It is often claimed by environmental philosophers and green political theorists that liberalism, the dominant tradition of western political philosophy, is too focused on the interests of human indiv …

First published in 2000. This is volume VI in the VI-volume set titled Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Anglo-American Philosophy. In the essays gathered in this volume, the editors have the most dev …

Parthood and composition are everywhere. The leg of a table is part of the table, the word ‘Christmas’ is part of the sentence ‘I wish you a merry Christmas’, the 13th century is part of the Middle A …

First published in 1998, this book shows that modern materialistic science – for all its ability to analyse in truly impressive detail the workings of the living world – remains powerless to explain …

Are there any points where conservatives and liberals can agree? What do we mean by "social progress" and how do we know which way to go? How do the values of individual liberty and group l …

Originally published in 1952. This book is a critical survey of the views of scientific inference that have been developed since the end of World War I. It contains some detailed exposition of ideas …

Contemporary capabilities-based approaches to social justice, inspired by the Aristotelian emphasis on human well-being, have tended to separate and even oppose identity-based or recognitive justice …

‘Time and Philosophy’ presents a detailed survey of continental thought through an historical account of its key texts. The common theme taken up in each text is how philosophical thought should resp …

This book is the first major study of the Situationist International. Tracing the history, ideas and influences of this radical and inspiring movement from dada to postmodernism, it argues that situa …

The Black Sea region is a dynamic and complex area in which many national and international actors have key interests, including Russia and the US. The European Union stretches to the sea’s western c …