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God the Created
(February 2022)
Pragmatic Constructive Realism in Philosophy and Theology
Benjamin J. Chicka - Author
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One over Many
(October 2021)
The Unitary Pluralism of Plato's World
Necip Fikri Alican - Author
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Corrective intervention in Plato's metaphysics replacing the standard view of Plato as a metaphysical dualist with a novel and revolutionary paradigm of unitary pluralism in a single reality built on ontological diversity.
One over Many is a groundbreaking interpretation of Plato’s philosophical outlook, solving longstanding problems in the scholarly literature. Its origina...(Read More) |
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Making the Case
(April 2021)
Feminist and Critical Race Philosophers Engage Case Studies
Heidi Grasswick - Editor
Nancy Arden McHugh - Editor
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Analyzes the value of using case-based methodologies to address contemporary social justice issues in philosophy.
Making the Case brings together established and emerging philosophers who use case studies to address a variety of contemporary social justice causes. The contributors show both the depth and breadth of work in this area and highlight the distinctive approaches t...(Read More) |
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Epistemic Responsibility
(November 2020)
Lorraine Code - Author
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Develops a new kind of epistemological position that highlights virtue over more standard epistemological theories.
Having adequate knowledge of the world is not just a matter of survival but also one of obligation. This obligation to “know well” is what philosophers have termed “epistemic responsibility.” In this innovative and eclectic study, Lorraine Code explores the po...(Read More) |
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Manufactured Uncertainty
(November 2020)
Implications for Climate Change Skepticism
Lorraine Code - Author
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Wide-ranging critique of the epistemological and ethical assumptions that underlie contemporary debates concerning climate change.
In this provocative work, Lorraine Code returns to the idea of “epistemic responsibility,” as developed in her influential 1987 book of the same name, to confront the telling new challenges we now face to know the world with some sense of responsibilit...(Read More) |
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Being Measured
(December 2019)
Truth and Falsehood in Aristotle's Metaphysics
Mark R. Wheeler - Author
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Advances an interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of truth in terms of accurate measurement.
On the basis of careful textual exegesis and philosophical analysis of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, Mark R. Wheeler offers a groundbreaking interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of truth in terms of measurement. Wheeler demonstrates that Aristotle’s investigation of truth and falsehood in...(Read More) |
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Confucianism's Prospects
(August 2019)
A Reassessment
Shaun O'Dwyer - Author
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Challenges descriptions of East Asian societies as Confucian cultures and communitarian Confucian models as a political alternative to liberal democracy.
In Confucianism’s Prospects, Shaun O’Dwyer offers a rare critical engagement with English language scholarship on Confucianism. Against the background of historical and sociological research into the rapid modernization of...(Read More) |
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Hyperthematics
(August 2019)
The Logic of Value
Marc M. Anderson - Author
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Presents a new and unique method for developing principles to be applied in creating and increasing value.
In this innovative work, Marc M. Anderson presents an account of value and value creation, which both defines value and introduces a method to manipulate value practically. Using this new methodology, Anderson first explores where value lies in experience, both human and otherwise, uncovering tendencies in human action and...(Read More) |
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Atomistic Intuitions
(October 2018)
An Essay on Classification
Gaston Bachelard - Author
Roch C. Smith - Translated and with an introduction by
Daniel Parrochia - Preface by
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An English translation of the French philosopher’s sixth book, in which he seeks to develop a metaphysical context for modern atomistic science.
French philosopher Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962) is best known in the English-speaking world for his work on poetics and the literary imagination, but much of his oeuvre is devoted to epistemology and the philosophy of science. Like Thomas Kuhn, whose work he anticipates by t...(Read More) |
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Partial Truths and Our Common Future
(September 2018)
A Perspectival Theory of Truth and Value
Donald A. Crosby - Author
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Argues that a pluralistic understanding of truth can foster productive conversations about common concerns involving religion, science, ethics, politics, economics, and ecology without falling into relativism.
In this book, Donald A. Crosby defends the idea that all claims to truth are at best partial. Recognizing this, he argues, is a necessary safeguard against arrogance, close-mindedness, and potentially violent reactions to...(Read More) |
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