Eleven leading contemporary French philosophers give here more or less direct presentations and exemplifications of their work. All the essays, with one exception, were specifically written for this volume and for an English-speaking readership - the exception is the first publication anywhere of Jacques Derrida's defence of his these d'etat in ...
The Political Responsibility of Intellectuals addresses the many problems in defining the relationship of intellectuals to the society in which they live. In what respects are they responsible for, and to, that society? Should they seek to act as independent arbiters of the values explicitly or implicity espoused by those around them? Should ...
This volume explores the issue of public and private integrity in politics, the media, health, science, fund-raising, the economy and the public sector. Over 20 essays by figures such as Amelie Rorty, David Vines, the late Hugo Gryn, Alan Montefiore and Hilary Lawson present an insight into debates over integrity today. A key chapter of the book ...
This volume, which includes essays by scientists and philosophers, is intended to provide an interdisciplinary approach to some of the many intertangled problems connected with the identification, characterization, understanding and explanation of goal-directed and intentional behaviour. The main aim of the contributors has been to forward ...
When their father mysteriously disappears, Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis' lives change overnight. They have to leave London for the country, but every day they wave at the London train, sending their love to Father. Will he ever come back?
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