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The contemporary world is one of contingency and risk. Loosely based on the seminal work of the critical social theorist Piet Strydom, this work offers a set of perspectives and critiques that reshape some traditional concepts of critical social theory and challenge the liberal consensus which dominates contemporary civil society.

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This volume exposes neuroscience and cognitive science to philosophical analysis and proposes that we think of our conscious states of mind as a composite phenomenon consisting of three layers: neuronal events, somatic markers, and explicit consciousness.

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Crown under Law is an investigation of the constitutional idea through an exploration of the political thought of Richard Hooker and John Locke. It should appeal to academics within a number of disciplines including history of ideas, political philosophy, philosophy of law, and theology.

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Contemporary law and public policy often treat human beings as selfish creatures who respond only to punishments and rewards. Drawing from social psychology, behavioral economics, and evolutionary biology, this title demonstrates how social cues have a powerful role in triggering unselfish behavior.

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An invaluable work especially for professionals and students in health care, bioethics, humanities, cultural studies, and for the educated lay reader, this volume offers a critical reflection on cultural competence and awareness in health care, an arena where world views and values often collide.

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Offers a survey of the teachings of, and relations between, four leading figures in third-century Platonism: Longinus, Plotinus, Porphyry and lamblichus. This book documents and explains the coalescence of Aristotelian and Platonic elements in the Platonic tradition before the 3rd century.

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Daniel Dennett is one of America's most important and influential contemporary philosophers. He has made considerable contributions to the philosophy of mind and to evolutionary thought. This book offers an introduction to and overview of Dennett's ideas, his writings and his contributions to the various fields of philosophy.

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Daniel Dennett is one of America's most important and influential contemporary philosophers. He has made considerable contributions to the philosophy of mind and to evolutionary thought. This book offers an introduction to and overview of Dennett's ideas, his writings and his contributions to the various fields of philosophy.

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The bestselling author of "Care of the Soul" writes the consoling and prescriptive follow-up to his pivotal work about getting through periods of sadness, pain, loss, and ignorance and deepening ways of thinking about problems.

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Darwinian Evolution and Classical Liberalism brings together a collection of new essays that examine the multifaceted ferment between Darwinian biology and classical liberalism.

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In "Justice" Herbert Spencer revisits the Law of Equal Freedom which first appeared in his work "Social Statics" and forms the keystone of his theory on social morality.

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This important new monograph presents a non-sceptical outlook on Hume's Treatise by analysing the hitherto neglected role of the belief in other minds.

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A monograph that presents a non-sceptical outlook on David Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" by analysing the hitherto neglected role of the belief in other minds. It considers the problem of other minds as a special problem within the debate about scepticism. It focuses on Hume's discussion of sympathy.

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Hume says we never have grounds to believe in miracles. Hes right, but many commentators misunderstand his theory of probability and therefore his argument. This book shows that Humean probability descends from Roman law, and once properly contextualized historically and philosophically, Humes argument survives the criticisms leveled against it.

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Hume says we never have grounds to believe in miracles. Hes right, but many commentators misunderstand his theory of probability and therefore his argument. This book shows that Humean probability descends from Roman law, and once properly contextualized historically and philosophically, Humes argument survives the criticisms leveled against it.