Philosophy
E-Co-Affectivity
Offers an interdisciplinary investigation of affectivity in various forms of life.
Civilization and Barbarism
Challenges the established corrections paradigm and argues for replacing mass incarceration with a viable and more humane alternative.
The Space of Disappearance
Examines the evolution of disappearance as a formal narrative and epistemological phenomenon in late twentieth-century Argentine fiction.
The World after the End of the World
Examines themes of loss and mourning in the late work of Derrida.
Confucian Role Ethics
Argues that the only way to understand the Confucian vision of the consummate moral life is to take the tradition on its own terms.
Epistemic Responsibility
Develops a new kind of epistemological position that highlights virtue over more standard epistemological theories.
Manufactured Uncertainty
Wide-ranging critique of the epistemological and ethical assumptions that underlie contemporary debates concerning climate change.
Merleau-Ponty and Nishida
Places the phenomenologies of Merleau-Ponty and Nishida in dialogue and uncovers a demand for a motor-perceptual form of faith in both philosophers’ meditations on artistic expression.
Metaphysics of Goodness
Develops a theory of culture based on a metaphysics that elaborates on the Platonic and Confucian traditions.
Levinas and the Torah
A Levinasian commentary on the Torah.
Philosophers and Their Poets
Examines the role that poets and the poetic word play in the formation of philosophical thinking in the modern German tradition.
Homer's Hero
Draws on Plato to argue that Homer elevated private life as the locus of true friendship and the catalyst of the highest human excellence.
Hyperthematics
Presents a new and unique method for developing principles to be applied in creating and increasing value.
Conflict in Aristotle's Political Philosophy
Offers a careful analysis of how Aristotle understands civil war, partisanship, distrust in government, disagreement, and competition, and explores ways in which these views are relevant to contemporary political theory.
Bergson and History
Explores the philosophy of history of Henri Bergson and shows its relevance to contemporary historical thought.
Genealogies of the Secular
Presents a historical and philosophical overview of the twentieth-century German debates on secularization and their significance for contemporary discussions about the relationship between theology and modernity.
The Art of Jihad
Identifies and traces the evolution of a forgotten “realist” tradition in medieval Islamic political thought, and considers the prospects for its revival in the context of the contemporary Middle East.
Eckhart, Heidegger, and the Imperative of Releasement
Provides the first systematic interpretation of Heidegger’s relation to Eckhart, centering on the idea that we must release ourselves in order to know the truth.
Subjects That Matter
Argues for postcoloniality as a model for philosophical practice.
On the Good Life
Argues that mediation is a central theme in this Platonic dialogue dedicated to the exploration of what it means to live a good life.
Merleau-Ponty and Contemporary Philosophy
Assesses the importance of Merleau-Ponty to current and ongoing concerns in contemporary philosophy.
Power and Progress
Study of a fascinating medieval Jewish philosopher, focusing on his twin conceptions of history.
The Beauty of Detours
Proposes an innovative, holistic understanding of technology.
The Lily's Tongue
Examines four discourses by Kierkegaard, arguing that they play a critical and surprising role in his oeuvre and contribute to the philosophy of figural language.
Meaning and Embodiment
Examines Hegel's insights regarding the complexity and significance of embodiment in human life, identity, and experience.