The Blackwell Guide To Metaphysics

Author : Richard M. Gale
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780470998977

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The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics by Richard M. Gale Pdf

The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics is a definitive introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers that demonstrate how metaphysics is done as they examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism.

Author : Richard M. Gale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Metaphysics
ISBN : 1782687416

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The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics by Richard M. Gale Pdf

The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics is a definitive introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together internationally respected philosophers that demonstrate how metaphysics is done as they examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism.

Author : Robert Solomon,David Sherman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781405143042

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The Blackwell Guide to Continental Philosophy by Robert Solomon,David Sherman Pdf

The Blackwell Guide to Continental Philosophy is an accessible but sophisticated introduction to the most important figures in Continental philosophy in the last 200 years. Presents a definitive introduction to the core figures and topics of continental philosophy. Contains newly commissioned essays, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. Provides a solid foundation for further study. Subjects include Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Marx and Marxism, Nietzsche, Husserl and Phenomenology, Heidegger, Sartre, critical theory, Habermas, Gadamer, Foucault, Derrida, postmodernism, and French feminism.

Author : Stephen P. Stich,Ted A. Warfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780470998755

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The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind by Stephen P. Stich,Ted A. Warfield Pdf

Comprising a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume presents an up-to-date survey of the central themes in the philosophy of mind. It leads the reader through a broad range of topics, including Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Dualism, Emotions, Folk Psychology, Free Will, Individualism, Personal Identity and The Mind-Body Problem. Provides a state of the art overview of philosophy of mind. Contains 16 newly-commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. Each chapter reviews a central issue, examines the current state of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possible futures of the field. Provides a solid foundation for further study.

Author : Christopher Shields
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780470756560

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The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy by Christopher Shields Pdf

The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive treatment of the principal figures and movements of philosophy from its origins before Socrates, through the towering achievements of Plato and Aristotle, and into its final developments in late antiquity. Provides a comprehensive guide to ancient philosophy from the pre-Socratics to late antiquity. Written by a cast of distinguished philosophers. Covers the pre-Socratics, the sophistic movement, Epicureanism, academic skepticism, stoicism, and the neo-Platonists. Features an index and a comprehensive bibliography of both primary and secondary works.

Author : Armen T. Marsoobian,John Ryder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781405142960

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The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy by Armen T. Marsoobian,John Ryder Pdf

The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy offers the mostambitious survey to date of American philosophical thought. Provides a comprehensive history of philosophical thought inAmerica. Brings together 24 newly commissioned essays written by leadingscholars in American philosophy. Covers all of the major eighteenth-, nineteenth- andtwentieth-century philosophical movements in America includingidealism, pragmatism and naturalism. Examines the major figures and themes in American philosophicalthought. Includes useful bibliographies.

Author : Robert C. Koons,Timothy Pickavance
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 725 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119116127

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The Atlas of Reality by Robert C. Koons,Timothy Pickavance Pdf

The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics presents an extensive examination of the key topics, concepts, and guiding principles of metaphysics. Represents the most comprehensive guide to metaphysics available today Offers authoritative coverage of the full range of topics that comprise the field of metaphysics in an accessible manner while considering competing views Explores key concepts such as space, time, powers, universals, and composition with clarity and depth Articulates coherent packages of metaphysical theses that include neo-Aristotelian, Quinean, Armstrongian, and neo-Humean Carefully tracks the use of common assumptions and methodological principles in metaphysics

Author : Jaegwon Kim,Ernest Sosa,Gary S. Rosenkrantz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 144430853X

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A Companion to Metaphysics by Jaegwon Kim,Ernest Sosa,Gary S. Rosenkrantz Pdf

Fully extended and revised, A Companion to Metaphysics 2ndEdition includes a section of detailed review essays fromrenowned metaphysicians, and the addition of more than 30 newencyclopedic entries, taking the number of entries to over 300. Includes revisions to existing encyclopedic entries Features more than 30 all-new "A to Z" entries Offers a section of in-depth, essays from renownedmetaphysicians Provides the most complete and up-to-date reference guide forstudents and professionals alike

Author : Michael Devitt,Richard Hanley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780470756782

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The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language by Michael Devitt,Richard Hanley Pdf

The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Language is a collection of twenty new essays in a cutting-edge and wide-ranging field. Surveys central issues in contemporary philosophy of language while examining foundational topics Provides pedagogical tools such as abstracts and suggestions for further readings Topics addressed include the nature of meaning, speech acts and pragmatics, figurative language, and naturalistic theories of reference

Author : Stephen Gaukroger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781405150378

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The Blackwell Guide to Descartes' Meditations by Stephen Gaukroger Pdf

Consisting of twelve newly commissioned essays and enhanced by William Molyneux’s famous early translation of the Meditations, this volume touches on all the major themes of one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy. Situates the Meditations in its philosophical and historical context. Touches on all of the major themes of the Meditations, including the mind-body relation, the nature of the mind, and the existence of the material world.

Author : Michael J. Loux,Dean W. Zimmerman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199284229

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The Oxford Handbook of Metaphysics by Michael J. Loux,Dean W. Zimmerman Pdf

Some of the world's specialists provide in this handbook essays about what kinds of things there are, in what ways they exist, and how they relate to each other. They give the word on such topics as identity, modality, time, causation, persons and minds, freedom, and vagueness.

Author : Jaegwon Kim,Ernest Sosa
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0631202781

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Metaphysics by Jaegwon Kim,Ernest Sosa Pdf

This anthology, intended to accompany A Companion to Metaphysics (Blackwell, 1995), brings together over 60 selections which represent the best and most important works in metaphysics during this century. The selections are grouped under ten major metaphysical problems and each section is preceded by an introduction by the editors.

Author : Gerd Buchdahl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:251867410

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Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science by Gerd Buchdahl Pdf

Author : Robert C. Koons,Timothy H. Pickavance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : PHILOSOPHY
ISBN : 1119116252

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The Atlas of Reality by Robert C. Koons,Timothy H. Pickavance Pdf

The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics presents an extensive examination of the key topics, concepts, and guiding principles of metaphysics. -Represents the most comprehensive guide to metaphysics available today -Offers authoritative coverage of the full range of topics that comprisethe field of metaphysics in an accessible manner while considering competingviews -Explores key concepts such as space, time, powers, universals, and compositionwith clarity and depth -Articulates coherent packages of metaphysical theses that includeneo-Aristotelian, Quinean, Armstrongian, and neo-Humean -Carefully tracks the use of common assumptions and methodologicalprinciples in metaphysics.

Author : Luciano Floridi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470756768

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The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information by Luciano Floridi Pdf

This Guide provides an ambitious state-of-the-art survey of the fundamental themes, problems, arguments and theories constituting the philosophy of computing. A complete guide to the philosophy of computing and information. Comprises 26 newly-written chapters by leading international experts. Provides a complete, critical introduction to the field. Each chapter combines careful scholarship with an engaging writing style. Includes an exhaustive glossary of technical terms. Ideal as a course text, but also of interest to researchers and general readers.