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Plato's Theory of Art
Häftad, 2010
910 kr
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First published in 2000. This is Volume VII of ten in the International Library of Philosophy in a series on Ancient Philosophy. Written around 1953, this book looks at Plato and his ideas on art based on his ‘Dialogues’.
Descriptive Psychology
Häftad, 2006
952 kr
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Franz Brentano (1838-1917) is a key figure in the development of Twentieth Century thought. It was his work that set Husserl on to the road of phenomenology and intentionality, that inspired Meinong's theory of the object which influenced Bertrand Russell, and the entire Polish school of …
Chance, Love, and Logic
Philosophical Essays
Inbunden, 2000
4233 kr
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First published in 2000. This is volume VI in the VI-volume set titled Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Anglo-American Philosophy. In the essays gathered in this volume, the editors have the most developed and coherent available account of the philosophy of Charles S. Peirce, whom the leading …
Philosophy of the Unconscious
Häftad, 2010
750 kr
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This is Volume VII of eight in a series on the Philosophy of Mind and Language. Originally published in 1931, this book presents Speculative Results according to the Inductive Method of Physical Science. Interest in Hartmann’s conception of the Unconscious until the beginning of the present century …
Dialectic
Häftad, 2010
910 kr
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First published in 2000. This is Volume I of eight in the International Library of Philosophy looking at the area pf philosophy of Mind an Language. Written in 1927, Dialectic is a convenient technical name for the kind of thinking which takes place when human beings enter into dispute, or when …
Immaterial Self
A Defence of the Cartesian Dualist Conception of the Mind
Av John Foster
Inbunden, 1991
2513 kr
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Dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain. It holds that there exists two very different realms, one mental and the other physical. Both are fundamental and one cannot be reduced to the other - there are minds and there is a physical world. This book examines and defends the most …
Rationality of Science
Häftad, 1981
648 kr
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A clear, original and systematic introduction to philosophy of science which examines the theories of Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn and Feyerabend before proposing a new, temperate rationalist perspective.
Philosophy of Economics
On the Scope of Reason in Economic Inquiry
Av Subroto Roy
Häftad, 1991
648 kr
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The first work to seriously and successfully bridge twentieth century economics and philosophy. Subroto Roy draws these two disciplines together and examines the intellectual roots of economics.
Music and the Emotions
The Philosophical Theories
Av Malcolm Budd
Häftad, 1992
648 kr
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It has often been claimed, and frequently denied, that music derives some or all of its artistic value from the relation in which it stands to the emotions. This book presents and subjects to critical examination the chief theories about the relationship between the art of music and the emotions.
Facts of Causation
Av D.H. Mellor
Inbunden, 1995
2513 kr
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Everything we do relies on causation. We eat and drink because this causes us to stay alive. Courts tell us who causes crimes, criminology tell us what causes people to commit them. D.H. Mellor shows us that to understand the world and our lives we must understand causation.The Facts of Causation, …
Real Time II
Av D.H. Mellor
Inbunden, 1998
2746 kr
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Real Time II extends and evolves DH Mellor's classic exploration of the philosophy of time,Real Time. This new book answers such basic metaphysical questions about time as: how do past, present and future differ, how are time and space related, what is change, is time travel possible? His Real Time …
Real Time II
Av D.H. Mellor
Häftad, 1998
735 kr
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Real Time II extends and evolves DH Mellor's classic exploration of the philosophy of time,Real Time. This new book answers such basic metaphysical questions about time as: how do past, present and future differ, how are time and space related, what is change, is time travel possible? His Real Time …
G.E. Moore
Selected Writings
Inbunden, 1993
2266 kr
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G.E. Moore, more than either Bertrand Russell or Ludwig Wittgenstein, was chiefly responsible for the rise of the analytic method in twentieth-century philosophy. This selection of his writings shows Moore at his very best.The classic essays are crucial to major philosophical debates that still …
Materialist Theory of the Mind
Häftad, 1993
896 kr
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Breaking new ground in the debate about the relation of mind and body, David Armstrong's classic text - first published in 1968 - remains the most compelling and comprehensive statement of the view that the mind is material or physical.In the preface to this new edition, the author reflects on the …
Matters of Mind
Consciousness, Reason and Nature
Inbunden, 2000
2513 kr
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Matters of Mind examines the mind-body problem. It offers a chapter by chapter analysis of debates surrounding the problem, including visual experience, consciousness and the problem of Zombies and Ghosts. It will prove invaluable for those interested in epistemology, philosophy of mind and …
Content and Consciousness
Häftad, 1986
648 kr
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First published in 2002. In this pioneering book, Daniel Dennett sets out clearly what he believed constituted a genuine analysis of the mind. His work over the last twenty years and more, culminating in his major study, Consciousness Explained, has increased rather than diminished the power of his …
Hume's Moral Theory
Av J.L. Mackie
Häftad, 1980
765 kr
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First Published in 1980. This volume looks at Hume's moral theory as a relatively neglected area of Hume's philosophy and Law. It explores Hume's account of what he called article virtues and his anticipations of utilitarianism.
Scientism
Philosophy and the Infatuation with Science
Av Tom Sorell
Häftad, 1994
808 kr
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First Published in 2004. Scientism is the belief that science, especially natural science, is the most valuable part of our culture. Although not confined to philosophers, it is from Bacon and Descartes up to the naturalized epistemology of Quine that the clearest statements of the scientistic …
Descriptive Psychology
Inbunden, 1995
2513 kr
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Franz Brentano (1838-1917) is a key figure in the development of Twentieth Century thought. It was his work that set Husserl on to the road of phenomenology and intentionality, that inspired Meinong's theory of the object which influenced Bertrand Russell, and the entire Polish school of …
State Punishment
Av Nicola Lacey
Häftad, 1994
735 kr
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Nicola Lacey presents a new approach to the question of the moral justification of punishment by the State. She focuses on the theory of punishments in context of other political questions, such as the nature of political obligation and the function and scope of criminal law. Arguing that no …
Dispositions
A Debate
Av D.M. Armstrong, C.B. Martin m. fl.
Inbunden, 1996
2513 kr
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Dispositions are essential to our understanding of the world. Dispositions: A Debate is an extended dialogue between three distinguished philosophers - D.M. Armstrong, C.B. Martin and U.T. Place - on the many problems associated with dispositions, which reveals their own distinctive accounts of the …
Immaterial Self
A Defence of the Cartesian Dualist Conception of the Mind
Av John Foster
Häftad, 1996
1027 kr
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Dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain. It holds that there exists two very different realms, one mental and the other physical. Both are fundamental and one cannot be reduced to the other - there are minds and there is a physical world. This book examines and defends the most …
Personal Identity and Self-Consciousness
Inbunden, 1998
2513 kr
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Personal Identity and Self-Consciousness is about persons and personal identity. What are we? And why does personal identity matter? Brian Garrett, using jargon-free language, addresses questions in the metaphysics of personal identity, questions in value theory, and discusses questions about the …
Mind, Method and Conditionals
Selected Papers
Inbunden, 1998
2513 kr
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First Published in 2004. This collection of essays brings together some of Jackson's most influential publications on mind, action, conditionals, method in metaphysics, ethics and induction. The papers have been revised for this volume and the collection also includes additional material by ay of …
Art and Morality
Av José Luis Bermúdez, Sebastian Gardner
Inbunden, 2002
2513 kr
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Art and Morality is a collection of groundbreaking new papers on the theme of aesthetics and ethics, and the link between the two subjects. A group of distinguished contributors tackle the important questions that arise when one thinks about the moral dimensions of art and the aesthetic dimension …
Facts of Causation
Av D.H. Mellor
Häftad, 1998
765 kr
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Everything we do relies on causation. We eat and drink because this causes us to stay alive. Courts tell us who causes crimes, criminology tell us what causes people to commit them. D.H. Mellor shows us that to understand the world and our lives we must understand causation.The Facts of Causation, …
Conceptual Roots of Mathematics
Av J.R. Lucas
Inbunden, 1999
2513 kr
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The Conceptual Roots of Mathematics is a comprehensive study of the foundation of mathematics. J.R. Lucas, one of the most distinguished Oxford scholars, covers a vast amount of ground in the philosophy of mathematics, showing us that it is actually at the heart of the study of epistemology and …
Noble in Reason, Infinite in Faculty
Themes and Variations in Kants Moral and Religious Philosophy
Av A.W. Moore
Inbunden, 2003
2513 kr
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In this bold and innovative new work, Adrian Moore poses the question of whether it is possible for ethical thinking to be grounded in pure reason. In order to understand and answer this question, he takes a refreshing and challenging look at Kant’s moral and religious philosophy. Identifying three …
Noble in Reason, Infinite in Faculty
Themes and Variations in Kants Moral and Religious Philosophy
Av A.W. Moore
Häftad, 2005
735 kr
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Is it possible for ethical thinking to be grounded in pure reason? In this bold and innovative new work, Adrian Moore provides a refreshing and challenging look at Kant's moral and religious philosophy and uses it to arrive at a distinctive way of understanding and answering this question. Noble in …
Stream of Consciousness
Unity and Continuity in Conscious Experience
Inbunden, 2000
2513 kr
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Stream of Consciousness is about the phenomenology of conscious experience. Barry Dainton shows us that stream of consciousness is not a mosaic of discrete fragments of experience, but rather an interconnected flowing whole. Through a deep probing into the nature of awareness, introspection, …
