Metaphysics: The Fundamentals presents readers with a systematic, comprehensive introductory overview of modern analytic metaphysics. Presents an accessible, up–to–date and broad–ranging survey of one of the most dynamic and often daunting sub–fields in contemporary philosophy Introduces readers to the seminal works of contemporary and historic philosophers, including Descartes...(展开全部)

Metaphysics is sensitive to the conceptual tools we choose to articulate metaphysical problems. Those tools are a lens through which we view metaphysical problems, and the same problems will look different when we change the lens. In this book, Theodore Sider identifies how the shift from modal to "postmodal" conceptual tools in recent years has affected the metaphysics of scie...(展开全部)

Metaphysics is sensitive to the conceptual tools we choose to articulate metaphysical problems. Those tools are a lens through which we view metaphysical problems, and the same problems will look different when we change the lens. In this book, Theodore Sider identifies how the shift from modal to "postmodal" conceptual tools in recent years has affected the metaphysics of scie...(展开全部)

The Fundamentals of Reasons offers a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of reasons. The authors explore the twin roles of reasons in explanation and deliberation, show why reasons are so important for a wide range of philosophical issues, and guide the reader through the debates. -First comprehensive introduction to the questions that have been central to philosophica...(展开全部)

The Fundamentals of Reasons offers a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of reasons. The authors explore the twin roles of reasons in explanation and deliberation, show why reasons are so important for a wide range of philosophical issues, and guide the reader through the debates. -First comprehensive introduction to the questions that have been central to philosophica...(展开全部)

In The Fundamentals of Ethics, author Russ Shafer-Landau employs a uniquely engaging writing style to introduce students to the essential ideas of moral philosophy. Offering more comprehensive coverage of the good life, normative ethics, and metaethics than any other text of its kind, this book also addresses issues that are often omitted from other texts, such as the doctrine ...(展开全部)

拉斯·谢弗-兰多（Russ Shafer-Landau） 现任美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校哲学系教授。1992年于亚利桑那大学获得哲学博士学位，师从著名政治哲学家、法哲学家乔尔·范伯格（Joel Feinberg）。 他多年来一直致力于伦理学思考，尤其侧重于元伦理学研究，是《牛津元伦理学研究》（Oxford Studies in Metaethics）杂志创始人和主编。著有《道德实在论之辩护》（Moral Realism: A Defence，2003）、《善与恶究竟是怎么回事》（Whatever Happened to Good and Evil?，2004）、《伦理学理论读本》（Ethical Theory: An Anthology，2007）、《道德人生》（The Ethical Life，2009）、《伦理学导论》（Living Ethics...(展开全部)

The broadest—yet also concise—introduction to moral philosophy "The writing is as clear as any I've seen in a philosophy textbook."—Jeffrey Brand-Ballard, George Washington University In The Fundamentals of Ethics, Second Edition, author Russ Shafer-Landau employs a uniquely engaging writing style to introduce students to the essential ideas of moral philosophy. Offering more c...(展开全部)

This extensively revised and expanded edition of van Inwagen and Zimmerman’s popular collection of readings in metaphysics now features twenty-two additional selections, new sections on existence and reality, and an updated editorial commentary. Collects classic and contemporary readings in metaphysics Answers some of the most puzzling questions about our world and our place ...(展开全部)