Philosophy and Non-Philosophy Since Merleau-Ponty (Continental Philosophy I)

420 This collection examines the development of continental thought after Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the increasingly uncertain boundary between philosophy and other intellectual disciplines. Its essays address thinkers including Heidegger, Sartre, Lacan, Foucault, Deleuze, Lyotard, Derrida, Habermas, Levinas, and Barthes. Together, they explore how phenomenology opened into structuralism, psychoanalysis, semiotics, poststructuralism, critical theory, and deconstruction. The volume considers whether philosophy can still claim a distinct method or subject when its central questions are also pursued through linguistics, literature, politics, and social theory. Particular attention is given to embodiment, language, interpretation, subjectivity, difference, and ethical relations with others. Rather than presenting a continuous historical narrative, the book maps a diverse field of arguments about what philosophy becomes when it confronts its limits and enters sustained dialogue with supposedly “non-philosophical” forms of knowledge.

Crossroads After Communism by Binio S. Binev - 2026

A cross-regional perspective on how neoliberalism shaped illiberalism in Eastern Europe and Latin America. 📚 https://cup.org/4u9DdD0

Paul Ricoeur - History and Truth -2026

This collection examines how historical knowledge can pursue truth despite being produced by situated, interpreting human beings.

rejects both naïve objectivism, which treats history as a neutral record of facts, and radical relativism, which reduces every account to personal perspective. He argues that responsible history requires evidence, critical distance, interpretation, and an honest awareness of the historian’s assumptions. The essays extend this inquiry into questions of political power, violence, work, civilization, Christianity, and modern social life. Throughout the book, history appears not merely as a completed past but as an unfinished field of meaning that shapes present action and future possibility. Ricoeur’s approach joins philosophical reflection with ethical concern, suggesting that historical truth is gradually approached through disciplined inquiry, dialogue, and the correction of competing interpretations rather than secured through a single final explanation.

Imperial Ideology and Architecture_ Damascus Under the Mamlūk Sultans (1260-1516 Ce)

Shuqin Cui - Ecological & Environmental Turns - 2026

"Professor

demonstrates a deep familiarity with the history of Western ecocriticism, Chinese ecocinematic theories, and recent scholarship such as material ecocriticism. These theories are thoughtfully woven into her arguments. This diverse selection ensures that scholars and students familiar with Chinese ecofilms will either discover new valuable films or gain fresh interpretations of those already widely discussed. This study is very accessible to both general readers and college-level students. A distinct contribution is that this could be used as a practical textbook for teaching Chinese ecocinema—this book answers the question: 'To what extent can our research and teaching in the humanities help to provide our students with the means to better understand the alarming changes in the world around us?' This is a very impressive book, and I highly recommend it." —Chia-ju Chang, Brooklyn College https://www.cambriapress.com/EcologicalEnvironmentalTurns

The Mongols and the Islamic World_ From Conquest to Conversion

Sergei Antonov examines the most prominent Russian criminal cases - 2026

Lawyer and historian

following the judicial reform of 1864 that introduced the public jury trial. RUSSIA'S ROGUE MASTERS dives into cases that involved the elites such as nobles, officials, and wealthy merchants who were being tried for crimes ranging from fraud to murder. Available now.