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2009-10-28

Focusing on Truth

聚焦真理

Lawrenc Johnson劳伦斯·约翰逊

Focusing on Truth explores the question of what truth is, balancing historical with issue-orientated discussion. The book opens with an analysis of the coherence theory of truth and then the correspondence theory of truth, as developed by Mo...

2009-10-28

Wittgenstein and William James

维特根斯坦与威廉·詹姆斯

Russell B. Goodman罗素·B·古德曼

This book explores Wittgenstein's long engagement with the work of the pragmatist William James. In contrast to previous discussions, Russell Goodman argues that James exerted a distinctive and pervasive positive influence on Wittgenstein's...

2009-10-28

Wittgenstein

维特根斯坦

Anthony Kenny安东尼·肯尼

This revised edition of Sir Anthony Kenny’s classic work on Wittgenstein contains a new introduction which covers developments in Wittgenstein scholarship since the book was first published. Widely praised for providing a lucid and histori...

2009-10-27

Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction

维特根斯坦：简介

A. C. GraylingA·C·格雷林

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A.C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought acce...

2009-10-27

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

叔本华：简介

Christopher Janaway克里斯托弗·詹纳威

叔本华，全名亚瑟·叔本华（Arthur Schopenhauer，1788年2月22日－1860年9月21日），德国哲学家。他继承了康德对于现象和物自体之间的区分。不同于他同代的费希特、谢林、黑格尔等取消物自...

2009-10-27

Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

苏格拉底哲学：简介

Catherine Osborne凯瑟琳·奥斯本

This is a book about the invention of Western philosophy, and the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe. It begins with the finding of the new papyrus fragment of Empedocles' poem,...

2009-10-27

Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction

后现代主义：简介

Christopher Butler克里斯·巴特勒

Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly readable introduction the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon t...

2009-10-27

Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

政治哲学：简介

David Miller大卫·米勒

This book introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy. It starts by explaining why the subject is important and how it tackles basic ethical questions such as 'how should we live together in society?' It looks at political aut...

2009-10-27

Plato: A Very Short Introduction

柏拉图：简介

Julia Annas朱莉娅·安纳斯

柏拉图（Πλτων，约公元前427年－前347年）是著名的古希腊哲学家，他写下了许多哲学的对话录，并且在雅典创办了知名的学院（Academy）。柏拉图是苏格拉底的学生，也是亚里士多德的...

2009-10-27

The Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction

法哲学：简介

Raymond Wacks雷蒙德·瓦克斯

This lively and accessible introduction to the social, moral, and cultural foundations of law takes a broad scope-- spanning philosophy, law, politics, and economics, and discussing a range of topics including women's rights, racism, the env...