Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

Phenomenology was one of the twentieth century's major philosophical movements and continues to be a vibrant and widely studied subject today.

Phenomenology was one of the twentieth century's major philosophical movements and continues to be a vibrant and widely studied subject today.

This book presents a mathematically and logically sophisticated analysis of the many, or the more than one.

This book presents a mathematically and logically sophisticated analysis of the many, or the more than one.

Ontological materialism, in its various forms, has become the orthodox view in contemporary philosophy of mind.

Ontological materialism, in its various forms, has become the orthodox view in contemporary philosophy of mind.

As the pressures of globalization are crushing local traditions, millions of uprooted people are buying into a new American salvation product.

As the pressures of globalization are crushing local traditions, millions of uprooted people are buying into a new American salvation product.

This book presents a series of ontological investigations into an adequate theory of embodiment for the social sciences.

This book presents a series of ontological investigations into an adequate theory of embodiment for the social sciences.

Sociological Realism presents a clear and updated discussion of the main tenets and issues of social theory, written by some of the top scholars within the critical realist and relational approach.

Sociological Realism presents a clear and updated discussion of the main tenets and issues of social theory, written by some of the top scholars within the critical realist and relational approach.

Reflections on meta-Reality is now widely regarded as a landmark in contemporary philosophy.

Reflections on meta-Reality is now widely regarded as a landmark in contemporary philosophy.

First published in 1967, The Transcendence of the Cave is the second in a series of Gifford Lectures on philosophical issues, and continues the themes of the first series entitled The Discipline of the Cave.

First published in 1967, The Transcendence of the Cave is the second in a series of Gifford Lectures on philosophical issues, and continues the themes of the first series entitled The Discipline of the Cave.

The last century has seen enormous progress in our understanding of time.

The last century has seen enormous progress in our understanding of time.

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During the past two decades, the surge of religious fundamentalism in the United States and in the Muslim world has resulted in many studies of the status of women and other family issues.

During the past two decades, the surge of religious fundamentalism in the United States and in the Muslim world has resulted in many studies of the status of women and other family issues.

From Science to Emancipation: Alienation and the Actuality of Enlightenment is the second of three books elaborating Roy Bhaskar's new philosophy of metaReality, which appeared in rapid succession in 2002.

From Science to Emancipation: Alienation and the Actuality of Enlightenment is the second of three books elaborating Roy Bhaskar's new philosophy of metaReality, which appeared in rapid succession in 2002.

Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's most influential, but also most cryptic and controversial philosophers.

Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's most influential, but also most cryptic and controversial philosophers.

This book sets out a new reading of the much-neglected philosophy of Karl Jaspers.

This book sets out a new reading of the much-neglected philosophy of Karl Jaspers.

First Published in 2012.

First Published in 2012.

While the phrase "e;metaphysics of science"e; has been used from time to time, it has only recently begun to denote a specific research area where metaphysics meets philosophy of science-and the sciences themselves.

While the phrase "e;metaphysics of science"e; has been used from time to time, it has only recently begun to denote a specific research area where metaphysics meets philosophy of science-and the sciences themselves.

This is Volume XXIX of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series.

This is Volume XXIX of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series.

This book studies Wallace Stevens and pre-Socratic philosophy, showing how concepts that animate Stevens' poetry parallel concepts and techniques found in the poetic works of Parmenides, Empedocles, and Xenophanes, and in the fragments of Heraclitus.

This book studies Wallace Stevens and pre-Socratic philosophy, showing how concepts that animate Stevens' poetry parallel concepts and techniques found in the poetic works of Parmenides, Empedocles, and Xenophanes, and in the fragments of Heraclitus.

Contrastivism can be applied to a variety of problems within philosophy, and as such, it can be coherently seen as a unified movement.

Contrastivism can be applied to a variety of problems within philosophy, and as such, it can be coherently seen as a unified movement.

Philosophy of mind is one of the most dynamic fields in philosophy, and one that invites debate around several key questions.

Philosophy of mind is one of the most dynamic fields in philosophy, and one that invites debate around several key questions.

First published in 1999.

First published in 1999.

In this book, Ellis argues that moral and political objectives are not independent of one other, and so must be pursued in tandem.

In this book, Ellis argues that moral and political objectives are not independent of one other, and so must be pursued in tandem.

Death, Posthumous Harm, and Bioethics offers a highly distinctive and original approach to the metaphysics of death and applies this approach to contemporary debates in bioethics that address end-of-life and post-mortem issues.

Death, Posthumous Harm, and Bioethics offers a highly distinctive and original approach to the metaphysics of death and applies this approach to contemporary debates in bioethics that address end-of-life and post-mortem issues.

Temporalities presents a concise critical introduction to the treatment of time throughout literature.

Temporalities presents a concise critical introduction to the treatment of time throughout literature.

This groundbreaking volume investigates the most fundamental question of all: Why is there something rather than nothing?

This groundbreaking volume investigates the most fundamental question of all: Why is there something rather than nothing?