying persons become vulnerable to despair, ......more
"This exquisite book offers guidance to us all." -- Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple With beautifully crafted wo......more
This book is about the respective roles of intuition and reasoning in ethics. It responds to a number of well-known phil......more
Is your life ruled by checklists or obligations? Do you define a godly life by service to others, accomplishments, or ev......more
Donald Philip Verene invites readers to take up the question of self-knowledge, to pursue it further in their own terms ......more
Nietzsche’s essay, Richard Wagner in Bayreuth, appeared in 1876, and his next publication was his present work, which wa......more
In Plato on the Unity of the Virtues, Rod Jenks argues that while Plato makes several attempts to show how virtue is one......more
We must establish our world order on the principles of human dignity if we want a credible future for humanity. This boo......more
Jacques Derrida explores the ramifications of what we owe to others. Hospitality reproduces a two-year seminar series de......more
This book explores equal opportunity-more accurately "fair equality of opportunity"-as a norm that commands at least cas......more
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Environmental bioethics addresses the environmental impact of the health care industry and climate change health hazards......more
Creating Future People offers readers a fast-paced primer on how advances in genetics will enable parents to influence t......more
Offers a new, Spinozist framework for understanding encounters with otherness in Romantic literature as experiences of i......more
Literature, Interpretation and Ethics argues for the centrality of hermeneutics in the context of ongoing debates about ......more
This book argues that Simone Weil’s short life (1909-1943) is best understood as deeply invested in and engaged with the......more
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Literature, Interpretation and Ethics argues for the centrality of hermeneutics in the context of ongoing debates about ......more
This book presents an innovative African philosophical response to coloniality and the attendant epistemicide of Africa’......more
Insights into a compassionate alternative to a ruthlessly self-interested capitalist culture Societally sanctioned compe......more
You may think that a simple concept like Truth should be easy to describe and easy to understand. But like many simple c......more
First published in 1952, Man, Creator or Destroyer makes clear that mankind is preeminent both as a creator and as a des......more
In March 2022, Adam Smith Works, a website of Liberty Fund, launched a new monthly feature called Just Sentiments. Colle......more
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First published in 1950, The Western Philosophers presents the life of philosophical thought in the Western world. From ......more
This book is an unprecedented consideration of the challenges of what we can do for generations yet to come. Many growin......more
This book is the result of the author’s teaching experience and it is conceived primarily as a learning resource for stu......more
Aimed at addressing the difficulties associated with teaching often abstract elements of technical ethics, this book is ......more
Aimed at addressing the difficulties associated with teaching often abstract elements of technical ethics, this book is ......more
The classics heavily influenced many aspects of European modern culture, yet it is not easy to trace their intellectual ......more
This book claims that artificial intelligence (AI) may affect our freedom at work, in our daily life, and in the politic......more
Every step in life presents an opportunity to reflect on the past journey. Having worked on diverse issues over many yea......more
Kant did not initially intend to write the Critique of Practical Reason, let alone three Critiques. It was primarily the......more
Kant did not initially intend to write the Critique of Practical Reason, let alone three Critiques. It was primarily the......more
This book describes the fundamental laws and principles that were necessary to develop an ordered system like the univer......more
This book describes the fundamental laws and principles that were necessary to develop an ordered system like the univer......more
52 playful and easy to understand activites to hhelp parents teach children moral lessons that they won’t forget A child......more
The Philebus is a Socratic dialogue written in the 4th century BC by Plato. Besides Socrates (the main speaker) the othe......more
FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION - ONE OF TIME’S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR - ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES......more
This book explores equal opportunity--more accurately "fair equality of opportunity"--as a norm that commands at least c......more
"A condensation of a vast and refreshingly unorthodox system of ideas." -- Arthur Koestler, Observer From one of the mos......more
To what extent are the subjects of our thoughts and talk real? This is the question of realism. In this book, Justin Cla......more
Does suffering have meaning? The leading scholars and practitioners in Meaningless Suffering engage with this haunting h......more
Religion has been routinely tasked with providing answers to life’s most pressing questions and concerns. In fact, it ha......more
This Handbook provides a comprehensive survey of major topics in the philosophy of punishment from many of the field’s l......more
Does suffering have meaning? The leading scholars and practitioners in Meaningless Suffering engage with this haunting h......more
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In the current era, evidence-based medicine and various supporting technologies dominate everyday clinical practice, acc......more
This book examines how Shanghai aims to improve public service provision by accelerating the use of artificial intellige......more
We are all haunted by things we fear, repress, and those things of which we have no conscious knowledge. We are thus hau......more
Today’s wholesale lack of trust in our institutions is a problem with deep roots in liberalism, and it cannot be solved ......more
This is the first book to provide a coherent overview over the ethical implications of AI-related technologies in medici......more
This Element considers current legal, ethical, metaphysical, and medical controversies concerning brain death. It examin......more
This Element considers current legal, ethical, metaphysical, and medical controversies concerning brain death. It examin......more
This is the first professional academic work in China to discuss artificial intelligence and blockchain together. Artifi......more
Philosophy, Cultural Criticism "In dreaming desire, there are no real consequences. In order to make such fantasies real......more
A philosopher examines the complicated phenomenon of gaslighting "Gaslighting" is suddenly in everyone’s vocabulary. It’......more
How philosophy can teach us to be less anxious about being anxious by understanding that it’s an essential part of being......more
A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the ri......more
This book draws a subtle balance between bioethics and financial regulation. While the legal topic of human preservation......more