International Library of Philosophy
Scientism: Philosophy and the Infatuation with Science
1st Edition
By Tom Sorell
May 31, 1994
First Published in 2004. Scientism is the belief that science, especially natural science, is the most valuable part of our culture. Although not confined to philosophers, it is from Bacon and Descartes up to the naturalized epistemology of Quine that the clearest statements of the scientistic ...
A Materialist Theory of the Mind
2nd Edition
By D.M. Armstrong
October 20, 1993
Breaking new ground in the debate about the relation of mind and body, David Armstrong's classic text - first published in 1968 - remains the most compelling and comprehensive statement of the view that the mind is material or physical.In the preface to this new edition, the author reflects on the ...
Music and the Emotions: The Philosophical Theories
1st Edition
By Malcolm Budd
December 03, 1992
It has often been claimed, and frequently denied, that music derives some or all of its artistic value from the relation in which it stands to the emotions. This book presents and subjects to critical examination the chief theories about the relationship between the art of music and the emotions....
The Philosophy of Economics: On the Scope of Reason in Economic Inquiry
1st Edition
By Subroto Roy
May 23, 1991
The first work to seriously and successfully bridge twentieth century economics and philosophy. Subroto Roy draws these two disciplines together and examines the intellectual roots of economics....
Content and Consciousness
2nd Edition
By Daniel C. Dennett
October 16, 1986
First published in 2002. In this pioneering book, Daniel Dennett sets out clearly what he believed constituted a genuine analysis of the mind. His work over the last twenty years and more, culminating in his major study, Consciousness Explained, has increased rather than diminished the power of his...
The Rationality of Science
1st Edition
By W.H. Newton-Smith
November 15, 1981
A clear, original and systematic introduction to philosophy of science which examines the theories of Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn and Feyerabend before proposing a new, temperate rationalist perspective....
Hume's Moral Theory
1st Edition
By J.L. Mackie
June 15, 1980
First Published in 1980. This volume looks at Hume's moral theory as a relatively neglected area of Hume's philosophy and Law. It explores Hume's account of what he called article virtues and his anticipations of utilitarianism....