Gottfried Leibniz was a remarkable thinker who made fundamental contributions not only to philosophy, but also to the development of modern mathematics and science. At the centre of Leibniz's philosophy stands his metaphysics, an ambitious attempt to... Zobraziť viac
Das Lehrbuch führt in die Breite des Handlungsfelds Seelsorge, die Vielfalt ihrer Begründungszusammenhänge, Konzeptionen, Ziele, Methoden und Arbeitsfelder ein. Die sehr unterschiedlichen Situationen, die alle mit dem Begriff Seelsorge bezeichnet... Zobraziť viac
In this book, Stephen Read sets out to rescue logic from its undeserved reputation as an inflexible, dogmatic discipline by demonstrating that its technicalities and processes are founded on assumptions which are themselves amenable to philosophical... Zobraziť viac
This book contends that "Liberal Islam" is not a contradiction in terms, but rather a thriving tradition more than a century old and undergoing a revival within the last generation. This anthology presents the translated work of 32 Muslims who are... Zobraziť viac
Despite the appalling record of the Soviet Union on human rights questions, many western intellectuals with otherwise impeccable liberal credentials were strong supporters the Soviet Union in the interwar period. This book explores how this seemingly... Zobraziť viac
Der Stand der gegenwärtigen pastoralpsychologischen Diskussion wird in diesem Lehrbuch allgemeinverständlich und überblickartig zusammengefasst. Pastoralpsychologie soll nicht nur als Theorie für die Seelsorge verstanden werden. Die weiteren... Zobraziť viac
Since Socrates, and through Descartes to the present day, the problems of self-knowledge have been central to philosophy's understanding of itself. Today the idea of ''first-person authority''--the claim of a distinctive relation each person has toward... Zobraziť viac
In this book, the author examines the ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence systems as they integrate and replace traditional social structures in new sociocognitive-technological environments. She discusses issues related to the integrity of... Zobraziť viac
Jonathan Dancy presents a long-awaited exposition and defense of particularism in ethics, a theory which he, perhaps more than anyone else, has developed and championed in recent years. Dancy's controversial claim, powerfully argued, is that the... Zobraziť viac
Second edition of the introductory guidebook to the basic principles of constructing sound arguments and criticising bad ones. Zobraziť viac
In public political deliberation, people will err and lie in accordance with definite patterns. Such discourse failure results from behavior that is instrumentally and epistemically rational. This book proposes to reduce the scope of majoritarian... Zobraziť viac
W. V. Quine (1908–2000) was quite simply the most distinguished analytic philosopher of the later half of the twentieth century. His celebrated attack on the analytic/synthetic tradition heralded a major shift away from the views of language descended... Zobraziť viac
"A history of analytic philosophy and an excellent piece of analytic philosophy in its own right. We can all benefit from Soames's discussion of the central issues that have shaped the subject and his assessment of what we have achieved and where we... Zobraziť viac
Marcus Giaquinto tells the compelling story of one of the great intellectual adventures of the modern era: the attempt to find firm foundations for mathematics. From the late nineteenth century to the present day, this project has stimulated some of... Zobraziť viac
Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae is his most important contribution to Christian theology and one of the main sources for his philosophy. This volume offers most of the Summas first 26 questions, including all of those on the existence and nature of God... Zobraziť viac
José L. Zalabardo defends a reliabilist theory of knowledge that belongs firmly in the truth-tracking tradition. His account refutes standard lines of sceptical reasoning--including the regress argument, sceptical hypotheses, and the problem of the... Zobraziť viac
In this short monograph, John Horty explores the difficulties presented for Gottlob Frege's semantic theory, as well as its modern descendents, by the treatment of defined expressions. With its combination of technical semantics and history of... Zobraziť viac
This volume presents the Tilburg University Descartes Lectures delivered by Huw Price in 2008, where he discusses his distinctive version of the representationalism/naturalism combination. Includes critical commentary by four other major philosophers,... Zobraziť viac
A new translation of a philosophical and practical advice classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt four thousand years ago and still relevant for modern readers today... Zobraziť viac
The year is 1933. Hannah Arendt escapes Berlin, seeking refuge among the stateless gathering in Paris. Simone de Beauvoir reimagines the dance between consciousness and the world outside in a Rouen café... Zobraziť viac
