Philosophy : Metaphysics

Hegel's holistic metaphysics challenges much recent ontology with its atomistic and reductionist assumptions; Stern offers us an original reading of Hegel and contrasts him with his predecessor, Kant. more...

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Gorner conveys the essence of Heidegger's project, creating an accessible introduction for students. more...

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Key features of the book include discussion of Kant's responses to Hume and consideration of more recent responses to Hume's philosophy, allowing the full significance of his thought for contemporary philosophy to emerge. more...

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The eleven new papers in this volume address fundamental and interrelated philosophical issues concerning modality and identity, issues that were pivotal to the development of analytic philosophy in the twentieth century, and remain a key focus of debate in the twenty-first. Identity and Modality brings together leading researchers in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of mathematics. - ;The papers in this volume address fundamental, and interrelated, philosophical issues concerning modality and identity, issues that have not only been pivotal to the development of analytic philosophy in the twentieth century, but remain a key focus of metaphysical debate in the twenty-first. How are we to understand the concepts of necessity and possibility? Is chance a basic ingredient of reality? How are we to make sense of claims about personal identity? Do numbers require. distinctive identity criteria? Does the capacity to identify an object presuppose an ability to bring it under a sortal concept?. Rather than presenting a single, partisan perspective, Identity and Modality enriches our understanding of identity and modality by bringing together papers written by leading researchers working in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of mathematics. The resulting variety of perspectives correspondingly reflects both the breadth and depth of contemporary theorizing about identity and modality, each paper addressing a particular issue and. advancing our knowledge of the area. This volume will provide essential reading for graduate students in the subject and professional philosophers. - ;The essays make important contributions to contemporary debated concerning modality, individuation, mathmatical structuralism and personal identity. The collection is tus warmly recommended to anyone interested in these areas. - Oystein Linnebo MIND;the volume . . . is of high quality and contains importan more...

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Many important thinkers in the philosophical tradition, like Aristotle or Hume, have used an explicit theory of action as the basis of their respective normative theories of practical rationality and morality. The idea behind this architecture of theories is that action theory can inform us about the origin, bonds, reach and limits of practical reason. The aim of this book is to revive this direct connection between action theory and practical philosophy, in particular to provide systematic action-theoretical underpinnings for the discussion about the normative structure of practical reason. more...

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