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Metaphysicians and cosmologists often make bold, surprising claims about the universe. It is bigger, older, full of more things, more intricately interconnected, than most of us ever thought. Supposing they are correct, does that have any bearing on what we ought to...
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OUP Oxford
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2026-03-18
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Decoding the Tragic in Aristotle posits that a specific form of involuntary action lies at the heart of Aristotle's conception of the tragic-a point that remains unexplained in the Poetics. This key insight is illuminated through Aristotle's ethical works, particularly...
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Oxford University Press
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2026-03-16
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This book introduces and assesses the main contributions of Hermann Lotze (1817-1881) to philosophy of psychology and philosophy of mind. Lotze was the most influential thinker of his time; he revitalised German philosophy after Hegel's death, inspiring American...
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OUP Oxford
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2026-03-16
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A practical guide to ethical living during uncertain and unsettling times When life presents its wobbly moments and you find yourself asking "And now what?" you need more than abstract philosophy. Seeking Your Better Self offers a thought-provoking guide for personal...
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Wiley
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2026-03-16
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The North African scholar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Sanusi (1436-90), from Tlemcen, present-day Algeria, was one of the most influential theologians and logicians in the Islamic tradition. al-Sanusi theological works were wildly popular in large areas of the Islamic world...
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Oxford University Press
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2026-03-13
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Doing Good is a bold call for a new social contract in a world buckling under the weight of multiple crises – geopolitical tension, ecological collapse, technological disruption, growing inequality, and the slow erosion of liberal democracy. The promises of modernity,...
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Polity
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2026-03-11
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This book explores the enigmatic tapestry of human evolution in East Asia, weaving together genetic insights, archaeological discoveries, and geological evidence to reexamine ancient origins. The author objectively presents how molecular biology, stone tool analysis,...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-10
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This book introduces and assesses the main contributions of Hermann Lotze (1817-1881) to philosophy of psychology and philosophy of mind. Lotze was the most influential thinker of his time; he revitalised German philosophy after Hegel's death, inspiring American...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-09
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Stanley Cavell's critical-aesthetic way of doing philosophy charts a unique path between dogmatic doctrinalism and dull despair in response to the alienations that trouble modern divided life. His methods of attention to cultural phenomena are rooted in a philosophical...
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Oxford University Press
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2026-03-06
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You can stock your life with important work, relationships, activities, and art, and yet, you can still ask: what's the point of it all? Almost every thinking person has had that question—many more than once. Granted, you're more likely to worry about the point of life...
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Oxford University Press
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2026-03-06
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Why should we think about the home? Most would agree that it is central to children's development-a healthy, stable, and hopefully loving environment where they can prepare for adulthood. But for women, the duties and expectations bound up with life at home have...
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Oxford University Press
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2026-03-06
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Max Nordau (1849–1923) war Arzt, Journalist und einer der einflussreichsten Kulturkritiker seiner Zeit. Mit József Kiss (1843–1921), dem ungarischen Dichter und Zeitschriftenredakteur, verband ihn seit seinen jungen Jahren eine enge Freundschaft. Ihr Austausch begann in...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2026-03-05
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This Handbook provides an examined and nuanced overview of the history and devlopment of Jewish philosophy, from antiquity up to current trends in the field. Editors Paul W. Franks and Yitzhak Y. Melamed have brought together an international team of philosophers and...
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Oxford University Press
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2026-03-03
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There is a widespread idea that we experience our world as if it is other than a block world; as if, instead, our world is dynamical and time passes in a robustly A-theoretic manner. In light of this, some argue that there is good reason to think that our world is...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-02
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At the start of the nineteenth century, Karoline von Günderrode burst onto the German intellectual scene with multi-genre collections of philosophical literature that were read by Goethe, Clemens Brentano, and other famous writers and academics. But Günderrode's...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2026-02-27
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Where justice, with its emphasis on individual claim-rights, falls short of justifying our ethical responsibility to care for those suffering from illnesses that do not neatly qualify as unjust, love (agape) provides the missing moral foundation. This book contributes...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2026-02-27
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From A Realist Point of View combines new essays with revised versions of the most important recent work of preeminent legal realist Brian Leiter. This collection offers a systematic and philosophically ambitious account of legal realism and links it, for the first...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2026-02-24
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Oxford Studies in Epistemology is a periodical publication which offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board composed of leading philosophers in North America, Europe, and Australasia,...
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OUP Oxford
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2026-02-24
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This book offers a general and accessible account of British philosophy during the nineteenth century. Looking at debates in ethics, political theory, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of science, it takes readers from...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-02-23
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After decades of long and thorny negotiations at the United Nations, the High Seas Treaty was finalised in 2023, to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. This treaty is just one of many instruments that have been introduced as part of global...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2026-02-23
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