Western philosophy from c 1800

In this superb introduction, Samuel Freeman introduces and assesses the main topics of Rawls' philosophy.

Formulating a new approach to philosophy which, instead of simply rejecting postmodern thought, tries to assimilate some of its main features, Paul Crowther identifies conceptual links between value, knowledge, personal identity and civilization understood as a process of cumulative advance.

Formulating a new approach to philosophy which, instead of simply rejecting postmodern thought, tries to assimilate some of its main features, Paul Crowther identifies conceptual links between value, knowledge, personal identity and civilization understood as a process of cumulative advance.

Instinct and Revelation revolves around the hypothesis that ritual behavior and imaginative awareness in early hominids may have helped to spawn the evolution of the human brain and human consciousness.

Instinct and Revelation revolves around the hypothesis that ritual behavior and imaginative awareness in early hominids may have helped to spawn the evolution of the human brain and human consciousness.

Merleau-Ponty was a pivotal figure in twentieth century French philosophy.

Merleau-Ponty was a pivotal figure in twentieth century French philosophy.

China, Sex and Prostitution is a topical and important critique of recent scholarship in China studies concerning sexuality, prostitution and policing.

China, Sex and Prostitution is a topical and important critique of recent scholarship in China studies concerning sexuality, prostitution and policing.

One of the most original thinkers of the century, Karl Popper has inspired generations of philosophers, historians, and politicians.

One of the most original thinkers of the century, Karl Popper has inspired generations of philosophers, historians, and politicians.

This new book, under the impressive editorship of Thomas Boylan and Paschal O'Gorman, explores a number of major themes central to the work of Karl Popper.

Theories of discourse bring to realism new ideas about how knowledge develops and how representations of reality are influenced.

Theories of discourse bring to realism new ideas about how knowledge develops and how representations of reality are influenced.

What is philosophy about and what are its methods?

What is philosophy about and what are its methods?

Real Essentialism presents a comprehensive defence of neo-Aristotelian essentialism.

Real Essentialism presents a comprehensive defence of neo-Aristotelian essentialism.

Phenomenology is one of the most pervasive and influential schools of thought in twentieth-century European philosophy.

Phenomenology is one of the most pervasive and influential schools of thought in twentieth-century European philosophy.

This revised second edition from our bestselling Key Guides includes brand new entries on some of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth- and twenty-first century: Zizek, Bergson, Husserl, Heidegger, Butler and Haraway.

This revised second edition from our bestselling Key Guides includes brand new entries on some of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth- and twenty-first century: Zizek, Bergson, Husserl, Heidegger, Butler and Haraway.

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century.

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century.

The question of the existence and the properties of time has been subject to debate for thousands of years.

The question of the existence and the properties of time has been subject to debate for thousands of years.

Philosophical Delusion and its Therapy provides new foundations and methods for the revolutionary project of philosophical therapy pioneered by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Philosophical Delusion and its Therapy provides new foundations and methods for the revolutionary project of philosophical therapy pioneered by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Alongside Richard Rorty, Hilary Putnam and Jacques Derrida, Stanley Cavell is arguably one of the best-known philosophers in the world.

Alongside Richard Rorty, Hilary Putnam and Jacques Derrida, Stanley Cavell is arguably one of the best-known philosophers in the world.

In recent years numerous attempts have been made by analytic philosophers to naturalize various different domains of philosophical inquiry.

In recent years numerous attempts have been made by analytic philosophers to naturalize various different domains of philosophical inquiry.

Modernism can be characterised by the acute attention it gives to language, to its potential and its limitations.

Modernism can be characterised by the acute attention it gives to language, to its potential and its limitations.

Michel Foucault's work profoundly influences the way we think about society, in particular how we understand social power, the self, and the body.

Michel Foucault's work profoundly influences the way we think about society, in particular how we understand social power, the self, and the body.

This book is the first book-length deconstructive study of the political philosophy of Jurgen Habermas.

This book is the first book-length deconstructive study of the political philosophy of Jurgen Habermas.

Webber argues for a new interpretation of Sartrean existentialism.

Webber argues for a new interpretation of Sartrean existentialism.

Theodor W.

Theodor W.

This book seeks to rectify misrepresentations of Popperian thought with a historical approach to Popper's philosophy, an approach which applies his own mature view, that we gain knowledge through conjectures and refutations, to his own development, by portraying him in his intellectual growth as just such a series.

This book seeks to rectify misrepresentations of Popperian thought with a historical approach to Popper's philosophy, an approach which applies his own mature view, that we gain knowledge through conjectures and refutations, to his own development, by portraying him in his intellectual growth as just such a series.

This collection, with contributions from leading philosophers, places analytic philosophy in a broader context comparing it with the methodology of its most important rival tradition in twentieth-century philosophy--phenomenology, whose development parallels the development of analytic philosophy in many ways.

This collection, with contributions from leading philosophers, places analytic philosophy in a broader context comparing it with the methodology of its most important rival tradition in twentieth-century philosophy--phenomenology, whose development parallels the development of analytic philosophy in many ways.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important contributions to philosophy of the twentieth century.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important contributions to philosophy of the twentieth century.

Although an important part of the origins of analytic philosophy can be traced back to philosophy in Austria in the first part of the twentieth century, remarkably little is known about the specific contribution made by Austrian philosophy and philosophers.

Although an important part of the origins of analytic philosophy can be traced back to philosophy in Austria in the first part of the twentieth century, remarkably little is known about the specific contribution made by Austrian philosophy and philosophers.