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This volume makes a challenging critique of the idea of Cosmopolis – that is, the idea of world or 'global' government. In recent years this idea has …

Alan Carr has once more demonstrated his unique ability to combine an encyclopaedic breadth of knowledge with clear pragmatic ideas about how to apply…

This is the first book devoted to the work of Ernest Sosa, one of the most influential contemporary epistemologists. Part of the acclaimed Philosopher…

Today the Paralympic Movement is recognised as a global sporting phenomenon attracting thousands of athletes from an ever-increasing number of countri…

This book is a timely and wide-ranging account of the relationship between the development of a 'free market society' in Europe and North America and …

The first comprehensive introduction to cover the entire span of Kierkegaard’s authorship. Explores how the two strands of his writing—religious disco…

Packaging Terrorism investigates how American media have identified and covered international terrorism and violence since September 11, 2001. Compare…

In Comedy Incarnate, Noël Carroll surveys the characteristics of Buster Keaton’s unique visual style, to reveal the distinctive experience of watching…

On average people spend one third of their life sleeping. An understanding of the physiology and pathophysiological changes that take place during thi…

Law and order has become a key issue throughout the world. Crime stories saturate the mass media and politicians shrilly compete with each other in a …

Jean-François Lyotard was one of the most influential European thinkers in recent decades. He was a leading participant in debates about post-modernis…

This book offers a fresh, accessible and original interpretation of the modern state, concentrating particularly on the emergence and nature of democr…

Miami Vice captures the glitter and glamour embodied by Crockett and Tubbs and offers students an anatomy of a ground-breaking work in the police proc…

There is a continuing need for education about stroke and its management, both in acute and chronic stages. This book aims to facilitate interdiscipli…

Structured analytically, the book introduces the reader to all the facets of citizenship.

A thorough and accessible introduction to Maimonides, arguably one of the most important Jewish philosophers of all time. This work incorporates mater…

In this book Paul Hirst makes a major contribution to democratic thinking, advocating «associative democracy»; the belief that human welfare and liber…

Since its famed introduction of the “boiled bunny,” Fatal Attraction (1987) established itself as one of American cinema’s most controversial films. T…

Exercise Physiology: A Thematic Approach introduces students with little or no background in human biology to the fundamentals of the physiological pr…

This anthology offers a fresh approach to the philosophical aspects of photography. The essays, written by contemporary philosophers in a thorough and…

Michael Dummett stands out among his generation as the only British philosopher of language to rival in stature the Americans, Davidson and Quine. In …

This volume of especially commissioned essays explains what is meant by «civil society», paying particular attention to the relationships between civi…

Drawing upon the expertise of film scholars from around the world, Puzzle Films investigates a number of films that sport complex storytelling–from Me…

An invitation to observe and learn the therapeutic art of storytelling Healing with Stories brings together a stellar collection of some of the world'…

In this book, David Burrell, one of the foremost philosophical theologians in the English-speaking world, presents the best of his work on creation an…

Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publicatio…

Aristotle is the most influential philosopher of practice, and Knight's new book explores the continuing importance of Aristotelian philosophy. First,…

The first introductory palaeontology text which demonstrates the importance of selected fossil groups in geological and biological studies, particular…

Client anger is a perennial problem for a range of professionals working in clinical settings. Working with Anger presents an alternative strategy to …

This volume discusses Wittgenstein’s work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason. Investigates the nature of…

Epistemology is an accessible and indispensable volume for undergraduates studying philosophy. Essential introduction to epistemology, a field of fund…

Might we be parts of a divine mind? Could anything like an afterlife make sense? Starting with a Platonic answer to why the world exists, Immortality …

This 8th volume of the WPA series in Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry provides an update of research evidence and clinical experience concerning …

The first book of its kind to introduce a model to help you create conversations about money with your clients, Money and Meaning provides a framework…

This volume collects the most substantial correspondence and documents relating to Wittgenstein's long association with Cambridge between the years 19…

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the work of Willard van Orman Quine, the most important and influential American philosop…

This new introduction to ethics is written for students who are approaching philosophy for the first time.

The need to understand, interpret and analyse competing risk data is key to many areas of science, particularly medical research. There is a real need…

Immersed with wisdom, Empowering Dialogues Within is a unique client workbook filled with narratives, case vignettes, and exercises, providing mental …

Varieties of Things: Foundations of Contemporary Metaphysics is about some of the most fundamental kinds of things that there are; the things that we …

According to evolutionary biologists, we are the minders of our genes. But, as Christopher Badcock points out in this book, it is only recently that e…

Morality still matters, argues philosopher Roger Trigg, in this accessible introduction to moral thinking. Written for general readers with no backgro…

Ultrastructural Pathology, Second Edition is a comprehensive reference on electron microscopy of pathologic tissue in animals and humans. Now presente…

Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001 served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first century societies. But w…

God and Morality evaluates the ethical theories of four principle philosophers, Aristotle, Duns Scotus, Kant, and R.M. Hare. Uses their thinking as th…