Acumen
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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MAY, Todd. Death. Acumen. 2009.
£10.00Paperback, 144pp., NEW, The fact that we will die, and that our death can come at any time, pervades the entirety of our living. There are many ways to think about and deal with death. Among those ways, a good number of them are attempts to escape its gri Learn More -
MAUND, Barry. Perception. Acumen. 2003.
£15.00Paperback, 240pp., NEW, The philosophical issues raised by perception make it one of the central topics in the philosophical tradition. In this introduction to the philosophy of perception Barry Maund highlights the importance of a good theory of percepti Learn More -
MAUND, Barry. Perception. Acumen. 2003.
£45.00Hardback, 240pp., NEW, The philosophical issues raised by perception make it one of the central topics in the philosophical tradition. In this introduction to the philosophy of perception Barry Maund highlights the importance of a good theory of perceptio Learn More -
MARAR, Ziyad. Deception. Acumen. 2008.
£10.00Paperback, 160pp., NEW, Most of us think we are about 15 per cent cleverer, nicer, more attractive and better drivers than others think we are. It seems deception begins at home. After all the most convincing liars convince themselves first. Sellers and b Learn More -
LOWE, E.J. & RAMI, A. Truth and Truth-making. Acumen. 2008.
£50.00Hardback, 288pp., NEW, Truth depends in some sense on reality. But it is a rather delicate matter to spell this intuition out in a plausible and precise way. According to the theory of truth-making this intuition implies that either every truth or at leas Learn More -
LOWE, E.J. & RAMI, A. Truth and Truth-making. Acumen. 2008.
£19.00Paperback, 288pp., NEW, Truth depends in some sense on reality. But it is a rather delicate matter to spell this intuition out in a plausible and precise way. According to the theory of truth-making this intuition implies that either every truth or at lea Learn More -
KUSCH, Martin. A Sceptical Guide to Meaning and Rules. Acumen. 2006.
£55.00Hardback, 288pp., NEW, Saul Kripke's interpretation of Wittgenstein has given rise to debates that strike at the very heart of contemporary philosophy of mind and language. Kusch defends Kripke's account against the numerous objections that have been put Learn More -
KUSCH, Martin. A Sceptical Guide to Meaning and Rules. Acumen. 2006.
£19.00Paperback, 288pp., NEW, Saul Kripke's interpretation of Wittgenstein has given rise to debates that strike at the very heart of contemporary philosophy of mind and language. Kusch defends Kripke's account against the numerous objections that have been put Learn More -
KIRK, Robert. Mind and Body . Acumen. 2003.
£45.00Hardback, 208pp., NEW, A great deal of work in philosophy today is concerned with some aspect of the complex tangle of problems and puzzles roughly labelled the mind-body problem. This book is an introduction to it. It is a readable, lucid and accessible Learn More -
KIRK, Robert. Mind and Body . Acumen. 2003.
£15.00Paperback, 208pp., NEW, A great deal of work in philosophy today is concerned with some aspect of the complex tangle of problems and puzzles roughly labelled the mind-body problem. This book is an introduction to it. It is a readable, lucid and accessible Learn More -
JACQUETTE, Dale. Ontology. Acumen. 2002.
£50.00Hardback, 368pp., NEW, The philosophical study of what exists and what it means for something to exist is one of the core concerns of metaphysics. This introduction to ontology provides readers with a comprehensive account of the central ideas of the subj Learn More -
JACQUETTE, Dale. Ontology. Acumen. 2002.
£19.00Paperback, 368pp., NEW, The philosophical study of what exists and what it means for something to exist is one of the core concerns of metaphysics. This introduction to ontology provides readers with a comprehensive account of the central ideas of the sub Learn More -
IVISON, Duncan. Rights. Acumen. 2007.
£45.00Hardback, 296pp., NEW, The language of “rights” pervades modern social and political discourse yet there is deep disagreement amongst citizens, politicians and philosophers about just what they mean. In this book, Duncan Ivison offers a unique and accessi Learn More -
IVISON, Duncan. Rights. Acumen. 2007.
£15.00Paperback, 296pp., NEW, The language of “rights” pervades modern social and political discourse yet there is deep disagreement amongst citizens, politicians and philosophers about just what they mean. In this book, Duncan Ivison offers a unique and access Learn More -
HUENEMANN, Charlie. Understanding Rationalism. Acumen. 2008.
£45.00Hardback, 176pp., NEW, The three great historical philosophers most often associated with rationalism – Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz – opened up ingenious and breathtaking vistas upon the world. Yet their works are so difficult that readers often find t Learn More -
HUENEMANN, Charlie. Understanding Rationalism. Acumen. 2008.
£15.00Paperback, 176pp., NEW, The three great historical philosophers most often associated with rationalism – Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz – opened up ingenious and breathtaking vistas upon the world. Yet their works are so difficult that readers often find Learn More -
HIDDLESTON, Jane. Understanding Postcolonialism. Acumen. 2009.
£15.00Paperback, 208pp., NEW, Understanding Postcolonialism examines the philosophy of postcolonialism in order to reveal the often conflicting systems of thought which underpin it. In so doing, the book presents a reappraisal of the major postcolonial thinkers Learn More -
HIDDLESTON, Jane. Understanding Postcolonialism. Acumen. 2009.
£45.00Hardback, 208pp., NEW, Understanding Postcolonialism examines the philosophy of postcolonialism in order to reveal the often conflicting systems of thought which underpin it. In so doing, the book presents a reappraisal of the major postcolonial thinkers Learn More -
HARVEY, John. Clothes. Acumen. 2008.
£10.00Paperback, 144pp., NEW, When we choose our own clothes, we know the choice is a sensitive matter and far from being merely superficial. Clothes considers the overlapping values that clothes have for us. Clothes both cover and advertise the bodies within t Learn More -
HAMILTON, Christopher. Middle Age. Acumen. 2009.
£10.00Paperback, 160pp., NEW, Middle age, for many, marks a key period for a radical reappraisal of one’s life and way of living. The sense of time running out, both from the perspective that one’s life has ground to a halt, and from the point of view of the gr Learn More -
HAILWOOD, Simon. How to be a Green Liberal. Acumen. 2003.
£17.00Paperback, 208pp., NEW, It is often claimed by environmental philosophers and green political theorists that liberalism, the dominant tradition of western political philosophy, is too focused on the interests of human individuals to give due weight to the Learn More -
HAILWOOD, Simon. How to be a Green Liberal. Acumen. 2003.
£50.00Hardback, 208pp., NEW, It is often claimed by environmental philosophers and green political theorists that liberalism, the dominant tradition of western political philosophy, is too focused on the interests of human individuals to give due weight to the Learn More -
GORMAN, Jonathan. Rights and Reason. Acumen. 2003.
£16.00Paperback, 240pp., NEW, In Rights and Reason Jonathan Gorman sets discussion of the ""rights debate"" within a wide-ranging philosophical and historical framework. Drawing on positions in epistemology, metaphysics and the theory of human nature as well as Learn More -
GORMAN, Jonathan. Rights and Reason . Acumen. 2003.
£45.00Hardback, 240pp., NEW, In Rights and Reason Jonathan Gorman sets discussion of the ""rights debate"" within a wide-ranging philosophical and historical framework. Drawing on positions in epistemology, metaphysics and the theory of human nature as well as Learn More -
GORMAN, Jonathan. Historical Judgement. Acumen. 2007.
£17.00Paperback, 288pp., NEW, Historical Judgement is an original and important contribution to the philosophy of history. By bringing together the ideas of historians and philosophers, Gorman presents a much more practitioner-focused examination of the discipl Learn More
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