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"The philosophy of Ayn Rand has had a role equal or greater than that of Milton Friedman or F.A. Hayek in shaping the contemporary neo-liberal consensus. Its impact was powerful on architects of Reaganomics such as Alan Greenspan, former Director of the World Bank, and the new breed of American industrialists who developed revolutionary information technologies in Silicon Valley. But what do we really know of Rand's philosophy? Is her gospel of selfishness really nothing more than a reiteration of a quintessentially American "rugged individualism"? This book argues that Rand's philosophy can in fact be traced back to a moment, before World War I, when the work of a now-forgotten German philosopher called Max Stirner possessed an extraordinary appeal for writers and artists across Europe. The influence of Stirnerian Egoism upon that phase of intense creative innovation we now call Modernism was seminal. The implications for our understanding of Modernism are profound - so too for our grasp of the "cultural logic of late capitalism". This book presents the reader with a fresh perspective on the Modernist classics, as well as introducing less familiar art and writing that is only now beginning to attract interest in the West. It arrives at a fresh and compelling re-evaluation of Modernism: revealing its selfish streak."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Selfishness. --- Rand, Ayn --- Stirner, Max, --- Philosophy.

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The Nature of Selection is a straightforward, self-contained introduction to philosophical and biological problems in evolutionary theory. It presents a powerful analysis of the evolutionary concepts of natural selection, fitness, and adaptation and clarifies controversial issues concerning altruism, group selection, and the idea that organisms are survival machines built for the good of the genes that inhabit them. "Sober's is the answering philosophical voice, the voice of a first-rate philosopher and a knowledgeable student of contemporary evolutionary theory. His book merits broad attention among both communities. It should also inspire others to continue the conversation."-Philip Kitcher, Nature "Elliott Sober has made extraordinarily important contributions to our understanding of biological problems in evolutionary biology and causality. The Nature of Selection is a major contribution to understanding epistemological problems in evolutionary theory. I predict that it will have a long lasting place in the literature."-Richard C. Lewontin

Science --- Evolution --- Evolution (Biology) --- Philosophy. --- Normal science --- Philosophy of science --- evolution, philosophy, biology, natural selection, fitness, adaptation, altruism, groups, survival, genes, supervenience, forces, reproduction, averaging, selfishness, variation, replication, representability, parsimony, allele, context dependence, transitivity, mutation, prediction, population, laplace, essentialism, nonfiction, science, causation, improvement.

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From social theorist and psychotherapist Rabbi Michael Lerner comes a strategy for a new socialism built on love, kindness, and compassion for one another. Revolutionary Love proposes a method to replace what Lerner terms the "capitalist globalization of selfishness" with a globalization of generosity, prophetic empathy, and environmental sanity.Lerner challenges liberal and progressive forces to move beyond often weak-kneed and visionless politics to build instead a movement that can reverse the environmental destructiveness and social injustice caused by the relentless pursuit of economic growth and profits. Revisiting the hidden injuries of class, Lerner shows that much of the suffering in our society-including most of its addictions and the growing embrace of right-wing nationalism and reactionary versions of fundamentalism-is driven by frustrated needs for community, love, respect, and connection to a higher purpose in life. Yet these needs are too often missing from liberal discourse. No matter that progressive programs are smartly constructed-they cannot be achieved unless they speak to the heart and address the pain so many people experience.Liberals and progressives need coherent alternatives to capitalism, but previous visions of socialism do not address the yearning for anything beyond material benefits. Inspired by Herbert Marcuse, Erich Fromm, and Carol Gilligan, Revolutionary Love offers a strategy to create the "Caring Society." Lerner details how a civilization infused with love could put an end to global poverty, homelessness, and hunger, while democratizing the economy, shifting to a twenty-eight-hour work week, and saving the life-support system of Earth. He asks that we develop the courage to stop listening to those who tell us that fundamental social transformation is "unrealistic."

Politics, Practical --- capitalist globalization of selfishness. --- civilization infused with love. --- coherent alternatives to capitalism. --- environmental sanity. --- fundamental social transformation. --- globalization of generosity. --- liberals. --- progressives. --- propehtic empathy. --- reverse environmental destructiveness and social injustice. --- strategy for new socialism. --- strategy to create caring society.

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Guy Sircello's analysis of the varieties of expression and his use of them to justify a particular view of the human mind clarify a number of controversial topics in contemporary philosophy, among them the notion of "artistic acts," language as expression, the expression of ideas, expressions as "natural signs," and the nature of the causal relationship between an expression and what is expressed.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Art --- Philosophy. --- Psychology. --- Philosophie --- Psychologie --- Beautiful, The --- Beauty --- Aesthetics --- Art and philosophy --- Analysis, interpretation, appreciation --- Absurdity. --- Adjective. --- Aesthetics. --- Allegory. --- Analogy. --- Anecdote. --- Anger. --- Anthropomorphism. --- Art. --- BDSM. --- Book. --- Boredom. --- Category mistake. --- Causality. --- Circumlocution. --- Classicism. --- Cognate. --- Connotation. --- Consciousness. --- Constant conjunction. --- Copying. --- Criticism. --- Defamation. --- Disgust. --- Distrust. --- El Greco. --- Emotionalism. --- Equanimity. --- Explanation. --- Externalization. --- Falsity. --- Feeling. --- Fine art. --- Greatness. --- Hallucination. --- Hostility. --- Illocutionary act. --- Imagination. --- Indication (medicine). --- Inferiority complex. --- Informality. --- Inseparability. --- Irony. --- Jargon. --- Laziness. --- Literature. --- Lytton Strachey. --- Magnanimity. --- Metaphor. --- Modern philosophy. --- Modesty. --- Moral character. --- Music criticism. --- Narcissism. --- Non-fiction. --- Nonsense. --- Nonverbal communication. --- Obscurantism. --- Originality. --- Paradox. --- Personal identity. --- Phenomenon. --- Philosopher. --- Philosophy of language. --- Phrase (music). --- Pity. --- Poetry. --- Politeness. --- Praxiteles. --- Prose. --- Respect. --- Result. --- Romanticism. --- Sadness. --- Sanity. --- Sarcasm. --- Science. --- Scientist. --- Selfishness. --- Sentimentality. --- Sophistication. --- Spirituality. --- Suggestion. --- Sympathy. --- Symptom. --- The Concept of Mind. --- The Other Hand. --- The Philosopher. --- Theory of Forms. --- Theory of art. --- Theory of mind. --- Theory. --- Thought. --- Understanding. --- Uniqueness. --- Vagueness. --- Verb. --- Work of art. --- Writing.

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Game theory-the study of how people make choices while interacting with others-is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today. But as Michael Chwe reveals in his insightful new book, Jane Austen explored game theory's core ideas in her six novels roughly two hundred years ago-over a century before its mathematical development during the Cold War. Jane Austen, Game Theorist shows how this beloved writer theorized choice and preferences, prized strategic thinking, and analyzed why superiors are often strategically clueless about inferiors. Exploring a diverse range of literature and folktales, this book illustrates the wide relevance of game theory and how, fundamentally, we are all strategic thinkers.

Game theory in literature. --- Game theory --- Rational choice theory. --- Social choice --- Games, Theory of --- Theory of games --- Mathematical models --- Mathematics --- Social aspects. --- Austen, Jane, --- Ao-ssu-ting, --- Ao-ssu-ting, Chien, --- Aosiding, --- Aosiding, Jian, --- Āsṭin̲, Jēn̲, --- Austenová, Jane, --- Osten, Dzheĭn, --- Ostin, Dzhein, --- Lady, --- Author of Sense and Sensibility, --- Остен, Джейн, --- Остен, Джейм, --- אוסטן, ג׳יין --- אוסטן, ג׳יין, --- أوستن، جين، --- Criticism and interpretation. --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. --- African American folktales. --- Black Boy. --- Brer Rabbit. --- Cold War. --- Fallujah. --- Flossie Finley. --- Flossie and the Fox. --- Fox. --- Jane Austen. --- Malitis. --- Mansfield Park. --- Much Ado About Nothing. --- Northanger Abbey. --- Oklahoma!. --- Persuasion. --- Pride and Prejudice. --- Sense and Sensibility. --- Tar Baby. --- bargaining position. --- children. --- choice. --- civil rights movement. --- cluelessness. --- commensurability. --- constancy. --- economics. --- economism. --- economistic values. --- emotions. --- empathy. --- folk game theory. --- folktales. --- foresight. --- game theory. --- habit. --- human behavior. --- human nature. --- ideology. --- inconsequential games. --- instinct. --- intoxication. --- literature. --- manipulation. --- mental laziness. --- money-centrism. --- moral life. --- moralism. --- multiple selves. --- naivety. --- novels. --- penetration. --- power. --- preferences. --- presumption. --- pride. --- rational choice theory. --- resistance. --- rules. --- sagacity. --- self-management. --- self-reference. --- selfishness. --- slaves. --- social distance. --- social factors. --- social status. --- socialization. --- speculation. --- status maintenance. --- strategic partnership. --- strategic sophomores. --- strategic thinking. --- strategic wisdom. --- superiors.