Academic Philosophy
Aquinas: Disputed Questions on the Virtues
Aquinas was Dominican regent master in theology at the University of Paris, where he presided over a series of questions -- academic debates -- on ethical topics.
Phenomenology of Perception
In this work Maurice Merleau-Ponty, described as the foremost academic French philosopher of the post-war period, writes on theories of perception.
Dark Feelings, Grim Thoughts
In the same spirit as his most recent book, Living With Nietzsche, and his earlier study In the Spirit of Hegel, Robert Solomon turns to the existential thinkers Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre, in an attempt to get past the academic and political debates and focus on what is t
Cultural Transformation and Religious Practice
What is the relationship between Christian theology - as practised in liturgies, Bible readings, academic research, doctrinal commissions - and what goes on in culture more generally?
Theology in the Public Square
This study shows how theology along with philosophy, lost its pivotal role within the history of the western university.
Opera and Society in Italy and France from Monteverdi to Bourdieu
This edited volume is the first book to bring together academic specialists writing on the multi-media operatic form from a range of disciplines: comparative literature, history, sociology, and philosophy.