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Chisholm has combated various influential forms of reductionism, such as phenomenalism, extensionalism, and physicalism. He has defended a Cartesian dualism, and has perfected a philosophical method based on formulation of definitions and elimination of counterexamples, which has served as a model for philosophers.

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Part of a series of studies of contemporary philosophers, this volume focuses on Rudolf Carnap.

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This book depicts in detail the rise and fall of a remarkable phenomenon in Soviet Marxism: The Activity Approach.

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A guide by a Nobel prize-winner that considers such topics as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, inductive logic, intuitive knowledge, many other subjects. Suitable for students and general readers, it gives an introduction to philosophy.

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Acknowledging the lack of meaning in our time, and the lack of a world at the centre of meanings we try to impose, Jean-Luc Nancy presents a critique of the many discourses - from philosophy and political science to psychoanalysis and art history - that talk and write their way around these absences in our lives.

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Presents an array of essays on design by the seminal media critic and philosopher Vilem Flusser. This title includes essays on such ordinary 'things' as wheels, carpets, pots, umbrellas and tents, Flusser emphasizes the interrelationships between art and science, theology and technology, and archaeology and architecture.

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Praised for helping to popularize philosophy to the general reader, The Story of Philosophy is a groundbreaking work of creative nonfiction written by Pulitzer Prize winner, Will Durant that chronicles the ideas of over a dozen great thinkers, examines the environments that made them, and contextualizes the evolution of philosophical thought in the Western world.

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Rational examination of the Old Testament to show that freedom of thought and speech is consistent with religion. Also contains unfinished essay on theory of government founded on common consent. Unabridged R. Elwes translation.

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Wittgenstein has often been treated as a thinker whose ideas can be discussed independently of any intellectual tradition. These essays, by an American authority on Wittgenstein's thought, insist on the mutual relevance of Wittgenstein's work and the tradition of Western philosophy.

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How are Chinese philosophy and analytic philosophy - two very distinct traditions - alike In this volume, 15 scholars compare and contrast the methodologies, finding areas in which each tradition can learn from, contribute to, and complement the other.

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The central argument of "Unreason Within Reason" is that it is the endeavour to detach the logical from other kinds of thinking which has led to the present crisis of rationality, in which reason seems everywhere to be undermining its own foundations.

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During its short lifespan, the Weimar Republic (1918-33) witnessed an unprecedented flowering of achievements in many areas, including psychology, political theory, physics, philosophy, literary and cultural criticism, and the arts. Leading intellectuals, scholars, and critics--such as Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Bertolt Brecht, an

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Remarkable how well Bouwsma understood Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems and how intelligently he was able to recount Wittgenstein's discussions. The bits about sensation are especially good. And the asides about the other philosophers--e.g. Dewey, Russell, Anscombe--are, while not frivolous, gossipy and titillating. --Riley Wallihan, Western Oregon University

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This volume captures the philospher and public icon's battles with injustice, ignorance and cruelty through more than 400 letters. They express his views on a wide range of subjects and tell us much about the social and political history of the time.

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This collection of metaphysician Charles Hartshorne's writings provides an introduction to his contribution to contemporary philosophy. Central to his outlook are interpretations of such notions as God, freedom, chance, creativity and the social character of experience.

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Raymond Gaita interweaves stories about animals with reflections on how animals think, trust, hope and mourn. He argues that it is love which gives us the best model for the respect we show to animals and the natural world. Gaita teaches philosophy at Australian Catholic University as well as King's College, London.

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"The eminent and award-winning historian Robert A. Gross presents his long-awaited, immersive journey through Concord in the age of Emerson and Thoreau"--

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An in-depth comparison of Wittgenstein and Heidegger shows how the views of both philosophers emerge from a fundamental attempt to dispense with the transcendent.

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In the analysis of rhythms Lefebvre shows the interrelation of space and time in the understanding of everyday life. He discusses music, the commodity, measurement, the media and the city to show how a non- linear conception of time and history balanced his theory of the question of space.

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New in paperback: Master philosopher and cultural theorist tackles the founder of modern dialectics