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Modern coverage of world events suggest that war and violence are key to contemporary society. History can convince us that it has ever been so, and...
"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." - Bertrand Russell Work is one of the...
This book uses the philosophy of Wittgenstein as a perspective from which to challenge the very idea of critical social theory, represented...
Wittgenstein’s philosophical achievement lies in the development of a new philosophical method rather than in the elaboration of a particular...
In this book one of Britain's leading philosophers tackles a question at the root of our civilisation: What is knowledge for? Midgley rejects the...
To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary brilliance and clarity. In...
John Stuart Mill is one of the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century. But does he have anything to teach us today? His deep concern for freedom...
Where do our moral beliefs come from? Theologians and scientists provide often conflicting answers. Robert Hinde resolves these conflicts to offer a...
Who Owns You? is a comprehensive exploration of the numerous philosophical and legal problems of gene patenting. Provides the first comprehensive...