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INTRODUCTION. 1. Epistemology or Metaphysics? The Kantian Background. 1.1 Scie... INTRODUCTION. 1. Epistemology or Metaphysics? The Kantian Background. 1.1 Scientific Metaphysics? 1.2. Transcendentalism versus Realism? 1.3. The Ontological Facet: the Transcendental Self and the Thing-in-itself 1.4. From the Ontological to the... more

Andinmy haste I said: Allmenare Liars 1 --Psalms 116:11 The Original Lie Philo... Andinmy haste I said: Allmenare Liars 1 --Psalms 116:11 The Original Lie Philosophical analysis often reveals and seldom solves paradoxes. To quote Stephen Read: A paradox arises when an unacceptable conclusion is supported by a plausible argument... more

This book provides a history of the relations between philosophy and the scien... This book provides a history of the relations between philosophy and the science of psychology from late scholasticism to contemporary discussions. It explores the history of the limits of psychology as a science. more

Having examined previous volumes of the Boston Studies series devoted to diffe... Having examined previous volumes of the Boston Studies series devoted to different countries and having discussed the best way to present contemporary research in France we have arrived at a careful selection of 15 participants including the... more

The articles collected in the present volume were written during a period of m... The articles collected in the present volume were written during a period of more than 30 years the ?rst having been published in 1929 the last in 1961. They are arranged here in a systematic not a chronological order starting from a few articles... more

Phenomenology and existentialism transformed understanding and experience of t... Phenomenology and existentialism transformed understanding and experience of the Twentieth Century to their core. They had strikingly different inspirations and yet the two waves of thought became merged as both movements flourished. The present... more

Kant s Critique of Pure Reason is so outstanding among modern philosophical wo... Kant s Critique of Pure Reason is so outstanding among modern philosophical works that it can be termed the foundation of modern philosophy. Schopenhauer termed it the most important book ever to have been written in Europe. Otfried Höffe guides... more

General Problems of Organization in Consciousness.- Author s Introduction.- Th... General Problems of Organization in Consciousness.- Author s Introduction.- The Problem of Dimensional Differences Between Conjunctions of Phases of Experience.- Origin of Organization.- Grouping and Organization of Sense-Data.- Some Principles of... more

Ton van den Beld This book is one of the results of the international conferen... Ton van den Beld This book is one of the results of the international conference on Moral Responsibility and Ontology which was held at Utrecht University in 1 June 1998. It contains a selection of the revised versions of the papers discussed at the... more

Models of the History of Philosophy. From its Origins in the Renaissance to th... Models of the History of Philosophy. From its Origins in the Renaissance to the `Historia philosophica (a translation of a work published in 1981 in Italian - the bibliography has been updated) gives a comprehensive description of the various forms... more

What is truth? This fascinating spectrum of studies into the various rationali... What is truth? This fascinating spectrum of studies into the various rationalities of our human dealings with life - psychological aesthetic economic spiritual - reveals their joints and calls for a new approach to truth. Putting both classical and... more

Merleau-Ponty s Reading of Husserl explores the relationship between two of th... Merleau-Ponty s Reading of Husserl explores the relationship between two of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century: Edmund Husserl the father of modern phenomenology and Maurice Merleau-Ponty considered by many to be his greatest... more

A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the... A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action. The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to... more

Paulo Freire is indisputably a major thinker in education. Daniel Schugurensky... Paulo Freire is indisputably a major thinker in education. Daniel Schugurensky s volume offers the most coherent account of Freire s educational thought. This work is divided into: 1. Intellectual biography 2. Critical exposition of Freire s work 3.... more

area and in applications to linguistics formal epistemology and the study of n... area and in applications to linguistics formal epistemology and the study of norms. The second contains papers on non-classical and many-valued logics with an eye on applications in computer science and through it to engineering. The third concerns... more

Contrasting with conventional Neo-Confucian attempts to recast the Confucian h... Contrasting with conventional Neo-Confucian attempts to recast the Confucian heritage in light of modern Western values this book offers a Reconstructionist Confucian project to reclaim Confucian resources to meet contemporary moral and public... more

The present volume is an exciting new collection of original essays by outstan... The present volume is an exciting new collection of original essays by outstanding feminist theorists including Sally Haslanger Marilyn Frye and Linda Alcoff. Feminist Metaphysics is the first collection of articles addressing metaphysical issues... more

The Dao De Jing represents one of the most important works of Chinese philosop... The Dao De Jing represents one of the most important works of Chinese philosophy in which the author Lao Zi (c. 580-500 BC) lays the foundations of Taoism. Composed of 81 short sections the text itself is written in a poetic style that is ambiguous... more

David Hume (1711-1776) philosopher historian and essayist is widely considered... David Hume (1711-1776) philosopher historian and essayist is widely considered to be Britain s greatest philosopher.One of the leading intellectual figures of the Scottish Enlightenment his major works and central ideas especially his radical... more

The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism offers the definitive guide to a key are... The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental questions asked by pragmatism - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as... more