Combines phenomenology with the "enactivist" approach to consciousness theory and recent emotion research to explore the way self-motivated action plans shape selective attention, exploration, and ultimately the mind's interpretation of reality - in philosophy, psychology, cultural awareness, and our personal lives.

Analysis of this important Mexican philosopher's social, cultural, and political writings.

Drawing from philosophy and psychology, offers a clear and compelling interpretation of what it means to be an adult.

Examines the lived experience of social encounters drawing on phenomenological insights.

Analyzes the role of community in the writings of Giorgio Agamben, Roberto Esposito, and Jean-Luc Nancy.

Charts the stages of the history of friendship as a philosophical concept in the Western world.

A comprehensive look at how we rely on ideals of worthy action in the pursuit of moral happiness.

A provocative survey of interdisciplinary challenges to the concept of dualism.

A provocative survey of interdisciplinary challenges to the concept of reductionism.

A provocative survey of interdisciplinary challenges to the concept of determinism.

Makes the novel argument that erotic life is the real sphere of human freedom.

Considers the effects of the browning of America on philosophical debates over race, racism, and social justice.

The definitive source book on philosophy and the city.

Engages contemporary European thought on a variety of philosophical topics.

Confronts globalization and technology from philosophical perspectives.

In this companion volume to the national public television documentary of the same name, interviews of philosophy luminaries expose the relevance of philosophy to everyday life.

Provides a comprehensive and systematic family ethic, addressing major issues fueling the family values debate.

Develops a general theory of prediction that encompasses its fundamental principles, methodology, and practice and gives an overview of its promises and problems.

Argues for a humanistic cultural reformation to counter our materialistic values and science-dominated intellectual life and shows how this would affect our lives and transform our society.

C. B. Macpherson was one of the leading political theorists in North America and perhaps the most influential voice on the left for a view of liberal democracy that was simultaneously sympathetic to its ...