Philosophy of mind

The nature of consciousness and the relationship between the mind and brain have become the most hotly debated topics in philosophy.

This philosophical and sociological look at friendship and happiness begins with a review of Aristotle's three categories of friendship--friends of utility, friends of pleasure and friends of the good.

Commonsense Consequentialism is a book about morality, rationality, and the interconnections between the two.

A heartfelt masterpiece for making your relationship last--from the internationally renowned speakers, workshop leaders, and lifelong soul matesAn instant classic in the field of love and relationships, this deeply profound book by self-help gurus Ariel and Shya Kane teaches you and your partner how to have a successful relationship in three simple steps.

An indispensable guide to the deeply philosophical concerns at the heart of every addict's struggle.

This book develops a performative and relational approach to gendered and sexualised bodies conceived as distinct from the more limited individualistic idea of sexual identity and orientation that is at play within notions of progress in contemporary transnational sexual politics.

This handbook is the first to bring together the latest theory and research on critical approaches to social psychological challenges.

This book presents a radical and intuitive argument against the notion that intentional action, agency and autonomy are features belonging only to humans.

This book examines the use of myth in contemporary popular and high culture, and proposes that the aporetic subject, the individual that 'does not know', is the ideal contemporary subject.

This volume examines minimality in cooperation and shared agency from various angles.

This book offers a unique developmental perspective on identity construction in the context of mobility and transition to adulthood.

This book engages in a critical discussion on how to respect and promote patients' autonomy in difficult cases such as palliative care and end-of-life decisions.

This volume focuses on philosophical problems concerning sense perception in the history of philosophy.

Within the general framework of Cultural Psychology, this book provides different perspectives on the relationship between border and identity by experts from several disciplines (i.

A Brief Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind is written to engage the beginning student, offering a balanced, accessible entrZe into a notoriously complex field of inquiry.

This book provides an accessible and up-to-date discussion of contemporary theories of perceptual justification that each highlight different factors related to perception, i.

This book is about Italian American women, food, identity, and our stories at the table.

Dieses Buch zeichnet ein knappes Bild von Karl Jaspers‘ ungewöhnlichem Leben und von seiner Philosophie.

In this volume, Richard Gilmore explores film as a channel through which to engage in philosophical reflection and analyzes the relationship between philosophy and film.

"e;According to the words of Phaedrus in the Symposium of Plato, Love, sometimes named Eros, has no parents, no age, no history, and its origin remains unknown to anyone.

This unique Handbook provides a sophisticated, scholarly overview of the most advanced thought regarding the idea of life after death.

The "e;THINKING: Bioengineering of Science and Art"e; is to discuss about philosophical aspects of thinking at the context of Science and Art.

This book examines and explores Jacques Lacan's controversial topologisation of psychoanalysis, and seeks to persuade the reader that this enterprise was necessary and important.

This volume considers the numerous philosophical ideas and arguments found in and inspired by the critically acclaimed series Breaking Bad.

This collection, written by leading Lacanian psychoanalytic theorists and practitioners, explores the impact of shifts in contemporary culture, politics and society on the notion of 'perversion', which has undergone numerous profound changes in recent years.

When Posthumanism displaces the traditional human subject, what does psychoanalysis add to contemporary conversations about subject/object relations, systems, perspectives, and values?

This book explores the quality of life among Badagas, an ethnic minority group in South India, as they navigate a society in flux, with specific reference to rural-to-urban migration and new media.

Though Walker Percy is best known as a novelist, he was first and foremost a philosopher.

The two sections of this volume present theoretical developments and practical applicative papers respectively.

This book provides new perspectives on endurance sport and how it contributes to a  good and sustainable life in times of climate change, ecological disruption and inconvenient truths.

This book presents an analysis of the correlation between the mind and the body, a complex topic of study and discussion by scientists and philosophers.

In this book, Peter Gardner contends that the production of narratives of ethnic peoplehood is an attempt to regain a sense of collective dignity among the previously dominant.

This book aims to lay bare the logical foundations of tractable reasoning.

This book is concerned with the human individual and her relationship with the communities of which she is a member.

Philosophy of Race: An Introduction provides plainly written access to a new subfield that has been in the background of philosophy since Plato and Aristotle.

This book examines the relationship between post-Soviet societies in transition and the increasingly important role of their diaspora.

This book applies Heidegger's writings to experimental fictions and film genres in order to study a being-there that performs itself beyond liveness and a future that is already here.

Auch mit Worten, Phrasen, Präpositionen, Fragen sowie anderen semantischen Einheiten der natürlichen Sprache ist es möglich, zu rechnen.

This book approaches consumer psychology from a unique perspective - it covers the entire lifespan, from birth to old age.

This wide-ranging and ground-breaking book, especially relevant given Brexit and renewed Scottish independence campaigning, provides in-depth analysis of ways Scottishness has been performed and modified over the centuries.

This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of film in the context of the Anthropocene: the new geological era in which human beings have collectively become a force of nature.

This book explores the philosophy of love through the thought and life of Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph.

This book presents a variety of narratives on key elements of academic work, from data analysis, writing practices and engagement with the field.

What lies at the foundation of our moral beliefs?

This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the fascinating and strikingly diverse history of imagination in the context of theatre and drama.

This book offers a comprehensive critique of the Kantian principle that 'objects conform to our cognition' from the perspective of a Copernican world-view which stands diametrically opposed to Kant's because founded on the principle that our cognition conforms to objects.

This sourcebook explores how the Middle Ages dealt with questions related to the mental life of creatures great and small.

This book originated at a workshop by the same name held in May 2018 at the University of Pavia.

This book explores the practice and transmission of Lacanian and Freudian theory.

This book critically examines and theorizes the process of how return migrants reintegrate into their countries of origin.