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  • The Things We Do and Why We Do Them

    by C. Sandis ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The Things We Do and Why We Do Them argues against the common assumption that there is one thing called 'action' which all reason-giving explanations of action are geared towards. Sandis shows why all theories concerned with identifying the nature of our 'real' reasons for action fail from the outset. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • The Diamond Sutra

    Transforming the Way We Perceive the World

    by Mu Soeng ...
    In this brilliant new translation and commentary on *The Diamond Sutra—*one of the sublime wisdom teachings of Mahayana Buddhism—Mu Soeng integrates this ancient wisdom teaching with current scientific and psychological thought. His clear and readable commentary traces the connections between these teachings and contemporary theories of quantum reality, explores the sutra within the framework of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Metaphysics

    by John W. Carroll, Ned Markosian ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    This book is an accessible introduction to the central themes of contemporary metaphysics. It carefully considers accounts of causation, freedom and determinism, laws of nature, personal identity, mental states, time, material objects, and properties, while inviting students to reflect on metaphysical problems. The philosophical questions discussed include: What makes it the case that one event ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Evidence Matters

    Science, Proof, and Truth in the Law

    by Susan Haack ...
    Series series Law in Context
    Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical probabilities? What role can statistical evidence properly play? How can courts best handle the scientific testimony on which ... Read more

    $40.19 USD

  • Glimpse of Light

    New Meditations on First Philosophy

    by Professor Stephen Mumford ...
    I firmly believed there was a world outside of our own minds . . . But all around me were challenges. . . . How could we be so sure there were such things existing apart from us?Philosopher Benedict Chilwell faces a crisis of confidence and hopes to resolve it in a self-imposed exile, far away in the north of Norway. From his cabin, he begins his meditations, pondering the mysteries of philosophy ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Vagueness and Degrees of Truth

    by Nicholas J. J. Smith ...
    In Vagueness and Degrees of Truth, Nicholas Smith develops a new theory of vagueness: fuzzy plurivaluationism. A predicate is said to be vague if there is no sharply defined boundary between the things to which it applies and the things to which it does not apply. For example, 'heavy' is vague in a way that 'weighs over 20 kilograms' is not. A great many predicates - both in everyday talk, and in ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • An Introduction to Metametaphysics

    by Tuomas E. Tahko ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    How do we come to know metaphysical truths? How does metaphysical inquiry work? Are metaphysical debates substantial? These are the questions which characterize metametaphysics. This book, the first systematic student introduction dedicated to metametaphysics, discusses the nature of metaphysics - its methodology, epistemology, ontology and our access to metaphysical knowledge. It provides ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • The Problem of Universals in Contemporary Philosophy

    Edited by Gabriele Galluzzo, Michael J. Loux ...
    Are there any universal entities? Or is the world populated only by particular things? The problem of universals is one of the most fascinating and enduring topics in the history of metaphysics, with roots in ancient and medieval philosophy. This collection of new essays provides an innovative overview of the contemporary debate on universals. Rather than focusing exclusively on the traditional ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • The Ends of Philosophy of Religion

    Terminus and Telos

    by T. Knepper ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Knepper criticizes existing efforts in the philosophy of religion for being out of step with, and therefore useless to, the academic study of religion, then forwards a new program for philosophy of religion that is in step with, and therefore useful to, the academic study of religion. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy

    Edited by Professor Barry Dainton, Professor Howard Robinson ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Companions
    Featuring chapters on the latest developments in fifteen core subjects in analytic philosophy, The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy is an essential guide for all those working in the field today.Introducing its history and looking ahead to new research directions, this companion brings together a team of internationally renowned philosophers to explore the major concepts, thinkers and ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Cuts and Clouds

    Vagueness, its Nature, & its Logic

    Edited by Richard Dietz, Sebastiano Moruzzi ...
    Vagueness is a familiar but deeply puzzling aspect of the relation between language and the world. It is highly controversial what the nature of vagueness is - a feature of the way we represent reality in language, or rather a feature of reality itself? May even relations like identity or parthood be affected by vagueness? Sorites arguments suggest that vague terms are either inconsistent or have ... Read more

    $91.79 USD

  • Scientific Progress

    A Study Concerning the Nature of the Relation Between Successive Scientific Theories

    by Craig Dilworth ...
    Series Book 153 - Synthese Library
    Featuring the Gestalt Model and the Perspectivist conception of science, this book is unique in its non-relativistic development of the idea that successive scientific theories are logically incommensurable. This edition includes four new appendices in which the central ideas of the book are applied to subatomic physics, the distinction between laws and theories, the relation between absolute and ... Read more

    $80.99 USD