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The Shadow of an Ass

Philosophical Choice and Aesthetic Experience in Apuleius' Metamorphoses

By Jeffrey P. Ulrich
Subjects: Classical Studies, Greek, Roman, Philosophy

An examination of philosophical choice and aesthetic reception in the reading of Apuleius’ novel Metamorphoses

Conspiracy Theories and the Failure of Intellectual Critique

By Kurtis Hagen
Subjects: Philosophy, History, American History

Bias skews results

The Body in Crisis

New Pathways and Short Circuits in Representation

Foreword by Cristina Fernandes Rosa, Translated by Christopher Larkosh and Grace Holleran

By Christine Greiner
Translated by Christopher Larkosh & Grace Holleran
Contributions by Cristina Fernandes Rosa
Subjects: Cultural Studies, Dance, Philosophy
Series: Studies in Dance: Theories and Practices

A major theoretical work by Brazilian dance scholar Christine Greiner explores the political relevance of bodily arts in the age of neoliberal globalization

Sculpting the Self

Islam, Selfhood, and Human Flourishing

By Muhammad Umar Faruque
Subjects: Religion, Philosophy

What it means to be human

Physical Space and Spatiality in Muslim Societies

Notes on the Social Production of Cities

By Mahbub Rashid
Subjects: Political Science, Political Theory, Philosophy, Political History, African Studies

The conscious construction of urban space

A Translation of Lao-tzu’s Tao Te Ching and Wang Pi’s Commentary

By Paul Lin
Subjects: Asian Studies, China, Philosophy
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

A meticulous translation of a Taoist classic carefully annotated with insights from an influential early commentary

Classifying the Zhuangzi Chapters

By Xiaogan Liu
Translated by William Savage & William Savage
Subjects: Philosophy, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

A comprehensive analysis of the long-disputed structure of a great Daoist text

Reading Jean-Jacques Rousseau through the Prism of Chess

By Florian Vauleon
Subjects: Political Science, Political Theory, Philosophy

Man is born free, but everywhere he is in checkmate

Foucault and Feminist Philosophy of Disability

By Shelley Lynn Tremain
Subjects: Philosophy, Disability Studies, Literary Studies, Literary Criticism and Theory
Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability

Addresses misrepresentations of Foucault’s work within feminist philosophy and disability studies, offering a new feminist philosophy of disability

Antisthenes of Athens

Texts, Translations, and Commentary

By Susan Prince
Subjects: Classical Studies, Greek, Philosophy, Literary Studies, Literary Criticism and Theory

Antisthenes’ Homeric criticism is examined in depth for the first time

Foucault and the Government of Disability

Enlarged and Revised Edition

By Shelley Lynn Tremain
Subjects: Disability Studies, Philosophy, Literary Studies, Literary Criticism and Theory, Cultural Studies
Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability

An up-to-date edition of a foundational collection

Intellectual Empathy

Critical Thinking for Social Justice

By Maureen Linker
Subjects: Political Science, Human Rights, Race and Ethnicity, Philosophy

A guide for facilitating discussions about socially divisive issues for students, educators, business managers, and community leaders

The One and Only Law

Walter Benjamin and the Second Commandment

By James Martel
Subjects: Political Science, Political Theory, Philosophy, Law, Religion

A radical critique of contemporary legal practices and understandings based on a new consideration of Walter Benjamin’s “Critique of Violence”

Acts

Theater, Philosophy, and the Performing Self

By Tzachi Zamir
Subjects: Theater and Performance, Philosophy, Literary Studies, Literary Criticism and Theory
Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance

The first philosophical study devoted solely to acting, offering a meditation on the spillover from acting to life

The Imprint of Another Life

Adoption Narratives and Human Possibility

By Margaret Homans
Subjects: Literary Studies, Literary Criticism and Theory, American Studies, Media Studies, Cinema Studies, Philosophy

How adoption and its literary representations shed new light on notions of value, origins, and identity

Textual Conspiracies

Walter Benjamin, Idolatry, and Political Theory

By James Martel
Subjects: Political Science, Political Theory, Literary Studies, Literary Criticism and Theory, Philosophy

Engaging political and literary luminaries in an alternative narrative about power

Seven Stories of Threatening Speech

Women's Suffrage Meets Machine Code

By Ruth A. Miller
Subjects: Political Science, Political Theory, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Women's Studies

Treating language as a type of machine code opens new avenues for the study of history and politics

A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents

By Samir Chopra & Laurence F. White
Subjects: Law, Intellectual Property, Law and Society, Philosophy

What legal status should be granted to artificial agents?

Teaching about Religions

A Democratic Approach for Public Schools

By Emile Lester
Subjects: Political Science, Religion, Philosophy, Education

Public schools can play a role in promoting respect for religious differences

Understanding Torture

Law, Violence, and Political Identity

By John Parry
Subjects: Law, International Law, Law and Society, Supreme Court and Constitutional Law, Middle and Near Eastern Studies, Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Philosophy

Legal prohibitions against torture cannot prevent state violence

The Justice of Mercy

By Linda Ross Meyer
Subjects: Philosophy, Law, Criminology, Political Science, Political Theory, Religion, International Law
Series: Law, Meaning, and Violence

Is there room for mercy in a system of justice?

Soul Music

Tracking the Spiritual Roots of Pop from Plato to Motown

By Joel Rudinow
Subjects: African American Studies, American Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Music, Philosophy
Series: Tracking Pop

A meditative exploration of the essence of soul in popular music

Staging Philosophy

Intersections of Theater, Performance, and Philosophy

Edited by David Krasner & David Z. Saltz
Subjects: Theater and Performance, Philosophy
Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance

Investigates the fundamental issues in theater and performance from a wide range philosophical perspectives

Future Medicine

Ethical Dilemmas, Regulatory Challenges, and Therapeutic Pathways to Health Care and Healing in Human Transformation

By Michael Howard Cohen
Subjects: Health & Medicine, Health Policy & Management, Law, Philosophy

A thought-provoking exploration of the future of alternative medicine in the healthcare system

Mapping Michel Serres

By Niran Abbas
Subjects: Literary Studies, Literature and Science, European Literature, Cultural Studies, Philosophy
Series: Studies in Literature and Science

International scholars shed new light on the work of renowned French philosopher Michel Serres

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