Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

In this book, Michael Huemer and Bryan Frances debate whether - and how - we can gain knowledge of the world outside of our own minds.

Susan Haack brings her distinctive work in theory of knowledge and philosophy of science to bear on real-life legal issues.

Susan Haack brings her distinctive work in theory of knowledge and philosophy of science to bear on real-life legal issues.

A lucid and comprehensive introduction to one of Berkeley''s major works which mirrors the structure of that work.

A lucid and comprehensive introduction to one of Berkeley''s major works which mirrors the structure of that work.

This is a collection of Peter van Inwagen''s recent essays on ontology and meta-ontology.

This book addresses whether personal identity is analyzable, with innovative discussion of ''complex'' and ''simple'' theories.

This book presents a necessitarian interpretation of Leibniz which grounds modal concepts in theology.

This book addresses whether personal identity is analyzable, with innovative discussion of ''complex'' and ''simple'' theories.

This book presents a necessitarian interpretation of Leibniz which grounds modal concepts in theology.

An introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school and an account of the areas of its philosophical interest.

A dozen world-renowned researchers explore the concept of infinity through the prism of mathematics and beyond.

An introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school and an account of the areas of its philosophical interest.

Offers a systematic presentation of Plato''s late cosmology, showing connections to his ethics and arguments about the organic structure of the universe.

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The fifteen essays in this second edition of this highly popular Companion address all aspects of Hume''s wide-ranging thought.

The fifteen essays in this second edition of this highly popular Companion address all aspects of Hume''s wide-ranging thought.

This anthology systematically investigates philosophical ideas about priority.

This anthology systematically investigates philosophical ideas about priority.

This is a collection of Peter van Inwagen''s recent essays on ontology and meta-ontology.

This provocative contribution to ethics and epistemology argues that virtue attributions are self-fulfilling prophecies.

This book develops a new reading of the Metaphysical Foundations and articulates an original perspective of Kant''s critical philosophy as a whole.

This provocative contribution to ethics and epistemology argues that virtue attributions are self-fulfilling prophecies.

This book develops a new reading of the Metaphysical Foundations and articulates an original perspective of Kant''s critical philosophy as a whole.

This book examines the fundamental importance of Eros in Plato''s writing, arguing that he sees the world as erotic from cosmic origins to human death.

This book examines the fundamental importance of Eros in Plato''s writing, arguing that he sees the world as erotic from cosmic origins to human death.

Brueckner and Ebbs debate whether a person can coherently doubt that she knows what thoughts her utterances express.

Brueckner and Ebbs debate whether a person can coherently doubt that she knows what thoughts her utterances express.

The revised edition of the Cambridge translation of one of the most powerful texts in the history of ethical thought.

The revised edition of the Cambridge translation of one of the most powerful texts in the history of ethical thought.

An introduction to the philosophy of chance which challenges realist accounts of chance.

The only book to investigate the parallel between what happens at other times and what happens in other possible worlds.

This book charts the evolution of metaphysics since Descartes and provides a compelling case for why metaphysics matters.

This book is an anthology on metaphysics understood in a neo-Aristotelian manner: metaphysics as the first philosophy.

This book charts the evolution of metaphysics since Descartes and provides a compelling case for why metaphysics matters.

This book is an anthology on metaphysics understood in a neo-Aristotelian manner: metaphysics as the first philosophy.

Brings Plato''s ideas to life, proposing new interpretations of major elements including the cosmic ''beginning'' and the Atlantis story.

Brings Plato''s ideas to life, proposing new interpretations of major elements including the cosmic ''beginning'' and the Atlantis story.

A compelling view of existence as a realization of power, possessing an internal structure akin to that of geometrical objects.

A compelling view of existence as a realization of power, possessing an internal structure akin to that of geometrical objects.

Critical analysis of how key philosophers in the European tradition responded to the emergence of a modern conception of temporality.

A dozen world-renowned researchers explore the concept of infinity through the prism of mathematics and beyond.

Critical analysis of how key philosophers in the European tradition responded to the emergence of a modern conception of temporality.