Enthusiastically reviewed and praised for its introductions and selections, METAPHYSICS: CONTEMPORARY READINGS is a comprehensive collection of readings with an ontological emphasis.
Immensely intelligible, thought-provoking guide by Nobel prize-winner considers such topics as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, inductive
This is part of a three-volume collection of most of David Lewis' papers in philosophy, except for those that previously appeared in his Philosophical Papers (Oxford University Press, 1983 and 1986).
One of the great Oxford philosopher's finest works, Essay on Metaphysics considers the nature of philosophy, and puts forward Collingwood's original and influential theories of causation, presuppositi
Collects 15 papers, most of them commissioned for this volume, from authors who were all students of this philosophy professor. Topics include intentional contexts, possible worlds, quasi-indicators,
Philip Zhai embarks upon a daring adventure in the world of virtual reality. Arguing that whatever reasons we have for justifying the materiality of the actual world are equally valid for justifying
Professor Richard Hanley faced the dilemma plaguing so many philosophy professors today?how to entice students into the classroom. Based upon his own successful course, Is Data Human presents a thorou
This volume complements two highly successful previously published volumes of Richard Rorty's philosophical papers: Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth, and Essays on Heidegger and Others. The essays in the volume engage with the work of many of today's most innovative thinkers including Robert Brandom, Donald Davidson, Daniel Dennett, Jacques Derrida, Jürgen Habermas, John McDowell, Hilary Putnam, John Searle, and Charles Taylor. The collection also touches on problems in contemporary feminism raised by Annette Baier, Marilyn Frye, and Catherine MacKinnon, and considers issues connected with human rights and cultural differences. Anyone with a serious interest in contemporary philosophy and what it can do for us in the modern world will enjoy this invaluable collection.
In her new book, Christine Battersby rethinks questions of embodiment, essence, sameness and difference, self and "other," patriarchy and power. Using analyses of Kant, Adorno, Irigaray, Butler, Kierk
