Many important thinkers in the philosophical tradition, like Aristotle or Hume, have used an explicit theory of action as the basis of their respective normative theories of practical rationality and morality.
When we read that scientists have come close to pinpointing the "e;origin of the universe"e; by means of a Big Bang cosmology, or are engaged in formulating a "e;theory of everything,"e; as in current ten-dimensional superstring theories of particle physics, can we doubt that such inquiries or their results inevitably raise important philosophical questions?
We are all captivated and puzzled by the infinite, in its many varied guises; by the endlessness of space and time; by the thought that between any two points in space, however close, there is always another; by the fact that numbers go on forever; and by the idea of an all-knowing, all-powerful God.
This book is a systematic history of one of the oldest problems in the philosophy of space and time: How is the change from one state to its opposite to be described?
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.
The general view of Russell's work amongst philosophers has been that repeat- edly, during his long and distinguished career, crucial changes of mind on fun- damental points were significant enough to cause him to successively adopt a diversity of radically new philosophical positions.
The computer has increasingly become the principal model for the mind, which means our most basic experience of "e;reality"e; is as mediated through a screen, or stored in a cloud.
Metaphysics: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the philosophical study of some of the most important and foundational aspects of the world in which we live.
A major goal for compatibilists is to avoid the luck problem and to include all the facts from neuroscience and natural science in general which purportedly show that the brain works in a law-governed and causal way like any other part of nature.
This collection of original essays brings together a world-class lineup of philosophers to provide the most comprehensive critical treatment of Ted Honderich's philosophy, focusing on three major areas of his work: (1) his theory of consciousness; (2) his extensive and ground-breaking work on determinism and freedom; and (3) his views on right and wrong, including his Principle of Humanity and his judgments on terrorism.
Collapsing buildings, unexpected meetings in the marketplace, monstrous births, encounters with pirates at sea-these and other unforeseen "e;accidents"e; at the turn of the seventeenth century in England acquired unprecedented significance in the early modern philosophical and cultural imagination.
Reading Mill begins with the idea that political theory, as it is understood and practised in Anglophone Universities, is not one practice but a set of four alternative practices marked by divergent ontologies and epistemologies.
Everyone has had luminous moments - those instances when we experience the beauty and grace of life, whether we're looking into the eyes of a newborn or watching the sun set over the ocean.
Wie vor ihm Plotin und Iamblichos hat auch Proklos neben seinen wirkmächtigen Kommentaren zu den Platonischen Dialogen eigenständige philosophische Abhandlungen verfasst, in denen er sich frei bewegt, ohne sich der Auslegung eines Platonischen Textes unterzuordnen.
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 offers a new and original hypothesis on the origin of modal ontology, whose roots can be traced back to the mathematical debate about incommensurable magnitudes, which forms the implicit background for Plato's later dialogues and culminates in the definition of being as dynamis in the Sophist.
From David Hume's famous puzzle about "e;the missing shade of blue,"e; to current research into the science of colour, the topic of colour is an incredibly fertile region of study and debate, cutting across philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, and aesthetics, as well as psychology.
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