Philosophy
Schelling's Organic Form of Philosophy
Locates in Schelling a new understanding of our relation to nature in philosophy.
Riding the Wind with Liezi
New attention and fresh perspectives on the classic, but neglected, text of Daoism, the Liezi.
Sleights of Reason
Demonstrates the dramatic interplay of elements that comprise the concepts of norm, bisexuality, and development.
Rereading Freud
Continental philosophers examine Freud’s metapsychology.
Existence and the Good
Argues that morals and politics require on a metaphysical backing and proposes a neoclassical metaphysics.
Soul
Revives the concept of Soul, urging an understanding of Soul as expression.
Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies
An annotated translation of an essential work of twentieth-century Tibetan Buddhist thought, one that explicates teachings on the Middle Way.
Figures of Simplicity
A fascinating comparison of the work of Heinrich von Kleist and Herman Melville.
Faith and Reason
Explores the mutually dependent relationship of faith and reason in human life and human knowledge.
Reframing the Practice of Philosophy
Reflections by leading Latin American and African American philosophers on their identity within the field of philosophy.
Queer Times, Queer Becomings
Queer theory essays on time and becoming in the fields of literature, philosophy, film, and performance.
Thinking with Irigaray
An interdisciplinary and contemporary response to Irigaray’s work.
Xu Bing and Contemporary Chinese Art
Explores how Xu Bing and other contemporary Chinese artists use Western ideas within a Chinese cultural discourse.
Reading Kant's Geography
Perspectives on Kant's teachings on geography and how they relate his understanding of the world.
Worth Doing
A comprehensive look at how we rely on ideals of worthy action in the pursuit of moral happiness.
Objectivity
Appearing for the first time in English, Günter Figal’s groundbreaking book in the tradition of philosophical hermeneutics offers original perspectives on perennial philosophical problems.
Elemental Philosophy
Explores the ancient and perennial notion of the four elements as environmental ideas.
An Unprecedented Deformation
Philosophical interpretation of Proust based on the work of Merleau-Ponty and Deleuze.
Hegel and Shakespeare on Moral Imagination
Study of self-consciousness in Hegel and Shakespeare.
Between Nihilism and Politics
Essays describe Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo’s unique and radical hermeneutic philosophy.
Oedipus
First English translation of Nasio's groundbreaking work on the Oedipus complex.
Confucianism in Context
A wide-ranging consideration of Confucianism for Western readers.
Ethics, Aesthetics, and the Beyond of Language
Explores why American Romantic writers and contemporary continental thinkers turn to art when writing about ethics.
Religious Philosophy as Multidisciplinary Comparative Inquiry
Argues that philosophy, as multidisciplinary comparative inquiry, is essential to the contemporary academic study of religion.
Taking Confucian Ethics Seriously
A consideration of Confucian ethics as a living ethical tradition with contemporary relevance.