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In recent decades cognitive science has revolutionised our understanding of the workings of the human mind. Philosophy has made a major contributio...

In recent decades cognitive science has revolutionised our understanding of the workings of the human mind. Philosophy has made a major contributio...

The Philosophy of Design is an introduction to the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the contemporary practice of design. The first book t...

The Philosophy of Design is an introduction to the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the contemporary practice of design. The first book t...

Intimacy can be joyous, but also confusing and socially constrained. This book reveals how philosophy can deepen our understanding of how we date, ...

Intimacy can be joyous, but also confusing and socially constrained. This book reveals how philosophy can deepen our understanding of how we date, ...

Does the future exist already? What is space? Are time machines physically possible? What is quantum mechanical reality like? Are there many univer...

Does the future exist already? What is space? Are time machines physically possible? What is quantum mechanical reality like? Are there many univer...

For over twenty years, Beverley Clack and Brian R. Clack's distinctive and thought-provoking introduction to the philosophy of religion has been of...

For over twenty years, Beverley Clack and Brian R. Clack's distinctive and thought-provoking introduction to the philosophy of religion has been of...

Zen Buddhism is a form of Mahāyāna Buddhism that originated in China and is strongly focused on meditation. It is characteristically sceptical towa...

Zen Buddhism is a form of Mahāyāna Buddhism that originated in China and is strongly focused on meditation. It is characteristically sceptical towa...

From mobile phones to consoles, tablets and PCs, we are now a generation of gamers. The PlayStation Dreamworld is – to borrow a phrase from Slavoj ...

From mobile phones to consoles, tablets and PCs, we are now a generation of gamers. The PlayStation Dreamworld is – to borrow a phrase from Slavoj ...

The individual that the social sciences take as an object is most often studied in a particular context or from a single dimension. The actor is an...

The individual that the social sciences take as an object is most often studied in a particular context or from a single dimension. The actor is an...

A woman’s life is different. This is clear when a stranger’s catcall makes her feel targeted in the street. When politicians make off-the-cuff sexi...

A woman’s life is different. This is clear when a stranger’s catcall makes her feel targeted in the street. When politicians make off-the-cuff sexi...

Media are poetic forces. They produce and reveal worlds, representing them to our senses and connecting them to our lives. While the poetic powers ...

Media are poetic forces. They produce and reveal worlds, representing them to our senses and connecting them to our lives. While the poetic powers ...

The environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica are characterised by contrast and contradiction. These are places that have witnessed some...

Wolfgang J. Mommsen is one of the foremost Weberian scholars writing today. In this volume, a sequel to his monumental study Max Weber and German P...

In this outstanding new book, Christian Meier examines the close relationship between drama and politics at the beginning of the great age of Greek...

China’s economic rise over the last four decades has been as confounding as it has been impressive. Few economies have grown as fast and changed th...