Life, Death, & Human Nature
Beyond the Pleasure Principle"Todd Dufresne's book sets a new standard for critical editions of Freud. ...The pleasures of the text are rich and complex; in it we see Freud, as Dufresne aptly notes, moving "beyond psychoanalysis, in philosophy" — a journey of joyful intellectual homecoming." - Mark Kingwell, University of ... Read More |
On The Origin of Species"Joseph Carroll makes the Darwinian revolution beautifully intelligible in this edition by providing both a fine introduction and an illuminating collection of historical materials." - Donald E. Brown, University of California, Santa Barbara Read More |
Philosophy and DeathPhilosophy and Death is an intriguing anthology that includes key texts, both ancient and recent, on the philosophy of death. Read More |
The Price of CompassionContemporary ethicists expound on the issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide and on one of the most compelling and widely used arguments against medically assisted death: the so-called "slippery slope" argument. Read More |
Readings on Human NatureThis anthology brings together 45 selections by a wide range of philosophers and other thinkers, and provides a representative sampling of the approaches to the study of human nature that have been taken within the western tradition. Read More |
Suicide"This is a philosophers' book, full of twists and turns and exhaustive examination of arguments on all sides of the issue. The book is remarkably sensible in its exploration of conceptual issues, with a good ear for inquiry." - Margaret Pabst Battin, University of Utah Read More |
Theories of Human Nature"Good philosophy isn't often as enjoyable to read as this is." - Terence Penelhum, University of Calgary Read More |
