Presents a historical and philosophical overview of the twentieth-century German debates on secularization and their significance for contemporary discussions about the relationship between theology and modernity.

Argues that symbolism is an important and unique element of Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology.

Drawing on the film-philosophies of Stanley Cavell and Gilles Deleuze, argues that skepticism is an ethical problem that pervades contemporary film.

Explores the philosophy of history of Henri Bergson and shows its relevance to contemporary historical thought.

Study of a fascinating medieval Jewish philosopher, focusing on his twin conceptions of history.

A Levinasian commentary on the Torah.

Examines the relationship between time and sexual difference in the work of French feminists Julia Kristeva and Luce Irigaray.

Examines Hegel's insights regarding the complexity and significance of embodiment in human life, identity, and experience.

Examines the role that poets and the poetic word play in the formation of philosophical thinking in the modern German tradition.

Explores why Derrida, Hegel, and Heidegger conceive their thought as a “movement” rather than as a presentation of results or conclusions, and of the consequences of such an indirect method for critique and responsibility.

Develops a theory of culture based on a metaphysics that elaborates on the Platonic and Confucian traditions.

Proposes an innovative, holistic understanding of technology.

Examines the concept of a poetics of vacancy in Romantic-era literature.

Assesses the importance of Merleau-Ponty to current and ongoing concerns in contemporary philosophy.

Argues for postcoloniality as a model for philosophical practice.

A feminist approach to the Anthropocene that recovers the relevance of sensation and phenomenology.

Advances an interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of truth in terms of accurate measurement.

Argues that mediation is a central theme in this Platonic dialogue dedicated to the exploration of what it means to live a good life.

Essays on Greek philosophy and literature from Homer and Hesiod to Aristotle.

Assesses John Dewey’s visit to China in 1919–21 as an “intra-cultural” episode and promotes “Chinese natural philosophy” as a philosophical context in which to understand the connections between Dewey’s philosophy and early Confucian thinking.

Examines how our diverse understandings of property impact real-world governing strategies.

Illustrates how William James’s philosophical pragmatism can help to resolve issues in everyday contemporary life.

Critically introduces the philosophical system of Li Zehou, one of the most significant modern scholars of Chinese history and culture.

Examines Bergson’s work from the perspectives of critical philosophy of race and decolonial theory, placing it in conversation with theorists from Africa, the African Diaspora, and Latin America.

Offers the first focused study of the shifei debates of the Warring States period in ancient China and challenges the imposition of Western conceptual categories onto these debates.