Philosophy
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Politics as Public ChoiceThis volume presents a collection of thirty-four essays and shorter works by James M. Buchanan that represent the brilliance of his founding work on public-choice theory. The work of James M. Buchanan is perhaps most often associated with his helping to found public-choice theory....
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Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic ViewsHow should broadly liberal democratic societies stop illiberal and antidemocratic views from gaining influence while honouring liberal democratic values? This question has become particularly pressing after the recent successes of right-wing populist leaders and parties across Europe, in the US, and beyond. This book...
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On Theory-Fiction and Other GenresThis book looks at three different kinds of writing practice - theory-fiction, autofiction/autotheory and art writing - that are increasingly prevalent as genres (or 'hybrid genres') in the arts and critical humanities. The chapters in the book operate as a critical survey of these...
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On the Deities of SamothraceIn 1815, F. W. J. Schelling presented a lecture titled "On the Deities of Samothrace" to the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. The lecture offered a startlingly original reading of the ancient Greek mystery religion on the island of Samothrace. It would be the last...
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On Liberty, Utilitarianism, and The Subjection of WomenJohn Stuart Mill was a prominent English philosopher and political economist. Mill is considered to have been one of the most important figures in the history of liberalism, and he contributed greatly to social theory and political theory. Mill was also notable for being...
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One God, Three Persons, Four Views: A Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Dialogue on the Doctrine of the TrinityThe doctrine of the Trinity has become synonymous with mystery in the minds of many. How is it best understood? Is it logically coherent, or is it contradictory? In this book, four leading scholars take up these and other questions about the Trinity in...
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Not Thinking Like a Liberal"An instant classic....an intellectual feast and an existential feat!" --Cornel West "By intertwining autobiography and conceptual critique, Geuss underlines the idea that in order to gain a critical perspective on liberalism, it is necessary to become almost bilingual: able to speak the language of...
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Meditations on Living, Dying, and Loss: The Essential Tibetan Book of the DeadSelections from Penguin's authoritative first complete translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead One of the most inspirational and compelling works in world literature, The Tibetan Book of the Dead presents a visionary exploration of both the after-death state and the inner workings...
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MeditationsThe Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is a life-changing book. Among others, it contains the following reflections: "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." "You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find...
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Margaret Fuller: Collected Writings (Loa #388)"Humanity can be divided into three classes: men, women, and Margaret Fuller."--Edgar Allan Poe A true American original--radical transcendentalist, intrepid journalist, and pioneering feminist--joins Library of America with the most authoritative single-volume collection of her writings ever, including many rare and previously unpublished works,...
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Making Connections: Friendship and PoliticsThis book is a historical review of literature and ideas that make the connections between friendship and politics. Using pertinent quotations from a wide variety of sources, the book is divided into three main parts. Firstly, it explores interpretations of the concept of friendship,...
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Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More MeaningfulWhy life's shortness--more than anything else--is what makes it meaningful Death might seem to render pointless all our attempts to create a meaningful life. Doesn't meaning require transcending death through an afterlife or in some other way? On the contrary, Dean Rickles argues, life...
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Hopeful PessimismWhy "hopeful pessimism" is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitment The climate debate is rife with calls for optimism. While temperatures rise and disasters intensify, we are asked to maintain optimism and hope, as if the...
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Historical Imagination: Hermeneutics and Cultural NarrativeHistorical Imagination defends a phenomenological and hermeneutical account of historical knowledge. The book's central questions are what is historical imagination, what is the relation between the imaginative and the empirical, in what sense is historical knowledge always already imaginative, how does such knowledge serve...
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Hannah Arendt: The Origins of Totalitarianism Expanded Edition (Loa #389)A deluxe expanded edition of the masterpiece of political philosophy that transformed how the world thinks about fascism and authoritarianism Includes two fascinating chapters that were later cut and are available in no other edition In 1951, a monumental book by a relatively unknown...
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Gadamer on Art and Aesthetic Experience: Rethinking Hermeneutical Aesthetics TodayHans-Georg Gadamer was one of the greatest intellectual figures of the twentieth century. As a philosopher trained in phenomenology, he established philosophical hermeneutics as one of the leading traditions of contemporary philosophy and opened new paths for philosophical reflection. Within the many dimensions of...
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Embodiment Theory and Chinese Philosophy: Contextualization and Decontextualization of ThoughtThis book analyses some of the seminal texts of the Chinese tradition in light of the embodied tradition: the Analects of Confucius, the Zhuangzi, and the Treatise on Music. Margus Ott's study shows how they exemplify aspects of embodiment theory while highlighting others that...
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Early Modern Philosophy: An Inclusive Introduction with ReadingsFor anyone in search of the philosophers who influenced one of the richest moments in Western intellectual history, this inclusive reader is the place to start.Early Modern Philosophy showcases an unrivalled range of thinkers. Through them, you are introduced to a selection of their...
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Did It Happen Here?: Perspectives on Fascism and AmericaSince the election of Donald Trump, politicians, historians, intellectuals, and media pundits have been faced with a startling and urgent question: Are we threatened by fascism? Some see striking connections between our current moment and the tumultuous interwar period in Europe. But others question...
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Christian Ethics: A Guide for the PerplexedChristian ethics is a most perplexing subject. This Guide takes the reader through the most fundamental issues surrounding the question of Ethics from a Christian perspective: Is ethics a meaningful topic of discourse and can there be such a thing as an ethical argument...
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