Philosophy

These articles address the relation of the arts and criticism to contemporary social, political, and cultural issues of ethnicity, race, class, and gender in the US. The volume provides an assessment of aesthetic theory and practices within the arts and letters of a multicultural society. more...

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In this thought-provoking overview of the history, fate and possible future roles of African intellectuals both within Africa and in the African Diaspora nearly half a century on from Independence, some of the Continent's most eminent thinkers discuss the issues at stake. Their starting point is the uniquely difficult circumstances confronting intellectuals: regimes intolerant of independent debate, economies in sharp decline, societies wracked by violent conflict, and official languages different from people's mother tongues. Africa has experienced, compared with Asia or Latin America, much higher rates of emigration of its intelligentsia to North America and Europe, as well as frequent displacement from home countries to other parts of the continent.This volume constitutes a valuable, because so rare, exploration of the complex interface between African intellectuals and society, state and politics in the context of fundamental new departures like the restoration of multi-party politics, new economic horizons like NEPAD, and a renewed awareness of the need for Pan-African cooperation. more...

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This book marks an important contribution to colonial and postcolonial studies in its clarification of a certain Africanist discourse and its far-reaching analyses of a literature of animism. more...

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This guide to the most interesting work that has recently appeared on Aquinas reflects the revival of interest in his work.:.; Written by one of the foremost Roman Catholic theologians currently writing in English.; Offers a guide to the most interesting work that has recently appeared on Aquinas, reflecting the revival of interest in his work.; Brings together in one volume, a range of views that have previously only been accessible through different books, articles, and periodicals.; Represents a major revisionist treatment of Thomism and its significance, combining useful exposition with original, creative thinking.; Offers students, in one volume, all the material necessary for a rounded understanding of Aquinas. more...

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Why do political philosophers why away from politics? After Politics: The Rejection of Politics in Contemporary Liberal Philosophy offers a challenging and original critique of liberalism, the dominant political philosophy of our time, tackling key issues like state legitimacy, value-pluralism, neutrality, the nature of politics, public reasons, and morality in politics. Analyzing major liberal theorists like Rawls, Habermas, Rorty, Barry, Gray, Raz, Larmore, Ackerman and others, Glen Newey argues that liberalism by-passes politics because it ignores or misunderstands human motivation, and elevates academic system-building over political realities of conflict and power. more...

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