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Kant's central task in the "First Critique" is to tie his metaphysical analysis to the very possibility of nature itself. This title presents a commentary on Kant's aims and arguments in his celebrated "First Critique", within the context of the dominant schools of philosophy of his time.

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Science is highly dependent on the technologies needed to observe scientific objects. In How Scientific Instruments Speak, Bas de Boer develops a philosophical account of instruments in scientific practice, focusing on the cognitive neurosciences. He argues for an understanding of scientific instruments as mediating technology.

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In this comprehensive study of Voltaire's intellectual development, he provides the first full treatment of the effect of the English experience on Voltaire, the diversity of activity at Cirey, and the relation of Voltaire's thought to 17th- and 18th-century philosophy. By devoting considerable attention to the movements, the personal relationships

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The first English translations of two book upon which Kant based his lectures on pedagogy and education: Basedow's Method Book for Fathers and Mothers (1773) and Bock's Textbook of the Art of Education (1780).

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One of the influential debates in John Locke's work is the problem of personal identity over time. This problem is that of how a person at one time is the same person later in time, and so can be held responsible for past actions. This title offers an emphasis on Locke's theological commitments, and those of Rene Descartes and Thomas Hobbes.

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Kant was engaged with the subject of theodicy throughout his career and not merely in his 1791 treatise explicitly devoted to the subject. George Huxford traces Kants thought on theodicy throughout his career to show not only the continuity of Kant's consideration but also his philosophical development on the subject.

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Kant was engaged with the subject of theodicy throughout his career and not merely in his 1791 treatise explicitly devoted to the subject. George Huxford traces Kants thought on theodicy throughout his career to show not only the continuity of Kant's consideration but also his philosophical development on the subject.

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John Locke is a clear and lucid writer who wrote on many subjects and founded many new schools of thought. This title presents a concise and coherent overview of Locke. It is suitable for second- or third-year undergraduates who require more than just a simple introduction to his work and thought.

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John Locke is a clear and lucid writer who wrote on many subjects and founded many new schools of thought. This title presents a concise and coherent overview of Locke. It is suitable for second- or third-year undergraduates who require more than just a simple introduction to his work and thought.

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An important new study of a central figure in Modern Philosophy focusing on the vital issues of human freedom and moral responsibility.

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Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) was one of the most notorious and pious of Rene Descartes' philosophical followers. This book offers a detailed evaluation of Malebranche's efforts to provide a plausible account of human intellectual and moral agency in the context of his commitment to an infinitely perfect being possessing all causal power.

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Nietzsche - The Key Ideas is a comprehensive guide to one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of modern times.

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Argues that the Enlightenment conception of rationality that feminists are fond of attacking is no longer a live concept. The author shows how contemporary theories of rationality are consonant with feminist concerns and proposes that feminists need a substantive theory of rationality, which she argues should be a virtue theory of rationality.

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Exploring the history of the concept of 'rationality', Deborah K. Hakes argues that feminism should seek to develop a virtue theory of rationality.

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