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Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights - Paperback

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by Tom Regan (Author), Jeffery Moussaieff Masson (Foreword by)Described by Jeffrey Masson as 'the single best introduction to animal rights ever written, ' this new book by Tom Regan dispels the negative image of animal rights advocates perpetrated by the mass media, unmasks the fraudulent rhetoric of 'humane treatment' favored by animal exploiters, and explains why existing laws function to legitimize institutional crueltyAuthor BiographyTom Regan is emeritus professor of philosophy at North...

Case Studies in Environmental Ethics - Paperback

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by Patrick Derr (Author), Edward McNamara (Author)A collection of more than 40 case studies covering diverse topics such as genetic engineering, aesthetics, pollution, animal rights, population, and resource management, Case Studies in Environmental Ethics is intended as a supplemental book for college courses primarily in environmental ethics. Each case presents factual information on a particular topic, followed by a discussion of the ethical implications of each topic and several insightfu...

You and the State: A Fairly Brief Introduction to Political Philosophy - Hardcover

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by Jan Narveson (Author)This unusual introduction to political philosophy draws on its history and main theories_classic liberal, democratic, socialist, radical_with an eye to how each sees the place of the individual in the political order.Author BiographyJan Narveson is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He has written and lectured widely on moral and political subjects. Narveson is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was ...

White on White/Black on Black - Paperback

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by George Yancy (Editor), Cornel West (Foreword by), Kal Alston (Contribution by)White on White/Black on Black is a unique contribution to the philosophy of race. The text explores how 14 philosophers, 7 white and 7 black, philosophically understand the dynamics of the process of racialization.Author BiographyGeorge Yancy is McAnulty Fellow in the Philosophy Department at Duquesne University. Number of Pages: 318 Dimensions: 0.71 x 9.02 x 6.66 IN Publication Date: March 25, 2005

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by Richard White (Author)Love comes in many forms. From friendship to parenthood, from the lover to the altruist, it touches all our lives. As time passes by this remains constant in the human experience. Love's Philosophy explores the basic expressions of love. In this book, White takes into account classical and historical perspecitives. His reflections explain the historical and contemporary formations of love, and offer alternative models to that most encompassing sensation, love.Author B...

Montesquieu's Science of Politics: Essays on The Spirit of Laws - Paperback

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by David W. Carrithers (Editor), Michael a. Mosher (Editor), Paul a. Rahe (Editor)In what constitutes the only English-language collection of essays ever dedicated to the analysis of Montesquieu's contributions to political science, the contributors review some of the most vexing controversies that have arisen in the interpretation of Montesquieu's thought. By paying careful attention to the historical, political, and philosophical contexts of Montesquieu's ideas, the contributors provide fre...

The Philosopher's Song: The Poets' Influence on Plato - Paperback

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by Kevin Crotty (Author)The Philosopher's Song explores the complex and fruitful relation between the great poets of Greek culture and Plato's invention of philosophy, especially as this bears on Plato's treatment of justice. The author shows how the poets helped shape the development of Plato's thinking throughout the course of his philosophical career.Author BiographyKevin Crotty is professor of classics at Washington and Lee University. Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN P...

The Liberatory Thought of Martin Luther King Jr.: Critical Essays on the Philosopher King - Paperback

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by Robert E. Birt (Editor)This volume examines the philosophical thought of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and is an assessment of King's contribution to philosophy--especially ethics, social philosophy and philosophy of religion. It also explores the relevance of King's thoughts as "liberatory discourse"--insurgent thinking aimed at enabling contemporary social justice.Author BiographyRobert E. Birt is assistant professor of philosophy at Bowie State University. Number of Pages: 380 Dimensions:...

Body Matters: A Phenomenology of Sickness, Disease, and Illness - Paperback

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by James Aho (Author), Kevin Aho (Author)Written in a jargon-free way, Body Matters provides a clear and accessible phenomenological critique of core assumptions in mainstream biomedicine and explores ways in which health and illness are experienced and interpreted differently in various socio-historical situations. By drawing on the disciplines of literature, cultural anthropology, sociology, medical history, and philosophy, the authors attempt to dismantle common presuppositions we have abo...

Nietzsche and Zen: Self-Overcoming Without a Self - Paperback

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by Andr? Van Der Braak (Author)In Nietzsche and Zen: Self-Overcoming without a Self, Andr? van der Braak juxtaposes Nietzsche with four influential representatives of the Buddhist Zen tradition: Nagarjuna, Linji, Dogen, and Nishitani. In doing so, he reveals Nietzschean philosophy as a philosophy of continuous self-overcoming, in which even the notion of "self" is overcome, and allows a greater understanding of Nietzsche through the lens of Zen and vice versa. This treatment will be useful to...

Martin Heidegger, Emmanuel Levinas, and the Politics of Dwelling - Paperback

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by David J. Gauthier (Author)This book explores the ethical and political implications of the debate between Martin Heidegger and Emmanuel Levinas on the question of Place. It relates their debate to larger disagreements concerning ontology and ethics, the status of humanism, and the relationship between worldliness and transcendence. Ultimately, in an epoch characterized by tribalism and globalization, the Heidegger-Levinas debate illuminates the need for a contemporary politics of place tha...

Co-Opting the PLO: A Critical Reconstruction of the Oslo Accords, 1993-1995 - Paperback

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by Peter Ezra Weinberger (Author)Co-opting the PLO analyzes the Oslo Accords, the interim self-government agreements signed between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, using a theoretical framework based on the work of Gilles Deleuze and Michael Hardt. Guided by these theoretical insights, Weinberger puts forth an innovative and provocative argument about Israel's simultaneous empowerment and disempowerment of its Palestinian partners-in-peace.Author BiographyP...

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by Kathleen Marie Higgins (Author)Kathleen Higgins argues that the arguments that Plato used to defend the ethical value of music are still applicable today. Music encourages ethically valuable attitudes and behavior, provides practice in skills that are valuable in ethical life, and symbolizes ethical ideals.Author BiographyKathleen Marie Higgins is professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Nietzsche's Zarathustra. Number of Pages: 262 Dimensions: 0.68 x 8.93...

Privilege and Liberty and Other Essays in Political Philosophy - Paperback

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by Aurel Kolnai (Author), Daniel J. Mahoney (Editor), Pierre Manent (Foreword by)We are currently witnessing an increasingly influential counterrevolution in political theory, evident in the dialectical return to classical political science pioneered most prominently by Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin. In this context, the work of the relatively unknown Aurel Kolnai is of great importance. Kolnai was one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century to place the restoration of common-sense ...

The First Great Political Realist: Kautilya and His Arthashastra - Paperback

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by Roger Boesche (Author)The First Great Political Realist is a succinct and penetrating analysis of one of the ancient world's foremost political realists, Kautilya. Kautilya's treatise Arthashastra stands as one of the great political books of the ancient world, its ideas on the science of politics strikingly similar to those of Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Clausewitz, and even Sun Tsu. Roger Boesche's excellent commentary on Kautilya's voluminous text draws out the essential realist ar...

Clr James's Notes on Dialectics: Left Hegelianism or Marxism-Leninism? - Paperback

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by John H. McClendon III (Author)Author John McClendon has written first ever book-length study of CLR James's Notes on Dialectics. This text opens and simultaneously closes the book on James's Notes through an erudite and expansive look at the political, social, and cultural context in which James conducted an unprecedented investigation of Marxism.Author BiographyJohn H. McClendon III is Associate Professor of African American Studies and American Cultural Studies at Bates College. Number ...

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by Kahlil Gibran (Author)Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time--a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages. The Prophet contains powerful words of wisdom on such essential subjects as marriage, children, friendship, work, and pleasure--words that readers from around the world have found inspirational and life-changi...

How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question - Paperback

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by Michael Schur (Author)From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,400 years of deep thinking from around the world. Most people think of themselves as "good," but it's not always easy to determine what's "good" or "bad"--especially in a world filled with complicated choices and pitfalls and booby traps and bad advice. Fortunately, many smart philosophers have been pondering this c...

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Report copyright infringementby Benjamin Jowett (Translator), Plato (Author)In this Plato classic, Lysimachus, the son of Aristides the Just, and Melesias, the son of the elder Thucydides, two aged men who live together, are desirous of educating their sons in the best manner. Their own education, as often happens with the sons of great men, has been neglected; and they are resolved that their children shall have more care taken of them, than they received themselves at the hands of their fat...

Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Taylor (Author)A major new work by Charles Taylor: the long-awaited follow-up to The Language Animal, exploring the Romantic poetics central to his theory of language. The Language Animal, Charles Taylor's 2016 account of human linguistic capacity, was a revelation, toppling scholarly conventions and illuminating our most fundamental selves. But, as Taylor noted in that work, there was much more to be said. Cosmic Connections continues Taylor's explorat...

Standing For Truth: Horse and Buggy Mennonites Choose - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby James Paul Valle (Author)Horse-and-buggy Mennonites, like the more readily identified Amish, live a purposely simple lifestyle. They do this because their beliefs, which are based on biblical principles, guide them. Supposedly.Like so much of the Evangelical community, the foundation of their faith hinges on biblical texts, understood as being the Word of God. As in other fundamentally Christian denominations, certain texts are emphasized more than others, and ...

The Human Species Perspective: Surviving The Death of The Sun and The Wisdom of Wellbeing Love - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Emerick Lcsw (Author) Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 09, 2024

Mosaic of Minds: Navigating the Coexistence of Artificial Intelligence and Humanity - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Songyee Yoon (Author)Forging a More Humane Future through Ethical AI CollaborationThe rapid development of AI is bringing revolutionary changes that raise complex ethical questions without clear solutions. As AI becomes an integral part of human society, how can we ensure it evolves responsibly and ethically? Songyee Yoon draws from conversations with pioneering AI experts to provide insight into building a framework for the coexistence of humans and machines. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Friedrich Nietzsche (Author)Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche fue un fil sofo, poeta, m sico y fil logo alem n, considerado uno de los pensadores contempor neos m s influyentes del siglo XIX. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.05 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 12, 2016

Menon o de la Virtud (Spanish Edition) - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Platon (Author)Men n, una investigaci n sobre la virtud como conocimiento y su posibilidad de ser ense ada, fundamentada ontol gicamente mediante una prueba y exposici n de la teor a de la reminiscencia. Es un di logo de Plat n, que contiene una reflexi n sobre la esencia de la virtud y de los problemas relativos a c mo se puede obtener. Plat n, en este peque o di logo, vuelve a una de sus cuestiones favoritas: si la virtud puede o no puede ense arse. La respue...

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by Brian Patrick Green (Author)An introduction to the basic issues of space ethics: the technology, the impact on society, and the frontiers of thinking about space exploration from theory to practice.Author BiographyBrian Patrick Green is the director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Green teaches AI ethics in the Graduate School of Engineering and formerly taught several other engineering ethics courses. He is co-author of the Ethics ...

The Underside of Modernity: Apel, Ricoeur, Rorty, Taylor, & the Philosophy of Liberation - Hardcover

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by Enrique Dussel (Author), Eduardo Mendieta (Editor)Until now, North American and European philosophies have been engaged in debates about the possibility of a postmetaphysical philosophy and the consequences of the linguistic turn for the assessment of modernity; they have done so, however, without departing from the narrow horizons of their respective nationalistic perspectives. In this incisive critique, Dussel demonstrates how most of thse philosophies have either failed to give historic...

The Meaning of Mourning: Perspectives on Death, Loss, and Grief - Hardcover

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by Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode (Editor)Grief is a universal human response to death and loss. Mourning is an equally universally observable practice that enables the bereaved to express their grief and come to terms with the reality of loss. Yet, despite their prevalence, there is no unified understanding of the nature and meaning of grief and mourning. The Meaning of Mourning: Perspectives on Death, Loss, and Grief brings together fifteen essays from diverse disciplines addressing the topics of ...

It's Not About the Gift: From Givenness to Loving - Paperback

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by Anthony J. Steinbock (Author)Leading phenomenologist Tony Steinbock intervenes in contemporary discussion around the concept of the gift, providing a critical reading of the main figures on the problem of the gift and offering a new perspective on the gift, situating it in the emotional sphere, specifically in relation to loving and humility.Author BiographyAnthony J. Steinbock is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Phenomenology Research Center at Southern Illinois University, Car...

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by Kim Paffenroth (Editor), Maggie Ann Labinski (Editor), Patricia Grosse Brewer (Contribution by)The relationship between Augustine of Hippo and the subject of gender raises important questions. Augustine and Gender address these issues head-on. This volume offers original interpretations of the many ways that gender appears throughout Augustine's thought and works. Contributions draw from a wide range of sources including Augustine's sermons, letters, treatises, and dialogues. Readers will ...

The Death and Life of Speculative Theology: A Lonergan Idea - Hardcover

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by Ryan Hemmer (Author)Drawing on the thought of Bernard Lonergan, The Death and Life of Speculative Theology narrates the rise and fall of speculative theology, retrieves and transposes its central achievements, and shows how it might be renewed as a modern science for a modern culture.Author BiographyRyan Hemmer (Ph.D., Marquette University) is editor-in-chief of Fortress Press in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Number of Pages: 196 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 31, 2023

The Holy Spirit and Moral Action in Thomas Aquinas - Paperback

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by Sj Jack Mahoney (Author)This book is a detailed study of how, according to Thomas Aquinas and his works, God's Holy Spirit is continuously at work in and through human moral activity. Author BiographyJack Mahoney, SJ, has written and spoken extensively on ethics and theology. He is currently based at the London Jesuit Centre. Number of Pages: 194 Dimensions: 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 24, 2022