Argues that humans are animals that philosophize about their condition by fictionalizing other animals.

Explores Gadamer's hermeneutic theory of understanding and puts this theory into conversation with several social epistemologies, including feminist epistemology.

Shows how Engaged Buddhists can expand their understanding of the causes of collective suffering and develop nonviolent means for social transformation through a dialectic of love, power, and justice.

Through a philosophical lens, this book explores the powerful educational capabilities of classic psychedelics.

A systematic overview of French Philosopher Miguel Abensour’s groundbreaking work and the two inseparable projects that govern it: a radical critique of all forms of domination and a search for a politics of emancipation.

A collection of original essays and previously untranslated critical writings on the renowned Brazilian documentary filmmaker, Eduardo Coutinho.

Offers an innovative analysis of gates—as architectural components, visual images, and mental constructs—in early Chinese thought and material culture.

Examines the forms of support, resources, and opportunities a person with mental illness requires to have the resilience needed for mental health recovery.

Draws on Guo Xiang's commentary on the Zhuangzi to construct an account of freedom that is both metaphysical and political.

Examines how philosophical concepts like free will, personal identity, and goodness are given an artistic life in films and television programs.

Essays exploring to what extent Nietzsche's thought can aid us in understanding politicized identities.

A fresh, provocative reading of Freud's theory of sexuality.

A study of non-representational art and poetry in the work of Bataille, Klossowski, and Michaux.

Uses the intellectual encounter between Islam and modernity to explore the nature of culture, civilization, religion, and tradition.

Offers a unified vision for approaching human ethical responses to what science is telling us about the crises facing our environment and climate.

Makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship.

The first edited volume solely dedicated to the philosophy of Adriana Cavaero.

Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of humanity and our role in a cosmos filled with divine and natural forces.

A critical and creative reconstruction of Adorno's conception of truth that shows its relevance for contemporary philosophy, art, and politics.

Illuminating new essays on Fichte's 1804 Wissenschaftslehre, or The Science of Knowing.

Uncovers the facts behind the celebrated 1889 case of Riggs v. Palmer and shows how they transform our understanding of the decision.

A straightforward, accessible introduction to core theories in normative ethics from Western and non-Western philosophy suitable for the classroom.

The classic work on Levy’s theory of negative harmony.

Argues that, to make progress within environmental ethics, philosophers must explicitly engage in environmental metaphysics.

Argues for a revolutionary political theology that can be used to combat racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression.