Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

Human finitude and its implications have long been one of the central themes of Western philosophy.

The present book brings together several case studies, dealing with relevant facets of the work of some of philosophy's all-time greats.

Few philosophical issues have had as long and elaborate a history as the problem of free will, which has been contested at every stage of the history of the subject.

We live today surrounded by countless digital gadgets and navigate through cyberspace as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Does the soul have parts?

Due to its scope and depth, Moore's Causation and Responsibility is probably the most important publication in the philosophy of law since the publication of Hart's and Honore's Causation in the Law in 1959.

what makes a property intrinsic?

In this study, the author shows new entry points to the dialogue between Kant and Heidegger.

Nietzsche's metaphor of the spider that spins its cobweb expresses his critique of the metaphysical use of language - but it also suggests that "e;we, spiders"e;, are able to spin different, life-affirming, healthier, non-metaphysical cobwebs.

Nicolai Hartmann was one of the most prolific and original, yet sober, clear and rigorous, 20th century German philosophers.

Nicolai Hartmann's Possibility and Actuality is the second volume of a four-part investigation of ontology.

This book explores two questions that are integral to the question of the existence of God.

Gegenstand dieser Untersuchung ist der kantische Substanzbegriff.

Morality has traditionally been understood to be tied to certain metaphysical beliefs: notably, in the freedom of human persons (to choose right or wrong courses of action), in a god (or gods) who serve(s) as judge(s) of moral character, and in an afterlife as the locus of a "e;final judgment"e; on individual behavior.

Dieser Band betrachtet das menschliche Leben aus drei Perspektiven, die alle mit seiner zeitlichen Begrenztheit verknüpft sind: Erstens wird untersucht, worin die zeitliche Einheit eines menschlichen Lebens besteht, wo genau es beginnt und wo es endet.

Die Philosophie der Aufklärung übt bis auf den heutigen Tag einen großen Einfluss auf unser Denken aus.

Das Phänomen des Tragischen steht seit dem Frühidealismus im Zentrum der philosophischen Selbstvergewisserung, insofern diese sich gegenüber verharmlosenden Theorien der Pluralität und des Fortschritts scharf abgrenzt.

Avicenna's Metaphysics (in Arabic: Ilahiyyat) is the most important and influential metaphysical treatise of classical and medieval times after Aristotle.

Die Konzeption des Denkens bei Parmenides zu klären und ihre Bedeutung für seine gesamte Philosophie herauszuarbeiten, ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit.

The contributions to this collection deal with the fundamental problem of unity, which plays a decisive role in many contemporary debates (even when this role is not acknowledged).

Diese Studie stellt die vom Neuplatoniker Proklos entworfene Theorie des Schlechten erstmals in ihrem systematischen Gesamtzusammenhang dar.

Die Studie wirft neues Licht auf den Wahrheitsbegriff in Sein und Zeit.

Die Frage nach den gedanklichen Verbindungslinien zwischen Kant und Bacon als dem Wegbereiter des englischen Empirismus hat in der Kant-Forschung bisher nur wenig Beachtung gefunden.

Ordinary language and scientific discourse are filled with linguistic expressions for dispositional properties such as "e;soluble,"e; "e;elastic,"e; "e;reliable,"e; and "e;humorous.

Das Werk des spätantiken Philosophen und Theologen Dionysius Areopagita (~500) hat in der abendländischen Geistesgeschichte eine außerordentlich reiche Wirkung entfaltet.

Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals from 1785 is one of the most important and influential texts in the whole history of philosophy.