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Phenomenology Of Perceptionby Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Routledge 2002; US$ 23.95Long considered Merleau-Ponty's defining work, this is so important because it returned the body to the forefront of philosophy for the first time since Plato. Its is a crucial work in understanding how we perceive the world. more...
Social Performanceby Bernhard Giesen; Jason L. Mast; Steven Seidman
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 38.00Jeffrey C. Alexander brings together new and leading contributors to make a powerful and coherently argued case for a new direction in cultural sociology, one that focuses on the intersection between performance, ritual and social action. This is a path-breaking volume that makes a major contribution to the field. more...
Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century, Volume 1by Scott Soames
Princeton University Press 2005; US$ 29.95This is a major, wide-ranging history of analytic philosophy since 1900, told by one of the tradition's leading contemporary figures. The first volume takes the story from 1900 to mid-century. The second brings the history up to date. As Scott Soames tells it, the story of analytic philosophy is one of great but uneven progress, with leading thinkers making important advances toward solving the tradition's core problems. Though no broad philosophical position ever achieved lasting dominance, Soames argues that two methodological developments have, over time, remade the philosophical landscape. These are (1) analytic philosophers' hard-won success in understanding, and distinguishing the notions of logical truth, a priori truth, and necessary... more...
Metaphor and the Dynamics of Knowledgeby Sabine Maasen; Peter Weingart
Routledge 2000; US$ 193.00This book opens up a new route to the study of knowledge dynamics and the sociology of knowledge. The focus is on the role of metaphors as powerful catalysts. more...
Wittgenstein and Quineby Robert L. Arrington; Hans-Johann Glock
Routledge 1996; US$ 34.95This collection of essays offers original insights into the relationship between two of the twentieth century's most important philosophers and is essential reading for a full picture of the landscape of recent and contemporary philosophy. more...
Story of Analytic Philosophyby Anat Biletzki; Anat Matar
Routledge 1998; US$ 153.00This unique collection looks at analytic philosophy in its historical context. Here prominent philsophers discuss key figures, methods and results in analytic philosophy to present its story. more...
Theories of Consciousnessby William Seager
Routledge 1999; US$ 37.95This book provides an introduction to a variety of approaches to consciousness and contributes to the current and lively debate about the nature of consciousness and whether a scientific understanding of it is possible. more...
Smoke and Mirrorsby James Robert Brown
Routledge 1994; US$ 34.95In response to recent critics, this is a vigorous defence of realism. The roles of abstraction, abstract objects and a priori methods are explored, demonstrating the ways in which science mirrors the world. more...
Reason, Truth and Selfby Michael Luntley
Routledge 1995; US$ 39.95Michael Luntley gives a lively introduction to the debate over postmodernism. Covering the key questions of our age, this book is ideal for students of philosophy or the social sciences. more...
Critical Reasoningby Anne Thomson
Routledge 2001; US$ 24.95In this second edition of the highly successful Critical Reasoning: A Practical Introduction , Ann Thomson has updated the book to include new examples which will guide students through the processes of critical reasoning. more...