Geert Keil & Nora Kreft 
Aristotle’s Anthropology [EPUB ebook] 

Do we really have freedom to act, or are we slaves to our genes, environment or culture? Regular TPM columnist Mathew Iredale gets to grips with one of the most intractable issues in philosophy: the …

Many philosophers believe that the traditional problem of our knowledge of the external world was dissolved by Wittgestein and others. They argue that it was not really a problem – just a linguistic …

Approaching the central themes of Spinoza“s thought from both a historical and analytical perspective, this book examines the logical-metaphysical core of Spinoza“s philosophy, its epistemology and …

This collection of essays highlights ethical issues in social work which are often overlooked as well as recurring clashes that influence how they play out, for example among different values and rel …

This book examines the historical genealogy of the torture taboo. The dissonance between the absolute prohibition against torture and its widespread violation raises important questions about the tor …

Due to his theory of “immaterialism“ and Schopenhauer“s regard of him as the “father of idealism“, George Berkeley (1685-1753) is one of the most important thinkers of the Early Modern period. T …

Rationality and Feminist Philosophy argues that the Enlightenment conception of rationality that feminists are fond of attacking is no longer a live concept. Deborah K. Heikes shows how contemporary …

Even those who take themselves to be breaking from tradition-from the metaphysical tradition of philosophy, from grand narratives, neoliberalism or Eurocentrism-can remain blindly attached to them. A …

‚What is the pervasive character of the world? The answer is force. But, as Heidegger asks next: “What is force?“ Connors sets out to answer this question, tracing a genealogy of the idea of force …

This title was first published in 2003:This book explores the problem of realism, both metaphysical and scientific. Renowned specialists in the field – including Michael Devitt, David Papineau, Mark …