Academic Philosophy
Systematic philosophical research for scholarly and advanced readers.
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Philosophy, Public Life, and Onward Fiction
Onward Philosophy Press publishes academic philosophy, public philosophy, and science fiction and fantasy through Onward Fiction.
Three Publishing Lines
Public Philosophy
Philosophy for ordinary life, human limits, education, relationships, and work.
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Science fiction and fantasy about changing civilizations, future worlds, other forms of intelligence, and human choices under changing conditions.
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Enchanted Vast
A shared world of magic and fantasy, organized into complete trilogies. Begin with Not as Before.
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Other Laws
Fantasy, supernatural stories, and extraordinary abilities. Whichever Body Comes Home opens the series with a life shared by a human body and a wolf body.
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Standalone Science Fiction
Independent science fiction novels. The Human Accountability Officer is the first title in the publishing plan.
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Bearing
Forthcoming books in the Bearing series.
Finitude: Living with Limits, Choice, and an Unfinished Life
A public philosophy book on limits, choice, time, responsibility, and the unfinished life.
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Death: Loss, Mortality, and the Irreplaceable Human
Bearing | Book Two
A public philosophy book on loss, mortality, irreplaceability, and the seriousness of finite life.
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The Limits of Work
Why Faster No Longer Means Better
Some time can be saved. Some checks, conversations, and periods of recovery must remain.
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Why Children Are Not Projects
Education can provide conditions for a life. It cannot live that life on the child’s behalf.
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Death Is Too Easily Summed Up
The world continues, but a particular person will not answer again. Both facts must remain visible.
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Follow books, series, and essays through questions that matter in lived experience.
About the Press
An independent publisher in Vancouver, Canada, working across academic philosophy, public philosophy, and science fiction and fantasy.