What do you see when you look at your face in the mirror? asks J. David Velleman in introducing his philosophical theory of action. He takes this simple act of self-scrutiny as a model for the reflective reasoning of rational agents: our efforts to understand our existence and conduct are aided by o...
Das Problem des Seinsglaubens in der Phnomenologie Husserls lt sich zweifelsohne zu deren zentralen Themen wie Wahmehmung, Phantasie und Zeitbewutsein zhlen und steht auch in engem Zusammenhang mit diesen. Das Buch Seinsglaube in der Phnomenologie Edmund Husserls versucht dieses Problem zu klaren un...
Hermeneutics was elaborated as a specific art of understanding in humanities. The discovered paradigmatic, historical characteristics of scientific knowledge, and the role of rhetoric, interpretation and contextuality enabled us to use similar arguments in natural sciences too. In this way a new res...
This book offers a new and accessible interpretation of Iris Murdoch's ethics as a distinctive position within moral philosophy. Tracing her philosophical influencesLaverty identifies Romanticism as the underlying structure of Murdoch's thought, arguing that Murdoch, in rejecting the possibility of ...
In Neuroscience and Philosophy three prominent philosophers and a leading neuroscientist clash over the conceptual presuppositions of cognitive neuroscience. The book begins with an excerpt from Maxwell Bennett and Peter Hacker's Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience (Blackwell, 2003), which que...
In 1773, naturalist and writer William Bartram set out from Philadelphia on a four-year journey ranging from the Carolinas to Florida and Mississippi. Combining precise and detailed scientific observations with a profound appreciation of nature, he produced a written account of his journey that woul...
A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought. *Los Angeles Times POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing. *The Washington Post Book Wor...
From the Publisher: In his new widely anticipated new book, Brian Greene, one of the world's foremost string theorists and the best-selling author of The Elegant Universe, reveals the strange and stunning layers of reality modern physics has discovered lying just beneath the surface of the everyday ...
Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists -- yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God and scripture. Dr. Collins has resolved the dilemma that haunts everyone who believes in God and respects science. Faith in God and faith in science can ...
Throughout the history of the Western world, science has possessed an extraordinary amount of authority and prestige. And while its pedestal has been jostled by numerous evolutions and revolutions, science has always managed to maintain its stronghold as the knowing enterprise that explains how the ...
Why should we avoid doing moral wrong? The inability of philosophy to answer this question in a compelling manner--along with the moral skepticism and ethical confusion that ensue--result, Stephen Darwall argues, from our failure to appreciate the essentially interpersonal character of moral obligat...
This maverick author and teacher offers a rude awakening through a collection of daring exercises and practices intended to encourage readers to blast the light of consciousness on the taboos that hide in shadow, from ideas about sex and money to emotions and spirituality.
In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery to reveal a universe of 11 dimensions where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself. Author lectures.
From the Publisher:In Losing Moses on the Freeway, Chris Hedges, veteran war correspondent and author of the bestselling War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, delivers an impassioned, eloquent call to heed the wisdom of the 10 Commandments. Celebrated for his courageous reporting on the crucial issu...
An innovative thinker tackles the controversial question of why people believe in God and how religion shapes lives and futures by taking a look at history, philosophy, and psychology.
