“…Leading figures in environmental ethics, philosophy and law approach questions surrounding global ethics and governance from a range of cultural and philosophical perspectives. Emphasis is placed on the role that "declarations" such as the Earth Charter can play in this work, alongside the importance of deepening global dialogues. …”

“…Thomas Docherty examines confessional writings from Augustine to Montaigne and from Sylvia Plath to Derrida, arguing that through all this work runs a philosophical substratum - the conditions under which it is possible to assert a confessional mode - that needs exploration and explication.Docherty outlines a philosophy of confession that has pertinence for a contemporary political culture based on the notion of ‘transparency'. …”

“…Elle étudie ensuite les pièces, qui, durant cette période, et notamment lors du transfert des restes de Voltaire et de Rousseau au Panthéon, mirent sur la scène ces deux philosophes en tant que personnages de théâtre. Enfin, elle relève entre autres l'influence de leurs œuvres sur l'inspiration des auteurs dramatiques de ce temps. …”

“…The result is a formally cogent and philosophically compelling extension of standard decision theory, and original take on the problem of axiological or normative uncertainty…”

“…"Positioning itself at the intersection of world literature studies, literary anthropology, and philosophical critiques of "world" and "globe" concepts, this volume investigates how literature imagines and shapes worlds for its readers through linguistically specific cosmopolitan-vernacular dynamics, both at the level of textual engagement and on a material level of textual production and circulation. …”

“…Nested in debates among anthropologists, philosophers, social theorists and STS scholars, the book argues that global fascination with the 'next pandemic' stems not so much from an anticipation of a biological extinction of the human species, as from an expectation of the loss of mastery over human-animal relations, as the ontological pivot of humanity. …”

“…How have writers, sailors, painters, scientists, historians, and philosophers from across time and space poetically envisioned the oceans and depicted human entanglements with the sea? …”

“…This book, as well as the volume on analysis and synthesis in experimentation by the same editors, contains contributions by an array of experts from multiple disciplines, making it suitable for historians and philosophers of science and students alike…”

“…Plutarch furthers this view in his theoretical-philosophical work, where he moves beyond the gender binary to a psychic scale of gender expression which figures normative gender as virtuous and non-normative gender as vicious. …”

“…While researchers and philosophers of language have been calling for a multilingual shift in education, teacher education and professional development programs lag behind in revising their curricula. …”

“…It may refer to a philosophical thesis about the nature of life and biology, to the internal workings of a machine-like structure, or to the causal explanation of a particular phenomenon. …”

“…After addressing the question of whether the conditio-sine-qua-non theory (but-for-rule) is a suitable theory to detect causation in tort law, she turns to the counterfactual theory of causation of the philosopher David Lewis and to "counterfactuals", which are used to examine hypothetical causal processes in history and political science. …”

“…The reference to four Muses in the myth of the cicadas is read as a hint of the "ingredients" of philosophical discourse, which Plato sets against the Greek tradition of poetic initiations and conceptualizes as a form of provocatively old-fasioned 'mousikē'. …”

“…McGuire argue that the philosopher's views, particularly in natural philosophy, actually change radically between his early and later works - and that any interpretation of Descartes must take account of these changes. …”

“…Markus Gabriel, one of the most exciting young voices in contemporary philosophy, and Slavoj Zizek, the celebrated contemporary philosopher and cultural critic, show how these themes impact on the problematic relations between being and appearance, reflection and the absolute, insight and ideology, contingency and necessity, subjectivity, truth, habit and freedom. …”

“…This 'hybrid' theory of practical failure is more than a philosophical curiosity. There are ramifications for Kant's theory of practical reason as a whole. …”

“…A joyous exploration of the mind and its thrilling complexities, Consciousness and the Brain will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge science and technology and the vast philosophical, personal, and ethical implications of finally quantifying consciousness"…”

“…Pangle offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. It is widely believed that the Politics originated as a written record of a series of lectures given by Aristotle, and scholars have relied on that fact to explain seeming inconsistencies and instances of discontinuity throughout the text. …”

“…This book gives an insight into the frequently asked question on the relationship between international law, time and history, approaching the issue from a legal and philosophical point of view. Broadly speaking, it is possible to identify at least three different ways in which the above relationship may be conceived. …”
Sumario

“…With wit and wisdom, the authors address the conflict from its philosophical roots to its manifestations within American culture. …”