In his long-awaited new edition of "Philosophy of Mathematics", James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are mathematical results certain? Are experiments of any real value? This clear and engaging book takes a unique approach, encompassing non...(展开全部)

Philosophy of Mathematics is clear and engaging, and student friendly The book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. Among topics discussed in the book are the mathematical image, platonism, picture-proofs, applied mathematics, Hilbert and Godel, knots and notation definitions, picture-proofs and Wittgenstein, computation, proof ...(展开全部)

This text discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes topics such as: the mathematical image; platonism; picture-proofs; applied mathematics; Hilbert and Godel; knots and nations; definitions; picture-proofs and Wittgenstein; and computation, proof and conjecture.

There is no escaping landscape: it's everywhere and part of everyone's life. Landscapes have received much less attention in aesthetics than those arts we can choose to ignore, such as painting or music - but they can tell us a lot about the ethical and aesthetic values of the societies that produce them. Drawing examples from a wide range of landscapes from around the world an...(展开全部)

In Matter and Consciousness, Paul Churchland clearly presents the advantages and disadvantages of such difficult issues in philosophy of mind as behaviorism, reductive materialism, functionalism, and eliminative materialism. This new edition incorporates the striking developments that have taken place in neuroscience, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence and notes the...(展开全部)

In Matter and Consciousness, Paul Churchland clearly presents the advantages and disadvantages of such difficult issues in philosophy of mind as behaviorism, reductive materialism, functionalism, and eliminative materialism. This new edition incorporates the striking developments that have taken place in neuroscience, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence and notes the...(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)

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)