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 […]
Democratic Deliberation and Public Bioethics. The Role of Moderators in Moral and Political Disagreements
Since the 1990s, deliberative democracy has been the focus of increased scholarly attention, as well as the locus of initiatives intended to directly engage the […]
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 […]
On the Edge of the Abyss. The Origins of the Shoah in the Debate Between Intentionalist and Functionalist Historians
At the heart of the present work is the matter of the date and path which lead to the ultimate decision to destroy European Jews […]
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 […]
Tuning Architecture with Humans. Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design
Through thousands of years of evolution, features of the natural environment helped to mold human behavior. As social beings, early humans also found resonance with […]