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An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledgeby Noah Lemos
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 26.00A clear and accessible introduction to epistemology or the theory of knowledge. more...
Wisdomby Stephen S. Hall
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 13.99We all recognize wisdom, but defining it is more elusive. In this fascinating journey from philosophy to science, Stephen S. Hall gives us a penetrating history of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in the fifth century B.C. to its modern manifestations in education, politics, and the workplace. Hall’s bracing exploration of the science of wisdom allows us to see this ancient virtue with fresh eyes, yet also makes clear that despite modern science’s most powerful efforts, wisdom continues to elude easy understanding. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Metaphorby Zoltan Kovecses
Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 24.95Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers interested in metaphor. This second edition includes two new chapters--on 'metaphors in discourse' and 'metaphor and emotion' --along with new exercises, responses to criticism and recent developments in the field, and revised student exercises, tables, and figures. more...
Perceptionby Howard Robinson
Routledge 2001; US$ 42.95A controversial yet accessible introduction surveying perception. Covers theory from Descartes and the empiricists through Wittgenstein on privacy to contemporary physicalist theories, with a focus on the sense-datum theory. more...
End of Knowingby Fred Newman; Lois Holzman
Routledge 1997; US$ 29.95Newman and Holzman argue against the modernist and postmodernist theory which claims that we have reached the 'end of knowing', instead they argue that we can continue to make meaning and develop our lives through performed activity. more...
Language and Philosophical Problemsby Sö Stenlund; ren
Routledge 1990; US$ 115.00This work examines problems about mind, meaning and mathematics rooted in preconceptions of language. Philosophical claims made by theorists of meaning are shown to be connected with common views about certain mathematical ideas or methods. more...
Knowing the Differenceby Kathleen Lennon; Margaret Whitford
Routledge 1994; US$ 36.95Including contributions from an international list of renowned authors, this text seeks to address the controversial issue of difference in feminist philosophy, using approaches from both analytic and continental thinking. more...
Textures of Lightby Cathryn Vasseleu
Routledge 1998; US$ 44.95Textures of Light opens up new debates within continental and feminist philosophy. It will also be essential reading for anyone interested in visual studies and the philosophical issues of vision. more...
Personal Identity and Self-Consciousnessby Brian Garrett
Routledge 1998; US$ 125.00The first book of its kind to bring together the many different topics that surround the issue of personal identity. Brian Garrett makes an important contribution to the philosophy of personal identity and mind, and to epistemology. more...
From East to Westby Roy Bhaskar
Routledge 2000; US$ 51.99A radical resynthesis of aspects of Western and Eastern thought, this book is also a major new development in critical realism. From East to West will stimulate debate in ontology, ethics, epistemology, political philosophy and religion. more...