The topic of this book is material objects. Like most interesting concepts, the concept of a material object is one without precise boundaries. A thing is a material object if it occupies space and endures through time and can move about in space (... Zobraziť viac
Evolution is seen to be entering a bio-technological phase. Nietzsche's affirmation that "man is something that must be overcome" no longer has a rhetorical ring given the means at our disposal at the end of the twentieth century. "Viroid Life" boldly... Zobraziť viac
This volume of Ned Block's writings collects his papers on consciousness, functionalism, and representationism. A number of these papers treat the significance of the multiple realizability of mental states for the mind-body problem--a theme that has... Zobraziť viac
This book by Brian Skyrms is a study of ideas of cooperation and collective action. Zobraziť viac
The Way of Zen begins as a succinct guide through the histories of Buddhism and Taoism leading up to the development of Zen Buddhism, which drew deeply from both traditions. It then goes on to paint a broad but insightful picture of Zen as it was and... Zobraziť viac
In this thought-provoking book, Turiel presents original positions on moral development, social justice, and culture, drawing on a large body of research from developmental psychology, anthropology, and sociology. An important work that shows how... Zobraziť viac
Jason Stanley presents a series of essays which develop a theory of how the situation in which we speak interacts with the words we use to help produce what we say. Clear and concise throughout, Language in Context will be of interest to philosophers... Zobraziť viac
Comprehensive and engaging, this work focuses on the convergence of history, philosophy and social science. Tackling a wide range of topics such as truth, objectivity, explanation, communication and narrative, gender, deconstruction, postmodernism, and... Zobraziť viac
Biodiversity loss and possible remedies are subject to much debate. Biodiversity, Sustainability and Human Communities advocates preservation through a mix of strict protection, inclusive involvement of people, and the combination of livelihoods and... Zobraziť viac
This collection brings together previously unpublished works by well-known philosophers on the philosophy of action, the metaphysics of causality, and the philosophy of psychology. Nine of the essays directly discuss Donald Davidson's work on these... Zobraziť viac
Clifford Geertz, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, here discusses some of the most urgent issues facing intellectuals today. In this collection of personal and revealing essays, he explores the nature of his anthropological work in... Zobraziť viac
This volume illustrates how constructivism substantially modified and expanded the agenda of metaethics by refocusing on rational agency and its constitutive principles. It identifies, compares and discusses the prospects and failures of the main... Zobraziť viac
Argues that our responses to the threat of our own inconsistency determine the fabric of human culture. Zobraziť viac
This important book provides a theory about the nature of fiction, and about the relation between the author, the reader, and the fictional text. Zobraziť viac
A volume of interdisciplinary essays addressing the question: what makes science possible? Zobraziť viac
We live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, with questions about the future, society, work, happiness, family and money, and yet no political party of the right or left is providing us with answers... Zobraziť viac
Offers a full discussion of all significant aspects of this medieval philosopher's thought. Zobraziť viac
Including two new essays, this remarkable volume is an updated edition of Davidson's classic Essays on Actions and Events (1980). A superb work on the nature of human action, it features influential discussions of numerous topics. These include the... Zobraziť viac
In a critical intervention into the bioethics debate over human enhancement, philosopher Melinda Hall tackles the claim that the expansion and development of human capacities is a moral obligation. Hall draws on French philosopher Michel Foucault to... Zobraziť viac
Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today's top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century... Zobraziť viac
