Topics in philosophy

Transracial adoption is one of the most contentious issues in adoption politics and in the politics of race more generally.

This book presents a detailed analysis of what it means to be absorbed in playing music.

The second edition of this Companion brings the story of liberation theology up to date and indicate its continuing importance.

In Nostalgia and Political Theory, Lawrence Quill advocates the central importance of nostalgia as a theoretical response to the 'historic' past and a vertiginous present.

What has philosophy to do with the poor?

Civil Dialogue on Abortion provides a cutting-edge discussion between two philosophy scholars on each side of the abortion debate.

How Molyneux''s Question shaped the conflict between empiricism and idealism in nineteenth-century British, American and Australian landscape painting and criticism.

Diese philosophische, interdisziplinäre Studie untersucht, auf welche Weise Fehlfunktionen einen einzigartigen Zugang zu Daten für Entdeckung und Prüfung von Theorien in vielen Wissenschaften bieten.

The volume sheds light on the backsliding process of Turkish democratization from the early 2010's until 2018.

What is mathematics about?

Explores Cicero''s thought on a range of issues including political leadership, persuasive rhetoric, and the right use of power.

Semantic Indexicality shows how a simple syntax can be combined with a propositional language at the level of logical analysis.

Critically explores how international law is mobilised, by global and local actors, to achieve or block global justice efforts.

This book explains how the concept of knowledge functions to improve our system of linguistic information exchange, by comparison with social norms.

This book is Karl Widerquist's first statement of the "e;indepentarian"e; theory of property, called, "e;Justice as the Pursuit of Accord"e; (JPA).

A key question for the contemporary world: What is Putin's ideology?

Unaccompanied child asylum seekers are amongst the world's most vulnerable populations, and their numbers are increasing.

The Europiiische Akademie is concerned with the study of scientific and technolog- ical advances for the individual, society and the natural environment.

Constanze Wilkes geht der Frage nach, unter welchen rechtlichen und diagnostischen Bedingungen das Selbstbestimmungsrecht psychisch kranker Erwachsener im allgemeinpsychiatrischen Kontext eingeschränkt wird und wie die Beteiligten in der Praxis damit umgehen.

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

This book presents a philosophical analysis of affective polarization.

This book examines the theoretical links between Edward W.

Any serious consideration of Asian American life forces us to reframe the way we talk about racism and antiracism.

Daniel Halliday examines the moral grounding of the right to bequeath or transfer wealth.

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Terrorism presents a revaluation of the major narratives in the history of terrorism, exploring the emergence and the use of terrorism in world history from antiquity up to the twenty-first century.

At least since Locke, philosophers and psychologists have usually held that concepts arise out of sensory perceptions, thoughts are built from concepts, and language enables speakers to convey their thoughts to hearers.

The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions.

This theoretically innovative book shows how democratic social movements can use the welfare state to challenge domination in society.

​David Hilbert entwickelte mit seiner Beweistheorie ein Programm zur Grundlegung der Mathematik.

The message of Revelation speaks to Christians for all times, and historically has especially encouraged persecuted groups.

In this book Michael McKenna advances a new theory of moral responsibility, one that builds upon the work of P.

Draws on the thought of Thomas Aquinas to provide an innovative approach to the ethics of lying and truthfulness.

This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought.

Argues that Lucan''s Bellum Civile is a central text in the history of the sublime.

Many different social scientists have been challenged by the origins of wars, their immediate causes and the mechanisms leading to the breakdown of peaceful relations.

This volume examines to what extent the positive atmosphere created by the Helsinki Accords contributed to the change in political circumstances seen in the countries of Central Europe, under Soviet domination.

The question of whether there can be a distinctively female ethics is one of the most important and controversial debates in gender studies, philosophy and psychology today.

An alarming number of philosophers and cognitive scientists have argued that mind extends beyond the brain and body.

Establishing science fiction as its own distinct and increasingly important narrative form, this book explores how the genre challenges pervasive perceptions of society as they appear in the conventional modern novel.

One of the most important philosophers of recent times, Elizabeth Anscombe wrote books and articles on a wide range of topics, including the ground-breaking monograph Intention.

This book provides a critical analysis of the European Union's approach to 'governance', focusing on the way in which civil society is incorporated within the EU decision-making process and arguing that it is not conducive to the democratisation of EU governance.

This book is the first of its kind, combining international perspectives on the current ethical considerations and challenges facing bioarchaeologists in the recovery, analysis, curation, and display of human remains.

Focusing on moral, social and legal responsibilities as opposed to rights or obligations, this volume explores the concept of responsibility in family life, law and practice.

After years of neurohype and a neuroskeptic backlash, this book provides a systematic analysis of the contributions to self-understanding cognitive neuroscience (CNS) and philosophy can make.

This book, first published in 1987, is a study of the development of Sartre's political thought from the late 1920s to the liberation of France in 1944, concentrating particularly upon his concept of freedom.

First Published in 1995.

Based on award-winning research, Love and revolution brings classical and contemporary anarchist thought into a mutually beneficial dialogue with a global cross-section of ecological, anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-racist activists - discussing real-life examples of the loving-caring relations that underpin many contemporary struggles.

The concept of the imaginary is pervasive within contemporary thought, yet can be a baffling and often controversial term.

Der Autor präsentiert eine neue Theorie der Reduktion physikalischer Theorien, die durch einfache Beispiele aus der Physik erläutert wird.