Books in the Philosophy and the Human Situation series

An introductory textbook on ethical issues about the environment and our involvement with it. The author introduces the reader to a fundamental question: whether a concern with human well-being is an adequate basis for environmental ethics. It presupposes no prior knowledge of philosophy.

Minds and Bodies is a concise introduction to the mind-body problem. It includes clear introductions to key concepts and readings from key thinkers. Students are encouraged to think critically about the readings.

Philosophy of Religion provides an introduction to philosophical thinking about central aspects of religion.

Bell introduces readers to the complexity of Africa, the legacy of colonialism, the challenges of post-independence Africa and other developments. He also discusses the concepts of negritude, African socialism and race.

An introductory textbook on the ethics of our treatment of animals. With the beginner firmly in mind, each chapter introduces one of three standard approaches in ethical theory: utilitarianism, rights and virtue ethics.

This work is an introductory textbook to the arguments about individual freedom. Each chapter considers a fundamental argument about the scope of individual freedom, such as the concepts of negative and positive freedom; freedom of belief; the Harm Principle; and freedom of speech and expression.