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Weak Elements, Weak Flesh: Reading Galatians in Conversation with Philo and Greek Medical Discourse - Hardcover

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by Ernest P. Clark (Author), N. T. Wright (Foreword by)In Weak Elements, Weak Flesh, Ernest Clark reinvigorates an ancient interpretation overlooked since the fourth century. Clark argues that when Paul writes "we too were enslaved under the elements of the world," he is describing sin's enslavement of all people through the material elements that compose and compromise their flesh.Author BiographyErnest P. Clark (PhD, University of St Andrews) is Director of Global Training with United World...

Taste and See: Eucharist as Revelation in Phenomenological Perspective - Hardcover

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by J. W. Olson (Author)J.W. Olson addresses the Christian doctrine of revelation by asking how theological truth claims can possibly be rooted in God's incarnational self-communication. Engaging with the phenomenology of Martin Heidegger, Olson offers an interpretation of the Eucharist that grounds Christian knowledge in an embodied understanding of the sacrament. Author BiographyJ. W. Olson is departmental lecturer in Historical and Systematic Theology at the University of Oxford, based at O...

An Ancient Guide to Good Politics: A Literary and Ethical Reading of Cicero's De Republica - Hardcover

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by Moryam Vanopstal (Author)In An Ancient Guide to Good Politics: A Literary and Ethical Reading of Cicero's De Republica, Moryam VanOpstal argues that Cicero should be considered the great unifier of classical political thought, with fresh insight on pivotal issues such as the best way of life and how to preserve a good regime.Author BiographyMoryam VanOpstal is professor of history and government at The Cambridge School of Dallas. Number of Pages: 200 Dimensions: 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated...

Heidegger, Plato, Philosophy, Death: An Atmosphere of Mortality - Paperback

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by Richard Rojcewicz (Author)Richard Rojcewicz argues that Heidegger and Plato see the same connection between philosophy and death: philosophizing is dying in the sense of separating oneself from the prison constituted by superficiality and hearsay. Rojcewicz relates this understanding of philosophy to signs, anxiety, conscience, music, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Number of Pages: 202 Dimensions: 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 14, 2023

Philosophy and the Modern African American Freedom Struggle: A Freedom Gaze - Hardcover

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by Anthony Sean Neal (Author), Leonard Harris (Foreword by)Philosophy and the Modern African American Freedom Struggle: A Freedom Gaze analyzes the ways oppression and marginalization produced the philosophical space necessary for the development of a unique form of Black consciousness within the African Diaspora.Author BiographyAnthony Sean Neal is Beverly B. and Gordon W. Gulmon Humanities Professor and faculty fellow in the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University. Number o...

Max Stirner on the Path of Doubt - Paperback

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by Lawrence S. Stepelevich (Author)This book examines how, in a series of critical confrontations, Stirner rejected the efforts of his "Young Hegelian" contemporaries to recast Hegel as a revolutionary. For him, the various apocalyptic declarations of these "pious atheists" were only the expressions of adolescent dreams set upon the annihilation of real individuality.Author BiographyLawrence S. Stepelevich is professor emeritus of philosophy at Villanova University. Number of Pages: 226 Dimen...

Happiness in Kant's Practical Philosophy: Morality, Indirect Duties, and Welfare Rights - Hardcover

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by Alice Pinheiro Walla (Author)This book analyses Kant's assumptions about happiness and the implications they have for his moral, political, and legal thought. It provides a "map" of the different areas in which the concept of happiness appears in his practical philosophy and examines how it relates to the main themes of his practical philosophy.Author BiographyAlice Pinheiro Walla is associate professor in the Philosophy Department at McMaster University. Number of Pages: 204 Dimensions: 0...

Philosophy of Antifascism: Punching Nazis and Fighting White Supremacy - Paperback

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by Devin Zane Shaw (Author)Drawing a line of intellectual heritage between French philosophy and antifascist practice, this book provides new, incisive interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir's existentialism to make the case for a broader militant movement against fascism.Author BiographyDevin Zane Shaw teaches philosophy at Douglas College, Canada. He is author of Egalitarian Moments: From Descartes to Rancière (2016) and Freedom and Nature in Schelling's Philosophy of Art (2010). He writes a...

The Political Turn in Animal Ethics - Paperback

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by Robert Garner (Editor), Siobhan O'Sullivan (Editor)This edited collection of original essays focuses on the political dimension of the debate about our treatment of nonhuman animals.Author BiographyRobert Garner is Professor of Politics at the University of Leicester. Siobhan O'Sullivan is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Contributors: Peter Chen, Senior Lecturer in Government and International Relations, University of Sydney; Alasdair Cochrane, Se...

Race as Phenomena: Between Phenomenology and Philosophy of Race - Paperback

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by Emily S. Lee (Editor)This book explains the importance of embodiment in understanding the function of race. With chapters by expert contributors and coverage of the most recent thinking in philosophy of race, the book is ideal for upper-level students in Phenomenology, Philosophy of Race and Critical Race Theory.Author BiographyEmily S. Lee is Professor of Philosophy at California State University at Fullerton. Her research interests include feminist philosophy, philosophy of race and phen...

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by Timothy Sean Quinn (Translator), Martin Heidegger (Author), Ernst Jünger (Author)A complete English translation of the correspondence between the philosopher Martin Heidegger and the novelist and essayist Ernst Jünger, together with a translation of Jünger's essay Across the Line.Author BiographyMartin Heidegger (1889-1976) was a German philosopher and one of the most important European thinkers of the twentieth century. Ernst Jünger (1895-1998) was a celebrated German novelist, essayist a...

The Attention Economy: Labour, Time and Power in Cognitive Capitalism - Paperback

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by Claudio Celis Bueno (Author)Develops a critique of the concept of the attention economy from the perspectives of labour, time, and power.Author BiographyClaudio Celis Bueno completed a PhD in Critical and Cultural Theory at Cardiff University, Wales. Currently, he is an associate researcher at Diego Portales University, Chile. Number of Pages: 210 Dimensions: 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 03, 2017

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by Kim Q. Hall (Author)Queering Philosophy provides a critical introduction to and engagement with current conversations and emerging themes at the nexus of queer theory and philosophy. Much more than a summary of recent work, this book presents an intersectional, thematic approach that highlights scholarship at the cutting edge of queer, feminist, disability, and critical race theories; defines the parameters of contemporary queer philosophy; and argues that a queer philosophy must aim to qu...

Measurement in Medicine: Philosophical Essays on Assessment and Evaluation - Paperback

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by Leah McClimans (Editor)This volume introduces readers to the main philosophical issues of measurement in medicine, illustrating the connections between the natural and social sciences by integrating essays on causation, measuring instruments and issues of measurement and policy.Author BiographyLeah McClimans is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. Number of Pages: 244 Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 11, 2017

Posthuman Ecologies: Complexity and Process after Deleuze - Paperback

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by Rosi Braidotti (Editor), Simone Bignall (Editor)Through specific readings and uses of Deleuze's conceptual apparatus, this volume examines the operation of human-actioned systems as complex and heterogeneous arenas of affection and accountability.Author BiographyRosi Braidotti is Distinguished University Professor and founding Director of the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University. Her most recent books are The Posthuman (Polity, 2013), Nomadic Subjects (Columbia University Press,...

Virginia Woolf as a Process-Oriented Thinker: Parallels between Woolf's Fiction and Process Philosophy - Hardcover

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by Veronika Krajícková (Author)This book introduces Virginia Woolf as a nondualist and process-oriented thinker whose ideas are strikingly similar to those of her contemporary, Alfred North Whitehead. The author argues that in their respective fields, the two thinkers criticized the materialist turn of their time and attempted to undermine long-rooted dualisms.Author BiographyVeronika Krajíčková teaches English literature in the Faculty of Arts at the University of South Bohemia. Number of Pa...

Liminality in Questions of Truth: The Law of the Included Middle - Hardcover

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by Donald A. Crosby (Author)This book questions the idea that the boundary between truth and falsity must always be absolute, and thus that there is no possible bridge between the two. The author argues that searching for liminal bridges between opposing claims is an essential part of finding absolute truths.Author BiographyDonald A. Crosby is professor emeritus of philosophy at Colorado State University. Number of Pages: 168 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 15, 2023

Edith Stein's On the Problem of Empathy: A Companion - Hardcover

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by Timothy A. Burns (Author), ?ngrid Vendrell Ferran (Contribution by)Empathy (Einf?hlung)--as a crucial concept for understanding ourselves, others, and communities--was a central topic of interest in the first half of the twentieth century amongst philosophers and in the emerging sciences of psychology and sociology. Edith Stein's dissertation and inaugural publication, On the Problem of Empathy, introduces her unique take on empathy, embodiment, phenomenology, and intersubjectivity. Her im...

Ignorance, Irony, and Knowledge in Plato - Hardcover

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by Kevin Crotty (Author)Ignorance, Irony and Knowledge in Plato shows that Socratic ignorance--knowing that you don't know--is central to Plato's philosophy, especially in his use of dialogue and his theory of knowledge. Plato's philosophical career can be understood as a progressive deepening of his appreciation of Socratic ignorance and its rich implications. Author BiographyKevin Crotty is professor of foreign languages at Washington and Lee University. Number of Pages: 260 Dimensions: 0.7...

Edith Stein's Finite and Eternal Being: A Companion - Hardcover

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by Sarah Borden Sharkey (Author)There are few topics more central to philosophical discussions than the meaning of being, and few thinkers offer a more compelling and original vision of that meaning than Edith Stein (1891-1942). Stein's magnum opus, drawing from her decades working with the early phenomenologists and intense years as a student and translator of medieval texts, lays out a grand vision, bringing together phenomenological and scholastic insights into an integrated whole. The she...

Paul Ricoeur and Environmental Philosophy - Hardcover

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by David Utsler (Author)Paul Ricoeur and Environmental Philosophy expands the scope of Ricoeur's philosophy, especially his hermeneutics, to issues of environmental philosophy and our contemporary environmental crisis. David Utsler argues that, although Ricoeur himself was not an environmental philosopher, his work provides frameworks to reconsider our way of being-in-the-world as it pertains to our relationship with the environment. The unprecendented environmental crisis can be thought of a...

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by Paul Strathern (Author)In Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Schopenhauer's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Schopenhauer's writings; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Schopenhauer within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy. Number of Pages: 91 Dimensions: 0....

Historical Dictionary of Heidegger's Philosophy - Paperback

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by Frank Schalow (Author)This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Heidegger's Philosophy, Third Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries that provides a clear and comprehensive exposition of the key developments in his life and his thought.Author BiographyFrank Schalow is University Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Orleans. He has written several books o...

Entropic Philosophy: Chaos, Breakdown, and Creation - Paperback

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by Shannon M. Mussett (Author)Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book traces the development of entropic themes, capturing phenomena ranging from chaos, disorder, homogenization, slackening, disspation, and ultimately death.Author BiographyShannon Mussett is Professor of Philosophy at Utah Valley University Number of Pages: 220 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 15, 2023

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by Joseph E. Uscinski (Author), Adam M. Enders (Author)The second edition, updated throughout and now including Covid-19 and the 2020 presidential election and aftermath, introduces students to the research into conspiracy theories and the people who propagate and believe them. In doing so, it addresses the psychological, sociological, and political sources of conspiracy theorizing.Author BiographyJoseph E. Uscinski is professor of political science at University of Miami. He is editor of Con...

The Crowdsourced Panopticon: Conformity and Control on Social Media - Hardcover

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by Jeremy Weissman (Author)Informed by critiques of conformity and mass media by some of the greatest philosophers of the past two centuries, as well as by a wide range of historical and empirical studies, Weissman helps shed light on what may happen when our lives are increasingly broadcast online for everyone all the time, to be judged by the global community.Author BiographyJeremy Weissman is assistant professor in philosophy at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. Number of Pages: 158...

The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch: Comedy Without Relief - Hardcover

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by Gregor Moder (Editor), Ivana Novak (Editor), Mladen Dolar (Contribution by)Against the idea that comedy offers us a relief from the horrors of the real world, the German-Jewish-American filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch defended his masterpiece To Be or Not to Be, a comedy from 1942 about the concurrent Nazi occupation of Poland, with the claim that he had made up his mind "to make a picture with no attempt to relieve anybody from anything at any time." The essays included in The Ethics of Ernst Lu...

Anti-Colonial Solidarity: Race, Reconciliation, and MENA Liberation - Paperback

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by George N. Fourlas (Author)Anti-Colonial Solidarity: Race, Reconciliation, and MENA Liberation confronts the racialization of Middle-Eastern and North African (MENA) perceived peoples from a global perspective. George Fourlas critiques the ways that orientalism, racism, and colonialism cooperatively emerged and afforded the imaginary landscapes of the recently recategorized Middle East. This critique also clarifies possibility, both in a past that has been obscured by the colonial palimpses...

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by Richard J. Severson (Author)The morality of our distant ancestors bears a remarkable resemblance to the moral experiences of modern athletes. This book brings together stories from today's sports world and the moral practices of hunter-gatherers to shed new light on both sports and morality and offer a unique interpretation of America's love affair with sports.Author BiographyRichard J. Severson is an ethicist by training, earning his Ph.D. in religion and ethics from the University of Iow...

Reconsidering Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness: Arendt, Derrida, and

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by Christopher Peys (Author)Grounded in the thought of two radical continental thinkers, Hannah Arendt and Jacques Derrida, this book presents a world-centric 'caring' conceptualisation of cosmopolitanism and forgiveness. It develops political theory of repairing and cultivating the relationships which constitute our human community.Author BiographyChristopher Peys is a Rotary International Global Grant Scholar and an award winning educator at the University of St. Andrews. As an internationa...

Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger: Philosophy, Modernity, and Education - Paperback

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by Paulina Sosnowska (Author)The book examines the trajectory of joint philosophical-pedagogical concepts within the framework of the dialogue between Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger, put in the context of questions concerning the nature of modernity.Author BiographyPaulina Sosnowska is assistant professor at Warsaw University. Number of Pages: 256 Dimensions: 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 30, 2022

Reference and Identity in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Scriptures: The Same God? - Paperback

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by Dean Edward Buckner (Author)In Reference and Identity in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Scriptures: The Same God?, D. E. Buckner argues that all reference is story-relative. We cannot tell which historical individual a person is talking or writing about or addressing in prayer without familiarity with the narrative (oral or written) which introduces that individual to us, so we cannot understand reference to God, nor to his prophets, nor to any other character mentioned in the Jewish, Chris...