Oxford Studies in Metaphysics: Volume 2

Oxford reviews in Metaphysics is the discussion board for the easiest new paintings during this flourishing box. a lot of the main fascinating paintings in philosophy this day is metaphysical in personality: this new sequence is a much-needed concentration for it. OSM bargains a extensive view of the topic, that includes not just the normally primary themes corresponding to lifestyles, identification, modality, time, and causation, but in addition the wealthy clusters of metaphysical questions in neighbouring fields, reminiscent of philosophy of brain and philosophy of technology.

The Mind in Nature

What are the main primary beneficial properties of the realm? Do minds stand outdoor the traditional order? Is a unified photograph of psychological and actual fact attainable? The brain in Nature presents a staunchly realist account of the area as a unified procedure incorporating either the psychological and the actual. C. B. Martin, an unique and influential exponent of 'ontologically severe' metaphysics, echoes Locke's dictum that 'all issues that exist are just particulars', andargues that houses are robust features.

Pure: Modernity, Philosophy, and the One

Natural: Modernity, Philosophy, and the single is an experimental paintings of philosophy during which the writer aspires to imagine his as far back as a "premodern" worldview derived from the philosophical culture of Platonism. To this finish he makes an attempt to spot and elucidate the basic highbrow assumptions of modernity and to topic those assumptions to a serious overview from the viewpoint of Platonic metaphysics.

Filosofia Concreta (Coleção Filosofia Atual) (Portuguese Edition)

A obra Filosofia Concreta, publicada originalmente em 1957, estabelece o modo de filosofar do escritor e pensador brasileiro Mário Ferreira dos Santos. Ele considera a filosofia como ciência rigorosa, aceitando o que é demonstrado e não o problemático e provável. Esta edição traz ainda um CD com trechos de aulas de Mário sobre temas relacionados à filosofia concreta, gravados por seus alunos na década de 1960.