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Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception (First Three Books of Alhacen's De Aspectibus), Volume Two - English Translation (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)

Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception (First Three Books of Alhacen's De Aspectibus), Volume Two - English Translation (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)


A. Mark Smith



Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception (First Three Books of Alhacen's De Aspectibus), Volume Two - English Translation (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)...
Making It Explicit: Reasoning, Representing, and Discursive Commitment

Making It Explicit: Reasoning, Representing, and Discursive Commitment


Robert Brandom



Review Making It Explicit has already developed a justified reputation as a major contribution to the philosophy of langu...
Early Philosophical Shiism: The Ismaʿili Neoplatonism of Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī

Early Philosophical Shiism: The Ismaʿili Neoplatonism of Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī


Paul E. Walker



Book Description This is the first book-length study of the ideas and teachings of the leading tenth-century Ismaili theo...
Break-Out from the Crystal Palace: The Anarcho-psychological Critique: Stirner, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky

Break-Out from the Crystal Palace: The Anarcho-psychological Critique: Stirner, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky


John Carroll



Break-Out from the Crystal Palace: The Anarcho-psychological Critique: Stirner, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky...
The Nihilistic Egoist: Max Stirner

The Nihilistic Egoist: Max Stirner


R. W. K. Paterson



The Nihilistic Egoist: Max Stirner...
Aristotle and Other Platonists

Aristotle and Other Platonists


Lloyd P. Gerson



From the Back Cover "This wide-ranging and deeply learned book casts a challengingly heterodox, and often convincing, lig...
Buddha in the palm of your hand

Buddha in the palm of your hand


Donna Holm, Ösel Tendzin



About the Author Ösel Tendzin (1943–1990) was the Vajra Regent and a main student of Chögyam Trungpa. ...
Groundwork of Philosophy of Religion

Groundwork of Philosophy of Religion


David A. Pailin



Groundwork of Philosophy of Religion...
Contemporary Debates in Cognitive Science (Contemporary Debates in Philosophy)

Contemporary Debates in Cognitive Science (Contemporary Debates in Philosophy)


Robert J. Stainton



Review "Contemporary Debates in Cognitive Science is an excellent introduction to debates in the philosophy of cognitive ...
Quantifiers, Questions and Quantum Physics: Essays on the Philosophy of Jaakko Hintikka

Quantifiers, Questions and Quantum Physics: Essays on the Philosophy of Jaakko Hintikka


Daniel Kolak, John Symons



From the Back Cover Jaakko Hintikka is one of the most creative figures in contemporary philosophy. He has made significa...
The Act of Creation (Arkana)

The Act of Creation (Arkana)


Arthur Koestler



The Act of Creation (Arkana)...
Die Runen der Erde. Die letzte Chronik von Thomas Covenant Band 1

Die Runen der Erde. Die letzte Chronik von Thomas Covenant Band 1


Stephen R. Donaldson



Die Runen der Erde. Die letzte Chronik von Thomas Covenant Band 1...
Der Ring der Kraft. Die Chroniken von Thomas Covenant 6

Der Ring der Kraft. Die Chroniken von Thomas Covenant 6


Stephen R. Donaldson



Der Ring der Kraft. Die Chroniken von Thomas Covenant 6...
Elementargrammatik mit Rechtschreibung und Zeichensetzung

Elementargrammatik mit Rechtschreibung und Zeichensetzung


Gerhard Schoebe



Elementargrammatik mit Rechtschreibung und Zeichensetzung...
The Trinitarian Axiom of Karl Rahner: The Economic Trinity Is the Immanent Trinity and Vice Versa

The Trinitarian Axiom of Karl Rahner: The Economic Trinity Is the Immanent Trinity and Vice Versa


Dennis W. Jowers



Review "... no previous author has identified [Rahner's anti-propositionalism] so sharply nor traced its implications for...
Wege der Wissenschaft: Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie

Wege der Wissenschaft: Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie


Alan F. Chalmers



Review Aus den Rezensionen zur 6. Auflage: "… Dieser überaus erfolgreichen Darstellung von Wissenschaf...
Quantifying Music: The Science of Music at the First Stage of Scientific Revolution 1580-1650 (The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science)

Quantifying Music: The Science of Music at the First Stage of Scientific Revolution 1580-1650 (The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science)


H.F. Cohen



Review `Quantifying Music appears to represent a high level of scholarship. THe author used entirely original sources an...
Demanding the Impossible?: Human Nature and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Social Anarchism (Anarchist Studies)

Demanding the Impossible?: Human Nature and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Social Anarchism (Anarchist Studies)


David Morland



Demanding the Impossible?: Human Nature and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Social Anarchism (Anarchist Studies)...
Knowledge

Knowledge


Keith Lehrer



Knowledge...
Perception and the Physical World: Psychological and Philosophical Issues in Perception

Perception and the Physical World: Psychological and Philosophical Issues in Perception


Dieter Heyer, Rainer Mausfeld



From the Back Cover How can we conceive of the relation between the available sensory input and our perceptual achievemen...
The Logical Foundations of Cognition

The Logical Foundations of Cognition


Gonzalo E. Reyes, John Macnamara



About the Author John Macnamara, Professor of Psychology, McGill University. Gonzalo E. Reyes, Professor of Mathematics,...
Autonomous Agents: From Self-Control to Autonomy

Autonomous Agents: From Self-Control to Autonomy


Alfred R. Mele



Review "Mele's presentation is philosophically rigorous yet accessible to the non-philosopher. The author demonstrates an...
The Discovery of the Mind in Greek Philosophy and Literature

The Discovery of the Mind in Greek Philosophy and Literature


Bruno Snell



Language Notes Text: English, German (translation) ...
Stability and Justification in Hume's Treatise

Stability and Justification in Hume's Treatise


Louis E. Loeb



About the Author Louis Loeb is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His publicatio...
Quei temerari sulle macchine volanti. Piccola storia del volo e dei suoi avventurosi interpreti

Quei temerari sulle macchine volanti. Piccola storia del volo e dei suoi avventurosi interpreti


Paolo Magionami



From the Back Cover Il volume ripercorre la storia del volo, soffermandosi sui personaggi che ne hanno caratterizzato le ...
Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake

Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake


Northrop Frye



Review A magnificent, extraordinary book. . . . Several great poets have written of Blake, but this book is the first to ...
The Philosophy of the Limit

The Philosophy of the Limit


Drucilla Cornell



Review This book is a major intellectual event. Nothing is more necessary and timely today than thinking through the poss...
Eurocentrism, Second Edition

Eurocentrism, Second Edition


Samir Amin



Review This book is a provocative and compelling critical account of the historical, ideological, political, and economic...
Starting with Wittgenstein

Starting with Wittgenstein


Chon Tejedor



About the Author Chon Tejedor is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, UK.   > ...
Wittgenstein: A Guide for the Perplexed

Wittgenstein: A Guide for the Perplexed


Mark Addis



Review 'I have read the manuscript with increasing admiration. I think this a very successful attempt to provide a concis...