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Contemporary Debates in Philosophy: Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy (Hardcover)

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 including human rights equality constitutionalism the... more

Key Debates in the History of Philosophy Debates in Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses (Paperback)

Debates in Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses provides an in-depth engaging introduction to important issues in modern philosophy. It presents 13 key interpretive debates to students and ranges in coverage from Descartes... more

Contemporary Debates in Metaphysics 9781405112291 Used / Pre-owned

In a series of thought-provoking and original essays eighteen leading philosophers engage in head-to-head debates of nine of the most cutting edge topics in contemporary metaphysics. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good... more

Pre-owned Problems in Epistemology and Metaphysics : An Introduction to Contemporary Debates Hardcover by Cowan Steven B. (EDT) ISBN 1350016055 ISBN-13 9781350016057

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Pre-owned Arguing About Human Nature : Contemporary Debates Paperback by Downes Stephen M. (EDT); Machery Edouard (EDT) ISBN 0415894409 ISBN-13 9780415894401

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Quellen Und Studien Zur Philosophie: What It Is to Exist: The Contribution of Thomas Aquinas s View to the Contemporary Debate (Hardcover)

One important task of metaphysics is to answer the question of what it is for an object to exist. The first part of this book offers a systematic reconstruction and critique of contemporary views on existence. The upshot of this part is that the... more

Pre-Owned Philosophy Looks at the Arts : Contemporary Readings in Aesthetics 9780877221234 /

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Pre-Owned An Introduction to Aesthetics: Classic and Contemporary Readings (Paperback) 1557867313 9781557867315

This volume is a fascinating introduction to the core themes and basic methods of aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Providing an analytic and historical treatment of the issues and including many illustrative examples to both motivate and reinforce... more

Philosophy Aesthetics and Cultural Theory: 20th Century Aesthetics: Towards a Theory of Feeling (Hardcover)

In our contemporary age aesthetics seems to crumble and no longer be reducible to a coherent image. And yet given the vast amount of works in aesthetics produced in the last hundred years this age could be defined the century of aesthetics . 20th... more

Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Free Will: A Contemporary Introduction (Paperback)

As an advanced introduction to the challenging topic of free will this book is designed for upper-level undergraduates interested in a comprehensive first-stop into the field s issues and debates. It is written by two of the leading participants in... more

Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (Paperback)

Guiding readers through major problems issues and debates in aesthetics this is a bias-free introduction for students studying the philosophy of art for the first time. Each chapter of the book begins by considering a particular work of art - from... more

Applying Aesthetics to Everyday Life: Methodologies History and New Directions (Hardcover)

Applying Aesthetics to Everyday Life surveys current debates in the field of everyday aesthetics examining its history methodology and intersections with cognate research areas. Lisa Giombini and Adrián Kvokacka bring together an international team of... more

Pre-Owned Aesthetics and Politics (Paperback) by Theodor Adorno Walter Benjamin Ernst Bloch

9781844675708. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 220. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 220 p. Radical Thinkers 13. No other country and no other period has produced a tradition of major aesthetic debate to... more

Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture: Cognition and Practice: Li Zehou s Philosophical Aesthetics (Paperback)

Explores the aesthetic theory of one of China s most important and influential contemporary philosophers. more

Aesthetic Unconscious (Paperback - Used) 0745646441 9780745646442

This book is not concerned with the use of Freudian concepts for the interpretation of literary and artistic works. Rather it is concerned with why this interpretation plays such an important role in demonstrating the contemporary relevance of... more

Pre-Owned Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art 9781441171030 Used

Specifically engaging with contemporary art examples this is a comprehensive introduction designed to help students studying aesthetics for the first time to master the subject. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good... more

Published in Association with Theory Culture & Society: Undoing Aesthetics (Paperback)

`The aestheticization of everyday life′ has become a commonplace term one which often merely scratches the surface of contemporary culture. This study illuminates the deeper dynamics of aesthetic reality from a philosophical perspective. Wolfgang... more

Philosophical Aesthetics and Samuel Beckett (Paperback)

This book examines the role of Samuel Beckett in contemporary philosophical aesthetics primarily through analysis of both his own essays and the various interpretations that philosophers (especially Adorno Blanchot Deleuze and Badiou) have given to his... more

New Realism and Contemporary Philosophy (Hardcover)

In the field of contemporary continental ontology Speculative Realist thinkers are now grappling with the genealogy of their ideas in the history of modern philosophy. The Speculative Realism movement prompted a debate criticizing the predominant... more

Pre-Owned Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues CONCISE EDITION (Paperback) 1305077504 9781305077508

ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES CONCISE EDITION presents the major areas of ethical theory through an engaging collection of contemporary moral debates. First readers are introduced to such ethical subjects as religion and global ethics... more

Contemporary Moral Problems 9780840033789 Used / Pre-owned

Explore today s challenging moral terrain with James White s CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS. The tenth edition examines the compelling and contentious debate over society s most pressing ethical controversies. This anthology covers divergent viewpoints on... more

Radical Thinkers: Ethics-Politics-Subjectivity : Essays on Derrida Levinas & Contemporary French Thought (Paperback)

Powerful and provocative explores the relation of ethical experience to politics. In Ethics-Politics-Subjectivity Simon Critchley takes up three questions at the centre of contemporary theoretical debate: What is ethical experience? What can be said of... more

Contemporary Moral Problems (Paperback)

Explore today s challenging moral terrain with James White s CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS. The tenth edition examines the compelling and contentious debate over society s most pressing ethical controversies. This anthology covers divergent viewpoints on... more

Contemporary Moral Problems 9780495553205 Used / Pre-owned

Explore today s challenging moral terrain with James White s CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS. The ninth edition examines the compelling and contentious debate over society s most pressing ethical controversies. This anthology covers divergent viewpoints on... more

Pre-Owned Death and Mortality in Contemporary Philosophy (Paperback 9780521171199) by Bernard N Schumacher Michael J Miller

9780521171199. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 270. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 270 p. Contains: Unspecified. This book contributes to current bioethical debates by providing a critical analysis of the... more

Pre-Owned Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues Paperback - USED

Closely examine the major areas of ethical theory as well as a broad range of contemporary moral debates using MacKinnon s acclaimed ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Seventh Edition. Illuminating overviews and a selection of readings from both... more

Pre-Owned: Death and Mortality in Contemporary Philosophy (Hardcover 9780521769327 0521769329)

Death and Mortality in Contemporary Philosophy ISBN-10 0521769329 ISBN-13 9780521769327 Schumacher Bernard N. 270 pages Publisher: Cambridge University Press Binding: Hardcover This book contributes to current bioethical debates by providing a critical... more

Pre-Owned Ethics : Theory and Contemporary Issues 9780495506799

Closely examine the major areas of ethical theory as well as a broad range of contemporary moral debates using MacKinnon s acclaimed ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Sixth Edition. Recognized for its breadth of coverage this book provides a... more

Suny Contemporary Continental Philosophy: The Scene of the Voice (Hardcover)

Brings the figure of the voice and the problem of mimesis in Heidegger and post-Heideggerian continental thought to bear on the dismissal of language by the affective and aesthetic turns of contemporary critical theory. more

Series In Continental Thought: Wilfrid Sellars and Phenomenology : Intersections Encounters Oppositions (Hardcover)

This collection offers the first systematic comparative analysis of Wilfrid Sellars’s Pittsburgh school of thought and Husserlian phenomenology. Beginning with an introduction to contemporary philosophical debates about the mind and pragmatism the... more

Landscape Natural Beauty and the Arts 9780521558549 Used / Pre-owned

Landscape Natural Beauty and the Arts now in a paperback edition offers probing studies of the complex structure of aesthetic responses to nature. Each chapter refines and expands the terms of discussion and together they enrich the debate with... more

Routledge Studies in Epistemology The Dispositional Architecture of Epistemic Reasons (Paperback)

This book is concerned with the conditions under which epistemic reasons provide justification for beliefs. The author draws on metaethical theories of reasons and normativity and then applies his theory to various contemporary debates in epistemology.... more

Pre-Owned The Cosmopolitan Self: George Herbert Mead and Continental Philosophy (Paperback) 0252073878 9780252073878

Bridging the divide between American pragmatism and contemporary European thought In this incisive commentary Mitchell Aboulafia examines the relevance of the American pragmatist philosopher George Herbert Mead to current debates on pluralism... more

Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy: Moral Responsibility: Beyond Free Will and Determinism (Hardcover)

Moving beyond the stale debate over the mere possibility of responsibility this volume explores ways to extend and apply compatibilist responsibility as well as the ways in which it must be modified to deal with urgent contemporary practical problems. more

Pre-Owned A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science 9780198700555

John Losee provides a balanced and engaging survey of the development of views about scientific method. Ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time this fully updated new edition incorporates discussion on contemporary debates including... more

Cengage Advantage Books Cengage Advantage Books: Bioethics in a Cultural Context: Philosophy Religion History Politics (Paperback)

BIOETHICS IN A CULTURAL CONTEXT--PHILOSOPHY RELIGION HISTORY POLITICS presents a unique philosophical approach to modern bioethics. Rather than simply setting up debates about contemporary issues this book recognizes that many of today�s bioethical... more

Pre-Owned Intervention and reflection: Basic issues in medical ethics (The Wadsworth series in social philosophy) (Hardcover) 0534006086

The most widely used medical ethics textbook today Munson s INTERVENTION AND REFLECTION is a collection of the most up to date and influential articles addressing the most pressing contemporary debates in medical ethics. Also delivering a wide variety... more

Pre-Owned Intervention and Reflection : Basic Issues in Medical Ethics 9780495095026

The most widely used medical ethics textbook today Munson s INTERVENTION AND REFLECTION is a collection of the most up to date and influential articles addressing the most pressing contemporary debates in medical ethics. Also delivering a wide variety... more