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An insightful study of Walter Benjamin, one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, by the Italian ......more
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An introduction for English-language readers to Georges Bataille’s postwar philosophical and critical writings. In the a......more
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René Descartes: The Complete Correspondence in English Translation is the first complete English translation of the exta......more
Constantine Sandis has been working on Wittgenstein’s approach to other minds for over a decade. This volume collects hi......more
The internationalisation of higher education gives rise to the curious entity of the global university. Promoted as the ......more
In Being and Time Martin Heidegger developed a way of considering human existence as ’being there’, a process of interre......more
The Homelessness of Being invites readers to consider what it means to be human. This dialogue between sociology and the......more
A passionate defense of the humanities from one of today’s foremost public intellectuals In this short and powerful book......more
The final volume of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion by His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes us to the uncommon practic......more
This "rare and exquisite exploration of the art, science, and practice of meditation" (Roshni Joan Halifax, author of St......more
A collection of essays that outline the recent work on ecology, political theology, religion, and philosophy by one of t......more
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An analysis of contemporary authoritarianism and the medium in which it flourishes, the internet, and what lies at the c......more
A dazzling exploration of our wish for innocence and ignorance--and its consequences. Aristotle claimed that "all human ......more
Winch is best known as the founder of post-war analytic philosophy of the social sciences, and as one of the rare post-w......more
An accessible daily guide to applying the timeless wisdom of the Tao Te Ching to your life, featuring an original transl......more
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The two issues around which this collection revolves are that it is impossible to address biopolitics without taking the......more
Traditional institutions are often considered inadequate to govern for the long term as their politicians promote short-......more
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In the mid-twentieth century, a certain idea of technology emerged in the work of many influential political theorists: ......more
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What do Persian robes of honour, 20th-century still-life painting, fur garments, and 18th-century porcelain all have in ......more
Freedom after Kant situates Kant’s concept of freedom in relation to leading philosophers of the period to trace a detai......more
What is self-control? Does a person need to be conscious to act? Are delusions always irrational? Questions such as thes......more
What does it mean to think with images? There is a well-established tradition of studying thought processes through the ......more
A vital response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this volume connects the neoliberal underpinnings of the pandemic to the phil......more
Through examination of the death penalty in literature, Aaron Aquilina contests Heidegger’s concept of ’being-towards-de......more
Blanchot and his writings on three major poets, Mallarmé, Hölderlin, and Char, provide a decisive new point of departure......more
The celebrated literary critic and theorist of popular culture Paul A. Cantor predicted that the next greatest work of a......more
Pokémon is one of the most amazing pop culture phenomena of our epoch, with deep metaphysical roots and profound philoso......more
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From our finest radical literary analyst, a classic study of the great philosopher and cultural theorist....more
A new model for the relationship between science and democracy that spans policymaking, the funding and conduct of resea......more
A bold new interpretation of Augustine’s virtue of hope and its place in political life When it comes to politics, Augus......more
A radical reinterpretation of Adam Smith that challenges economists, moral philosophers, political theorists, and intell......more
Why philosophy was politics by other means for Rome’s greatest statesman In the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement fr......more
Synchronized dance and the shifting dialogue between the power of forms and the forms of power. A popular form of artist......more
The post-Enlightenment movement known as Romanticism is a messy period; so messy, in fact, that many scholars eschew any......more
On the forms of sabotage, insubordination, and invisible activity that evade the terrain of politics. Inhuman Resources ......more
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on......more
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Pith Instructions for Realizing the Great Perfection, from One of the Greatest Tibetan Yogis of the Twentieth Century. I......more
Literary critic Ryan Ruby uncovers the secret history of poetry in a mock-academic verse essay filled with wit and wisdo......more
For Bataille, "the absence of myth" had itself become the myth of the modern age. In a world that had "lost the secret o......more
Meditative reflections on the great spiritual seeker’s deeply felt experience of the divine. Henry David Thoreau’s spiri......more
An updated edition of a beloved classic, Creative Mythology tells the inner story of humanity’s entire philosophical, sp......more
A profound exploration of the external influences that shape human consciousness, from healing rituals to digital device......more
A unique look at Thomas Mann’s intellectual and political transformation during the crucial years of his exile in the Un......more
The first book to offer a comprehensive exploration of Marx’s relationship to republicanism, arguing that it is essentia......more
How can we apply the teachings of the greatest ancient philosopher to modern life? Socrates is the quintessential Atheni......more
Written throughout Louis Dupré’s life, Thinking the Unknowable explores the relationship between faith and metaphysics, ......more
This book is an attempt to provide a philosophical answer to the simple question, "What is the law?" as well as address ......more
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Martin Heidegger, Gilbert Simondon, and Bernard Stiegler each argued in their own way that, ever since its inception in ......more
In this major new contribution to Heidegger studies, Christopher Fynsk provides an original account of Heidegger’s refle......more
Mystical experience continues to fascinate human beings across different cultures and traditions. Deploying the phenomen......more
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Weingartner compares criteria and basic assumptions for the credibility of scientific and religious belief systems. It i......more
G.W.F. Hegel was a radical and incisive thinker, whose ideas have shaped the face of political philosophy. With question......more
The main debates in the philosophy of time have centred on whether A-theory, with events ordered by pastness, presentnes......more
In an era of cancel culture, digital identities and thriving conversation surrounding parasocial relationships, we quest......more
In der 1886 verfassten Vorrede zur Neuausgabe der Fröhlichen Wissenschaft schreibt Nietzsche über sich selbst: "Ein Phil......more
For anyone in search of the philosophers who influenced one of the richest moments in Western intellectual history, this......more
For anyone in search of the philosophers who influenced one of the richest moments in Western intellectual history, this......more
Drawing on methods from religious studies, philosophy, and cognitive science, Jack Williams develops a unique and interd......more
With the rise of populist governments and corresponding popular protests, this book turns renewed focus on Baruch Spinoz......more
Nobody doubted that atoms were real once atomic energy was developed, but in the early 20th-century and before their exi......more
In this opening volume to a trilogy of works critiquing and undermining our approach to our environment, Ariel Salleh ar......more
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What role does ’reason’ have in tackling the catastrophic ecological situation of the early 21st-century? Can the concep......more
The fifteen contributions to the multilingual volume together chart Cicero’s presence in the cultural history of Basel -......more
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An alternative occult and esoteric history of England told through one of its most popular cultural forms: the comedy si......more
Atheism has been on the rise in the West for several decades, but its roots, including those belonging to secularism, ag......more
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This is the second edition of Springer’s first wide-ranging, multi-authored handbook on philosophy of medicine. It cover......more
Ten brief essays on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live better, more purposeful lives......more
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