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These new studies of Wittgenstein's Tractatus represent a significant step beyond recent polemical debate. They cover a wide range of themes, and show that close investigation into the composition of the Tractatus, and into the various influences on it, has much to yield in revealing the complexity and fertility of Wittgenstein's early thought.

The Langage of Ontology addresses the question of is whether the nature of language influences or limits debates about what exists. Chapters from both established and new voices explore the range of issues relating to our ability or inability to get beyond the limits of our language.

A distinguished team of philosophers offer a broad and stimulating examination of the nature, role, and value of transcendental arguments, in interrelated essays specially written for this volume. Transcendental arguments aim to show that what is doubted or denied by the sceptic must be the case, as a condition for the possibility of experience, language, or thought.

Dispositions and Causes contains ten new essays by scholars working in both metaphysics and in philosophy of science, examining the relation between causal relations and dispositional properties. The introductory chapter contains a detailed overview of recent work in the area, providing a helpful entry to the literature for non-specialists.

Contains essays on the topic: how the truthmaker principle should be formulated, whether it is well motivated, whether it genuinely has the explanatory roles claimed for it, and whether more modest principles might serve just as well.

After 25 centuries, Aristotle's influence on our society's moral thinking remains profound and he continues to be a very important contributor to contemporary debates in philosophical ethics. This collection showcases some of the best new writing on the Aristotelian notion of virtue of character, which remains central to much of the most interesting work in ethical theory.

Presents contributions to central issues in the philosophy of music. Aimed at Aestheticians, musicologists, music practitioners, and those interested in philosophy, this book tackles issues such as: the question of what sort of thing a work of music is; the nature of the relation between a musical work and versions of it; and more.

Thirteen specially written essays discuss topics from the work of the leading philosopher of science Bas van Fraassen. The unifying theme is empiricism. Included is an extensive and intriguing reply by van Fraassen, in which he develops his views further, and offers new insights into the nature of science, empiricism, and philosophy itself.

Addresses fundamental and interrelated philosophical issues concerning modality and identity, issues that were pivotal to the development of analytic philosophy in the twentieth century. This work is intended for graduate students in the subject and professional philosophers.

An interdisciplinary volume of essays from leading scholars on the work of David Hume. To some his writings are vehicles for intuitions, problems, and arguments which are at the centre of contemporary philosophical reflection; others locate Hume's views against the background of concerns and debates of his own time.

A distinguished team of philosophers offer a broad and stimulating examination of the nature, role, and value of transcendental arguments, in interrelated essays specially written for this volume. Transcendental arguments aim to show that what is doubted or denied by the sceptic must be the case, as a condition for the possibility of experience, language, or thought.

Does justice require that individuals get what they deserve? Serena Olsaretti brings together new essays by leading moral and political philosophers examining the relation between desert and justice; they also illuminate the nature of distributive justice, and the relationship between desert and other values, such as equality and responsibility.

Sir Peter Strawson is not just among the greatest living philosophers, but is also one of the leading proponents of analytic Kantianism. This text examines Strawson's relation to Kant, combining Strawson's own account of that relation with papers by eminent pupils, admirers and critics.

A collection of studies of the work of 19th-century British philosopher F.H. Bradley. His work has been found to offer alternative approaches to those which have previously dominated analytic philosophy. This text focuses on his views on truth, meaning, knowledge, and reality.

A collection of papers by scholars marking the fourth centenary of the birth of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). This volume is part of a series which provides views on central aspects of Hobbes' life and work, testifying to his enduring importance as a major philosopher.

The Social and Political Philosophy of Mary Wollstonecraft brings together new essays from leading scholars, which explore Wollstonecraft's range as a moral and political philosopher of note, taking both a historical perspective and applying her thinking to current academic debates.

International law and conventional morality grant that states may stand ready to defend their borders with lethal force. But what grounds the permission to kill for the sake of political sovereignty and territorial integrity? In this book leading theorists address this vexed issue, and set the terms of future debate over national defence.

There have long been controversies about how minds can fit into a physical universe. In Emergence in Mind a distinguished group of philosophers discuss whether mental properties can be said to 'emerge' from physical processes. The discussion is extended to cover the role emergence may play in free will and agency, and in the special sciences.

This is the first of two volumes of essays in commemoration of Alan Turing, whose pioneering work in the theory of artificial intelligence and computer science continues to be widely discussed today. A distinguished international cast of contributors focus on the three seminal ideas associated with his name: the Turing test, the Turing machine, and the Church-Turing thesis.

Leading philosophers from both sides of the Atlantic present essays on Wilfrid Sellars's Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind, one of the crowning achievements of 20th-century analytic philosophy. They discuss empiricism, perception, epistemology, realism, and normativity, showing how vibrant Sellarsian philosophy remains in the 21st century.

Investigates the normative dimension of reason and rationality and how it can be situated within the natural world. Nine philosophers and two psychologists address three main themes: the status of norms of rationality; the precise form taken by them; and the role of norms in belief and actions.

In commemoration of Alan Turing, this text celebrates his legacy within the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. It focuses on the relationship between a scientific, computational image of the mind and a common-sense picture of the mind as an inner arena populated by concepts and beliefs.

A collection of essays, offering fresh perspectives on Frank Ramsey's work and showing how relevant it is to modern-day concerns. This volume is useful for those interested in the history of philosophy and economics, as well as for practitioners and students of logic, metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of science.

Philosophy written in English is overwhelmingly analytic philosophy, and the techniques and predilections of analytic philosophy are not only unhistorical but anti-historical, and hostile to textual commentary. Here, ten philosophers explore the tensions between, and the possibilities of reconciling, analytic philosophy and history of philosophy.

Gives an overview of work on the subject of self-knowledge, bringing together essays by leading figures. This book examines philosophical questions raised by the distinctive character of self-knowledge, relating it to knowledge of other minds, to rationality and agency, externalist theories of psychological content, and knowledge of language.

A volume of essays that reconsider the significance of Thomas Hobbes's masterpiece after three and a half centuries. They develop themes on Leviathan such as: the place of the last of Hobbes's treatises in the scheme of Hobbes's political writings; and the connections between biblical and political authorities.

This is the first of two volumes of essays on the intellectual legacy of Alan Turing, whose work in artificial intelligence and computer science made him one of the seminal thinkers of the century. The Turing test, the Turing machine, and the Church-Turing thesis are all covered.

The second of two volumes of essays in commemoration of Alan Turing, who pioneered computing theory in the middle of this century. A distinguished international cast of contributors offer original investigations of key theories in contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science, celebrating Turing's intellectual legacy in these fields.

A collection of essays on topics relating to realism and its rivals in metaphysics, logic, metaethics and epistemology. Although not primarily historical, there is discussion of philosophers from the Middle Ages to the present day, from Aquinas to Wittgenstein.

Self-knowledge is the focus of considerable attention from philosophers. This title gives an overview of work on the subject. It contains essays that demonstrate the special relevance of self-knowledge to a broad range of issues in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.