This is an expanded edition of James Ellington's translation of Kant's essay, in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of harmful consequences.
Presents the articles of philosophical and theological interest - those that influenced Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Voltaire and formed the basis for... Læs mere
Offers a translation of one of our prime sources for archaic Greek mythology, ritual, cosmology, and psychology.
This is an expanded edition of James Ellington's translation of Kant's essay, in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of harmful consequences.
Since the mid-nineteenth century, the US courts have attempted, in a series of landmark cases, to resolve bitter conflicts over an individual's right to bodily autonomy.
Provides an overview of the government of the early empires of China. This work discusses topics such as: the seat of supreme authority; the... Læs mere
Offers a text employing the tree method, a formal system of first-order logic. This book allows students to take control of the nuts and bolts of formal logic, and to move on to complex and abstract problems. The tree method is elaborated in steps over five chapters.