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Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction

Bence Nanay

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2019

Published Online:: Oct 2019

eISBN:: 9780191865633

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198826613.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198826613

Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn’t just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera ... More

Albert Camus: A Very Short Introduction

Oliver Gloag

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2020

Published Online:: Feb 2020

eISBN:: 9780191834721

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198792970.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198792970

Albert Camus is one of the best known philosophers of the twentieth century, as well as a widely read novelist. Active in the first half of the twentieth century, his views contributed to ... More

Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short introduction

Michael Beaney

Print Publication Year:: Nov 2017

Published Online:: Nov 2017

eISBN:: 9780191823442

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198778028.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198778028

Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction introduces some of the key ideas of the founders of analytic philosophy—Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, Ludwig ... More

Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Julia Annas

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2000

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776359

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192853578.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192853578

Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction introduces ancient debates and focuses on important and revealing features of the subject providing a sense of its freshness and ... More

Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction

David DeGrazia

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2002

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776380

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192853608.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192853608

Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction explores the implications for how we should treat animals in connection with our diet, zoos, and research. Most people are opposed to ... More

Beauty: A Very Short Introduction

Roger Scruton

Print Publication Year:: Mar 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777042

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199229758.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199229758

Beauty: A Very Short Introduction explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object — either in art, in nature, or the human form — beautiful. It strongly refutes the ... More

Causation: A Very Short Introduction

Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum

Print Publication Year:: Nov 2013

Published Online:: Nov 2013

eISBN:: 9780191779909

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199684434.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199684434

Causation is the most fundamental connection in the universe. Without it, there would be no science or technology. There would be no moral responsibility either, as none of our thoughts ... More

Conscience: A Very Short Introduction

Paul Strohm

Print Publication Year:: Jun 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777585

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199569694.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199569694

Conscience: A Very Short Introduction highlights what the particularly European concept of conscience has meant to successive generations and why it has a reputation as one of ... More

Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Simon Critchley

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2001

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776373

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192853592.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192853592

Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling ... More

Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Stephen Eric Bronner

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2017

Published Online:: Oct 2017

eISBN:: 9780190692704

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780190692674.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780190692674

Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction explores the concepts and themes that distinguished critical theory from its more traditional philosophical competitors. Critical ... More

Derrida: A Very Short Introduction

Simon Glendinning

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775796

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192803450.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192803450

Derrida: A Very Short Introduction explores both the difficulty and significance of the work of Derrida. It explains the theory of deconstruction, presenting Derrida's ... More

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Sorell

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2000

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776632

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192854094.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192854094

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction explores the life and work of a man who made fundamental contributions to physics, mathematics, and optics, and reported useful ... More

The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction

John Robertson

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2015

Published Online:: Sep 2015

eISBN:: 9780191782411

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199591787.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199591787

A foundational moment in the history of modern European thought, the Enlightenment continues to be a reference point for philosophers, scholars, and opinion-formers. Enlightenment: A Very ... More

Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

Robin Attfield

Print Publication Year:: Dec 2018

Published Online:: Dec 2018

eISBN:: 9780191838651

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198797166.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198797166

Environmental ethics studies the values and principles involved in combating environmental problems such as pollution, loss of species and habitats, and climate change. Environmental ... More

Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction

Catherine Wilson

Print Publication Year:: Dec 2015

Published Online:: Dec 2015

eISBN:: 9780191808951

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199688326.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199688326

Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly of the table. However, it was a complex and distinctive system of philosophy that ... More

Ethics: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Simon Blackburn

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2021

Published Online:: Jan 2021

eISBN:: 9780191904639

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198868101.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198868101

Ethics: A Very Short Introduction highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations. Today, we are confronted with an uncertain world of eroding ... More

Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction

Thomas Flynn

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2006

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775932

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192804280.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192804280

Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction examines one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its seven leading figures: Sartre, ... More

Foucault: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Gary Gutting

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2019

Published Online:: Sep 2019

eISBN:: 9780191868849

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198830788.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198830788

Foucault: A Very Short Introduction presents a wide-ranging, but non-systematic exploration of some highlights of Foucault’s life and thought. Beginning with a brief biography ... More

Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction

Nigel Warburton

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2009

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777080

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199232352.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199232352

Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction examines the liberal assumption that free speech is worth preserving at any cost and offers a guide to important questions facing modern ... More

Free Will: A Very Short Introduction

Thomas Pink

Print Publication Year:: Jun 2004

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776366

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192853585.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192853585

Free Will: A Very Short Introduction asks: Are our choices really free? Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of free choices. Are these choices ours, or are we ... More