Ontology Made Easy, Thomasson Amie L.

Автор: Ren? Girard
Название: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
ISBN: 1474268439 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474268431
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World presents a highly original global theory of culture. Here, in his greatest work, Ren? Girard explores the function of violence, mimetic desire and the mechanism of the scapegoat, in the history of society and religion. Girard’s vision is a brilliant and devastating challenge to conventional views of literature, anthropology, philosophy and psychoanalysis.

Автор: Schneider
Название: Science Fiction and Philosophy - From Time Travel to Superintelligence
ISBN: 140514906X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405149068
Издательство: Wiley
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Описание: Science fiction is more than mere entertainment. Historian H. Bruce Franklin defines it as "the literature which, growing with science and technology, evaluates it and relates it meaningfully to the rest of human existence. " Indeed, science fiction is increasingly converging with science fact.

Автор: Sophie R. Allen
Название: A Critical Introduction to Properties
ISBN: 1472575601 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472575609
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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What do blue things have in common? Or electrons? Or planets? Distinct things appear to share properties; but what are properties and what is the best philosophical account of them? A Critical Introduction to Properties introduces different ontological accounts of properties, exploring how their formulation is shaped by the explanatory demands placed upon them.

This accessible introduction begins with a discussion of universals, tropes, sets and resemblance classes, the major objections to them and their responses, providing readers with a firm grasp on the competing ontological accounts of what (if anything) grounds similarity and difference. It then explores issues concerning the formulation and justification of property theories such as: how many properties are there? Should we accept a sparse ontology of properties, or an abundant one? Can we make a distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic properties? Do properties have their causal roles necessarily? What is the relationship between properties and other metaphysical phenomena such as causality, laws and modality? These questions get to the heart of why a coherent theory of properties is so important to metaphysics, and to philosophy more generally.

By concluding with the question of the ontological status of properties, the reader is introduced to some Carnapian and contemporary themes about the content and methodology of metaphysics. For students looking for an accessible resource and a more comprehensive understanding of contemporary metaphysics, A Critical Introduction to Properties is a valuable starting point.

Автор: Correia
Название: Metaphysical Grounding
ISBN: 110746028X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107460287
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This anthology systematically investigates philosophical ideas about priority, and comprises original contributions on particular questions about priority and an introduction which provides a broader survey of the debate, addressing its history as well as its central systematic aspects. Of interest to students and scholars of metaphysics.

Автор: Tahko
Название: Contemporary Aristotelian Metaphysics
ISBN: 1107666449 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107666443
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This book brings together leading scholars in metaphysics and continues ongoing debates in core topics such as ontological categories, quantification, substance, and metametaphysics, the methodology of metaphysics. It is an excellent resource for advanced students and a must-read for anyone interested in the foundations and development of philosophy.

Автор: Jonathan Tallant
Название: Metaphysics: An Introduction
ISBN: 135000670X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350006706
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: If the sentence ‘my cat is on the mat’ is true how does it get to be true? Sentences are made true by what exists. But what about claims such as ‘There were dinosaurs?’ and ‘2+2=4’. How do they get to be true? Metaphysics: An Introduction uses the idea of truth and the quest for truth-makers to unravel philosophical problems in contemporary metaphysics. From the nature of properties and time to causation and objects, truth becomes a guiding theme to understanding metaphysical concepts and debates. In response to feedback from students and instructors, the Second Edition has been updated with new material in a range of chapters, including discussions of recent research concerning the nature of physical objects, time and modality. Recommended readings have been revised to ensure an improved gender balance while explanations and ideas are easier to follow. Together with a glossary and discussion questions, each chapter concludes with a series of mind maps to help visualise the logical space being explored and how the arguments push in different directions. Metaphysics: An Introduction is suitable for anyone studying metaphysical problems for the first time.

Автор: Zizek Slavoj
Название: Sex and the Failed Absolute
ISBN: 135020241X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350202412
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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In the most rigorous articulation of his philosophical system to date, Slavoj Zizek provides nothing short of a new definition of dialectical materialism.

In forging this new materialism, Zizek critiques and challenges not only the work of Alain Badiou, Robert Brandom, Joan Copjec, Quentin Meillassoux, and Julia Kristeva (to name but a few), but everything from popular science and quantum mechanics to sexual difference and analytic philosophy. Alongside striking images of the Mцbius strip, the cross-cap, and the Klein bottle, Zizek brings alive the Hegelian triad of being-essence-notion. Radical new readings of Hegel, and Kant, sit side by side with characteristically lively commentaries on film, politics, and culture.

Here is Zizek at his interrogative best.

Автор: Pollok
Название: Kant`s Theory of Normativity
ISBN: 1107127807 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107127807
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This is the first book-length analysis of Kant`s theory of normativity that covers foundational issues in theoretical and practical philosophy as well as aesthetics. It examines Kant`s debt to his predecessors and shows his relevance to contemporary debates on normativity.

Автор: Somers Hall Et Al
Название: A thousand plateaus and philosophy
ISBN: 0748697268 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780748697267
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: This volume brings together a team of international specialists on Deleuze and Guattari to provide in-depth critical studies of each plateau of their major work, `A Thousand Plateaus`. It combines an overview of the text with deep scholarship and brings a renewed focus on the philosophical significance of their project.

Автор: Moltke S. Gram
Название: Kant, Ontology, and the A Priori
ISBN: 0810138425 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780810138421
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Kant, Ontology, and the A Priori  is a close study of Kant’s conception of metaphysical propositions. In it Moltke Gram aims  to show in what sense Kant is offering a theory of metaphysical propositions about objects in general. Gram presents a criticism of the tendency to focus on Kant’s theory of dialectic as the source of paradigm cases of metaphysical propositions.

Автор: Christian H. Krijnen
Название: Metaphysics of Freedom? Kant`s Concept of Cosmological Freedom in Historical and Systematic Perspective
ISBN: 9004383778 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004383777
Издательство: Brill
Цена: 215170.00 T
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Описание: Freedom is one of the main issues of modern philosophy and Kant’s philosophy of freedom a major source for comprehending it. Whereas in contemporary debates Kant’s concept of practical freedom is addressed frequently, the cosmological foundation of it is much less discussed and even mostly taken for granted. In Metaphysics of Freedom?, by contrast, Kant’s concept of cosmological freedom is scrutinized both in a historical and a systematic perspective. As a result, a deeper and broader understanding of Kant’s conception of freedom, its presuppositions, and problems emerges.

Автор: Ian Buchanan
Название: Assemblage Theory and Method: An Introduction and Guide
ISBN: 1350015555 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350015555
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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What do we mean when we talk of an 'assemblage' in contemporary theory? Any and every thing, or more precisely, any and every kind of collection of things, could now be called an assemblage. The constant and seemingly limitless expansion of the term's range of applications begs the question, if any and every kind of collection of things is an assemblage, then what advantage is there is in using this term and not some other term, or indeed no term at all? What makes an assemblage an assemblage, and not some other kind of collection of things? This book advances beyond this impasse and offers practical help in thinking about and using assemblage theory for contemporary cultural and social research, in order to:

- Answer the question: what is assemblage theory?
- Explain why assemblage theory is necessary
- Provide clear instructions on how to use assemblage theory

The first book of it's kind, Ian Buchanan's guide maps the beginnings of a brand new field within the humanities.