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A new wave of thinkers from across different disciplines within the
analytical tradition in philosophy has recently focused on
critical, societal challenges, such as the silencing and
questioning of the credibility of oppressed groups, the political
polarization that threatens the good functioning of democratic
societies across the globe, or the moral and political significance
of gender, race, or sexual orientation. Appealing to both
well-established and younger international scholars, this volume
delves into some of the most relevant problems and discussions
within the area, bringing together for the first time different
essays within what we deem to be a "political turn in analytic
philosophy." This political turn consists of putting different
conceptual and theoretical tools from epistemology, philosophy of
language, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics at the service of
social and political change. The aim is to ensure a better
understanding of some of the key features of our social
environments in an attempt to achieve a more just and equal
society.
The Grundrisse is widely regarded as one of Marx's most important
texts, with many commentators claiming it is the centrepiece of his
entire oeuvre. It is also, however, a notoriously difficult text to
understand and interpret. In this - the first guide and
introduction to reading the Grundrisse - Simon Choat helps us to
make sense of a text that is both a first draft of Capital and a
major work in its own right. As well as offering a detailed
commentary on the entire text, this guide explains the Grundrisse's
central themes and arguments and highlights its impact and
influence. The Grundrisse's discussions of money, labour, nature,
freedom, the role of machinery, and the development and dynamics of
capitalism have influenced generations of thinkers, from
Anglo-American historians such as Eric Hobsbawm and Robert Brenner
to Continental philosophers like Antonio Negri and Gilles Deleuze,
as well as offering vital insights into Marx's methodology and the
trajectory of his thought. Contemporary examples are used
throughout this guide both to illuminate Marx's terminology and
concepts and to illustrate the continuing relevance of the
Grundrisse. Readers will be offered guidance on: -Philosophical and
Historical Context -Key Themes -Reading the Text -Reception and
Influence
On the Pleasure of Hating, William Hazlitt's classic contemplation
of human hatred, is in this edition accompanied by several of his
finest essays. As one of England's most distinguished wits of the
early 19th century, William Hazlitt was an accomplished author,
painter and critic whose barbed prose was notorious in literary
circles at the time. Hazlitt wrote the titular essay of this
collection in 1826, when his personal circumstances were strained;
we thus find his tone both markedly resentful and embittered. On
the Pleasure of Hating is, however, among the finest and most
consistently insightful and lucid works Hazlitt ever wrote. Perhaps
Hazlitt's greatest claim to prowess was his ability to produce
succinct and quotable passages. Each of the six essays in this
compendium contain prime examples of the perceptive phrases and
summations which Hazlitt regularly produced in his prime.
What are the reasons for believing scientific theories to be true?
The contemporary debate around scientific realism exposes questions
about the very nature of scientific knowledge. A Critical
Introduction to Scientific Realism explores and advances the main
topics of the debate, allowing epistemologists to make new
connections with the philosophy of science. Moving from its origins
in logical positivism to some of the most recent issues discussed
in the literature, this critical introduction covers the
no-miracles argument, the pessimistic meta-induction and structural
realism. Placing arguments in their historical context, Paul Dicken
approaches scientific realism debate as a particular instance of
our more general epistemological investigations. The recurrent
theme is that the scientific realism debate is in fact a
pseudo-philosophical question. Concerned with the methodology of
the scientific realism debate, Dicken asks what it means to offer
an epistemological assessment of our scientific practices. Taking
those practices as a guide to our epistemological reflections, A
Critical Introduction to Scientific Realism fills a gap in current
introductory texts and presents a fresh approach to understanding a
crucial debate.
In How to Be a Marxist in Philosophy one of the most famous Marxist
philosophers of the 20th century shares his concept of what it
means to function fruitfully as a political thinker within the
discipline and environs of philosophy. This is the first English
translation to Althusser's provocative and, often, controversial
guide to being a true Marxist philosopher. Althusser argues that
philosophy needs Marxism. It can't exist fully without it.
Similarly, Marxism requires the rigour and structures of philosophy
to give it form and focus. He calls all thinking people to,
'Remember: a philosopher is a man who fights in theory, and when he
understands the reasons for this fight, he joined the ranks of the
struggle of workers and popular classes.' In short, this book
comprises Althusser's elucidation of what praxis means and why it
continues to matter. With a superb introduction from translator and
Althusser archivist G.M. Goshgarian, this is a book that will
re-inspire contemporary Marxist thought and reinvigorate our
notions of what political activism can be.
David Icke has been writing books for decades warning that current events were coming. He has faced ridicule and abuse for saying that the end of human freedom was being planned, how, and by whom.
David Icke’s The Biggest Secret, first published in 1998, has been called the "Rosetta Stone" of the conspiracy movement for the way it exposes how the pieces fit and the nature of the force behind human control.
The Trap is the "Rosetta Stone" of illusory reality and opens the door to freedom in its greatest sense.
Read this book and the "world" will never look the same again. The veil of illusion shall be swept aside and the amazing truth this has kept from us shall set you free.
Hegel's philosophy of religion contains an implicit political
theology. When viewed in connection with his wider work on
subjectivity, history and politics, this political theology is a
resource for apocalyptic thinking. In a world of climate change,
inequality, oppressive gender roles and racism, Hegel can be used
to theorise the hope found in the end of that world. Histories of
apocalyptic thinking draw a line connecting the medieval prophet
Joachim of Fiore and Marx. This line passes through Hegel, who
transforms the relationship between philosophy and theology by
philosophically employing theological concepts to critique the
world. Jacob Taubes provides an example of this Hegelian political
theology, weaving Christianity, Judaism and philosophy to develop
an apocalypticism that is not invested in the world. Taubes awaits
the end of the world knowing that apocalyptic destruction is also a
form of creation. Catherine Malabou discusses this relationship
between destruction and creation in terms of plasticity. Using
plasticity to reformulate apocalypticism allows for a form of
apocalyptic thinking that is immanent and materialist. Together
Hegel, Taubes and Malabou provide the resources for thinking about
why the world should end. The resulting apocalyptic pessimism is
not passive, but requires an active refusal of the world.
At once narrative and reflective, Loving Immigrants in America: An
Experiential Philosophy of Personal Interaction is a philosophical
account of Daniel Campos's experience as a Latin American immigrant
to the United States of America. A series of interrelated personal
essays together convey this experience of walking or sauntering,
going on road trips, reading American literature in the southern
United States, playing association football (soccer or futbol),
churchgoing, and Latin dancing in the U.S. This book's central
motif is the caring saunterer, who is understood to be a person who
makes him or herself at home anywhere, even as a Latino immigrant
in the U.S. The narrative essays convey one immigrant's experience
seeking an affective, social, and intellectual home in a new land.
The intertwined philosophical reflections lead to the
recommendation of an ethic of love-resilient love-for the
day-to-day interactions and long-term relations between immigrants
and hosts in this country. The author's aim is to establish an open
and earnest philosophical dialogue with critical readers interested
in the problems surrounding immigration in the U.S. today. He
writes as an American philosopher-in the continental sense of
North, Central, and South America-whose reflections provide an
accessible and provocative angle for the development of insight
into the experiences of immigrants in the United States. Thus he
brings philosophical reflection drawn from experience, in the broad
American tradition, to bear on current issues-on the problems of
people and not of philosophers, as John Dewey might put it.
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What is the significance of the Protestant Reformation for
Christian ethical thinking and action? Can core Protestant
commitments and claims still provide for compelling and viable
accounts of Christian living. This collection of essays by leading
international scholars explores the relevance of the Protestant
Reformation and its legacy for contemporary Christian ethics.
This book offers a new theoretical framework within which to
understand "the mind-body problem". The crux of this problem is
phenomenal experience, which Thomas Nagel famously described as
"what it is like" to be a certain living creature. David Chalmers
refers to the problem of "what-it-is-like" as "the hard problem" of
consciousness and claims that this problem is so "hard" that
investigators have either just ignored the issue completely,
investigated a similar (but distinct) problem, or claimed that
there is literally nothing to investigate - that phenomenal
experience is illusory. This book contends that phenomenal
experience is both very real and very important. Two specific
"biological naturalist" views are considered in depth. One of these
two views, in particular, seems to be free from problems; adopting
something along the lines of this view might finally allow us to
make sense of the mind-body problem. An essential read for anyone
who believes that no satisfactory solution to "the mind-body
problem" has yet been discovered.
Philosophic attention shifted after Hegel from Kant s emphasis on
sensibility to criticism and analyses of the fine arts. The arts
themselves seemed as ample as nature; a disciplined science could
devote as much energy to one as the other. But then the arts began
to splinter because of new technologies: photography displaced
figurative painting; hearing recorded music reduced the interest in
learning to play it. The firm interiority that Hegel assumed was
undermined by the speed, mechanization, and distractions of modern
life. We inherit two problems: restore quality and conviction in
the arts; cultivate the interiority the sensibility that is a
condition for judgment in every domain. What is sensibility s role
in experiences of every sort, but especially those provoked when
art is made and enjoyed?"
Point of Departure offers a practical metacognitive and
transformational learning strategy for human surviving and
thriving. Using five foundational and interactive Indigenous
worldview beliefs that contrast sharply with our dominant worldview
ones, everyone can reclaim the original instructions for living on
Earth. Without the resulting change in consciousness that can
emerge from this learning approach, no modern technologies can save
us. The five foundational Indigenous precepts relate to a radically
different understanding about: (1) Trance?based learning (2)
Courage and Fearlessness (3) Community Oriented Self?Authorship (4)
Sacred Communications (5) Nature as Ultimate Teacher.
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