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Owen Ware here develops and defends a novel interpretation of Fichte's moral philosophy as an ethics of wholeness. While virtually forgotten for most of the 20th century, Fichte's 'System of Ethics' (1798) is now recognised by scholars as a masterpiece in the history of post-Kantian philosophy, as well as a key text for understanding the work of later German idealist thinkers. This text provides a careful examination of the intellectual context in which Fichte's moral philosophy evolved, and of the specific arguments he offers in response to Kant and his immediate successors. A distinctive feature of this study is a focus on the foundational concepts of Fichte's ethics - freedom, morality, feeling, conscience, community - and their connection to his innovative but largely misunderstood theory of drives.

Philosophy in Cultural Theory boldly crosses disciplinary boundaries to offer a philosophical critique of cultural theory today. Drawing on the legacy of Walter Benjamin, Peter Osborne looks critically at central philosophical debates in cultural theory, such as:* the relationship between sign and image* the technological basis of cultural form* the conceptuality of art* the place of fantasy in human affairs.It will appeal to those in philosophy, cultural studies and art theory

"Secularism in Political Philosophy" published on by Oxford University Press.

Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Western Philosophy, from the Greeks to the Renaissance -- Introductory Discussion Questions -- The Greek Miracle -- Elements and the Nature of Change -- Heraclitus and Change -- Changelessness and Mathematics -- Greek Atomism -- Sophists and Socrates -- Plato -- Aristotle -- Hellenistic Philosophy -- Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy -- Concluding Discussion Questions -- Further Reading -- Glossary -- Key People -- Part II: Modern Philosophy -- Introductory Discussion Questions -- An Overview of Modern Philosophy -- Introduction to Empiricism and Rationalism -- René Descartes -- Thomas Hobbes -- Baruch Spinoza -- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz -- John Locke -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- George Berkeley -- David Hume -- Immanuel Kant -- Concluding Discussion Questions -- Further Reading -- Glossary -- Key People -- Part III: Continental Philosophy -- Introductory Discussion Questions -- Introduction to Continental Philosophy -- Hegel and German Idealism -- Karl Marx -- Soren Kierkegaard -- Friedrich Nietzsche -- Phenomenology -- Edmund Husserl -- Martin Heidegger -- Existentialism -- Jean-Paul Sartre -- Simone de Beauvoir -- Hermeneutics -- Critical Theory -- Structuralism -- Post-structuralism, Deconstruction, and Postmodernism -- Continental Philosophy Today -- Concluding Discussion Questions -- Further Reading -- Glossary -- Key People -- Part IV: Analytic Philosophy -- Introductory Discussion Questions -- Analytic Philosophy -- Gottlob Frege -- G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell -- The Early Work of Ludwig Wittgenstein -- Logical Positivism -- Wittgenstein and the Philosophical Investigations -- Ordinary Language Philosophy -- Willard Van Orman Quine -- New Developments -- More Recent Developments-Saul Kripke -- Pragmatist Responses to Analytic Philosophy -- Concluding Discussion Questions.

"Feminist Philosophy: An Introduction provides a comprehensive coverage of the core elements of feminist philosophy in the analytical tradition. Part 1 examines the feminist issues and practical problems that confront us as ordinary people. Part 2 examines the recent and historical arguments surrounding the subject area, looking into the theoretical frameworks we use to discuss these issues and applying them to everyday life. With contemporary and lively debates throughout, Elinor Mason provides a rigorous and yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics including: feminism in a global context work and care reproductive rights sex work sexual violence and harassment sexism, oppression and misogyny intersectionality objectification consent ideology, false consciousness and adaptive preferences. An outstanding introduction which will equip the reader with a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of feminism, Feminist Philosophy is essential reading for those approaching the subject for the first time"--