Collected in this elegant volume are four of the most important and influential military and political treatises in history.... Zobraziť viac
"Applied Ethics" focuses the central concepts of traditional morality - rights, justice, the good, virtue, and the fundamental value of human life - on a number of pressing contemporary problems, including abortion, euthanasia, animals, capital... Zobraziť viac
Das Buch ist einerseits als Informations- und Lehrbuch für fortgeschrittene Theologiestudierende, anderseits als Informationsbuch für alle theologisch Interessierten gedacht. Es enthält Basisinformationen über theologische, literaturwissenschaftliche,... Zobraziť viac
The problem of the nature of being was central to ancient Greek and medieval philosophy, and here Peter van Inwagen applies the techniques of analytical philosophy to a variety of ontological problems. The collection, which brings together published... Zobraziť viac
In a book that challenges the most widely held ideas of why individuals engage in collective conflict, Russell Hardin offers a timely, crucial explanation of group action in its most destructive forms. Contrary to those observers who attribute group... Zobraziť viac
This collection of newly comissioned essays by international contributors offers a representative overview of the most important developments in contemporary philosophical logic. Presents controversies in philosophical implications and... Zobraziť viac
This is the only complete English translation of one of the most significant and fascinating works of the great philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860). The Parerga (Volume 1) are six long essays; the Paralipomena (Volume 2) are shorter writings... Zobraziť viac
In this scientific 'Credo', Peter Atkins considers the universal questions of origins, endings, birth, and death to which religions have claimed answers. With his usual economy, wit, and elegance, unswerving before awkward realities, ... Zobraziť viac
If you have anxiety, this book is for you. If you love someone who is anxious, this book is for you. I Quit Sugar founder... Zobraziť viac
This is a selection of essays on moral responsibility that represent the major components of John Martin Fischer's overall approach to freedom of the will and moral responsibility. The collection exhibits the overall structure of Fischer's view and... Zobraziť viac
This is a book about Aristotle's philosophy of language. Zobraziť viac
Informed by her earlier ground-breaking axiomatizations of quantified modal logic, the papers collected here by the distinguished philosopher Ruth Barcan Marcus cover much ground in the development of her thought from 1961 to 1990. The first essay... Zobraziť viac
"A Companion to Pragmatism, " comprised of 38 newly commissioned essays, provides comprehensive coverage of one of the most vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today. Unique in depth and coverage of classical figures and their philosophies as... Zobraziť viac
A philosophical and medical journey through the experience of pain, used as a prism to marvel at biology, psychology, and what it means to be human... Zobraziť viac
This volume contains all of Frege's extant unpublished writings on philosophy and logic other than his correspondence, written at various stages of his career. (Philosophy) Zobraziť viac
This book attempts to place a realist view of ethics (the claim that there are facts of the matter in ethics as elsewhere) within a broader context. It starts with a discussion of why we should mind about the difference between right and wrong, asks... Zobraziť viac
This collection of original materials provides a sweeping view of medieval and early modern Jewish ritual and religious practice. Including such diverse texts as ritual manuals, legal codes, mystical books, autobiographical writings, folk literature,... Zobraziť viac
Friedrich Nietzsche's work blasted the foundation of western thinking. The death of God, the UEbermensch, and the slave morality permeate our culture, high and low, and yet he is one of history's most misunderstood philosophers. Nietzsche himself thought Zobraziť viac
Disagreement is common: even informed, intelligent, and generally reasonable people often come to different conclusions when confronted with what seems to be the same evidence. Can the competing conclusions be reasonable? If not, what can we... Zobraziť viac
