Topics in philosophy

When graduate students start their studies, they usually have sound knowledge of some areas of philosophy, but the overall map of their knowledge is often patchy and disjointed.

This book explores how the 1947 Partition of British India not only divided people and territories but also deepened cultural rifts in postcolonial India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, especially between Hindus and Muslims.

This book explores the complicated relationship between constitutions and transitional justice.

This book contains the definitive statement of Franz Brentano's views on meta- physics.

A thought-provoking exploration of assertiveness within Aristotle's work and how it affects democratic functioning.

Examines how international context and domestic politics interact in producing state policies toward religious minorities in Turkey and France.

The moral problems of abortion, infanticide, suicide, euthanasia, capital punshiment, war and othe life-or-death choices.

The book probes how the serious and sometimes fatal decision was made to admit individuals to asylums during Germany's age of extremes.

This fresh collection of essays questions how the historical process affects our conception of science, including our understanding of its validity as well as our general conception of knowledge.

First published in 1995.

Political theorists have long been frustrated by Nietzsche's work.

Creativity pervades human life.

This book explores a topic that has recently become the subject of increased philosophical interest: how can imagination be put to epistemic use?

A book to let you know you're not alone: the wisdom of the ages can guide us through the struggles of the present.

The philosopher Abu Nasr al-Farabi (c.

Aristotle holds that we desire things because they appear good to us--a view still dominant in philosophy now.

This volume explores evidentialism, a major theory of epistemic justification.

Local government affects us all.

This collection of chapters advances critical psychology by incorporating praxis (theory and practice) and decolonial streams of thought.

Part travelogue, part meditation, Abuses is a bold exploration of central themes in Continental philosophy by one of the most passionate and original thinkers in that tradition writing today.

The protest against meat eating may turn out to be one of the most significant movements of our age.

This reconstruction of the work of 'dialectical memory' in Hegel raises the fundamental question of the principle that presides on the articulation of history and indicates in Hegel's philosophy two alternative models of conceiving history: one that grounds history on 'ethical memory,' the other that sees justice as the moving principle of history.

Art and Morality is a collection of groundbreaking new papers on the theme of aesthetics and ethics, and the link between the two subjects.

Ethics of Media reopens the question of media ethics.

What can philosophy reveal about painting and how might it deepen our understanding of this enduring art form?

The antihero prevails in recent American drama television series.

John Stuart Mill's On Liberty is widely regarded as one of the most influential and stirring pieces of political philosophy ever written.

'Beauty and Islam' explores aspects of aesthetics in classical Islamic thought in the light of contemporary theories, offering new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture with examples ranging from the Qur'an and the Alhambra to the works of present day artists and philosophers.

In a divided world, empathy is not the solution, it is the problem.

This volume is dedicated to Hiroakira Ono life's work on substructural logics.

With Understanding Music and The Aesthetics of Music (1997) Roger Scruton set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music.

"e;Here is a unique and penetrating postmodernist invitation to reread Pascal's Pensees.

In this book one of Britain's leading philosophers tackles a question at the root of our civilisation: What is knowledge for?

Originally published in 1989 Liberal Neutrality approaches the recommendation of neutrality by confronting the abstract prescription (that we should be neutral) with the implications for particular people and institutions.

George Bell remains one of only a handful of twentieth-century English bishops to possess a continuing international reputation for his involvement in political affairs.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

How far should our realism extend?

A complete introduction to logic for first-year university students with no background in logic, philosophy or mathematics.

The Feminist Uncanny in Theory and Art Practice investigates the widely debated, deeply flawed yet influential concept of the uncanny through the lens of feminist theory and contemporary art practice.

'Lucid, fluent and compelling' Observer'We need writers like Andrews .

In the late 1990s, Rosalind Krauss, one of the principal theorists of post-modernism in the arts, began using the term “post-medium” in her work.

Emerging Trends in Smart Societies: Interdisciplinary Perspectives"e; captures the essence of the groundbreaking initiative heralded by the inaugural International Conference on Humanities for Smart Societies 2023 (HMSS 23).

The global capitalism perspective is a unique research program focused on understanding relatively recent developments in worldwide social, economic, and political practices related to globalization.

These are challenging times, and perhaps it is here that humans are viewed at their best and their worst.

We live in scandalous times.

This book argues that the insulation of public life from the ethical standpoint puts in jeopardy the legitimacy and survival of our political communities.

Mutual understanding between the faithful of the world's great religions is no longer a luxury; all over the world, religions are challenged to find common ground in the cause of peace and justice, and in the face of war and exploitation.