Gavin Flood 
Ascetic Self [PDF ebook] 
Subjectivity, Memory and Tradition

The Principles of Secularism by George Jacob Holyoake is a foundational text advocating for the separation of church and state and promoting secularism as a guiding principle for public policy and so …

This title was first published 2000: Ever since Michael Tooley published his article on ‘Abortion and Infanticide’ in 1972, the abortion debate has revolved around questions such as: ‘What is a perso …

Adam Smith (1723–1790) is famous around the world as the founding father of economics, and his ideas are regularly quoted and invoked by politicians, business leaders, economists, and philosophers. H …

This book traces the trajectory of militant jihadism to show how violence is more intentionally embraced as the centre of worship, social order and ideology. Undertaking an in-depth analysis of milit …

What do we mean by ”assemblage” in contemporary theory? The constant and seemingly limitless expansion of the concept”s range of applications begs the question, if any and every kind of collection …

For centuries, philosophers have addressed the ontological question of whether God exists. Most recently, philosophers have begun to explore the axiological question of what value impact, if any, God …

This book critically examines the relationship between civility, citizenship and democracy. It engages with the oft-neglected idea of civility (as a Western concept) to explore the paradox of high de …

This collection is the first book-length examination of the various epistemological issues underlying legal trials. Trials are centrally concerned with determining truth: whether a criminal defendant …

This book contextualizes David Hume”s philosophy of physical science, exploring both Hume”s background in the history of early modern natural philosophy and its subsequent impact on the scientific …

Bringing together a number of case studies, this book shows how from early on Chinese philosophical discourses unfolded through innovation and the subversion of dominant forms of thinking. Narrowing …