“An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy” unlocks the mystery of ancient Chinese philosophy and unravels the complexity of Chinese Buddhism by placing them in the contemporary context of discourse. Elucidates the…
On the Costs of Socially Relevant Philosophy Papers: A Reflection
…or in whole. What I have found is that many people in academic philosophy, for example, have read ‘How Is This Paper Philosophy?’ Some folks pay serious attention to it….
Eurocentrism as disease: a pathology between King and Qing
…Eurocentrism as a disease under his innovative but also troubling system of medical Confucianism. According to Lim, Eurocentrism was caused by certain (Christian) metaphysical pathogens—speciesism and dualism in human nature—and…
The Cycles of Heaven and History: Some Notes on Approaching Historical Immortality and the Project of Reconciliation from a Look at Nineteenth Century Straits Chinese Philosophy
The pluralism of The Shadow of God invites us to also consider ‘non-Western’ ways of ‘coming to terms with the world’ in historical immortality and the project of reconciliation. I…
(eds.) Women and Liberty, 1600-1800: Philosophical Essays
…process of recovering these voices, our understanding of philosophy in the early modern period is not only expanded, but also significantly altered toward a more accurate history of our discipline….
Afrophone Philosophy: Reality and Challenges
The point of departure of this publication is philosophy, more precisely African philosophy and the question of the possibility of using African languages in philosophical discourse. This book sees Afrophone…
Philosophy En Route to Reality: A Bumpy Ride
…philosophy. The second path is that of my professional route through the field of academic philosophy, which branched onto a rocky detour in graduate school, followed by a short but…
The Re-Enchantment of Humanism: An Interview with Sylvia Wynter
…or colonizers and colonized. Against this Wynter proposes a new humanism. According to Katherine McKittrick Wynter develops a “counterhumanism”, that breaks from the classification of humans in static, asymmetric categories….
On the Interface of Philosophy and Language in Africa: Some Practical and Theoretical Considerations
…confront this predicament without success, the contention here is that Africans cannot continue to philosophize sine die in European languages and according to European models of philosophy as if African…
Observations upon experimental philosophy to which is added The description of a new blazing world / written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle.
Publisher’s Note: Margaret Cavendish’s 1668 edition of Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, presented here in its first modern edition, holds a unique position in early modern philosophy. Cavendish rejects the Aristotelianism…