Philosophy : Metaphysics

Cause and Chance: Causation in an Indeterministic World is a collection of specially written papers by world-class metaphysicians. Its focus is the problems facing the 'reductionist' approach to causation. more...

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During a career spanning over thirty years Philip Pettit has made seminal contributions in moral philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of the social sciences, philosophy of mind and action, and metaphysics. The corpus of work Pettit has contributed and stimulated is all the more remarkable because of the way in which Pettit and his circle adapt lessons learned when thinking about problems in one area of philosophy to problems in a completely different area. Common Minds presents specially written papers by some of the most eminent philosophers alive today, grappling with some of the themes derived from the larger programme that Pettit has inspired. It concludes with a substantial piece by Pettit himself, in which he gives an overview of his work, draws out the connections between its key themes, and provides a rich commentary on the preceding essays. - ;During a career spanning over thirty years Philip Pettit has made seminal contributions in moral philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of the social sciences, philosophy of mind and action, and metaphysics. His many contributions would be remarkable enough in themselves, but they are made all the more remarkable by the ways in which Pettit connects them with each other. Pettit holds that the lessons learned when thinking about problems in one area of philosophy often. constitute ready-made solutions to problems we faced in completely different areas. His body of work taken as a whole provides a vivid example of what philosophy looks like when done with that conviction. Common Minds presents specially written papers by some of the most eminent philosophers alive today, grappling with some of the themes derived from the larger programme that Pettit has inspired. How are we to do the best we can, whether in the domain of morality or politics, given that we are non-ideal agents acting in non-ideal circumstances? What is the normative significance of the capacity we have to engage in rational deliberation, b more...

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In this critically acclaimed book, first published in 1988 and now released as an ebook, scientist and author Paul Davies explains how recent scientific advances are transforming our understanding of the emergence of complexity and organization in the universe. more...

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This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This booktable of contents linked to every chapter and footnote. *********************. The Critique of Pure Reason (German: Kritik der reinen Vernunft), first published in 1781, with a second edition in 1787, is the most widely read work of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. It is often referred to as Kant''s "first critique," and was followed by the Critique of Practical Reason and the Critique of Judgement. — Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. . more...

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Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" is now 130 years old, but it continues to provoke fierce debate. This lively and controversial collection of essays looks at Darwinism from historical and contemporary perspectives. more...

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