In this book, Daniel Shapiro argues that the dominant positions in contemporary political philosophy - egalitarianism, positive rights theory, communitarianism, and many forms of liberalism ...more on ebook "Is the Welfare State Justified?..."

Nearly everyone has wronged another. Who among us has not longed to be forgiven? Who has not struggled to forgive? Charles Griswold has written the first comprehensive philosophical book on ...more on ebook "Forgiveness..."

Johann Georg Hamann (1730Ç'Ï1788) is a major figure not only in German philosophy but also in literature and religious history. In his own time he wrote penetrating criticisms of Herder, Kan ...more on ebook "Hamann: Writings Philosophy Languag..."

There pervades today, a disturbing zealotry with which the sociopolitical culture has imagined for itself a prerogative to divest the individual of his rightful sovereignty and discretion ...more on ebook "The Last Individual..."

This collection of newly comissioned essays by international contributors offers a representative overview of the most important developments in contemporary philosophical logic.Pres ...more on ebook "A Companion to Philosophical Logic..."

This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. Offers a distinctive histo ...more on ebook "A Companion to African Philosophy..."

is an accessible but sophisticated introduction to the most important figures in Continental philosophy in the last 200 years.

is a complete guide to two of the dominant movements of philosophy in the twentieth century.Written by a team of leadin ...more on ebook "A Companion to Phenomenology and Ex..."

We prize loyalty in our friends, lovers and colleagues, but loyalty raises difficult questions. What is the point of loyalty? Should we be loyal to country, just as we are loyal to friends a ...more on ebook "The Limits of Loyalty..."

This volume is a critical edition of the ten-year correspondence (1706-1716) between Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, one of Europe's most influential early modern thinkers, and Bartholomew Des Bo ...more on ebook "Leibniz-Des Bosses Correspondence..."