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Preface and acknowledgements / Jeffrey R. Di Leo and Christian Moraru -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction: world theory in the new millennium / Jeffrey R. Di Leo and Christian Moraru -- Part 1: arts and humanities -- Worlding history / Fabio López-Lázaro -- Worlding philosophy / Brian O'Keeffe -- Worlding ethics / Nigel Dower -- Worlding art / Nikos Papastergiadis -- Worlding postmodernism / Hans Bertens -- Worlding comparative literature / Christian Moraru -- Worlding popular culture / Esther Peeren -- Worlding music / John Mowitt -- Worlding cinema / Alex Taek-Gwang Lee -- Worlding theater / Gina MacKenzie -- Worlding religion / Gerda Heck and Stephan Lanz -- Part 2: social and behavioral sciences -- Worlding sociology / Veronika Wittmann -- World anthropology / Nigel Rapport -- Worlding economics / Peter Hitchcock -- Worlding psychoanalysis / Dany Nobus -- Worlding women / Robin Goodman -- Worlding gender / Vrushali Patil -- Worlding queer / Sri Craven -- Worlding identity / Zahi Zalloua -- Part 3: the professions -- Worlding higher education / Michael Thomas -- Worlding public policy / Kenneth J. Saltman -- Worlding international education / Lien Pham -- Worlding international relations / Sophia McClennen -- Worlding media studies / Toby Miller and Jesús Arroyave -- Worlding journalism / Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova -- Worlding publishing / Jeffrey R. Di Leo -- Worlding architecture / Richard Ingersoll -- Part 4: natural and formal sciences -- Worlding logic -- Paul Livingston -- Worlding spatiality studies / Robert T. Tally Jr. -- Worlding cybernetics / Andrew Culp -- Worlding systems theory / Bruce Clarke -- Worlding biology / Adam Nocek -- Worlding environmental studies / Robert P. Marzec -- Worlding earth and climate studies / Claire Colebrook.

This is the biography of an extremely important and somewhat neglected figure in British life, Leonard Woolf (1880-1969). Stansky and Leventhal illustrate how this seminal figure in 20th-century British society was shaped by religion and spirituality.

Notes on contributors -- Preface: How to use this book, the intended audience, and acknowledgments / Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University -- Overview of contemporary metaethics and normative ethical theory / Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University -- Chronology of ethics / J.B. Schneewind, John Hopkins University -- Methodological issues: reflective equilibrium / Michael DePaul, University of Notre Dame -- Important technical terms in ethics / Dan Boisvert, University of North Carolina, Charlotte John Brunero, University of Missouri, St. Louis Sean McKeever, Davidson College Russ Shafer-Landau, University of Wisconsin, Madison Eric Wiland, University of Missouri, St. Louis -- Part I. Central topics in ethics: 1. Moral realism / Terence Cuneo, University of Vermont; 2. Ethical expressivism / Matthew Chrisman, University of Edinburgh; 3. Constructivism and the error theory / Hallvard Lillehammer, Cambridge University; 4. Morality and practical reason / Joshua Gert, College of William and Mary; 5. Moral psychology / Alfred Mele, Florida State University; 6. Morality and religion / William J. Wainwright, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; 7. Consequentialism / Douglas W. Portmore, Arizona State University; 8. Kantian ethics / Kyla Ebels-Duggan, Northwestern University; 9. Virtue ethics / Christine Swanton, University of Auckland; 10. Feminist ethics / Anita Superson, University of Kentucky -- Part II. New directions in ethics: 11. Moral particularism / Pekka Väyrynen, University of Leeds; 12. Experimental ethics / Thomas Nadelhoffer and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Duke University; 13 Biology, evolution, and ethics / William FitzPatrick, University of Rochester -- Part III. Additional resources: Resources for the fields of metaethics and normative theory / Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University; Selected works in contemporary metaethics and normative theory / Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University.

Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- How to Use This Book -- Part One Researching Pragmatism -- 1 Introduction Sami Pihlström -- 2 Research Methods, Problems, and Resources Sami Pihlström -- 3 A History of Pragmatism James Campbell -- Part Two Pragmatism and Theoretical Philosophy -- 4 Epistemology, Logic, and Inquiry John Capps -- 5 Metaphysics Sami Pihlström -- 6 Science and Technology Larry Hickman -- Part Three Pragmatism and Applied Philosophy -- 7 Aesthetics Armen T. Marsoobian -- 8 Ethics Michael Eldridge -- 9 Social Theory Erkki Kilpinen -- 10 Politics Shane J. Ralston -- 11 Education Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon -- 12 Economics Paul B. Thompson -- 13 Race Shannon Sullivan -- 14 Religion Ulf Zackariasson -- 15 Environmental Pragmatism Jennifer Welchman -- 16 Global Pragmatism and Higher Education Naoko Saito and Tomohiro Akiyama -- Part Four Pragmatism in the Multicultural World -- 17 Feminist Pragmatist Praxis Danielle Lake, Sunny Heenen, and Judy Whipps -- 18 Pragmatism and Indigenous Philosophy Anna Cook -- 19 Pragmatism in Europe Emil Višňovský -- 20 Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism Henrik Rydenfelt -- 21 New Directions Sami Pihlström -- Part Five Appendices -- 22 Chronology Michael Eldridge -- 23 Glossary Michael Eldridge and Sami Pihlström -- 24 A Select Bibliography John R. Shook Updated by Sami Pihlström -- Index.

List of Contributors -- Abbreviations for Works Written by Hume -- Preface -- David Hume - A Timeline -- Introduction -- 1. Hume's Life, Intellectual Context and Reception Emilio Mazza -- 2. Hume's Empiricist Inner Epistemology: A Reassessment of the Copy Principle Tom Seppalainen and Angela Coventry -- 3. Hume's 'Scepticism' About Induction Peter Millican -- 4. The Psychology and Epistemology of Hume's Account of Probable Reasoning Lorne Falkenstein -- 5. Causation and Necessary Connection Alan Bailey -- 6. Hume on Scepticism and the Moral Sciences Helen Beebee -- 7. The Self and Personal Identity Harold Noonan -- 8. 'All My Hopes Vanish': Hume on the Mind Galen Strawson -- 9. Action, Reason and the Passions Constantine Sandis -- 10. Free Will James A. Harris -- 11. Hume on Miracles Duncan Pritchard and Alasdair Richmond -- 12. David Hume and the Argument to Design Andrew Pyle -- 13. Psychological Explanations of Religious Belief David O'Connor -- 14. Hume's Sentimentalist Account of Moral Judgement Julia Driver -- 15. Hume and the Virtues Dan O'Brien -- 16. Hume's Human Nature Russell Hardin -- 17. Hume and Feminism Lívia Guimarês -- 18. Hume on Economic Well-Being Margaret Schabas -- 19. 'Of the Standard of Taste': Decisions, Rules and Critical Argument Mark W. Rowe -- 20. Hume on History Timothy M. Costelloe -- 21. Hume's Legacy and the Idea of British Empiricism Paul Russell -- Bibliography -- Index

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- PREFACE: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK, THE INTENDED AUDIENCE, THE SECOND EDITION, AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Overview of Contemporary Metaethics and Normative Ethical Theory -- Methodological Issues: Re ective Equilibrium -- Part I: Central Topics in Metaethics -- Chapter 1: Moral Realism -- Chapter 2: Ethical Expressivism -- Chapter 3: Constructivism and the Error Theory -- Chapter 4: Subjectivism, Relativism, and Contextualism -- Chapter 5: Morality and Practical Reason -- Chapter 6: Moral Psychology -- Chapter 7: Moral Responsibility, Praise, and Blame -- Chapter 8: Experimental Ethics -- Chapter 9: Biology, Evolution, and Ethics -- Part II: Central Approaches in Ethical Theory -- Chapter 10: Morality and Religion -- Chapter 11: Confucian Ethics -- Chapter 12: Consequentialism -- Chapter 13: Kantian Ethics -- Chapter 14: Virtue Ethics -- Chapter 15: Feminist Ethics -- Chapter 16: Moral Generalism and Moral Particularism -- Part III: Additional Resources -- Important Technical Terms in Ethics -- Resources for the Fields of Metaethics and Normative Theory -- Epilogue -- Contributors -- Index.