There is more to metaphysics than was taken up in the first edition. In the past century, many philosophers have thought hard about what (if anything) ethical evaluations are really about, and in the past few decades, many philosophers have been thinking hard about what (if anything) metaphysical research accomplishes. This second edition includes two new chapters, ‘The Metaphy...(展开全部)

There is more to metaphysics than was taken up in the first edition. In the past century, many philosophers have thought hard about what (if anything) ethical evaluations are really about, and in the past few decades, many philosophers have been thinking hard about what (if anything) metaphysical research accomplishes. This second edition includes two new chapters, ‘The Metaphy...(展开全部)

How did humanity originate and why does a species like ours exist on this planet? Do we have a special place, even a destiny in the universe? Where are we going, and perhaps, the most difficult question of all, "Why?" In The Meaning of Human Existence, his most philosophical work to date, Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson grapples with these and other existentia...(展开全部)

National Book Award Finalist. How did humanity originate and why does a species like ours exist on this planet? Do we have a special place, even a destiny in the universe? Where are we going, and perhaps, the most difficult question of all, "Why?" In The Meaning of Human Existence, his most philosophical work to date, Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson grapples w...(展开全部)

How did humanity originate and why does a species like ours exist on this planet? Do we have a special place, even a destiny in the universe? Where are we going, and perhaps, the most difficult question of all, "Why?" In The Meaning of Human Existence, his most philosophical work to date, Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson grapples with these and other existentia...(展开全部)

Digital objects, in their simplest form, are data. They are also a new kind of industrial object that pervades every aspect of our life today—as online videos, images, text files, e-mails, blog posts, Facebook events.Yet, despite their ubiquity, the nature of digital objects remains unclear. On the Existence of Digital Objects conducts a philosophical examination of digital obj...(展开全部)

Digital objects, in their simplest form, are data. They are also a new kind of industrial object that pervades every aspect of our life today—as online videos, images, text files, e-mails, blog posts, Facebook events.Yet, despite their ubiquity, the nature of digital objects remains unclear. On the Existence of Digital Objects conducts a philosophical examination of digital obj...(展开全部)