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An investigation of the philosophy and contributions of Antisthenes, the ancient Greek thinker who was influential in the development of classical Cynicism. The work is based on both primary and secondary sources and demonstrates that Antisthenes' ideas are still relevant today.

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Walton suggests that they can, and ultimately defends the thesis that ad hominem reasoning is not fallacious per se. As suggested by the title, the conclusion of ad hominem argument is demonstrated to be relative to the arguer's position.

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This volume explores new grounds for ethics in human experience which do not depend on religious affiliation and which would apply ethics to the interpersonal and global problems of the world, and suggests that our bodies, feelings, dreams and sychronous experiences give us clues to ethics.

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This book offers a new theory of begging the question as an informal fallacy, within a pragmatic framework of reasoned dialogue as a normative theory of critical argumentation. Walton analyzes the concept of burden of proof in argument, and provides chapters on the use of argument diagramming as a technique of argument reconstruction.

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Lacking until now, from the many works that have been written on post-modernism, is one that scrutinizes its fundamental assumptions and presuppositions.

Being and Becoming fills this need by synthesizing the key developments in contemporary post-modernism.

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One of the most prominent philosophers and activists of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell is known not only for his fundamental contributions on the scope of human knowledge and on mathematical logic, but also for his often-controversial views on ethical and linguistic topics.

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This book explicates the main ideas associated with classical Cynicism and argues that, its shortcomings notwithstanding, classical Cynicism furnishes us with a wealthy source of philosophical enlightenment.

Individual chapters are devoted to Antisthenes, Diogenes, and Crates, the three principal classical Cynics.

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A discussion of the issues and assumptions of the corporate responsibility debate. This book reviews relevant literature and develops a methodology for treating related problems, illustrating practical usage and proposing a theory of corporate responsibility and legitimacy.

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This volume provides a unique overview and analysis of the philosophy and thought of Wilhelm Dilthey, and examines his writings in terms of their contemporary relevance.

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The life and teachings of Diogenes of Sinope, the Greek philosopher who gave rise to classical Cynicism, deserve consideration because of their relevance to contemporary ethical issues.

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After discussing the shortcomings of earlier intentionalist theories, Irwin proposes a new, normative approach, urinterpretation, which is based on an author construct, the urauthor, that includes several elements traditionally seen as separate from the author.

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The driving force behind modern thought is the new potential for equality, which intensifies the violence and volatility in human relations, catalyzing the modern world.

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The book contains a discussion of such well-recognized fallacies as many questions, black-or-white questions, loaded questions, circular arguments, question-begging assertions and epithets, ad hominem and tu quoque arguments, ignoratio elenchi, and replying to a question with a question.

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A philosophical investigation of the notion of the self in Simone de Beauvoir's writings.

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This is an introduction to Nietzsche's thought. Belliotti begins each chapter with a brief exposition of a broad theme in Nietzsche's work, raising important questions of interpretation.

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Have the reports of the author's death been greatly exaggerated This volume is a dialogical collection of key essays discussing the nature of authorship and the place, if any, of authorial intention in the interpretation of literary texts.

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Knight and other liberal tinkers, Madison outlines the postmodern theory of reason that is presupposed within classical liberal theory and makes the case that as a political philosophy liberalism can be justified entirely within its own terms, without reference to arbitrary or absolute values.

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He shows how post-structuralist theory can be seen as a system of studies of subjectivity in terms of absence, and how desire is based almost entirely on the precondition of absence.

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Centore's work is an inquiry into the weaknesses and strengths of the two basic positions in ethics: the man-centered model and the God-centered model for deciding between right and wrong behavior.

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An inquiry into conscience and politics, this text examines fundamental ambiguities, dichotomies and contradictions. The author suggests that humanity should interpret and give meaning to its pains and sufferings. He focuses on the modern mind and the hedonistic society of the 20th century.

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This collection of spiritual testimonies is committed to the idea that genuine dialogue between men and women that acknowledges the essential fully-gendered human aspect of each is the foundation for achieving true liberation of the sexes.