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    424,95 kr.

    This volume collects articles on epistemology and the theory of perception, introducing readers to the various problems that face a successful theory of perceptual knowledge.

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    684,95 kr.

    The 18 essays in this work deal with the meaning of two highly contested ideas: race and racism. Bernard Boxill has collected a wide range of analytical writing, with the aim of stimulating a critical understanding of the true meaning and implications of an understanding of race and racism.

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    684,95 kr.

    This latest addition to the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series covers a topic which is one of the focal points of much of the current work in moral and political theory.

  • - Theories About How We Should Live
     
    726,95 kr.

    This text deals with philosophical theories about how we ought to live, including utilitarianism, social contract theory, rights theory, virtue theory, and the "New Kantianism".

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    684,95 kr.

    Framed with a substantial introduction by the editor, this new book brings together the key articles written on bioethics over recent years. Subjects covered include the beginnings of life, the end of life, quality of life, value of life, future generations, and professional ethics.

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    684,95 kr.

    This volume presents a selection of the most important recent writings on the nature of explanation. It covers a broad range of topics from the philosophy of science to the central philosophical terrain of the theory of knowledge.

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    644,95 kr.

    This collection brings together an important set of previously published papers which seek to provide the correct semantic account of thoughts involving demonstratives.

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    615,95 kr.

    Political Philosophy

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    482,95 kr.

    The Philosophy of Language

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    753,95 kr.

    This volume presents papers discussing arguments on both sides of the consequentialist debate. The distinguished contributors include John Rawls, Bernard Williams, Thomas Nagel and Derek Parfit.

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    753,95 kr.

    This title in the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series brings together some of the most influential and stimulating essays on Nietzsche's philosophy to have appeared over the last three decades. Including a substantial editorial introduction by John Richardson, this volume covers Nietzsche's major interpretative positions and gives an argued examination of each.

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    547,95 kr.

    Recently, philosophers have revived interest in the traditional topic of the nature of a priori knowledge (knowledge that does not depend on sensory experience). This collection brings together ten of the most important recent essays on the subject.

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    684,95 kr.

    This volume brings together some of the most important and influential recent writings on knowledge of oneself and of one's own thoughts, sensations, and experiences. The essays give valuable insights into such fundamental philosophical issues as personal identity, the nature of consciousness, mind-body dualism, and knowledge of other minds.

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    644,95 kr.

    This volume features a selection of articles concerning ethics and the environment. It offers an introduction to the main debates in the area, and deals with such issues as the duty to future generations, resource conservation, species and wilderness preservation, and much more.

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    726,95 kr.

    This new volume in the long-running and successful Oxford Readings in Philosophy series offers a selection of the most important philosophical work in the new and fast-growing interdisciplinary area of artificial life. It will set the agenda for future study and research.

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    753,95 kr.

    This edition of the sucessful Oxford Readings in Philosophy series contains the most important contributions to the recent debate on the philosophy of science. The contributers crystallize the often heated arguements of the last few decades, assessing the sceptical attitudes within the philosophy of science and the counter-challenges of the scientific realists.

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    644,95 kr.

    This volume in the "Oxford Readings in Philosophy" series presents 15 articles on the main topics in Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding". The essays together cover all the key themes, including: innate ideas; ideas and perception; primary and secondary qualities; and free will.

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    674,95 kr.

    The problem of evil is an accessible topic which easily engages the interest of students. This book offers some of the writings in the subject, culled from periodicals and other sources. It includes a bibliography and an editorial introduction.

  • - The Question of Objectivity
     
    467,95 kr.

    This text deals with the question of objectivity in ethics and the viability of moral realism, focusing on what moral judgments mean, whether morality can be objective, and whether there are any such things as moral facts.

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    588,95 kr.

    These important essays by leading thinkers center around two principal topics: the nature of moral judgement, and the part played by social utility in determining right and wrong. The contributors include R.M. Hare, John R. Searle, John Rawls, C.L. Stevenson, G.E. Moore, P.T. Geach, Philippa Foot, J.O. Urmson, and J.J.C. Smart.

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    726,95 kr.

    Part of the "Oxford Readings in Philosophy" series, this volume presents a selection of the major writings in the debate on the nature of meaning and reference which started 100 years ago with Frege's essay "On Sense and Reference". This subject lies at the heart of the philosophy of language.

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    684,95 kr.

    The latest in the highly successful Oxford Readings in Philosophy series. The Philosophy of Action is a collection of twelve influential, accessible essays on the major contemporary issues in the philosophy of action. Topics addressed include intention, reasons for action, and the nature and explanation of intentional action. The contributors are all major figures in this area.

  • - Selected Essays
    af John Locke
    615,95 kr.

    Locke on Human Understanding Selected Essays

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    461,95 kr.

    The ethics of virtue predominated in the ancient world, and recent moral philosophy has seen a revival of interest in virtue ethics as a rival to contemporary views such as utilitarianism. This latest addition to the successful Oxford Readings in Philosophy series brings together some of the most interesting and influential work undertaken in the field of virtue ethics over the last four decades.

  • af Peter (Professor of Philosophy and Deputy Director of the Centre for Human Bioethics Singer
    485,95 kr.

    These essays have been selected for the quality of their contribution to a range of topics of practical concern in the field of ethics, including nuclear war and world famine, abortion and euthanasia, human equality, and the moral status of animals.

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    644,95 kr.

    This book comprises a number of important readings offering a wide range of topics in the philosophy of religion.

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    541,95 kr.

    An up-to-date and accessible selection of some of the most important writings on the philosophy of time, including work by David Lewis, Michael Dummett, and Anthony Quinton.

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    791,95 kr.

    Drawing on work carried out from 1987-97 this volume brings together articles from the philosophy, history, and sociology of science to consider issues including the nature of evolutionary theory, biology and ethics, the challenge from religion, and the social implications of biology today.

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    726,95 kr.

    Bringing together important writings not easily available elsewhere, this volume provides a convenient and stimulating overview of recent work in the philosophy of science. The contributors include Paul Feyerabend, Ian Hacking, T.S. Kuhn, Imre Lakatos, Laurens Laudan, Karl Popper, Hilary Putnam, and Dudley Shapere. In addition, Hacking provides an introductory essay and a selective bibliography.

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    644,95 kr.

    A selection of important writings which together suggest that legal philosophy is the nerve of legal reasoning.

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