The Continuum Companion to Hume

The Continuum Companion to Hume
Author: Alan Bailey
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2012-03-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1441114610
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David Hume (1711-1776), philosopher, historian, and essayist, is widely considered to be Britain's greatest philosopher.One of the leading intellectual figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, his major works and central ideas, especially his radical empiricism and his critique of the pretensions of philosophical rationalism, remain hugely influential on contemporary philosophers. This comprehensive and accessible guide to Hume's life and work includes 21 specially commissioned essays, written by a team of leading experts, covering every aspect of Hume's thought. The Companion presents details of Hume's life, historical and philosophical context, a comprehensive overview of all the key themes and topics apparent in his work, including his accounts of causal reasoning, scepticism, the soul and the self, action, reason, free will, miracles, natural religion, politics, human nature, women, economics and history, and an account of his reception and enduring influence. This is an essential reference tool for anyone working in the fields of Hume Studies and Eighteenth-Century Philosophy.

The Continuum Companion to Philosophical Logic

The Continuum Companion to Philosophical Logic
Author: Leon Horsten
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2011-08-04
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 144115423X
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A single volume reference guide to the latest work and potential future directions in Philosophical Logic, written by an international team of leading scholars.

The Continuum Companion to Kant

The Continuum Companion to Kant
Author: Gary Banham
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2012-02-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 144111257X
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Including over 500 specially commissioned entries from a team of leading international scholars, this is an essential reference to Kant's thought, writings and continuing influence.

The Continuum Companion to the Philosophy of Language

The Continuum Companion to the Philosophy of Language
Author: Manuel Garcia-Carpintero
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2012-01-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0826444067
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With chapters written by leading international scholars in the field, this is an authoritative reference guide for researchers working in the Philosophy of Language today.

The Continuum Companion to Epistemology

The Continuum Companion to Epistemology
Author: Andrew Cullison
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2012-08-09
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1441196897
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The Continuum Companion to Epistemology offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental questions asked by epistemology - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Sixteen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to foundationalism, coherentism, infinitism, reliabilism, proper functionalism, evidentialism, skepticism, contextualism, epistemic relativism, intuition and experience. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including an A to Z of key terms and concepts, a chronology, a detailed list of resources and a fully annotated bibliography, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in contemporary epistemology.

The Continuum Companion to Plato

The Continuum Companion to Plato
Author: Gerald A. Press
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1441161414
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Plato, mathematician, philosopher and founder of the Academy in Athens, is, together with his teacher, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, universally considered to have laid the foundations of Western philosophy. His philosophical dialogues remain among the most widely read and influential of all philosophical texts and his enduring influence on virtually every area of philosophical enterprise cannot be exaggerated. This comprehensive and accessible guide to Plato's life and times includes more than 140 entries, written by a team of leading experts in the field of ancient philosophy, covering every aspect of Plato's thought. The Companion presents details of Plato's life, historical, philosophical and literary context, synopses of all the dialogues attributed to Plato, a comprehensive overview of the various features, themes and topics apparent in the dialogues, and a thorough account of his enduring influence and the various interpretative approaches applied to his thought throughout the history of philosophy. This is an essential reference tool for anyone working in the field of ancient philosophy.

The Bloomsbury Companion to Ethics

The Bloomsbury Companion to Ethics
Author: Christian Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2014-09-25
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1472567811
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Ethics offers the definitive guide to this key area of contemporary philosophy. Covering all the fundamental questions asked by meta-ethics and normative ethical theory, thirteen specially commissioned chapters from an international team of experts explore the central ideas, terms and case studies in the field, and new directions in ethics as a whole. Now available in paperback, the Companion to Ethics covers issues such as moral methodology, moral realism, ethical expressivism, constructivism and the error theory, morality and practical reason, moral psychology, morality and religion, consequentialism, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, moral particularism, experimental ethics, and biology, evolution and ethics. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including key technical terms, a historical chronology, a detailed list of internet resources for research in ethics, and a thorough list of recommended works for further study, this is the essential resource for anyone studying, researching and writing in contemporary philosophical ethics.

The Continuum Companion to Philosophy of Mind

The Continuum Companion to Philosophy of Mind
Author: James Garvey
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2011-04-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0826431887
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A comprehensive reference guide to current research in Philosophy of Mind, assembled by an international team of leading scholars in the discipline.

The Continuum Companion to Metaphysics

The Continuum Companion to Metaphysics
Author: Neil A. Manson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2012-05-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1441137084
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The Continuum Companion to Metaphysics offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental questions asked in metaphysics - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Eleven specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts discuss research problems and methods in metaphysics, reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, indicate exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to modality, universals and abstract objects, naturalism and physicalism, mind, material constitution, endurantism and perdurantism, personal identity, personal identity, free will, and God. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including an A to Z index of key terms and concepts, a detailed list of research resources and a fully annotated bibliography, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in contemporary metaphysics.

The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism

The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism
Author: Sami Pihlström
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2011-06-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 144113445X
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The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental questions asked by pragmatism - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Twelve specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to aesthetics, economics, education, ethics, history, law, metaphysics, politics, race, religion, science and technology, language, and social theory. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including an A to Z of key terms and concepts, a chronology, a detailed list of resources and a fully annotated bibliography, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in contemporary pragmatism or modern American philosophy more generally.