Authors:Ron Scapp, Brian Seitz,
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: contemporary, topics, philosophy, series, culture, suny, reflections, comportment, etiquette
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2006-11-09
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0791469360
ISBN-13: 9780791469361

Brings etiquette into dialogue with ethics.

Author: Nancy J. Peterson
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Keywords: contemporary, penn, studies, fiction, memory, american, historical, women, writers, crises, amnesia
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2001-03-26
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 0812235940
ISBN-13: 9780812235944

In Against Amnesia, Nancy J. Peterson addresses the ongoing postmodernist debate over the possibility and relevance of documentary and official histories. Drawing on Adrienne Rich’s claim that women’s literature and multicultural literature vigorously resist the amnesia and nostalgia that characterize mainstream North American culture, Peterson examines the struggles toward collective memory in a wealth of contemporary women’s writing.Peterson’s in-depth analyses of selected works by Louise Erdrich, Toni Morrison, Irena Klepfisz, Joy Kogawa, and other contemporary women

Author: Annelie RamsbrockKonrad H. Jarausch; Thomas Linde
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Keywords: contemporary, european, history, studies, histories, europeanizing, conflicted, memories
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-05-30
List price: $90.00
ISBN-10: 1845452844
ISBN-13: 9781845452841

Despite the growing interest in general European history, the European dimension is surprisingly absent from the writing of contemporary history. In most countries, the historiography on the 20th century continues to be dominated by national perspectives. Although there is cross-national work on specific topics such as occupation or resistance, transnational conceptions and narratives of contemporary European history have yet to be worked out. This volume focuses on the development of a shared conception of recent European history that will be required as an underpinning for further economic a

Authors:Alex Rosenberg, Daniel W. McShea,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: philosophy, contemporary, introductions, routledge, introduction, biology
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2007-12-21
List price: $105.00
ISBN-10: 0415315921
ISBN-13: 9780415315920

This comprehensive and balanced introduction to the philosophy of biology takes a fresh look at the subject in an accessible way. Alex Rosenberg clarifies the philosophical problems relevant to biologists, discussing how eminent biologists from Darwin to Lewontin have addressed these issues, and showing how philosophy of biology is indispensable for biologists. This user-friendly book will appeal to students of biology and philosophy.

Authors:Alex Rosenberg, Daniel W. McShea,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: philosophy, contemporary, introductions, routledge, introduction, biology
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-12-22
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 041531593X
ISBN-13: 9780415315937

This comprehensive and balanced introduction to the philosophy of biology takes a fresh look at the subject in an accessible way. Alex Rosenberg clarifies the philosophical problems relevant to biologists, discussing how eminent biologists from Darwin to Lewontin have addressed these issues, and showing how philosophy of biology is indispensable for biologists. This user-friendly book will appeal to students of biology and philosophy.

Authors:Theodore Sider, John Hawthorne, Dean W. Zimmerman,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: contemporary, debates, philosophy, metaphysics
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2007-12-10
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 1405112298
ISBN-13: 9781405112291

In a series of thought-provoking and original essays, eighteen leading philosophers engage in head-to-head debates of nine of the most cutting edge topics in contemporary metaphysics. Explores the fundamental questions in contemporary metaphysics in a series of eighteen original essays - 16 of which are newly commissioned for this volume Features an introductory essay by the editors on the nature of metaphysics to prepare the reader for ongoing discussions Offers readers the unique opportunity to observe leading philosophers engage in head-to-head debate on cutting-edge metaphysical topics Pro

Authors:Andrew I. Cohen, Christopher Heath Wellman,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: contemporary, debates, philosophy, applied, ethics
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2005-01-31
List price: $45.95
ISBN-10: 1405115483
ISBN-13: 9781405115483

Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today. Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in applied ethics Topics addressed include abortion, affirmative action, animals, capital punishment, cloning, euthanasia, immigration, pornography, privacy in civil society, values in nature, and world hunger. Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion. Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in applied ethics, w