Spring 2024 - Philosophy
A Theory of Harmony
The classic work on Levy’s theory of negative harmony.
Ethical Theory in Global Perspective
A straightforward, accessible introduction to core theories in normative ethics from Western and non-Western philosophy suitable for the classroom.
Metaphysical Institutions
Uses the intellectual encounter between Islam and modernity to explore the nature of culture, civilization, religion, and tradition.
Freud and the Problem of Sexuality
A fresh, provocative reading of Freud's theory of sexuality.
Apparitions, Daemons, and Emanations
A study of non-representational art and poetry in the work of Bataille, Klossowski, and Michaux.
Toward Environmental Wholeness
Offers a unified vision for approaching human ethical responses to what science is telling us about the crises facing our environment and climate.
Aristotle's Quarrel with Socrates
Makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship.
Political Bodies
The first edited volume solely dedicated to the philosophy of Adriana Cavaero.
Freedom's Frailty
Draws on Guo Xiang's commentary on the Zhuangzi to construct an account of freedom that is both metaphysical and political.
Nietzsche and Politicized Identities
Essays exploring to what extent Nietzsche's thought can aid us in understanding politicized identities.
Is Harpo Free?
Examines how philosophical concepts like free will, personal identity, and goodness are given an artistic life in films and television programs.
Listening to Others
A collection of original essays and previously untranslated critical writings on the renowned Brazilian documentary filmmaker, Eduardo Coutinho.
Unlocking the Chinese Gate
Offers an innovative analysis of gates—as architectural components, visual images, and mental constructs—in early Chinese thought and material culture.
Mental Health Resilience
Examines the forms of support, resources, and opportunities a person with mental illness requires to have the resilience needed for mental health recovery.
A Politics of Emancipation
A systematic overview of French Philosopher Miguel Abensour’s groundbreaking work and the two inseparable projects that govern it: a radical critique of all forms of domination and a search for a politics of emancipation.
Gadamer and the Social Turn in Epistemology
Explores Gadamer's hermeneutic theory of understanding and puts this theory into conversation with several social epistemologies, including feminist epistemology.
Deeper Learning with Psychedelics
Through a philosophical lens, this book explores the powerful educational capabilities of classic psychedelics.
The Philosophical Animal
Argues that humans are animals that philosophize about their condition by fictionalizing other animals.
Prophetic Wisdom
Shows how Engaged Buddhists can expand their understanding of the causes of collective suffering and develop nonviolent means for social transformation through a dialectic of love, power, and justice.