In this stimulating exploration of philosophy, Cohen challenges the reader to think philosophically about everyday dilemmas. Each problem is presented with a separate discussion designed to provoke hours of lively philosophical debate.

This introduction to the philosophy of art should be a useful text for students embarking on aesthetics courses.

The African Philosophy Reader, Second Edition, brings together thirty-seven philosophers, thirty-three of whom are black Africans, representing the most current philosophical discussions on the African continent.

A collection of essays by leading philosophers and scientists focusing on the debate in science between those who believe that science is above criticism and those who do not.

This volume traces the emergence of German Idealism providing original interpretations of key philosophical figures of the nineteenth century. It is a broad, scholarly introduction to this period and includes an excellent glossary.

This book provides the only single volume study of major Marxist thinkers views on the crucial question of the dialectic, connecting them with pressing contemporary, political and theoretical questions.

This is a timely and stimulating collection of essays on the importance of Freudian thought for analytic philosophy, investigating its impact on mind, ethics, sexuality, religion and epistemology.

This is the first comprehensive guide and only substantial undergraduate level introduction to ancient Greek and Roman ethics. This book maps the foundations of ethical thought, which is crucial knowledge across the disciplines for a wide variety of...

This book is a record of the development of animal rights through the eyes of one highly-respected and well-known thinker.