Emotion is central to human character, infiltrating our physiological functions and our mental constitution. In sport, a......more
This book investigates public claims for the protection of weak groups and interests in Japan and China from the ninetee......more
This contributed volume explores the ways logical skills have been perceived over the course of history. The authors app......more
Provides new insights on the novel approach called Hydrogeoethics in groundwater science and practice and the interlinka......more
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First published in 1923, this book collects together sixteen essays written between 1912 and 1922 that reflect how the a......more
Much discussion of morality presupposes that moral judgments are always, at bottom, arbitrary. Moral scepticism, or at l......more
First published in 1934, the majority of this book was developed just prior to the Nazi seizure of power, with additiona......more
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First published in 1959, Authority, Responsibility and Education focuses on the philosophy of education and is concerned......more
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The Space that Separates: A Realist Theory of Art radically challenges our assumptions about what art is, what art does,......more
Exploring the viability of new perspectives on secularisation and the idea of postsecularism, this book reflects on thei......more
This book examines key aspects of the history, philosophy, and culture of science in India, especially as they may be co......more
Emergence is often described as the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts: interactions among the com......more
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) is a major figure in Western Philosophy and is one of the most widely read and studied......more
This book brings together insights from border scholars and philosophers to ask how we are to define and understand conc......more
James Mill’s (1773-1836) role in the development of utilitarian thought in the nineteenth century has been overshadowed ......more
What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? Th......more
The global financial crisis (GFC) that began in 2007 concentrated attention on the morality of banking and financial act......more
In this landmark volume, Samuel Hollander presents a fresh and compelling history of moral philosophy from Locke to John......more
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This book explores the ethical implications of using armed contractors, taking a consequentialist approach to this multi......more
This book offers a comprehensive moral theory of privatization in war. It examines the kind of wars that private actors ......more
The aim of this volume is to open up new perspectives and to raise new research questions about a unified approach to tr......more
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Intellectual Dependability is the first research monograph devoted to addressing the question of what it is to be an int......more
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Bringing together the ideas of many philosophers, among others Hegel, Kierkegaard, Bergson, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Wittge......more
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This volume brings together a diverse range of scholars to address important philosophical and interdisciplinary questio......more
This Handbook provides a robust collection of vibrant discourses on African social ethics and ethical practices. It focu......more
The book is a reflection over how art functions in late modernity. It emphasizes processes of fictionalizing reality and......more
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This volume presents interviews that have been conducted from the 1980s to the present with important scholars of social......more
Beyond Clinical Dehumanisation Toward the Other in Community Mental Health Care offers a rare and intimate portrayal of ......more
Beyond Clinical Dehumanisation Toward the Other in Community Mental Health Care offers a rare and intimate portrayal of ......more
This wide-ranging volume explores the tension between the dietary practice of veganism and the manifestation, constructi......more
This book is about going beyond dichotomy. The research literature in social sciences is full of apparent dichotomies su......more
This book proposes a radical shift in the way the world thinks about itself by highlighting the significance of Cross-Cu......more
This book offers a diverse understanding and practical approach towards the growing area of atmosphere research, in the ......more
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If our bodies could do more things, would our lives be better? Genome editing is a rapidly developing technology that ca......more
Thomas Chalmers was arguably the most popular Scot and influential churchman of his age, but when he was first educated,......more
This book examines the controversial and repercussive contention that an objective of the law should be to promote perso......more
Originally published in 1968. This is a critical study of the concept of ’rule’ featuring in law, ethics and much philos......more
Originally published in 1965. This is a textbook of modern deductive logic, designed for beginners but leading further i......more
Originally published in 1973. This book is directed to the student of philosophy whose background in mathematics is very......more
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Originally published in 1985. This book is about a single famous line of argument, pioneered by Descartes and deployed t......more
Originally published in 1966. This book presents a tolerably accurate and precise account of the logically relevant face......more
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Originally published in 1990. A common complaint of philosophers, and men in general, has been that women are illogical.......more
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The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin’s Doubt, Stephen Meyer, presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of t......more
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-251) and index....more
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This book critically explores the development of radical criminological thought through the social, political and cultur......more
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Wittgenstein’s May-June 1913 critique of Russell’s multiple-relation theory of judgement (or MRTJ) marked a crucial turn......more
Peace: A Compendium provides a uniquely comprehensive, intensive and practical presentation of the diverse facets of pea......more