Philosophy

This is the second edition of an important reference source and guide to the major themes, debates, problems and topics in the philosophy of science. It contains sixty-two specially commissioned entries by a leading team of international contributors.

In this volume, some of today's most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics, from its origins, through the great ethical traditions, to theories of how we ought to live, arguments about specific ethical issues, and the nature of ethics itself.

A revised, expanded, and updated edition with contributions by 325 renowned authorities in the field of ethics. All of the original articles have been newly peer-reviewed and revised, bibliographies have been updated throughout, and the overall design of the work has been enhanced.

This four-volume encyclopedia includes detailed investigations of historical and theoretical material, including topics from the award-winning first edition published in 1998, plus topics that were not or only just barely on the horizon then.

Covering a wealth of topics in the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment, this five-volume encyclopedia helps researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its potential to harm or benefit present and future generations.

Considerably expanded for this second edition, the companion has over seventy entries organized into nine sections: philosophical issues in the world religions, key figures in philosophy of religion, religious diversity, the theistic concept of God, arguments for God's existence, arguments against God's existence, philosophical theology, Christian theism, and recent topics in philosophy of religion.

This companion is an alphabetically arranged reference guide to the the philosophy of mind, with a number of entries that survey adjacent fields of interest. The book is introduced by the editor's essay on the philosophy of mind, which serves as an overview of the subject and is closely referenced to the entries in the companion.

Presents comprehensive definitions in more than 120 subjects. Topics range from 'Abduction' to 'Writing' within the domains of psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics.

Now published in two volumes, this second edition of the companion provides a complete survey of contemporary philosophy of language.

A clear, accessible guide to the fundamental questions raised by philosophers about language. A wide range of topics is covered, from the metaphysics and ontology of language, language and mind, truth and meaning, to theories of reference, speech act theory, philosophy of logic, and formal semantics. There are also articles on key figures from the twentieth century and earlier.

With his customary incisiveness, W. V. Quine presents logic as the product of two factors, truth and grammar--but argues against the doctrine that the logical truths are true because of grammar or language. Rather, in presenting a general theory of grammar and discussing the boundaries and possible extensions of logic, Quine argues that logic is not a mere matter of words.

In this extensively revised and updated edition,168 alphabetically arranged articles provide comprehensive treatment of the main topics and writers in the area of aesthetics.

Expanded to include over 800 entries, this second edition of the encyclopedia surveys the full breadth of critical thought on art, culture, and society, from classical philosophy to contemporary critical theory.

This new edition provides in-depth coverage of contemporary philosophical debate in all major related disciplines, such as economics, history, law, political science, international relations, and sociology, as well as presenting analysis of key political ideologies.

Key features of this revised edition include 170 entries from 96 contributors, many of whom are leading authorities in their field; entries are arranged alphabetically and include brief biographies, outlines of major ideas, and suggestions for further reading.

Fully extended and revised, the companion includes a collection of detailed review essays from renowned metaphysicians and the addition of more than 30 new encyclopedic entries, taking the number of entries to over 300.

A comprehensive, two-volume reference work containing roughly 470 entries on a wide range of contemporary and historical topics in metaphysics.

With nearly 300 entries on key concepts, review essays on central issues, and self-profiles by leading scholars, this second edition of the companion is a comprehensive, single-volume reference guide to epistemology.

This specialized dictionary introduces the main problems and positions in epistemology. It includes entries on some of the most important historical and contemporary contributors to the field, and all the entries are cross-referenced so that each item is placed within the context of the wider debate.