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People in groups act aggressively as a group, not as a collection of individuals. The Psychology of Group Aggression's comprehensive journey starts wi…

In this new collection of lectures and essays Jurgen Habermas engages with a wide range of figures in twentieth-century thought. The book displays onc…

In The Excessive Subject: A New Theory of Social Change, Molly Anne Rothenberg uncovers an innovative theory of social change implicit in the writings…

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This lucid survey takes readers on a thought-provoking tour through the life and work of Augustine. Explores new insights into one of antiquity’s most…

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A Companion to Nietzsche provides a comprehensive guide to all the main aspects of Nietzsche's philosophy, profiling the most recent research and tren…

A Companion to Environmental Philosophy is a pioneering work in the burgeoning field of environmental philosophy. This ground-breaking volume contains…

Hans-Georg Gadamer is one of the leading philosophers in the world today. His philosophical hermeneutics has had a major impact in a wide range of dis…

This innovative volume presents an insightful philosophical portrait of the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer. Focuses on the concept of the sublim…

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Biochemical analysis is a rapidly expanding field and is a key component of modern drug discovery and research. Methods of Biochemical Analysis provid…

This companion features original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars …

This book is an unusually readable and lucid account of the development of Derrida's work, from his early writings on phenomenology and structuralism …

Use the therapeutic potential of art to make progress in your practice Artful Therapy shows you how to use art to make a difference in therapy. Using …

As persons, we are importantly different from all other creatures in the universe. But in what, exactly, does this difference consist? What kinds of e…

What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael O’Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school history teacher in Maryland, Micha…

This is the first book to address the uses of handheld computers within clinical practice and considers the many different possible applications of ha…

Statistics show that out of five thousand compounds with initial promise, five will go into human clinical trials, and only one will become an approve…

This new book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to Frege's remarkable philosophical work, examining the main areas of his writings an…

Never before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empo…

This broad-ranging Companion comprises original contributions from leading Platonic scholars and reflects the different ways in which they are dealing…

Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, Situating the Self argues that a non-relative ethics, binding on us in virtue of out h…

The ideas of Hans Morgenthau dominated the study of international politics in the United States for many decades. He was the leading representative of…

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What is national identity? What are the main challenges posed to national identity by the strengthening of regional identities and the growth of cultu…

This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. Of…

What objects exist in the social world and how should we understand them? Is a specific Pizza Hut restaurant as real as the employees, tables, napkins…

Over the last decade, Axel Honneth has established himself as one of the leading social and political philosophers in the world today. Rooted in the t…

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the work of Emmanuel Levinas, widely recognized as one of the most important yet difficult …

The ongoing interconnection of the world through modern mass media is generally considered to be one of the major developments underpinning globalizat…

The Performance of Reading argues that there are distinct analogies between «silent» reading and artistic performance, and so fashions the new role of…

This volume makes available in English for the first time Adorno's lectures on metaphysics. It provides a unique introduction not only to metaphysics …

This updated second edition of At Risk in America provides a detailed analysis of those key population groups most vulnerable to disease and injury in…

With contributions from leading European and American psychoanalysts, this innovative text systematically investigates and analyses the relationship b…

Make no mistake, the normative authority of the United States of America lies in ruins. Such is the judgment of the most influential thinker in Europe…

It is often argued that contemporary media homogenize our thoughts and actions, without us being fully aware of the restrictions they impose. But what…

This much-awaited textbook makes accessible the ideas of one of the most important thinkers of our time, as well as indicating how Freud’s theories ar…

Socrates presents a compelling case for some life-changing conclusions that follow from a close reading of Socrates' arguments. Offers a highly origin…

With accompanying software! Clinicians manage a lot of data – on assorted bits of paper and in their heads. This book is about better ways to manage a…

With the United States' superpower status rivalled by a rising China and emerging powers like India and Brazil playing a growing role in international…

On 13 November 2015, Paris suffered the second wave of brutal terrorist attacks in a year, leaving 130 dead and many more seriously injured. How are w…

This is the first English-language introduction to Peter Sloterdijk, the distinguished German philosopher and controversial public intellectual. Slote…

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There has been a recent explosion of active concern in matters of animal welfare. The science behind animal welfare has progressed significantly, new …