In search of the origins of some of the most fundamental problems that have beset philosophers in English-speaking countries in …
This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, …
A Theory of Justice, by John Rawls, is widely regarded as the most important twentieth-century work of Anglo-American political philosophy. …
John Rawls' "A Theory of Justice" has been influential in philosophy, political theory, welfare economics and jurisprudence. This book is …
Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls's A Theory of Justice has become a classic. The author has now revised …
Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity, one of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth century, serves as the backdrop …
A century after ‘On Denoting’ was published, the debate it initiated continues to rage. On the one hand, there is …
In this volume, phenomenologists from the West join hands with specialists from mainland China and Hong Kong to discuss the …
I Edmund Husserl's Logische Untersuchungen is, by any standard and also by nearly common consent, a great philosophical work. Within …
In the sixth Logical Investigation, Husserl defines meaning, objectivity, and knowledge by appealing to "syntheses of fulfilment": each act of …
In the 20th century theorists of mind were almost exclusively concerned with various versions of the materialist thesis, but prior …
An important task for every major philosopher is to offer us an understanding of the nature of mind. The essays …
David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) presents the most important account of skepticism in the history of modern …
David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of Hume's Treatise, one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. …
David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This first …
David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This second …
Foundational questions in logic, mathematics, computer science and physics are constant sources of epistemological debate in contemporary philosophy. To what …
An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. In this book, …
A classic since 1928, this masterly encyclopedia of ancient mythology, ritual, symbolism, and the arcane mysteries of the ages is …
Preface: The following work consists essentially of a series of twelve lectures, delivered before the Psychological Research Society, of New …
This book focuses on the reality of China’s modern judiciary, systematically demonstrating and discussing the judicial philosophy and judicial ethics …
A compact, coherent introduction to the study of rational belief, this text provides points of entry to such areas of …
Rush Rhees, a close friend of Wittgenstein and a major interpreter of his work, shows how Wittgenstein's On Certainty concerns …
Historians of mathematics have devoted considerable attention to Isaac Newton's work on algebra, series, fluxions, quadratures, and geometry. In Isaac …
This radical reading of Wittgenstein's third and last masterpiece, On Certainty , has major implications for philosophy. It elucidates Wittgenstein's …
Two seemingly contradictory tendencies have accompanied the development of the natural sciences in the past 150 years. On the one …
This volume represents a radical departure from the current philosophical duopoly in the area of foundations of probability, that is, …
This book sheds unprecedented light on Wittgenstein's third masterpiece, On Certainty , clarifying his thoughts on basic beliefs and rebuttal …
This collection of seminal essays on the Prolegomena provides the student of philosophy with an invaluable overview of the issues …
This book is a collection of fifteen essays that deal with issues at the intersection of phenomenology, logic, and the …