In this re-titled and substantially revised update of his Classical Philosophy (2003), Christopher Shields expands his coverage to include the Hellenistic era, and now offers an introduction to more than 1,000 years of ancient philosophy. From Thales and other Pre-Socratics through Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and on to Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Scepticism, Ancient Phil...(展开全部)

In Ancient Philosophy (2012), Christopher Shields expanded on the coverage of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in his earlier book, Classical Philosophy (2003), to include the philosophy of the Hellenistic era. In this new edition (2023), Shields reaches even further to include material on Neoplatonism and on Augustine and Proclus, capturing—from Thales of Miletus to the end of t...(展开全部)

Continental Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction surveys the main trends of European philosophy from Kant to the present. It is clearly written and accessible to students. In a novel approach, Andrew Cutrofello looks at continental philosophy through the lens of four questions that derive from Kant: -How is truth disclosed aesthetically? -To what does the feeling of respect ...(展开全部)

Philosophy of Psychology is an introduction to philosophical problems that arise in the scientific study of cognition and behavior. José Luis Bermúdez introduces the philosophy of psychology as an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature and mechanisms of cognition. He charts out four influential "pictures of the mind" and uses them to explore central topics in the philosoph...(展开全部)

In this book, Christine Tappolet offers readers a thorough, wide-ranging, and highly accessible introduction to the philosophy of emotions. It covers recent interdisciplinary debates on the nature of emotions as well as standard theories of emotions, such as feeling theories, motivational theories, and evaluative theories. The book includes discussions of the alleged irrational...(展开全部)

Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg’s updated and substantially revised Third Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction . Weaving together lucid explanations and clear analyses, the volume is a much-used, thematically oriented introduction to the field. New feature...(展开全部)

Review "Sets the industry standard. This book is essential reading for any serious student of the philosophy of science. [...]Rosenberg provides a comprehensive, sophisticated presentation of the current state of the field, and yet it is clear enough to be accessible to students. Rosenberg’s text gets my highest recommendation for courses with students who are academically well...(展开全部)

William G. Lycan (1945-)，美国芝加哥大学哲学博士,现任美国北卡罗来纳大学威廉兰德·凯南教授.研究领域包括心灵哲学、语言哲学和语言学哲学、认识论、形而上学等,并且还对20世纪早期哲学、知觉、道德理论和艺术批评理论感兴趣.先后发表了50多篇论文,出版了如下八本书 ：《自然语言中的逻辑形式》(1984)、《知道是谁》(与斯蒂文·波尔合著,1986)、《意识》(1987)、《判断和证成》(1988)、《模态和意义》(1994)、《意识和经验》(1996)?《当代语言哲学导论》(2000(版),2008(2版))、《真正的条件句》(200),并编有多种专题文集。

William G. Lycan (1945-)，美国芝加哥大学哲学博士,现任美国北卡罗来纳大学威廉兰德·凯南教授.研究领域包括心灵哲学、语言哲学和语言学哲学、认识论、形而上学等,并且还对20世纪早期哲学、知觉、道德理论和艺术批评理论感兴趣.先后发表了50多篇论文,出版了如下八本书 ：《自然语言中的逻辑形式》(1984)、《知道是谁》(与斯蒂文·波尔合著,1986)、《意识》(1987)、《判断和证成》(1988)、《模态和意义》(1994)、《意识和经验》(1996)?《当代语言哲学导论》(2000(版),2008(2版))、《真正的条件句》(200),并编有多种专题文集。

Philosophy of Language introduces the non-specialist to the main issues and theories in twentieth-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Part I explores several theories of how proper names, descriptions, and other terms bear a referential relation to non-linguistic objects. Part II surveys competing theories of linguistic meaning and ...(展开全部)