Topics in philosophy

Most approaches to animal ethics ground the moral standing of nonhumans in some appeal to their capacities for intelligent autonomy or mental sentience.

In every domain of reasoning-from time and space, to mental states and physical illness-humans deploy an exceedingly diverse range of intuitive 'theories' about how the world works.

In every domain of reasoning-from time and space, to mental states and physical illness-humans deploy an exceedingly diverse range of intuitive 'theories' about how the world works.

The role of science in policymaking has gained unprecedented stature in the United States, raising questions about the place of science and scientific expertise in the democratic process.

How much does rationality constrain what we should believe on the basis of our evidence?

How much does rationality constrain what we should believe on the basis of our evidence?

The most extensive English-language study of Schopenhauer's metaphysics of the will yet published, this book represents a major contribution to Schopenhauer scholarship.

The historiography of feminist rhetorical research raises ethical questions about whose stories are told and how.

In "e;Freedom and Human Achievement,"e; Jeff Love delivers a passionate, comprehensive treatise on the philosophical underpinnings of liberty and its essential role in human flourishing.

The Matter of Empire examines the philosophical principles invoked by apologists of the Spanish empire that laid the foundations for the material exploitation of the Andean region between 1520 and 1640.

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Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory.

Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory.

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Why do people persist in commitments that threaten their happiness, security, and comfort?

Why do people persist in commitments that threaten their happiness, security, and comfort?

The Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles is the thesis that, necessarily, no two (concrete) objects differ only numerically.

The Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles is the thesis that, necessarily, no two (concrete) objects differ only numerically.

Dugald Stewart's Empire of the Mind recasts the cultivation of a democratic intellect in the late Scottish Enlightenment.

Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics.

Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics.

The Sensible and Intelligible Worlds represents a new wave of interest in 'the metaphysical Kant'.

Dugald Stewart's Empire of the Mind recasts the cultivation of a democratic intellect in the late Scottish Enlightenment.

The idea that time does not exist is, for many, unthinkable: time must exist.

Through its revised and applied Aristotelianism, this book illuminates our understanding of friendship in moral philosophy, moral psychology, and moral education.

Value in Modernity examines a historical paradigm in ethics that has hitherto not been identified as such: existential modernism.

Through its revised and applied Aristotelianism, this book illuminates our understanding of friendship in moral philosophy, moral psychology, and moral education.

The idea that time does not exist is, for many, unthinkable: time must exist.

The idea of a critical theory is famous across the world, yet it is today rarely practised as originally conceived by the Frankfurt School.

The idea of a critical theory is famous across the world, yet it is today rarely practised as originally conceived by the Frankfurt School.

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century.

Aesthetic judgements that are formed on the basis of testimony are commonly held to be defective, illegitimate, or otherwise problematic.

Developing original accounts of the many aspects of belief, On Believing puts the believer at the heart of the story.

Aesthetic judgements that are formed on the basis of testimony are commonly held to be defective, illegitimate, or otherwise problematic.

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century.

In this book, Michael Blome-Tillmann offers a critical overview of the current debate on the semantics of knowledge attributions.

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Developing original accounts of the many aspects of belief, On Believing puts the believer at the heart of the story.

It can seem obvious that we live in a world governed by laws of nature, yet it was not until the seventeenth century that the concept of a law came to the fore.

It can seem obvious that we live in a world governed by laws of nature, yet it was not until the seventeenth century that the concept of a law came to the fore.

Ancient Greek thought saw the birth, in Western philosophy, of the study now known as moral psychology.

Ancient Greek thought saw the birth, in Western philosophy, of the study now known as moral psychology.

Who are you beyond the name, the pain, the program?

Kant held the moral law to be an objective imperative, an entity in its own right.

Kant held the moral law to be an objective imperative, an entity in its own right.

It is not uncommon to hear that poor school performance, welfare dependancy, youth unemployment, and criminal activity result more from shortcomings in the personal makeup of individuals than from societal forces beyond their control.

The claim that there are objective ethical truths has attracted its share of doubters.