Each chapter begins with a traditional argument of a thoroughly puzzling kind: a validphilosophical argument with highly plausible premises but a surprising... Læs mere
Suitable for the teaching of medieval philosophy, this title features judicious selections and translations based on critical editions.
Elucidates the historical context and the subsequent influence of Paine's text, as well as the major problems in interpreting Paine's theory.
A work on the Timaeus that takes Plato's Cosmology as starting point.
Features the selections that provide the student of modern philosophy with both a view of Malebranche's philosophical system and a picture of his most important... Læs mere
An anthology that presents John Dewey's major political writings, which display Dewey's philosophical method, his controversial views on war and education, his essential contributions to democratic theory, and his distinctive brand of progressive political ideology.
Contains selections of Ockham's philosophical writings which give a balanced introductory view of his work in logic, metaphysics, and ethics. This volume includes textual markings referring readers to appendices containing changes in the Latin text.
Covers topics such as Concerning Metaphysics, Man's Knowledge of God, The Existence of God, The Unicity of God, Concerning Human Knowledge, and The Spirituality and Immortality of the Human Soul.
This book intersperses philosophical commentary with a new translation of the whole dialogue to present an original case for thinking that Plato's aim in the Theaetetus is to... Læs mere
Follows the sequence of a typical intermediate or upper-level logic course and allows teachers to enrich their presentations of formal methods and results with readings on corresponding questions in philosophical logic.
"Philosophy of Josiah Royce".
Focuses on the socioeconomic, political, and cultural milieu in which a new religious movement was born and has thrived. This work includes a discussion of the origins of Islamic law,... Læs mere