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Acumen is an independent publisher of academic books and journals in philosophy, classical studies and history of ideas for students, lecturers and researchers in institutions of higher education worldwide. In keeping with the best practices of academic publishing, each of our titles goes through a rigorous process of peer review prior to publication. Standards of production are similarly high. Our titles are reasonably priced and almost all are available in paperback. Acumen draws its authors from the UK, North America and throughout the world and aims to publish books that, without any compromise to scholarship, are accessible to the widest of academic readerships.

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  1. (ADORNO) COOK, Theodore. Theodore Adorno: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2008.

    (ADORNO) COOK, Theodore. Theodore Adorno: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2008.

    £15.00

    Paperback, 224pp., NEW, Adorno continues to have an impact on disciplines as diverse as philosophy, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, musicology and literary theory. An uncompromising critic, even as Adorno contests many of the premises of the phil Learn More
  2. (ADORNO) COOK, Theodore. Theodore Adorno: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2008.

    (ADORNO) COOK, Theodore. Theodore Adorno: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2008.

    £45.00

    Hardback, 224pp., NEW, Adorno continues to have an impact on disciplines as diverse as philosophy, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, musicology and literary theory. An uncompromising critic, even as Adorno contests many of the premises of the philo Learn More
  3. (AGAMBEN) MILLS, Catherine. The Philosophy of Agamben. Acumen. 2008.

    (AGAMBEN) MILLS, Catherine. The Philosophy of Agamben. Acumen. 2008.

    £45.00

    Hardback, 176pp., NEW, Giorgio Agamben has gained widespread popularity in recent years for his rethinking of radical politics and his approach to metaphysics and language. However, the extraordinary breadth of historical, legal and philosophical sources Learn More
  4. (AGAMBEN) MILLS, Catherine. The Philosophy of Agamben. Acumen. 2008.

    (AGAMBEN) MILLS, Catherine. The Philosophy of Agamben. Acumen. 2008.

    £15.00

    Paperback, 176pp., NEW, Giorgio Agamben has gained widespread popularity in recent years for his rethinking of radical politics and his approach to metaphysics and language. However, the extraordinary breadth of historical, legal and philosophical sources Learn More
  5. (ARMSTRONG, David) MUMFORD, Stephen. David Armstrong. Acumen. 2007.

    (ARMSTRONG, David) MUMFORD, Stephen. David Armstrong. Acumen. 2007.

    £50.00

    Hardback, 224pp., NEW, The ideas of David (D. M.) Armstrong have helped shape contemporary metaphysics and philosophy of mind. His work presents an integrated and systematic view of the world, with numerous interconnections between the topics of propertie Learn More
  6. (ARMSTRONG, David) MUMFORD, Stephen. David Armstrong. [Philosophy Now]. Acumen. 2007.

    (ARMSTRONG, David) MUMFORD, Stephen. David Armstrong. [Philosophy Now]. Acumen. 2007.

    £18.00

    Card covers-soft bound, x+206pp., very good copy. Learn More
  7. (ARMSTRONG, David) MUMFORD, Stephen. David Armstrong. [Philosophy Now]. Acumen. 2007.
  8. (BOURDIEU) GRENFELL, Michael James. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2008.

    (BOURDIEU) GRENFELL, Michael James. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2008.

    £45.00

    Hardback, 256pp., NEW, The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002) is now recognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. In a career of over fifty year Bourdieu studied a wide range of topics: education, culture, art, poli Learn More
  9. (BOURDIEU) GRENFELL, Michael James. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2008.

    (BOURDIEU) GRENFELL, Michael James. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2008.

    £15.00

    Paperback, 256pp., NEW, The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002) is now recognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. In a career of over fifty year Bourdieu studied a wide range of topics: education, culture, art, pol Learn More
  10. (BRANDOM) WANDERER, Jeremy. Robert Brandom. Acumen. 2008.

    (BRANDOM) WANDERER, Jeremy. Robert Brandom. Acumen. 2008.

    £15.00

    Paperback, 256pp., NEW, Jeremy Wanderer offers students a clear introduction to Brandom’s project, in particular to his monumental work Making It Explicit, one of the most significant (and daunting) works of philosophy of recent years. Wanderer gives read Learn More
  11. (BRANDOM) WANDERER, Jeremy. Robert Brandom. Acumen. 2008.

    (BRANDOM) WANDERER, Jeremy. Robert Brandom. Acumen. 2008.

    £45.00

    Hardback, 256pp., NEW, Jeremy Wanderer offers students a clear introduction to Brandom’s project, in particular to his monumental work Making It Explicit, one of the most significant (and daunting) works of philosophy of recent years. Wanderer gives reade Learn More
  12. (CAMUS) FOLEY, John Albert Camus. Acumen. 2008.

    (CAMUS) FOLEY, John Albert Camus. Acumen. 2008.

    £50.00

    Hardback, 288pp., NEW, Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing philosophy, literature, politics and history, John Foley examines the full breadth of Camus’s ideas to provide a comprehensive and rigorous study of his political and philosophica Learn More
  13. (CAMUS) FOLEY, John. Albert Camus. Acumen. 2008.

    (CAMUS) FOLEY, John. Albert Camus. Acumen. 2008.

    £16.00

    Paperback, 288pp., NEW, Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing philosophy, literature, politics and history, John Foley examines the full breadth of Camus’s ideas to provide a comprehensive and rigorous study of his political and philosophic Learn More
  14. (DAVIDSON) JOSEPH, Marc. Donald Davidson. Acumen. 2004.

    (DAVIDSON) JOSEPH, Marc. Donald Davidson. Acumen. 2004.

    £17.00

    Paperback, 256pp., NEW, Donald Davidson's work has been of seminal importance in the development of analytic philosophy and his views on the nature of language, mind and action remain the starting point for many of the central debates in the analytic trad Learn More
  15. (DAVIDSON) JOSEPH, Marc. Donald Davidson. Acumen. 2004.

    (DAVIDSON) JOSEPH, Marc. Donald Davidson. Acumen. 2004.

    £50.00

    Hardback, 256pp., NEW, Donald Davidson's work has been of seminal importance in the development of analytic philosophy and his views on the nature of language, mind and action remain the starting point for many of the central debates in the analytic tradi Learn More
  16. (DELEUZE) STIVALE, Charles. Gilles Deleuze: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2005.

    (DELEUZE) STIVALE, Charles. Gilles Deleuze: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2005.

    £45.00

    Hardback, 224pp., NEW, Gilles Deleuze is now regarded as one of the most radical philosophers of the twentieth century. His work has become hugely influential across a range of subjects, from philosophy and literature to art, architecture and cultural stu Learn More
  17. (DELEUZE) STIVALE, Charles. Gilles Deleuze: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2005.

    (DELEUZE) STIVALE, Charles. Gilles Deleuze: Key Concepts. Acumen. 2005.

    £15.00

    Paperback, 224pp., NEW, Gilles Deleuze is now regarded as one of the most radical philosophers of the twentieth century. His work has become hugely influential across a range of subjects, from philosophy and literature to art, architecture and cultural st Learn More
  18. (DERRIDA) DOOLEY, Mark & Liam KAVANAGH. The Philosophy of Derrida. Acumen. 2006

    (DERRIDA) DOOLEY, Mark & Liam KAVANAGH. The Philosophy of Derrida. Acumen. 2006

    £16.00

    Paperback, 184pp., NEW, For more than forty years Jacques Derrida unsettled and disturbed the presumptions underlying many of our most fundamental philosophical, political, and ethical conventions. In The Philosophy of Derrida, Dooley and Kavanagh examine Learn More
  19. (DERRIDA) DOOLEY, Mark & Liam KAVANAGH. The Philosophy of Derrida. Acumen. 2006.

    (DERRIDA) DOOLEY, Mark & Liam KAVANAGH. The Philosophy of Derrida. Acumen. 2006.

    £45.00

    Hardback, 184pp., NEW, For more than forty years Jacques Derrida unsettled and disturbed the presumptions underlying many of our most fundamental philosophical, political, and ethical conventions. In The Philosophy of Derrida, Dooley and Kavanagh examine Learn More
  20. (DUMMETT) WEISS, Bernard. Michael Dummett. Acumen. 2002.

    (DUMMETT) WEISS, Bernard. Michael Dummett. Acumen. 2002.

    £50.00

    Hardback, 208pp., NEW, Michael Dummett's approach to the metaphysical issue of realism through the philosophy of language, his challenge to realism, and his philosophy of language itself are central topics in contemporary analytic philosophy and have infl Learn More
  21. (DUMMETT) WEISS, Bernard. Michael Dummett. Acumen. 2002.

    (DUMMETT) WEISS, Bernard. Michael Dummett. Acumen. 2002.

    £17.00

    Paperback, 208pp., NEW, Michael Dummett's approach to the metaphysical issue of realism through the philosophy of language, his challenge to realism, and his philosophy of language itself are central topics in contemporary analytic philosophy and have inf Learn More
  22. (EINSTEIN) KENNEDY, J.B. Space, Time and Einstein. Acumen. 2003.

    (EINSTEIN) KENNEDY, J.B. Space, Time and Einstein. Acumen. 2003.

    £15.00

    Paperback, 256pp., NEW, This introduction to one of the liveliest and most popular fields in philosophy is written specifically for a beginning readership with no background in philosophy or science. Step-by-step analyses of the key arguments are provided Learn More
  23. (EINSTEIN) KENNEDY, J.B. Space, Time and Einstein. Acumen. 2003.

    (EINSTEIN) KENNEDY, J.B. Space, Time and Einstein. Acumen. 2003.

    £45.00

    Hardback, 256pp., NEW, This introduction to one of the liveliest and most popular fields in philosophy is written specifically for a beginning readership with no background in philosophy or science. Step-by-step analyses of the key arguments are provided Learn More
  24. (FOUCAULT) MAY, Todd. The Philosophy of Foucault. Acumen. 2006.

    (FOUCAULT) MAY, Todd. The Philosophy of Foucault. Acumen. 2006.

    £45.00

    Hardback, 192pp., NEW, Todd May follows Foucault's itinerary from his early history of madness to his posthumously published lectures and shows how the question of who we are remains constantly at or just below the surface of Foucault's writings. By appro Learn More
  25. (FOUCAULT) MAY, Todd. The Philosophy of Foucault. Acumen. 2006.

    (FOUCAULT) MAY, Todd. The Philosophy of Foucault. Acumen. 2006.

    £15.00

    Paperback, 192pp., NEW, Todd May follows Foucault's itinerary from his early history of madness to his posthumously published lectures and shows how the question of who we are remains constantly at or just below the surface of Foucault's writings. By appr Learn More

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