Presents two seminal works by George Santayana, one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth-century: Character and Opinion in the United States , and The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy , a text of both philosophical analysis and cultural criticism.

A refreshing distillation of insights into the human condition, by one of the best-known and most popular philosophers in the UK.

Presents a systematic exploration of Roy Bhaskar's dialectical philosophy and its implications for ethics and justice. This text is suitable for serious students of social theory, philosophy, and legal theory.

Highlights Foucault's life and thought, showing his impact on society. Beginning with a brief biography to set the social and political stage, this VSI then tackles Foucault's thoughts on literature, in particular the avant-garde scene; his philosophical and historical work; and his treatment of knowledge and power in modern society.

In this classic account of madness, Michel Foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished European philosophers since the end of World War II.

An introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry, this book explores the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook ...

Tells a story of the narrator, his son Chris and their month-long motorcycle odyssey from Minnesota to California profoundly affected an entire generation.

A sparkling and up-to-date new cover for one of Fontana Press's strongest-selling titles.

Traces the links between French philosopher Alain Badiou and Pauline theology in the face of Nietzsche's proclamation of the death of God. This title presents Badiou's interpretation of Nietzsche's proclamation of the death of God. It outlines the life and work of Badiou. It discusses Badiou's relationship to Pauline theology.

A comprehensive collection of Roger Scruton's writings. It gathers selections from some of Scruton's earliest works, such as The Aesthetics of Architecture (1979), to his recent Culture Counts (2007). It provides an insightful introduction to Scruton's philosophical foundations that include his Burkean political views.

How does Derrida write of and on the other? This book examines instances of the relation to the other - the relation of Moses to God, Derrida's friendship with Jean-Luc Nancy, Derrida's relation to a recently departed actress caught on video - to demonstrate how Derrida forces us to reconceive who or what the other may be.

What does it mean to 'fall' asleep? Might there exist something like a 'reason' of sleep, a reason at work in its own form or modality, a modality of being in oneself, of return to oneself, without the waking 'self' that distinguishes 'I' from 'you' and from the world? This book attempts to answer these questions.

A former student and collaborator of Jacques Derrida, Catherine Malabou has generated worldwide acclaim for her progressive rethinking of postmodern, Derridean critique. Building on her notion of plasticity, a term she originally borrowed from Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit and adapted to a reading of Hegel's own work, Malabou transforms our understanding of the political and the religious, ...

Offers creative interpretations of major Jewish texts and as well as original treatments of significant issues in Jewish theology and ethics. The collection also includes philosophical readings of biblical narratives, analyses of topics in the thought of Maimonides, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and Rabbi Joseph B Soloveitchik.

Poststructuralism changes the way we understand the relations between human beings, their culture, and the world. Culture invests us with agency and choice, but also limits the possibilities. But the cultural script is not fixed, so we can intervene to increase the options. This introduction explains how, with illustrations from art and culture.

A controversial and revisionist account of the intellectual relationship between Russell and Wittgenstein.

Presents an examination of the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur that focuses on his specific concept of interpretation. This book explores the philosophical resources provided by Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics in dealing with the challenges of a world framed by globalization.

John Searle is one of the most important and influential analytic philosophers. He has made significant contributions to the fields of the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. This book provides a critical review of Searle's philosophical themes.

Oksala identifies the different interpretations of freedom in Foucault's philosophy and examines its three major divisions.