Books by James D. Reid

Agency and Imagination in the Films of David Lynch: Philosophical Perspectives offers a sustained philosophical interpretation of the filmmaker's work in light of classic and contemporary discussions of human agency and the complex relations between our capacity to act and our ability to imagine.

James D. Reid brings Heidegger's early philosophy into fruitful dialogue with the history of ethics, and sheds fresh light on a number of familiar topics. This lively book will appeal to all who are interested in Heidegger's early phenomenology and in his thought more generally.

Explains Thoreau's philosophical significance and argues that we can still learn from his polemical conception of philosophy