For this volume and the accompanying film, author and filmmaker Taylor interviewed eight philosophers from varied geographies, cultures, and intellectual traditions who are known to be concerned primarily with social and ethical issues. Here are Cornel West on truth, Avital Ronell on meaning, Peter Singer on ethics, Kwame Anthony Appiah on cosmopolitanism, Martha Nussbaum on justice, Michael Hardt on revolution, Slavoj Zizek on ecology, and Judith Butler on interdependence. Profiles of the philosophers are included, but no index. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)