What has Emma Woodhouse to say to a discipline like philosophy? The minutia of daily living on which Jane Austen's Emma concentrates our attention permit a... Læs mere
Thirty women philosophers explore topics of pressing interest for today. Their ideas are discussed in lively... Læs mere
This is first English edition of Ethical Concepts and Problems (1971) by the great Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). Løgstrup presents key... Læs mere
This book is devoted to articulating the connections between the nature and value of faith and humility. The goal is to understand these two virtues in a way that does not... Læs mere
This book explores the philosophical underpinnings of the law's major doctrines concerning actus reus, mens rea, and defences, showing that... Læs mere
Feeling Like It investigates the relationship between being inclined to do something and being moved to do it. Schapiro defends a Kant-inspired "inner-animal" view, and argues that provides a better view of inclination and will than some familar theories.
Bell argues that contempt has an important role to play in confronting and addressing immorality, and in that respect is essential to moral relations. Her... Læs mere
Kant's arguments for the reality of human freedom and the normativity of the moral law continue to inspire work in contemporary moral philosophy. In this ground-breaking... Læs mere
Rational Rules argues that moral learning can be understood in terms of general-purpose rational learning procedures. Nichols provides statistical... Læs mere