Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements – serie
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Kant and Philosophy of Science Today
Häftad, 2008
601 kr
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What good is Kant's philosophy for current philosophy of science? There has been an increasing interest in Kant and philosophy of science in the past twenty years. Through the reconstruction of a variety of Kantian legacies in the development of nineteenth and twentieth century physics and …
Philosophy as Therapeia
Av Clare Carlisle, Jonardon Ganeri
Häftad, 2010
557 kr
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'Empty are the words of that philosopher who offers therapy for no human suffering. For just as there is no use in medical expertise if it does not give therapy for bodily diseases, so too there is no use in philosophy if it does not expel the suffering of the soul.' The philosopher Epicurus gave …
Naturalism, Evolution and Mind
Av D. M. Walsh
Häftad, 2001
504 kr
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This collection of original essays covers a wide range of issues in current naturalised philosophy of mind. Particular attention is paid to the ways in which concepts drawn from evolutionary biology might enhance our understanding of the place of mind in the natural world. Issues covered include …
Philosophy at the New Millennium
Av Anthony O'Hear, Anthony O'Hear
Häftad, 2001
439 kr
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Where is philosophy at the year 2000 and where should it be going in the new millennium? Based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Lecture Series 1999-2000, this book is written by leading international philosophers and covers the broad range of philosophical enquiry including ethics, …
Conceptions of Philosophy
Häftad, 2010
573 kr
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Is philosophy capable of establishing truths scientifically? If not, what can it do? What is its standing and what are its credentials? Is philosophy an essential element in humane study? Can philosophy establish anything at all? Philosophy asks questions about all areas of experience, but what …
Epistemology
Häftad, 2009
536 kr
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Based on the London Lecture Series of the Royal Institute of Philosophy for 2006-7, this collection brings together essays from leading figures in a rapidly developing field of philosophy. Contributors include: Alvin Goldman, Timothy Williamson, Duncan Pritchard, Miranda Fricker, Scott Sturgeon, …
The Metaphysics of Consciousness
Av Pierfrancesco Basile, Julian Kiverstein m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
569 kr
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What is consciousness? What is the place of consciousness in nature? These and related questions occupy a prominent place in contemporary studies in metaphysics and philosophy of mind, often involving complex interdisciplinary connections between philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, …
Marx and Marxisms
Av G. H. R. Parkinson, G. H. R. Parkinson
Häftad, 1982
569 kr
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The papers in this volume, first published in 1982, deal with a number of different aspects of Marx's ideas and the varying constructions put on them by later Marxists. Based on a lecture series, they examine Marxist views of the nature of philosophy, of history and historical explanation, the role …
Philosophy and Practice
Häftad, 1985
455 kr
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This book was first published in 1985. The journal is concerned with the study of philosophy in all its branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, social and political philosophy and the philosophies of religion, science, history, language, mind and education. The journal is …
Contemporary French Philosophy
Häftad, 1989
504 kr
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This volume offers a lively and accessible guide to some of the major issues current in French philosophy today and to some of the figures who are or have been influential in shaping its development. The collection is unusual and interesting in bringing together a range of contributors from both …
Philosophy and Medical Welfare
Häftad, 1989
553 kr
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This volume of papers, arising from the Royal Institute of Philosophy Conference on Philosophy and Medical Welfare, includes contributions from doctors, nurses, and administrators in the field of health care as well as academics in the disciplines of philosophy, economics, and politics.
Philosophy and Politics
Häftad, 1990
422 kr
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This 1990 collection explores one recurrent theme connecting philosophy and politics: the relation between the nature of man and the structure of society. It does so by concentrating on the topical issue of the market economy as an attempt to resolve the clash between individual autonomy and …
Philosophy, Religion and the Spiritual Life
Av Michael McGhee, Michael McGhee m. fl.
Häftad, 1992
585 kr
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An alternative agenda for the philosophy of religion emerges from this interdisciplinary collection. Going outside the traditional concerns of natural theology, the distinguished contributors to this volume explore such topics as the nature of selfhood and its images in the ancient, the medieval …
Human Beings
Av David Cockburn, David Cockburn
Häftad, 1991
585 kr
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What is the importance of the notion 'human being'? The contributors to this collection have radically different approaches, some accepting and others denying its validity for a proper understanding of what a person is and for our ethical thought about each other. Contributors on both sides of the …
Philosophy, Psychology and Psychiatry
Av A. Phillips Griffiths, A. Phillips Griffiths
Häftad, 1995
455 kr
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Philosophy of mind as traditionally understood has rarely engaged directly with psychology and psychiatry. This collection establishes the importance of this interdisciplinary approach and explores new directions in the 'philosophy of psychiatry and psychology'. The essays are by a distinguished …
Philosophy and the Natural Environment
Av Robin Attfield, Andrew Belsey m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
455 kr
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In this volume leading international environmental philosophers further the debate about the value of nature, the concept of the environment, and the metaphysical, ethical, social and international implications of these concepts. Philosophers have to some extent neglected the study of nature and …
Logic, Thought and Language
Häftad, 2002
699 kr
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Much contemporary philosophical debate centres on the topics of logic, thought and language, and on the connections between these topics. This collection of articles is based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual lecture series for 2000-2001. Its contributors include a number of those …
Time, Reality and Experience
Häftad, 2002
618 kr
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Why does time seem to flow in one direction? Can we influence the past? Is only the present real? Does relativity conflict with our common understanding of time? How does time relate to free will? Could science do away with time? These questions and others about time are among the most puzzling …
Philosophy and the Emotions
Häftad, 2003
654 kr
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This major volume of original essays maps the place of emotion in human nature, through a discussion of the relation between consciousness and body; by analysing the importance of emotion for human agency by pointing to the ways in which practical rationality may be enhanced, as well as hindered, …
Karl Popper
Philosophy and Problems
Av Anthony O'Hear, Anthony O'Hear
Häftad, 1996
605 kr
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Few philosophers in this century have had either Karl Popper's range or his influence, inside and outside philosophy. This collection of essays by fifteen distinguished philosophers, several of whom have been closely associated with Popper and his work, provides a timely assessment of Popper's …
Philosophy and Technology
Av Roger Fellows, Roger Fellows
Häftad, 1995
585 kr
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This collection of essays examines the philosophical and cultural aspects of technology. The issues range widely - from quantum technology to problems of technology and culture in a developing country and contributors approach the issues from a variety of perspectives. The volume includes …
Philosophy and Pluralism
Av David Archard, David Archard
Häftad, 1996
455 kr
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We inhabit a world of differences - cultural, religious, moral, philosophical. The question that preoccupies the contributors to this volume is whether the fact of difference - plurality - inevitably leads to the conclusion that there cannot be a single truth, even in moral matters. As befits a …
Verstehen and Humane Understanding
Av Anthony O'Hear, Anthony O'Hear
Häftad, 1997
536 kr
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This 1997 collection of essays addresses topics that are of crucial importance to the lives of us all. Is there a mode of thinking peculiar to human life and its concerns, which is different from and irreducible to scientific rationality? Is historical understanding different from scientific …
Modern Moral Philosophy
Häftad, 2004
667 kr
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Although this collection of articles is not formally a commentary on Elizabeth Anscombe's famous article of the same title, in which she criticised the moral philosophy prevalent in 1958, a number of the contributors do take Anscombe's work as a starting point. Taken together the collection could …
Agency and Action
Häftad, 2004
699 kr
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One of the most exciting developments in philosophy in the last fifty years is the resurgence in the philosophy of action. The concept of action now occupies a central place in ethics, metaphysics and jurisprudence. This collection of original essays, by some of the most astute and influential …
Contemporary Issues in the Philosophy of Mind
Häftad, 1998
667 kr
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What is the mind? How does it relate to the body and the world? What is consciousness? What is experience? How free are we? Do we have special insights into ourselves? These perennial questions are at the forefront of the philosophical concerns today. Much of the most exciting and innovative work …
German Philosophy since Kant
Häftad, 1999
585 kr
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This collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy shows the connections and interrelations between the analytic and hermeneutic strains in German philosophy since Kant, partly to challenge the idea that there are two separate, non-communicating traditions. The distinguished …
Philosophy and Public Affairs
Av John Haldane
Häftad, 2000
536 kr
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This collection of essays derives from a conference sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy and the Centre of Philosophy and Public Affairs at the University of St Andrews. It brings together a number of prominent academics from the fields of philosophy and political theory along with …
Philosophy, Biology and Life
Häftad, 2005
653 kr
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It has been claimed that following the decline of Marxism and Freudianism, Darwinism has become the dominant intellectual paradigm of our day. In the mass media there are many bitter disputes between today's new Darwinians and their opponents, often over religion. But the 'neo-Darwinian paradigm' …
Political Philosophy
Häftad, 2007
422 kr
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This collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy, first published in 2007, looks at a wide range of topics in political philosophy ranging from issues such as terrorism, egalitarianism and the just war to considerations of the political philosophy of Edmund Burke, of philosophical …
