Tato série shromažďuje zásadní nedávné práce z klíčových oblastí filozofického bádání. Každý svazek se zaměřuje na specifické téma a obsahuje úvodní esej editora, který zasazuje vybrané články do širšího kontextu. Cílem je zpřístupnit studentům a široké veřejnosti důležité, ale obtížně dostupné filozofické texty. Součástí je také bibliografie pro další studium.
The new edition of this highly successful text will once again provide the ideal introduction to free will. This volume brings together some of the most influential contributions to the topic of free will during the past 50 years, as well as some notable recent work.
The new edition of this highly successful text will once again provide the ideal introduction to free will. This volume brings together some of the most influential contributions to the topic of free will during the past 50 years, as well as some notable recent work.
This title in the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series brings together some of the most influential and stimulating essays on Nietzsche's philosophy to have appeared over the last three decades. Including a substantial editorial introduction by John Richardson, this volume covers Nietzsche's major interpretative positions and gives an argued examination of each.
Focusing on self-awareness, the book challenges the notion that the self is beyond introspection. The author, Cassam, argues that our consciousness of thoughts and experiences is tied to a perception of ourselves as tangible beings in a physical world. This thought-provoking examination addresses a profound intellectual issue, making it essential reading for philosophers and cognitive scientists interested in the nature of the self.
The ethics of virtue predominated in the ancient world, and recent moral philosophy has seen a revival of interest in virtue ethics as a rival to contemporary views such as utilitarianism. This latest addition to the successful Oxford Readings in Philosophy series brings together some of the most interesting and influential work undertaken in the field of virtue ethics over the last four decades.
This book comprises a number of important readings offering a wide range of topics in the philosophy of religion. A volume in the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series, this volume brings together some important recent writings on the philosophical aspects of Religion; essays by Antony Flew, J.L. Mackie, D.Z. Phillips & others, covering topics such as Free Will, Theology & Verification, Empiricism & Religion, Divine Necessity etc.Theology & falsification/ Anthony Flew, R.M. Hare, Basil MitchellThe possibility of theological statements/ I.M. CrombieTheology & verification/ John HickAn empiricist's view of the nature of religious belief/ R.B. BraithwaiteEvil & omnipotence/ J.L. MackieThe free will defense/ Alvin PlantingaReligious beliefs & language games/ D.Z. Phillips Belief 'In' & belief 'That'/ H.H. Price From world to God/ R.W. Hepburn Divine necessity/ Terence Penelhum Bibliography