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A Huge Revolution of Theatrical Commerce Walter Mocchi and the Italian Musical Theatre Business in South America
Matteo Paoletti | Università degli Studi di Genova In the early twentieth century, South America became the most important market for European opera and musical theatre and this Element explores Walter Mocchi’s transoceanic role in this revolution. He staged world premieres of works by Italian superstars in Argentina, offering an early example of what Stephen Greenblatt calls ‘cultural mobility’.
Elements in Musical Theatre
August 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-79048-2 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
The Ethics of Social Punishment The Enforcement of Morality in Everyday Life
Linda Radzik | Texas A & M University This book extends philosophical discussions of punishment to a new topic: the ways ordinary people enforce morality in everyday life. Readers interested in moral, legal and social issues will find tools for critically evaluating contemporary practices, including calling wrongdoers out, boycotting, and public shaming on social media. • Examines the overlooked moral phenomenon of social punishment in everyday life • Develops a distinctive account of desert that can be applied to topics beyond social punishment, including legal punishment • Extends the existing philosophy of punishment to contemporary phenomena such as ‘call-out culture’ and public shaming on social media October 2020 228 x 152 mm c.200pp 978-1-108-83606-7 Hardback £69.99 / US$89.99 P 978-1-108-79929-4 Paperback £21.99 / US$28.99 P
Thomas Reid on the Ethical Life
Terence Cuneo | University of Vermont Presenting Thomas Reid’s agency-centered ethical theory. This means, one according to which agency intersects with the subject matter of ethics in a sufficiently wide range of important ways that we cannot satisfactorily engage in ethical theorizing without committing ourselves to and, ultimately developing, particular understandings of agency.
Elements in Ethics
August 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-70689-6 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Epistemology and Methodology in Ethics
Tristram McPherson | Ohio State University Topics include skeptical challenges in ethics, epistemic arguments in metaethics, what (if anything) is epistemically distinctive of the ethical. Also considered are methodological questions in ethics, including questions about which ethical concepts we should investigate, and what our goals should be in ethical inquiry.
Elements in Ethics
June 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-71340-5 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Moore’s Ethics William H. Shaw
A critical survey of the full range of G. E. Moore’s ethical thought, including his rejection of naturalism in favor of the view that ‘good’ designates a simple indefinable property, his understanding of intrinsic value, his doctrine of organic wholes, and his critique of egoism and subjectivism.
Elements in Ethics
August 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-70654-4 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Ethical Subjectivism and Expressivism
Neil Sinclair | University of Nottingham Ethical subjectivists hold that moral judgements are descriptions of our attitudes. Expressivists hold that they are expressions of our attitudes. Can these views accommodate three central features of moral practice: practicality of moral judgements, phenomenon of moral disagreement, and mind-independence of some moral truths?
Elements in Ethics
September 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-70651-3 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Ethics and the Media An Introduction
Second edition Stephen J. A. Ward | University of British Columbia, Vancouver Now revised and containing several new chapters, this book provides comprehensive ethical principles and methods of reasoning for digital, global media. It describes the turbulent state of media ethics in ordinary language and through clear examples, addressing crucial issues like social media racism, intolerant groups, and global disinformation. • Provides a rich overall perspective on the issues of digital media today and why there is a need to reform how media ethics is practiced • Proposes a set of moral principles and a step-by-step method of reasoning about media in the digital age • Suggests practical guidelines for reporting on specific and urgent issues such as social media racism, extremism, demagogic leaders and fake news
Cambridge Applied Ethics
October 2020 244 x 170 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-48976-8 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P 978-1-108-74750-9 Paperback £20.99 / US$26.99 P
Ars Erotica Sex and Somaesthetics in the Classical Arts of Love
Richard Shusterman | Florida Atlantic University This book is for students and researchers in the fields of philosophy, sexuality and gender studies, aesthetics, and comparative culture and religious studies. It examines erotic theory in the major pre-modern cultural and religious traditions that shaped our modern views of love and lovemaking. • Presents detailed analysis of the classical erotic theories of the major world cultural traditions (from antiquity through the Renaissance) by situating them in their philosophical, historical, and social background • Provides multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary accessible narrative and non-technical analysis using the tools of philosophy, history, literary criticism, cultural theory, religion research, sex and gender studies, and somaesthetics • Contains insights on lovemaking from multiple ancient cultures November 2020 228 x 152 mm 325pp 978-1-107-00476-4 Hardback £79.99 / US$105.00 P 978-0-521-18120-4 Paperback £26.99 / US$34.99 P
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The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
Edited by Mark A. Wrathall | University of Oxford This is the largest, most comprehensive lexicon of Heidegger’s work in existence. Each entry clearly and concisely defines a key term, and then explores in depth the meaning of each concept and explains how it fits into Heidegger’s wider philosophical thought. The volume will be indispensable for all Heidegger scholars. • The largest and most comprehensive lexicon of Heidegger’s terminology in existence, containing over 220 entries • Each entry begins with a concise definition before exploring concepts and debates in greater depth • Specific terms are cross-referenced with any alternative translations, and there is a German-English glossary of key words October 2020 228 x 152 mm 900pp 978-1-107-00274-6 Hardback £94.99 / US$125.00 R
How to Study Animal Minds
Kristin Andrews | York University, Toronto Attempts to avoid bias in comparative psychology have harmed the science by limiting research topics and minimising animal consciousness. We can advance by treating animals as sentient research participants, and through a greater integration of the subdisciplines of comparative psychology, such as field and lab approaches to chimpanzee cognition.
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
June 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-72746-4 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Inheritance Systems and the Extended Synthesis
Eva Jablonka | Tel-Aviv University Current knowledge of the genetic, epigenetic, behavioural and symbolic systems of inheritance challenges the gene-based, ‘Modern Synthesis’ version of Darwin’s evolutionary theory. The implications of a broad view of heredity are discussed and its theoretical and philosophical ramifications are examined.
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
June 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-71602-4 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00
Reduction and Mechanism
Alex Rosenberg | Duke University, North Carolina Reductionism is a methodology, a metaphysical and an epistemological claim. This volume expound the philosophical debate surrounding reductionism and its transformation into one about mechanism.
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
June 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-74231-3 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P P
Lotteries, Knowledge, and Rational Belief Essays on the Lottery Paradox
Edited by Igor Douven | Université Paris-Sorbonne A book for readers interested in the latest theories about knowledge and rational belief, with an emphasis on how outright belief relates to degrees of certainty. The most straightforward connection between those has given rise to a paradox, which is central to all of the essays in this volume. • Covers various approaches to the lottery paradox • Includes contributions from mainstream as well as formal epistemologists • Provides an excellent overview of research on the lottery paradox from the last three decades December 2020 228 x 152 mm c.311pp 4 b/w illus. 978-1-108-42191-1 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
The Transmission of Knowledge
John Greco | Georgetown University, Washington DC This book examines the interpersonal relations and social structures which enable and inhibit the sharing of knowledge within and across epistemic communities, drawing on resources from moral theory, the philosophy of language, action theory and the cognitive sciences. It will interest students and scholars of social epistemology. • Examines the interpersonal relations and social structures that enable and inhibit the sharing of knowledge • Throws new light on existing problems in social epistemology and the epistemology of testimony • Investigates issues in social epistemology by using resources from ethics, philosophy of language, action theory and cognitive sciences August 2020 228 x 152 mm c.260pp 978-1-108-47262-3 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge
Second edition Noah Lemos | College of William and Mary, Virginia Now revised and containing three new chapters, this book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental problems in the theory of knowledge. Written primarily for students taking a first course in epistemology, it will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about this important area of philosophy. • Introduces a wide array of problems in contemporary epistemology and considers their attempted solutions clearly and systematically • Includes in-depth discussion of the Gettier problem, theories of justification, skepticism, a priori knowledge and naturalized epistemology • Contains three new chapters on externalism and internalism, epistemic circularity and testimony and disagreement Contents: Preface to the second edition; 1. Knowledge, truth, and justification; 2. The traditional analysis and the Gettier problem; 3. Foundationalism; 4. The coherence theory of justification; 5. Reliabilism and virtue epistemology; 6. Internalism and externalism about justification; 7. Epistemic circularity; 8. Skepticism; 9. The problem of the criterion; 10. The a priori; 11. Naturalized epistemology; 12. Testimony and disagreement.
Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
November 2020 244 x 170 mm c.290pp 978-1-108-49867-8 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 X 978-1-108-72440-1 Paperback £29.99 / US$38.99 X
An Introduction to Latin American Philosophy
Susana Nuccetelli | St Cloud State University, Minnesota This introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the central topics in Latin American philosophy. It explores not only the unique insights offered by Latin American thinkers into pre-established fields of Western philosophy, but also the many ‘isms’ developed as a direct result of Latin American thought. • Focuses on the issues and arguments of Latin American philosophy, rather than simply on philosophy in Latin America • Features chapters of balanced length, pedagogical aids, suggestions for further reading and a glossary of terms • Shows readers what distinguishes Latin American philosophy from other branches of philosophy
Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
October 2020 247 x 174 mm 212pp 978-1-107-06764-6 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P 978-1-107-66718-1 Paperback £22.99 / US$29.99 P
Free Will and the Rebel Angels in Medieval Philosophy
Tobias Hoffmann | The Catholic University of America, Washington DC This is the first book in English investigating the medieval debate about free will, one of the central themes in medieval philosophy. It sheds new light particularly on how medieval thinkers dealt with the most difficult test case for free will: the possibility of angels – i.e., ideal agents – choosing evil. • Provides a comprehensive overview of the free will debate by Christian medieval thinkers, and considers its theoretical presuppositions as proposed by Aristotle and Augustine • Discusses a wide range of authors, including not only well-known thinkers such as Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus and William of Ockham but also numerous authors whose contributions to the free will debate deserve to be rediscovered today • Pays special attention to some of the most difficult problems faced by medieval philosophers and theologians: the origin of evil, and the possibility of rational agents who enjoy optimal psychological conditions doing evil October 2020 228 x 152 mm 320pp 978-1-107-15538-1 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
John Locke’s Christianity
Diego Lucci | American University in Bulgaria In this book, Diego Lucci offers a thorough analysis and reassessment of Locke’s unique, heterodox, internally coherent version of Protestant Christianity. Critically examining all of the main aspects of his unorthodox theological ideas, Lucci calls attention to Locke’s influences and explores in depth the reception of his work. • Provides a comprehensive examination of
Locke’s religious thought • Examines and clarifies Locke’s religious ideas by taking into account his influences, motivations, and legacy • Elucidates the originality, heterodoxy and internal coherence of Locke’s version of Christianity October 2020 228 x 152 mm c.260pp 978-1-108-83691-3 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
Kant’s Reform of Metaphysics The Critique of Pure Reason Reconsidered
Karin de Boer | University of Leuven This is the first book-length study to interpret the Critique of Pure Reason in view of Kant’s sustained efforts to turn Wolffian metaphysics into a science. It not only sheds new light on key chapters of Kant’s work, but also reconstructs the outline of his projected ‘system of pure reason’. • Offers fresh and in-depth analyses of Kant’s
Critique of Pure Reason • Situates the Critique within the context of eighteenth-century German metaphysics • Reconstructs the main features of the system of pure reason that Kant announced repeatedly, but never published September 2020 228 x 152 mm c.310pp 4 b/w illus. 978-1-108-84217-4 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
Kant’s Critique of Taste The Feeling of Life
Katalin Makkai | Bard College, Berlin This book offers a new interpretation of Kant’s aesthetics in the Critique of Judgment that shows its relevance to contemporary debates. It is aimed at philosophers, primarily those interested in Kant or in aesthetics, but it will also interest scholars of art theory, criticism, and cultural theory. • Offers an in-depth study that pays close attention to Kant’s texts, including their original German • Shows the relevance of Kant’s work for contemporary aesthetics and art theory • Engages with both the continental and the analytic philosophical traditions June 2020 228 x 152 mm c.210pp 16 b/w illus. 978-1-108-49779-4 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
Hegel’s Ontology of Power The Structure of Social Domination in Capitalism
Arash Abazari | Sharif University of Technology Mobilizing ideas from Marx and Adorno, this book develops a genuinely critical theory of capitalism based on Hegel’s Science of Logic. It will appeal to a wide audience: those interested in Hegel, or Marx, or critical theory, and more generally anyone who wants to understand capitalism. • The first systematic study of Hegel’s ontological conception of power in
English • Uses Hegel’s logic to develop a genuinely critical theory of capitalism • Draws upon ideas from Marx and Adorno to make sense of Hegel’s seemingly impenetrable ‘logic of essence’ July 2020 228 x 152 mm c.260pp 978-1-108-83486-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
On Philosophy and Philosophers Unpublished Papers, 1960–2000 Richard Rorty
On Philosophy and Philosophers is a volume of unpublished papers by Richard Rorty, a central figure in late-twentieth-century philosophy and a primary force behind the resurgence of American pragmatism. These previously unseen papers advance novel views on metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, philosophical semantics and the social role of philosophy. • Contains unpublished papers by Richard Rorty on topics ranging from ethics to metaphysics • Includes an introduction from the editors, outlining the papers’ novel approaches to contemporary philosophical debates • Of interest both to specialists and generalists, containing both technical essays and popular lectures September 2020 228 x 152 mm 260pp 978-1-108-48845-7 Hardback £69.99 / US$89.99 P 978-1-108-72636-8 Paperback £17.99 / US$23.99 G
A Centenary Celebration Anscombe, Foot, Midgley, Murdoch
Volume 87 Edited by Anthony O’Hear | Royal Institute of Philosophy, London This volume celebrates the centenary of the birth of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch, demonstrating the ways they individually and collectively changed the direction of philosophy in the English speaking world in the mid-twentieth-century and how they continue to influence it one hundred years after their birth. • This volume is a celebration of the centenary of the birth of Elizabeth
Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch • Papers in this book are all by prominent philosophers who spoke at the
Royal Institute of Philosophy’s annual lecture series from 2018-9 • This volume covers the philosophical careers of Elizabeth Anscombe,
Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch, highlighting areas of philosophy to which they made notable and distinctive contributions
Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements, 87
July 2020 228 x 152 mm 290pp 978-1-108-92827-4 Paperback £23.99 / US$39.00 C
Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception
Avner Baz | Tufts University, Massachusetts This Element begins with a grammatical and phenomenological characterization of Wittgensteinian ‘aspects.’ It concludes by proposing that aspect perception reveals the distinction between the world as perceived and the world as objectively construed, and the role we play in the constitution of the former.
Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein
November 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-81315-0 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Wittgenstein’s Heirs and Editors
Christian Erbacher | Universität Siegen, Germany Ludwig Wittgenstein is one of the most widely read philosophers of the twentieth century. But, with one exception, the books in which his philosophy was published were posthumously edited from the writings he left to posterity. This Element explores how his 20,000 pages of philosophical writing became published volumes.
Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein
September 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-81320-4 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
