Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

This book brings together the debate concerning personal identity (in metaphysics) and central topics in biomedical ethics (conception of birth and death; autonomy, living wills and paternalism).

This book develops a novel argument which combines the Kalam with the Thomistic Cosmological Argument.

This profound exploration of one of the core notions of philosophy-the concept of existence itself-reviews, then counters (via Meinongian theory), the mainstream philosophical view running from Hume to Frege, Russell, and Quine, summarized thus by Kant: "e;Existence is not a predicate.

Over the past few years, the tree model of time has been widely employed to deal with issues concerning the semantics of tensed discourse.

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This book presents a chronology of thirty definitions attributed to the word, term, phrase, and concept of "e;documentary"e; between the years 1895 and 1959.

This book is a sequel to Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology (Springer 2011).

Against the backdrop of a historical debate between science and philosophy with regard to the nature of time, this book argues that our commonsense understanding of time is inadequate-especially for education.

This book provides an up to date, high-level exchange on God in a uniquely productive style.

This engaging volume sheds light on the central role the turn to the body plays in the philosophies of Spinoza and Nietzsche, providing an ideal starting point for understanding their work.

'Informative, accessible, and fun to read- this is an excellent reference guide for undergraduates and anyone wanting an introduction to the fundamental issues of metaphysics.

Critically evaluating and synthesizing all the previous research on the phenomenology of Czech philosopher Jan Patocka, the book brings a new voice into contemporary philosophical discussions.

This book argues that Kant develops a theory of perception in the Critique of Judgment from which one can redefine his entire project, viewing and using aesthetics as its backbone, from the transcendental aesthetic of the First Critique to the Critique of Taste in the Third.

"e;[An] important essay by a philosopher who more convincingly than any other I can think of demonstrates the continuing significance of his vocation in the life of our culture.

Engages with one of the oldest philosophical problems-the relationship between thought and being-and offers a fresh perspective with which to approach the long history of this puzzle.

Selections from Leopardi’s prose masterwork, Zibaldone, one of the great intellectual diaries in European literature, expertly translated by Tim ParksRevenge—Revenge is so sweet one often wishes to be insulted so as to be able to take revenge, and I don’t mean just by an old enemy, but anyone, or even (especially when in a really bad mood) by a friend.

Faith Physics is a new Theory of Everything (ToE) combining ancient spiritual wisdom and modern quantum physics findings to deliver a belief system that is both intellectually sound and spiritually satisfying.

This book—the first commentary on Ernst Cassirer’s Metaphysics of Symbolic Forms—provides an introduction to the metaphysical views that underlie the philosopher’s conceptions of symbolic form and human culture.

An exemplary collection of work from one of the world’s leading scholars of intellectual history“Földényi .

Since immemorial times, persons have been engaged in disputes in metaphysics.

This book critically assesses arguments for the existence of the God of classical theism, develops an innovative account of objects' persistence, and defends new arguments against classical theism.

This comprehensive collection brings out the rich and deep philosophical resources of the Zhuangzi.

This edited collection provides new perspectives on some metaphysical questions arising in quantum mechanics.

This book focuses on the unique philosophical relationship between Hedwig Conrad-Martius and Edith Stein.

This book considers the important twentieth century Austrian philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and his conception of certainty.

This book provides the foundations of trust amidst radical uncertainty.

This book, combining integratively-revised previously-published papers with entirely new chapters, challenges and treats some major problems in Kant's philosophy not by means of new interpretations but by suggesting some variations on Kantian themes.

This book develops an original theory of agentive modality: the kind of modality that is distinctive to agents.

This book is the first volume featuring the work of American women philosophers in the first half of the twentieth century.

This book provides an original perspective on the debate about anti-representationalism and the nature of philosophy.

Este libro trata sobre lo que creemos debe ser el sentido del cultivo de la verdad en la época actual.

The Routledge Handbook of Women and Early Modern European Philosophy is an outstanding reference source for the wide range of philosophical contributions made by women writing in Europe from about 1560 to 1780.

The Routledge Handbook of Women and Early Modern European Philosophy is an outstanding reference source for the wide range of philosophical contributions made by women writing in Europe from about 1560 to 1780.

This book sheds light on Kant''s claim that the Critique of Pure Reason is a ''treatise'' or ''doctrine'' of method.

Os Atos Filosóficos criados neste manuscrito foram criados durante a pandemia de 2020 por Daniel L.

This book proposes a bold idea.

Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is well-known for his introspective turn away from sensible bodies and toward non-sensory ideas of mind, body, and God.

Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is well-known for his introspective turn away from sensible bodies and toward non-sensory ideas of mind, body, and God.

Medieval debates over "e;divine creation"e; are systematically obscured in our age by the conflict between "e;Intelligent Design"e; Creationists and Evolutionists.

This book provides the Latin text and its annotated English translation of the question-commentary of John Buridan (ca.

Medieval debates over "e;divine creation"e; are systematically obscured in our age by the conflict between "e;Intelligent Design"e; Creationists and Evolutionists.

"Ich denke, also bin ich" – dieses Lebensgefühl ist den meisten Menschen eigen.

GOD Works Through Faith was written by Robert A.

'what can be said at all can be said clearly; and of what one cannot talk, about that one must be silent' Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, first published in German in 1921 and in English translation in 1922, is one of the most influential philosophical texts of the twentieth century.