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Through a systematic introduction of Confucius as a historical figure, a spiritual leader, a philosopher, a political reformer, an educator, and a person, this book offers a comprehensive, lucid, and in-depth articulation of Confucius and his teachings for Western students.

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This book explores the nature of human freedom, or what Crosby calls genuine freedom. He argues at length for the crucial importance of genuine freedom for responsible and meaningful human life and takes extended issue, on practical as well as theoretical grounds, with those who argue for the compatibility of freedom with causal determinism.

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Philosophy long sought to set knowledge on a firm foundation, through derivation of indubitable truths by infallible rules. This work argues for a reconception that takes reflective equilibrium as the standard of rational acceptability. It contends that metaphor, fiction, and exemplification often advance understanding in science and in art.

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What do conspiracy theories, algorithms and meritocracy have in common All three avoid contingency and frantically look for necessities. 'Contingency phobia' is not only manifest in conspiratorial thinking. It is the cause of a variety of other phenomena that have become emblematic for liberal democracies.

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The work of Michel Foucault has had a huge influence on contemporary philosophy, but one thing it lacks is a normative ethical framework. Seeking to construct an ethics consistent with Foucaults core postulates, this study advances the concept of life continuance, an approach it contrasts with a range of other, established systems.

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The work of Michel Foucault has had a huge influence on contemporary philosophy, but one thing it lacks is a normative ethical framework. Seeking to construct an ethics consistent with Foucaults core postulates, this study advances the concept of life continuance, an approach it contrasts with a range of other, established systems.

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A timely new interpretation of Nietzsches politics which resolves the tensions in existing views by defining his politics as ethical libertarianism. This interpretation focuses on self-transformation rather than power, and is individualist but emphasizes the role of social context.

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David T. Schwartz provides the most detailed philosophical exploration to date on consumer ethics.

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David T. Schwartz provides the most detailed philosophical exploration to date on consumer ethics.

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Globalization and consumerism are two of the buzzwords of the early twenty-first century. This book explores the links between modernity and consumption. It draws on case studies from around the world, with Africa, Asia and Central America. It presents accounts of globalization and consumerism.

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Globalization and consumerism are two of the buzzwords of the early 21st century. This book looks at the genealogy of the modern consumer and the development of consumer cultures, from the porcelain trade and consumption in Britain and China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, to post Second World War developments in America and Japan.

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This work provides a general guide to the domain of contemporary philosophy for the nonspecialist.

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French philosophy and cultural theory continue to hold a prestigious and influential position in European thought.

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This cross-disciplinary collection explores Vladimir Janklvitchs thought on love, forgiveness, humility, virtue, bad conscience, remorse, death, reconciliation, music, and religion. It examines his relations with philosophers such as Henri Bergson and Plotinus. The chapters are linked by the theme of intangibility, or what cannot be touched.

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This updated edition includes analyses of the recent literature in epistemology. In addtion, a case is made for the strong connection between epistemology and artificial intelligence.

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