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An exploration of the Aristotelian account that sees possibilities as grounded in causal powers. It surveys a number of historical approaches and argues that logicist approaches to possibility are implausible.

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An exploration of the Aristotelian account that sees possibilities as grounded in causal powers. It surveys a number of historical approaches and argues that logicist approaches to possibility are implausible.

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The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) was as a pioneer of political economy. For Smith, a free competition environment was the best way to foster economic development that would work in accordance with natural laws. This title provides comprehensive accounts of the works of this seminal conservative thinker.

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Providing a fresh angle on adaptation studies, this study looks at how avant-garde directors and filmmakers have treated literary works in distinct ways. It examines films by Peter Greenaway, Jean-Luc Godard, Guy Maddin, Jan Svankmajer and many others.

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Offers an examination of how crime and criminality representations within adapted UK detective dramas impact contemporary definitions of Englishness. This title presents a study of the politics of representation in the last decades of the twentieth century, and the role television detective fiction plays in this.

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An important monograph presenting a critique of the work of Theodor W. Adorno, a founding member of the Frankfurt School.

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Explores the relationship between the philosophical underpinnings of Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism and the experiential journey of spiritual practitioners.

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Examining some of the most important debates in post-Romantic aesthetics through highly focused textual readings of authors from Walter Pater and Henry James to Samuel Beckett and Alan Hollinghurst, this title investigates the dialectical position of irony in Aestheticism and Modernism.

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Offers a comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics. This title includes essays that introduce and explore the contributions of those philosophers who have shaped the subject, from its origins in the work of the ancient Greeks to contemporary developments in the 21st Century.

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Offers a comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics. This book reconstructs the history of aesthetics, clearly illustrating the some of the important attempts to address such crucial issues as the nature of aesthetic judgment, the status of art, and the place of the arts within society.

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A biography of Olaudah Equiano, a prominent African in late 18th- century Britain. More than any single contemporary, Equiano speaks for the fate of millions of Africans in the era of the transatlantic slave trade. This study seeks to create a rounded portrait of the man behind the literary image.

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A comprehensive analysis of Athenian political life from 322-262 BC, rejecting the notion that political life ended with the death of Demosthenes. It demonstrates that the widely received view that Hellenistic Athens and her political leaders were radically different from their Classical counterparts is fundamentally flawed.

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Trained by some of the most eminent philosophers of the 20th century, Richard Rorty has come to be one of the strongest critics of the philosophical tradition. This book considers the impact of Rorty's position on religious belief. It suggests that he helps to enhance and enliven both the philosophy of religion and the chances for moral progress.

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Offers a theory of political subjectivity that puts the dilemma of desire into the forefront. By using Lacan to read key figures in political philosophy, this book demonstrates why democratic theory is not only ineffective when it comes to the best form of political cohabitation, but also productive of destructive and self-defeating forces.

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Presents a study of various important aspects of Tamazight Berber syntax within the generative tradition. The author looks at three seemingly disparate ranges of syntactic phenomena, namely Subject-verb agreement, Clitic-doubling, and Negative Concord.

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Offers an examination of Hegelian/Marxist theory of alienation in light of Derrida's deconstruction of the metaphysics of presence. This title demonstrates in what way Derridian deconstruction can itself be said to be a critique of alienation.

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A new examination of Hegelian/Marxist theory of alienation in light of Derrida's deconstruction of the metaphysics of presence.

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Exploring the dynamics of television, identity, and cultural communication, this work provides a lens for encountering, interpreting, and judging American culture and the American identity.

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Explores the dynamics of television, identity, and cultural communication, providing a lens for encountering, interpreting, and judging American culture and the American identity.

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A guide to the newest 50 films, chosen by the National Film Registry, from 2009/10. It is suitable for those who love American movies and who wants to learn more about them.

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An A to Z reference tool for students of critical thinking. It provides precise definitions for over 130 terms and concepts used in critical thinking. Each entry presents a short definition followed by a more detailed explanation and authoritative clarification. It is suitable for teachers and students of critical thinking.

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An A to Z reference tool for students of critical thinking. It provides precise definitions for over 130 terms and concepts used in critical thinking. Each entry presents a short definition followed by a more detailed explanation and authoritative clarification. It is suitable for teachers and students of critical thinking.

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A history of the military use of the landscape and the rise of military environmentalism through the twentieth century.