Arnold Burgen & Peter McLaughlin 
The Idea of Progress [PDF ebook] 

Феликс, успешен в бизнеса, осъден за незаконни наркотици, е бил взет под стража и се поставя в анкетна изолатор, затворници психически тормоз довели го до лудост, и той отдава своя бизнес в замяна на …

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Philosophy — General Essays, Eras, grade: 1, 7, Charles University in Prague (Fakulta Humanitních Studií/ Faultät für Humanistisches Wissen), languag …

Wittgenstein used the concept of language games to refer to all forms of linguistic expression in practical contexts and to the myriad ways in which signs are used in language. He used the term to sp …

Hilary Whitehall Putnam was one of the leading philosophers of the second half of the 20th century. As student of Rudolph Carnap’s and Hans Reichenbach’s, he went on to become not only a major figure …

One important task of metaphysics is to answer the question of what it is for an object to exist. The first part of this book offers a systematic reconstruction and critique of contemporary views on …

what makes a property intrinsic? What exactly does the intrinsic/extrinsic distinction rest upon, and how can we reasonably justify this distinction? These questions bear great importance on central …

Current research on social capital tends to focus on an economic reading of social relations. Whereas economists pride themselves on reaching out to social theory at-large, sociologists criticize the …

The papers in this volume present some of the most recent results of the work about contradictions in philosophical logic and metaphysics; examine the history of contradiction in crucial phases of ph …

Intercultural dialogue is often invoked in vague reference to a method that can build cross-cultural understanding and facilitate global policy-making. This book clarifies the theoretical foundations …

The articles in this volume are dedicated to Professor Ahmad Mahdavi Damghani for the breadth and depth of his interests and his influence on those interests. They attest to the fact that his fervor …