Filosofía – General

This title, first published in 1973, brings together a variety of papers by Israel Scheffler, one of America’s leading educational philosophers. The essays each stress the importance of critical thou …

This study of Weber»s sociology, written by an eminent authority, is a clear and illuminating discussion of the most important elements of Weber»s thinking. The book concentrates on four main eleme …

In recent years, the popularity of the inimitable Slavoj Žižek has perhaps cast a shadow over the collective influence exerted by Slovenian intellectuals on modern day philosophy. Yet despite his ima …

Why are people so interested in what they and others throw away? This book shows how this interest in what we discard is far from new – it is integral to how we make, build and describe our lived env …

Ecology – unlike astronomy, physics, or chemistry – is a science with an associated political and ethical movement: the Green Movement. As a result, the ecological position is often accompanied by ap …

Badiou»s Deleuze presents the first thorough analysis of one of the most significant encounters in contemporary thought: Alain Badiou»s summary interpretation and rejection of the philosophy of Gil …

Franz Brentano is one of the founding fathers of twentieth century philosophy, celebrated for introducing the concept of intentionality to philosophy as well as making significant contributions to et …

Robert Nozick»s Anarchy, State, and Utopia is widely recognized as one of the most influential works of modern political philosophy. Libertarian Philosophy in the Real World not only provides a conc …

Death and Philosophy considers these questions with different perspectives varying from the existentialist – deriving from Camus, Heidegger or Sartre, to the English speaking analytic tradition of Be …

First Published in 1999. John Skorupski»s book is a comprehensive revaluation of Mill as a philosopher. The opening chapters outline Mill»s main doctrines and attitudes and provide an up-to-date ac …