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  • Sites of Exposure

    Art, Politics, and the Nature of Experience

    by John Russon ...
    Series series Studies in Continental Thought
    John Russon draws from a broad range of art and literature to show how philosophy speaks to the most basic and important questions in our everyday lives. In Sites of Exposure, Russon grapples with how personal experiences such as growing up and confronting death combine with broader issues such as political oppression, economic exploitation, and the destruction of the natural environment to make ... Read more

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  • Politics, Money, and Persuasion

    Democracy and Opinion in Plato's Republic

    by John Russon ...
    Series series Studies in Continental Thought
    In Politics, Money, and Persuasion, distinguished philosopher John Russon offers a new framework for interpreting Plato's The Republic. For Russon, Plato's work is about the distinctive nature of what it is to be a human being and, correspondingly, what is distinctive about the nature of human society. Russon focuses on the realities of our everyday experience to come to profoundly insightful ... Read more

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  • Teaching in Unequal Societies

    by John Russon ...
    This book considers teaching in modern institutional settings, among other things, as the ethical questioning and reversal of passively accepted prejudices, particularly in contexts of diversities and inequalities. Its thematic focus is the ethics of teacher-learner and learner-learner relationships within the democratic setup, and the possibilities of critique and transformation emerging out of ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • Adult Life

    Aging, Responsibility, and the Pursuit of Happiness

    by John Russon ...
    Series series SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
    Drawing from philosophy and psychology, offers a clear and compelling interpretation of what it means to be an adult.What does it mean to be an adult? In this original and compelling work, John Russon answers that question by leading us through a series of rich reflections on the psychological and social dimensions of adulthood and by exploring some of the deepest ethical and existential issues ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Politics, Money, and Persuasion

    Democracy and Opinion in Plato's Republic

    by John Russon ...
    Series series Studies in Continental Thought
    In Politics, Money, and Persuasion, distinguished philosopher John Russon offers a new framework for interpreting Plato's The Republic. For Russon, Plato's work is about the distinctive nature of what it is to be a human being and, correspondingly, what is distinctive about the nature of human society. Russon focuses on the realities of our everyday experience to come to profoundly insightful ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Plato's Laws

    Force and Truth in Politics

    by Robert D. Metcalf, Mark Munn, Mitchell Miller, David Roochnik, Patricia Fagan, John Russon, Eric Salem, Sara Brill, Catherine H. Zuckert, Michael Zuckert, Francisco J. Gonzalez ...
    Series series Studies in Continental Thought
    Readers of Plato have often neglected the Laws because of its length and density. In this set of interpretive essays, notable scholars of the Laws from the fields of classics, history, philosophy, and political science offer a collective close reading of the dialogue "book by book" and reflect on the work as a whole. In their introduction, editors Gregory Recco and Eric Sanday explore the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Perception and its Development in Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology

    Edited by Kirsten Jacobson, John Russon ...
    French phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961) shifted the terrain of western philosophy when he identified the body, rather than consciousness, as the primary site of our meaningful engagement with the world. His magnum opus, The Phenomenology of Perception (1945), revolutionized work in philosophy, psychology, cognitive science and other fields. 　Perception and Its Development in ... Read more

    $64.09 USD

  • Phenomenology and the Arts

    by A. Licia Carlson, Peter Costello, Galen A. Johnson, Brian Rogers, Scott Marratto, Kirsten Jacobson, Susan Bredlau, Laura McMahon, Jeff Morrisey0, Matthew Goodwin1, David Ciavatta2, John Russon3, John Lysaker4, Christian Lotz5 ...
    Phenomenology and the Arts develops the interplay between phenomenology as a historical movement and a descriptive method within Continental philosophy and the arts. Divided into five themes, the book explores first how the phenomenological method itself is a kind of artistic endeavor that mirrors what it approaches when it turns to describe paintings, dramas, literature, and music. From there, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • A Short History of Ethics

    A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the 20th Century

    by Alasdair MacIntyre ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    A Short History of Ethics has over the past thirty years become a key philosophical contribution to studies on morality and ethics. Alasdair MacIntyre writes a new preface for this second edition which looks at the book 'thirty years on' and considers its impact. A Short History of Ethics guides the reader through the history of moral philosophy from the Greeks to contemporary times. MacIntyre ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • The Art of Rhetoric

    by Aristotle ...
    Translated by Robin Waterfield ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    For all men are persuaded by considerations of where their interest lies... Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric is the earliest systematic treatment of the subject, and it remains among the most incisive works on rhetoric that we possess. In it, we are asked: What is a good speech? What do popular audiences find persuasive? How does one compose a persuasive speech? Aristotle considers these questions in ... Read more

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  • Ancient Greek Philosophy

    From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers

    by Thomas A. Blackson ...
    Ancient Greek Philosophy: From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers presents a comprehensive introduction to the philosophers and philosophical traditions that developed in ancient Greece from 585 BC to 529 AD.Provides coverage of the Presocratics through the Hellenistic philosophersMoves beyond traditional textbooks that conclude with AristotleA uniquely balanced organization of ... Read more

    $34.00 USD

  • Plato's Republic: A Study

    by Stanley Rosen ...
    In this book a distinguished philosopher offers a comprehensive interpretation of Plato’s most controversial dialogue. Treating the Republic as a unity and focusing on the dramatic form as the presentation of the argument, Stanley Rosen challenges earlier analyses of the Republic (including the ironic reading of Leo Strauss and his disciples) and argues that the key to understanding the dialogue ... Read more

    $16.39 USD