Written by four hands, the current volume moves on two planes that fruitfully intersect and sometimes conflict in their interpretations. On the one hand, Petar […]
Category: Philosophy
Mimesis International brings together a selection of books addressing a range of fundamental ideas within the latest, global philosophical debates. Presenting well known thinkers together with emerging voices, our books are written in a clear and concise way, making them suitable both for academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students.
Richard Price and the Foundation of Virtue. Some Historical Roots of Contemporary Ethics in a Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Although little known, Richard Price’s A Review of the Principal Questions in Morals (1758) is one of the most relevant texts of eighteenth-century moral philosophy. […]
Just in time. Theorising the contemporary
The interdisciplinary essays collected in this volume problematise the idea of ‘contemporary’ as the present. Adopting various philosophical, art theoretical and literary approaches, they demonstrate […]
On Fear. Perception and Strategies of Control in Seventeenth-century Philosophy
The volume considers the theories of the passions in Hobbes, Descartes and Spinoza. Particular attention is given to the passion of fear, highlighting how these […]
Moral Freedom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
What do we mean by moral freedom? What are the necessary conditions required for it? Do the exponential advances and pervasive applications of artificial intelligence […]
The Ideal and the Real. Studies in Pragmatism
The current volume provides an interpretation of American pragmatism according to which pragmatism is not opposed to metaphysics but instead represents a vital, non-dismissive, non-deflationary […]
Practical Rationality & Human Difference. Perspectives on and Beyond Alasdair Macintyre
One of the fundamental aspects of the cultural landscape of the last century has been the revival of philosophical anthropology, often in the form of […]
Essays on Ethics
Nine essays on ethics, metaethics and normative ethics from John Rawls to David Gauthier, from Richard Rorty to Jonathan Dancy, from auomatic concepts to Leibnizian […]
Masochism. A Challenge for Ethics
The enigma of masochism which renders impossible a limit between good and evil, pain and pleasure, or even life and death pushes philosophical thinking towards […]