Metaphysics

Harold Noonan introduces and assesses Kripke's most famous work, Naming and Necessity, placing it in context and explaining its significant contribution to the philosophy of language, logic and metaphysics...

Harold Noonan introduces and assesses Kripke's most famous work, Naming and Necessity, placing it in context and explaining its significant contribution to the philosophy of language, logic and metaphysics...

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Approaching the central themes of Spinoza's thought from both a historical and analytical perspective, this book examines the logical-metaphysical core of Spinoza's philosophy, its epistemology and its ramifications for his much disputed attitude towards religion...

Approaching the central themes of Spinoza's thought from both a historical and analytical perspective, this book examines the logical-metaphysical core of Spinoza's philosophy, its epistemology and its ramifications for his much disputed attitude towards religion...

This book defends a novel neo-Aristotelian account of the nature and structure of material objects. Another aim of the book is to further develop the newly revived area concerning the question of fundamental mereology, that is the question of whether wholes are metaphysically prior to their parts or..

In this book, Jolley aims to understand the 'concept horse' debate between Frege and Kerry. But Jolley's purpose is not so much to champion either side; rather, it is to utilize an understanding of the debate to shed light on the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein-and vice versa. Jolley not only sifts th..

In this book, Jolley aims to understand the 'concept horse' debate between Frege and Kerry. But Jolley's purpose is not so much to champion either side; rather, it is to utilize an understanding of the debate to shed light on the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein-and vice versa. Jolley not only sifts th..

The last century has seen enormous progress in our understanding of time. This volume features original essays by the foremost philosophers of time discussing the goals and methodology of the philosophy of time, and examining the best way to move forward with regard to the field's core issues. _x005..

The last century has seen enormous progress in our understanding of time. This volume features original essays by the foremost philosophers of time discussing the goals and methodology of the philosophy of time, and examining the best way to move forward with regard to the field's core issues. _x000..

The Limits of Logic..

This volume addresses the question of how the great philosophers of the past might have reacted to contemporary discussion around the meaning of life. This edited collection includes over thirty chapters each focusing major philosophical figure from the history of philosophy, and imaginatively engag..