Books published by Continuum Publishing Corporation

The Kingdom of Pergamum emerged from the great period of instability which followed the death of Alexander the Great. Over the next century Pergamum was to become one of the wealthiest states in the eastern Mediterranean. This title surveys Pergamum's history from the late Third Century BCE to the Second Century CE.

Provides a clearer understanding of how politics and filmmaking converged to promote a governmentally sanctioned view of racism in the U.S. in early 20th century. >

A critical study of 19th century women writers of New England, (orig. pub. 1983) evaluates the originality of the group that included Harriet Beecher Stowe, Annie Fields, Rose Terry Cooke, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Sarah Orner Jewett, Mary E. Wilkes [Freeman].

As a genre, digital role playing games have undergone constant and radical revision, pushing not only multiple boundaries of game development, but also the playing strategies and experiences of players. This book helps readers understand their own relationships - as players, designers, consumers, and citizens - with digital role playing games.

A collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding of American history. It examines the ways in which comic books can be used to understand the history of the United States. It also demonstrates the different ways in which comic books can be used as resources.

From Plato, through Descartes to WV Quine and Edmund Gettier, this guide explores the history of thinking about 'knowledge'. Exploring what great philosophers have written about the nature of knowledge and about how we know what we know, it gives an introduction to the field of epistemology.

From Plato, through Descartes to W V Quine and Edmund Gettier, this guide explores the history of thinking about 'knowledge'. Explaining what great philosophers have written about the nature of knowledge and about how we know what we know, it offers an introduction to the field of epistemology.

Argues that the notion of the person that lies at the heart of the liberal tradition is derived from a Kantian and Cartesian metaphysic. This title also argues that there is a strand of Kierkegaard's writing that offers a metaphysical picture which recognises the dependence of people upon one another.

The question of intention is central to the study of literature. This book provides an analysis and critique of this concept of intention, its uses within the realms of literary theory, aesthetics, philosophy of language, phenomenology and deconstruction, and its potential for redefinition.

Do faith schools have a place in a plural society? Which types of school contribute most effectively to a plural society? This title intends to answer these questions and more by exploring the fit between personal, spiritual and academic goals in contemporary educational experience and individual school cultures.

Sets forth a comprehensive examination of Heidegger's phenomenology between 1924 and 1929, during which time Heidegger was largely concerned with a radical temporalization of thought. This book intends to reconstruct Heidegger's radical phenomenology through an interpretation of his published and unpublished works of the period.

Explores the concepts of free-will and self-determination in the Continental philosophical tradition. This book examines the ways in which Continental philosophy offers a viable alternative to the hegemonic scientistic approach taken by analytic philosophy. It offers an investigation into the concepts and categories of human freedom and action.

A monograph combining the innovation of American pragmatism with the vision of feminist epistemologies and exploring common ground between the two fields. It considers two equally formidable approaches theorized by Louise Antony and Lynn Hankinson Nelson.

Examines the interrelated positions of Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Henry More and Robert Boyle in their individual contexts and in John Locke's treatment of them. This title argues that, in this way, we can better understand Locke and his position on personal identity and immortality.

Offers an original interpretation of Heidegger's later thought, within the context of his philosophy as a whole, to develop a fresh conception of human happiness. This book redeems the essential content of the Greek notion of eudaimonia and transcends debates concerning the objectivity or subjectivity of happiness.

Nietzsche's reputation has undergone a transformation and he is seen as one of the greatest defenders of human freedom. This book offers a crucial reading of Nietzsche through an examination of his English and American influences, including Darwin, Shakespeare, Mill, Hume, Emerson, Swift, Sterne and Byron.