Just Released
Star Trek and Philosophy: The Wrath of Kant
Edited by Kevin S. Decker and Jason T. Eberl
Vol. 35 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series
"A philosophical feast for Trekkies and other sci-fi fans."
—Jorge J. E. Gracia, editor of Mel Gibson's Passion and Philosophy
New for Amazon Kindle
The Simpsons and Philosophy is now available in an Amazon Kindle edition. (Or get a paper copy.)
Open Court Podcasts
Just posted:
"What Lies Beneath? Distinguishing Humans from Skinjobs" from Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy
Sartre Explained: From Bad Faith to Authenticity
David Detmer
Vol. 6 in the Ideas Explained series
". . . undoubtedly the best introduction to Jean-Paul Sartre's ideas available today."
—Matthew Eschleman, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The Mystery of Capital and the Construction of Social Reality
Edited by Barry Smith, David M. Mark, and Isaac Ehrlich
". . . brings together de Soto's approach to capitalization and Searle's contribution to understanding how human society functions within the framework of legal and extralegal institutions and provides a refreshingly new approach to the problems of development."
—Arjun K. Sengupta, UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty
The Philosophy of Human Nature
Howard P. Kainz
". . . a very rich book, covering many fascinating topics and drawing on empirical research as well as philosophical argument."
—Wilfried Ver Eecke, author of Denial, Negation, and the Forces of the Negative
Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Mission Accomplished or Mission Frakked Up?
Edited by Josef Steiff and Tristan D. Tamplin
Vol. 33 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series
". . . required reading for fans of science fiction."
—Kate Boulay, Professor of Cultural Studies, Dublin Institute of Technology
Coming Soon
Philosophy Looks at Chess
Edited by Benjamin Hale
A philosophical-minded collection that answers fascinating and cutting-edge questions about chess, such as: is chess a game? is it a good metaphor for life? and perhaps more surprisingly, is Grandmaster Garry Kasparov a cyborg?