What is the role of imagination in human cognition and culture? This book explores the hypothesis that such role is larger than we commonly think: […]
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.
Rethinking Moral Responsibility
Should we blame our neighbour for forgetting to water our plants? To what extent are people responsible for the consequences of their actions? When is […]
Thus Replied Zarathustra
Throughout Western universities, ancient Greek philosophy is seen as the oldest tradition of wisdom, yet the Zoroastrian way of life can be traced back to […]
Cinema and Ontology
The essays presented in this volume investigate the relationship between cinema and ontology. This investigation unfolds, on the one hand, through an ontological understanding of […]
Althusser and Contingency
The notion of contingency plays a central role in Althusser’s attempt to recast Marxist philosophy and to free the Marxist conception of history from notions […]
Pragmatism and Vagueness. The Venetian Lectures
For most early pragmatists, including the founder C. S. Peirce and L. Wittgenstein, vagueness was a real and universal principle and not a mere defect […]
Derrida-Levinas. An Alliance Awaiting the Political
Drawing on the relationship between Derrida and Levinas and on the unresolved tension between their philosophical corpuses, this book aims to offer new possible interpretations […]
Phenomenology and Pathography of Memory
The concept of memory has always been a crucial topic in philosophical discourse. This book re-traces the thought of major philosophers such as Edmund Husserl, […]
Democracy and Truth. The Conflict Between Political and Epistemic Virtues
The book explores the latest debates in the field of social epistemology, concerning epistemic justification of democracy. On the one side, we find those who […]