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Chasing Reality
Strife Over Realism
Av Mario Bunge
Häftad, 2014
852 kr
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Chasing Reality deals with the controversies over the reality of the external world. Distinguished philosopher Mario Bunge offers an extended defence of realism, a critique of various forms of contemporary anti-realism, and a sketch of his own version of realism, namely hylorealism. Bunge examines …
Philosophy and Freedom
The Legacy of James Doull
Av David Peddle, Neil Robertson
Inbunden, 2003
1611 kr
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James Doull's remarkable legacy as a teacher, scholar, and thinker has left behind a profound and challenging examination of the philosophical and historical roots of contemporary thought and politics. His life's work was devoted to a reflection on freedom in its philosophical and historical …
Measured Pace
Toward a Philosophical Understanding of the Arts of Dance
Häftad, 1995
447 kr
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Although the theoretical importance of dance has always been recognized, dance has been relatively neglected in the philosophy of art. In this sequel to Off the Ground, in which Professor Sparshott focused on the concept of dance in general, A Measured Pace considers the recognized classification …
Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics
Häftad, 1996
373 kr
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How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of bioethics as a discipline. The contributors to …
Taking Life Seriously
A Study of the Argument of the Nicomachean Ethics
Häftad, 1996
443 kr
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This is the first book in modern times that makes sense of the Nicomachean Ethics in its entirety as an interesting philosophical argument, rather than as a compilation of relatively independent essays. In Taking Life Seriously Francis Sparshott expounds Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics as a single …
Picturing Knowledge
Historical and Philosophical Problems Concerning the Use of Art in Science
Häftad, 1996
443 kr
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The traditional concept of scientific knowledge places a premium on thinking, not visualizing. Scientific illustrations are still generally regarded as devices that serve as heuristic aids when reasoning breaks down. When scientific illustration is not used in this disparaging sense as a linguistic …
Rule of Reason
The Philosophy of C.S. Peirce
Av Jacqueline Brunning, Paul Forster
Häftad, 1997
447 kr
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Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914), the founder of Pragmatism, was an American philosopher, logician, physicist, and mathematician. Since the publication of his collected papers in 1931, interest in Peirce has grown dramatically. His work has found audiences in such disciplines as philosophy, …
Descartes's Legacy
Mind and Meaning in Early Modern Philosophy
Av Alan Hausman, David Hausman
Häftad, 1997
359 kr
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Debates current in the philosophy of mind regarding the gathering and processing of information, and the nature of perception and representation, also animated some of the most important figures in early modern philosophy, among them Descartes, Hume, and Berkeley. The authors of Descartes's Legacy: …
Moral Objectives, Rules, and the Forms of Social Change
Häftad, 1998
415 kr
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Assorted fruit from forty years' writing, these essays by David Braybrooke discuss (in Part One of the book) a variety of concrete, practical topics that ethical concerns bring into politics: people's interests; their needs as well as their preferences; their work and their commitment to work; …
Hateful and the Obscene
Studies in the Limits of Free Expression
Av Wayne Sumner
Häftad, 2004
471 kr
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In a series of landmark decisions since 1990, Canadian courts have shaped a distinctive approach to the regulation of obscenity, hate literature, and child pornography. Missing from the debate, however, has been any attempt to determine whether the legal status quo can be justified by reference to …
Problem of Difference
Phenomenology and Poststructuralism
Häftad, 1998
443 kr
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Beginning with Plato and Aristotle, philosophers throughout history have built their theories around the problem of reconciling a fundamental distinction, as for example, Plato's distinction between knowledge (reality) and opinion (appearance), Descarte's mind/body distinction, and Kant's a …
Reading Bayle
Häftad, 1999
362 kr
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Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) has been described by Richard Popkin as the key intellectual figure at the outset of the eighteenth century. Examinations of libraries from the period show him to have been by far the most successful author of the century, and his Historical and Critical Dictionary is in …
Inroads
Paths in Ancient and Modern Western Philosophy
Av Murray Miles
Häftad, 2003
612 kr
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This unique introduction to philosophy is designed as a companion volume to a number of classic philosophical texts widely used in first- and upper-year philosophy courses. While remaining clear and readable, Inroads provides detailed analyses of fundamental issues in metaphysics and morals: the …
Boyle on Atheism
Inbunden, 2006
1316 kr
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Opposition to atheism flourished in the seventeenth century, and famed scientist-philosopher Robert Boyle (1627–91) was so opposed to it that he had planned throughout his life to publish a work on his various objections, a project that never came to fruition. Despite this, a great deal of his …
Law and Morality
Readings in Legal Philosophy
Av David Dyzenhaus, Sophia Reibetanz Moreau m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
675 kr
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Since its first publication in 1996, Law and Morality has filled a long-standing need for a contemporary Canadian textbook in the philosophy of law. Now in its third edition, this anthology has been thoroughly revised and updated, and includes new chapters on equality, judicial review, and …
William James on Radical Empiricism and Religion
Av Hunter Brown
Häftad, 2000
348 kr
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A century after the appearance of his famous works on religion, William James's philosophy of religion is still the subject of lively debate. James's numerous opponents have repeatedly charged him with abdication of intellectual responsibility, arguing that he advocated the adoption of religious …
Rationality and Cognition
Against Relativism-Pragmatism
E-bok, 2000
571 kr
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Cognitive science has posed some radical challenges to philosophy in recent years, particularly in the study of the cognitive activities and capacities of individuals. Many philosophers have taken up the challenge, and one result has been the emergence of a radical new wave of relativism, one that …
Emergence and Convergence
Qualitative Novelty and the Unity of Knowledge
Av Mario Bunge
E-bok, 2015
636 kr
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Two problems continually arise in the sciences and humanities, according to Mario Bunge: parts and wholes and the origin of novelty. In Emergence and Convergence, he works to address these problems, as well as that of systems and their emergent properties, as exemplified by the synthesis of …
Inroads
Paths in Ancient and Modern Western Philosophy
Av Murray Miles
E-bok, 2003
701 kr
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This unique introduction to philosophy is designed as a companion volume to a number of classic philosophical texts widely used in first- and upper-year philosophy courses. While remaining clear and readable, Inroads provides detailed analyses of fundamental issues in metaphysics and morals: the …
Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics
E-bok, 1996
424 kr
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How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of bioethics as a discipline. The contributors to …
Emergence and Convergence
Qualitative Novelty and the Unity of Knowledge
Av Mario Bunge
Häftad, 2014
471 kr
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Two problems continually arise in the sciences and humanities, according to Mario Bunge: parts and wholes and the origin of novelty. In Emergence and Convergence, he works to address these problems, as well as that of systems and their emergent properties, as exemplified by the synthesis of …
Hateful and the Obscene
Studies in the Limits of Free Expression
Av Wayne Sumner
E-bok, 2004
622 kr
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In a series of landmark decisions since 1990, Canadian courts have shaped a distinctive approach to the regulation of obscenity, hate literature, and child pornography. Missing from the debate, however, has been any attempt to determine whether the legal status quo can be justified by reference to …
Philosophy at the Edge of Chaos
Gilles Deleuze and the Philosophy of Difference
E-bok, 2006
652 kr
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From the early 1960s until his death, French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) wrote many influential works on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. One of Deleuze's main philosophical projects was a systematic inversion of the traditional relationship between identity and difference. …
Taking Life Seriously
A Study of the Argument of the Nicomachean Ethics
E-bok, 1996
571 kr
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This is the first book in modern times that makes sense of the Nicomachean Ethics in its entirety as an interesting philosophical argument, rather than as a compilation of relatively independent essays. In Taking Life Seriously Francis Sparshott expounds Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics as a single …
Philosophy and Freedom
The Legacy of James Doull
Av David Peddle, Neil Robertson
E-bok, 2003
717 kr
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James Doull's remarkable legacy as a teacher, scholar, and thinker has left behind a profound and challenging examination of the philosophical and historical roots of contemporary thought and politics. His life's work was devoted to a reflection on freedom in its philosophical and historical …
Picturing Knowledge
Historical and Philosophical Problems Concerning the Use of Art in Science
E-bok, 1996
571 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The traditional concept of scientific knowledge places a premium on thinking, not visualizing. Scientific illustrations are still generally regarded as devices that serve as heuristic aids when reasoning breaks down. When scientific illustration is not used in this disparaging sense as a linguistic …
Problem of Difference
Phenomenology and Poststructuralism
E-bok, 1998
558 kr
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Beginning with Plato and Aristotle, philosophers throughout history have built their theories around the problem of reconciling a fundamental distinction, as for example, Plato's distinction between knowledge (reality) and opinion (appearance), Descarte's mind/body distinction, and Kant's a …
Descartes's Legacy
Mind and Meaning in Early Modern Philosophy
Av Alan Hausman, David Hausman
E-bok, 1997
447 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Debates current in the philosophy of mind regarding the gathering and processing of information, and the nature of perception and representation, also animated some of the most important figures in early modern philosophy, among them Descartes, Hume, and Berkeley. The authors of Descartes's Legacy: …
Inroads
Paths in Ancient and Modern Western Philosophy
Av Murray Miles
E-bok, 2003
799 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This unique introduction to philosophy is designed as a companion volume to a number of classic philosophical texts widely used in first- and upper-year philosophy courses. While remaining clear and readable, Inroads provides detailed analyses of fundamental issues in metaphysics and morals: the …
Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics
E-bok, 1996
473 kr
Lägg i varukorg
How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of bioethics as a discipline. The contributors to …
