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  • Extravagance and Misery

    The Emotional Regime of Market Societies

    by Alan Thomas, Alfred Archer, Bart Engelen ...
    Series series Oxford Political Philosophy
    In Extravagance and Misery: The Emotional Regime of Market Societies, Alan Thomas, Alfred Archer, and Bart Engelen investigate the extensive and growing economic inequalities that characterize the affluent market societies of the West. Drawing on insights from political philosophy and the new science of happiness, they show the damaging impact that existing inequalities have on our well-being, and ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Philosophy of Fame and Celebrity

    Edited by Dr Catherine M. Robb, Dr Alfred Archer, Dr Matthew Dennis ...
    In an era of cancel culture, digital identities and thriving conversation surrounding parasocial relationships, we question today the nature of the celebrity, the scope of their power and influence, as well as the ethical issues these implicate. It is a wonder, then, that philosophy is a discipline that has, as of yet, contributed surprisingly little to this debate despite the growing ... Read more

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  • Sacrifice and Moral Philosophy

    Edited by Marcel van Ackeren, Alfred Archer ...
    The aim of this book is to foster a more explicit and direct discussion of the concept of sacrifice and its importance in moral philosophy.Acts of self-sacrifice have a special place in our moral lives. We admire and celebrate those who give up their lives so that others may live. Despite this important role that sacrifice plays in our moral thinking, moral philosophers have had surprisingly ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Emotions in Sport and Games

    Edited by Alfred Archer, Nathan Wildman ...
    Emotions play an important role in both sport and games, from the pride and joy of victory, the misery and shame of defeat, and the anger and anxiety felt along the way. This volume brings together experts in the philosophy of sport and games and experts in the philosophy of emotion to investigate this important area of research. The book discusses the role of the emotions for both participants ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Moral Psychology of Envy

    by Miriam Bankovsky, Vanessa Carbonell, Christina Chuang, Jan Crusius, Bart Engelen, Alison Duncan Kerr, Jens Lange, Ariele Niccoli, Patricia M. Rodriguez Mosquera, Felipe Romero, Alan Thomas0, Neal A. Tognazzini1, Maria Silvia Vaccarezza2, Niels van de Ven3, Íngrid Vendrell Ferran4, Sara Protasi6, Alfred Archer7 ...
    Series series Moral Psychology of the Emotions
    Envy is a vicious and shameful response to the good fortune of others, one that ruins friendships and plagues societies—or so the common thinking goes, shaped by millennia of religious and cultural condemnation. Envy’s bad reputation is not completely unwarranted; envy can indeed motivate malicious and counterproductive behavior and may strain or even tear apart relations between people. However, ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • The Moral Psychology of Admiration

    Edited by Alfred Archer, André Grahle ...
    Series series Moral Psychology of the Emotions
    By bringing the work of philosophers and psychologists together this volume is an interdisciplinary, though predominantly philosophical, exploration of an often discussed but rarely researched emotion; admiration. By exploring the moral psychology of admiration the volume examines the nature of this emotion, how it relates to other emotions such as wonder, envy and pride and what role admiration ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

  • Honouring and Admiring the Immoral

    An Ethical Guide

    by Alfred Archer, Benjamin Matheson ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Philosophy
    Is it appropriate to honour and admire people who have created great works of art, made important intellectual contributions, performed great sporting feats, or shaped the history of a nation if those people have also acted immorally? This book provides a philosophical investigation of this important and timely question.The authors draw on the latest research from ethics, value theory, philosophy ... Read more

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  • Why It's OK to Be a Sports Fan

    by Alfred Archer, Jake Wojtowicz ...
    Series series Why It's OK
    This book offers readers a pitch-side view of the ethics of fandom. Its accessible six chapters are aimed both at true sports fans whose conscience may be occasionally piqued by their pastime, and at those who are more certain of the moral hazards involved in following a team or sport.Why It’s OK to Be a Sports Fanwrestles with a range of arguments against fandom and counters with its own ... Read more

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    by William Hare, John P. Portelli ...
    Revised and updated with 25 new essays, the fourth edition of this bestselling collection brings together more than 30 leaders in the field of educational theory. An engaging exploration of the ideas and trends shaping education in today’s classrooms, Philosophy of Education includes topics on high-stakes testing, consumerism in education, and social justice issues in the classroom. How can we ... Read more

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  • Kantian Ethics and Economics

    Autonomy, Dignity, and Character

    by Mark White ...
    This book introduces the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant—in particular, the concepts of autonomy, dignity, and character—to economic theory, explaining the importance of integrating these two streams of intellectual thought. Mainstream economics is rooted in classical utilitarianism, recommending that decision makers choose the options that are expected to generate the largest net benefits. For ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance

    by Douglass C. North ...
    Series series Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
    Continuing his groundbreaking analysis of economic structures, Douglass North develops an analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies, both at a given time and over time. Institutions exist, he argues, due to the uncertainties involved in human interaction; they are the constraints devised to structure that ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

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  • For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too

    Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education

    by Christopher Emdin ...
    Series series Race, Education, and Democracy
    **A New York Times Best Seller"Essential reading for all adults who work with black and brown young people...Filled with exceptional intellectual sophistication and necessary wisdom for the future of education."—Imani Perry, National Book Award Winner author of South To AmericaAn award-winning educator offers a much-needed antidote to traditional top-down pedagogy and promises to radically reframe ... Read more

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