Philosophy
The Ends of Solidarity
An in-depth look at the theory of solidarity of German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, serving also as a comprehensive introduction to his work.
Styles of Thought
Differentiates inquiry from interpretation in order to secure a foundation for truth.
Feminine Look
Feminist and psychoanalytic analysis of spectatorship.
Rethinking Facticity
Examines the historical context and contemporary relevance of facticity.
The Philosopher as Witness
Responses to Fackenheim’s reflections on the centrality of the Holocaust to philosophy, Jewish thought, and contemporary experience.
Bearing Witness to Epiphany
Makes the novel argument that erotic life is the real sphere of human freedom.
Lacan, Language, and Philosophy
Clinical and philosophical perspectives on key issues and debates in Lacanian psychoanalysis.
Imagining Law
Essays consider Drucilla Cornell’s contributions to philosophy, political theory, and legal studies.
Identity, Memory, and Diaspora
Offers a detailed picture of the lives of Cuban Americans through interviews with artists, writers, and philosophers.
Overcoming Modernity
These last writings by Japanese philosopher Yuasa engage both Western and Eastern thought to reconsider modernity and offer an alternative, more holistic paradigm.
Un-Forgetting
Re-calling time lost.
The Browning of America and the Evasion of Social Justice
Considers the effects of the browning of America on philosophical debates over race, racism, and social justice.
Humans, Animals, Machines
Examines the overlap and blurring of boundaries among humans, animals, and machines.
Understanding Gregory Bateson
Essays and poems explore the contemporary relevance of Emerson’s work and thought.
Reading Ricoeur
Introduces readers to the work of Paul Ricoeur, one of the twentieth century’s leading philosophers.
Modern and Global Ayurveda
A comprehensive overview of Ayurveda.
Teaching Nonmajors
Delivers uncomplicated and useful techniques for better teaching to nonmajors in liberal arts courses.
Theophany
Situates Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite as a Neoplatonic philosopher in the tradition of Plotinus and Proclus.
Ellipsis
Examines poetic language in the work of Heidegger, Hölderlin, and Blanchot.
The Grounding of Positive Philosophy
The first English translation of Schelling’s final “existential system.”
Paul Ricoeur and the Poetic Imperative
Looks at Ricoeur’s writings on love and justice, prominent toward the end of his life, and how these serve as an interpretive key to his thought as a whole.
The Dynamic Individualism of William James
Explores James’s concept of the individual in terms of physiology, psychology, philosophy, and religion.
Adorno
Examines the role of experience within Adorno’s philosophy of language and epistemology.
Unmaking Race, Remaking Soul
Explores the theme of aesthetic agency and its potential for social and political progress.
The Comedy of Philosophy
Melds philosophical analysis with early cinematic history to develop a fresh theory of the notion of comedy.