Philosophy
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An Introduction to Epistemology – Second Edition
The second edition of Jack Crumley’s An Introduction to Epistemology strikes a balance between the many issues that engage contemporary epistemologists and the contributions of…
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Seeking God in Science
The doctrine of intelligent design is often the subject of acrimonious debate. Seeking God in Science cuts through the rhetoric that distorts the debates between…
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Animals and Ethics – Third Edition
Can animals be regarded as part of the moral community? To what extent, if at all, do they have moral rights? Are we wrong to…
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Three Essays on Religion
John Stuart Mill was one of the most important political and social thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his writings on human rights, feminism, the…
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Great Philosophers
Great Philosophers tells the story of Western philosophy through the thought of its main protagonists, the great philosophers. The narrative begins with the Presocratic philosophers…
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Incompatibilism’s Allure
The role of freedom in assigning moral responsibility is one of the deepest problems in metaphysics and moral theory. Incompatibilism’s Allure provides original analysis of…
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Personal Identity and Ethics
The relationship between personal identity and ethics remains on of the most intriguing yet vexing issues in philosophy. It is commonplace to hold that moral…
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The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought – Volume 2: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
The second volume of this comprehensive anthology covers the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The anthology is broad ranging both in its selection of material…
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The Excellencies of Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle, one of the most important intellectuals of the seventeenth century, was a gifted experimenter, an exceptionally able philosopher, and a dedicated Christian. In…
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Essentials of Symbolic Logic – Third Edition
The third edition of Essentials of Symbolic Logic is a concise and clearly written introduction to the topic. Based on years of use in colleges…
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Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Literature
What, if anything, distinguishes works of fiction such as Hamlet and Madame Bovary from biographies, news reports, or office bulletins? Is there a “right” way…
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The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought – Volume 1: From Plato to Nietzsche
This comprehensive volume contains much of the important work in political and social philosophy from ancient times until the end of the nineteenth century. The…
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Contemporary Perspectives on Early Modern Philosophy
Contemporary Perspectives on Early Modern Philosophy is a collection of essays dedicated to Vere Chappell, one of the most respected scholars in the field of…
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Natural Beauty
Natural Beauty was selected for the Choice Outstanding Academic Title list for 2008! Natural Beauty presents a bold new philosophical account of the principles involved…
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The Aesthetics Of Human Environments
The Aesthetics of Human Environments is a companion volume to Carlson’s and Berleant’s The Aesthetics of Natural Environments. Whereas the earlier collection focused on the…
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Self-Knowledge
Self-Knowledge introduces philosophical ideas about knowledge and the self. The book takes the form of a personal meditation: it is one person’s attempt to reflect…
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Catharine Trotter Cockburn
An important thinker who contributed to eighteenth-century debates in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, Catharine Trotter Cockburn pursued the life of a dramatist and essayist, despite…
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Basic Issues in Medieval Philosophy – Second Edition
In this important collection, the editors argue that medieval philosophy is best studied as an interactive discussion between thinkers working on very much the same…
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The Logic of Hegel’s ‘Logic’
George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel has seldom been considered a major figure in the history of logic. His two texts on logic, both called The Science…
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Moral Issues in Global Perspective – Volume 2: Human Diversity and Equality – Second Edition
Now available in three thematic volumes, the second edition of Moral Issues in Global Perspective is a collection of the newest and best articles on…
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Moral Issues in Global Perspective – Volume 3: Moral Issues – Second Edition
Now available in three thematic volumes, the second edition of Moral Issues in Global Perspective is a collection of the newest and best articles on…
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Moral Issues in Global Perspective – Volume 1: Moral and Political Theory – Second Edition
Now available in three thematic volumes, the second edition of Moral Issues in Global Perspective is a collection of the newest and best articles on…
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Theories of Human Nature – Third Edition
This book explores the idea of human nature and the many understandings of it put forward by such diverse figures as Aristotle, Rousseau, Marx, Freud,…
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Philosophical Conversations
Philosophical Conversations is a light, informal, and contemporary introduction to the study of philosophy. Using a dialogue format, Robert M. Martin delves into the traditional…