An Image of the David McNeill seeks in this book to illuminate Plato’s distinctive approach to philosophy by examining how his literary portrayal of Socrates manifests an essential interdependence between …
Engaging Philosophy A Brief This brief, elegant book introduces students and general readers to philosophy through core questions and topics—particularly those involving ethics, the existence of God, free will, the relation …
Rousseau and Radical Democracy Kevin Inston argues for the relevance of Rousseau’s thought to contemporary debates about democracy and the work of such thinkers as Lefort, Laclau and Mouffe. “Rousseau and Radical Democracy” …
The Social Philosophy of Although there has been a resurgence of scholarly interest in Jane Addams, much of the recent literature has dwelt more on her extraordinary and pioneering life than on the philosophical …
Philosophy of Law This book discusses some basic problems in legal philosophy, critically examining the major positions of philosophers and jurists from Aristotle to Oliver Wendell Holmes. …
The Causation Debate in The Causation Debate in Modern Philosophy examines the debate that began as modern science separated itself from natural philosophy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The book specifically …
Does the Center Hold At first I was skeptical only to be proven wrong. Not only was this the right book, but it was in great condition too. Great buy. Does the Center Hold? is an entertaining, topically-organized …
Consequentialism Blackwell Readings in Consequentialism collects, for the first time, both the main classical sources and the central contemporary expressions of this important position. Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, these …
Contemporary Debates in Political This collection of 24 essays, written by eminent philosophers and political theorists, brings together fresh debates on some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary political philosophy, …