Springing Forward 2007: Philosophy
Edited by Dick Donahue and Lauren Joyce -- Publishers Weekly, 1/22/2007
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
Neuroscience and Philosophy (May, $24.50) by Maxwell R. Bennett et al. Three philosophers and a neuroscientist face off on the relationships among brain, mind and person.
LONG RIVER PRESS (dist. by Consortium)
A Basic Mencius: The Wisdom and Advice of China's Second Sage (Apr., $14.95) by Kujie Zhou explores the teachings of the philosopher who championed the work of Confucius.
PARK STREET PRESS
The Death of Religion and the Rebirth of Spirit: A Return to the Intelligence of the Heart (Apr., $22.95) by Joseph Chilton Pearce blasts religion as a destructive influence on society.
PARMENIDES PUBLISHING
Image and Paradigm in Plato's Sophist (Apr., $32) by David Ambuel revisits the Greek philosopher's later work and reverses contemporary trends in Platonic scholarship.
PROMETHUS BOOKS
Socrates: A Life Examined (Mar., $28) by Luis E. Navia illuminates the philosopher's life and work.
TAYLOR FRANCIS GROUP/ROUTLEDGE
History of Madness (Apr., $40) by Michel Foucault, trans. by Jonathan Murphy and Jean Khalfa, offers the first English edition of the philosopher's treatise on madness, reason and power.
