Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A short history of western political thought A short history of western political thought W. M. Spellman "This book provides a highly accessible narrative survey of political thought over the past two millenia. Exploring many key ideas in the Western tradition, it begins with the classic political thoug… OL15917136W
Agents and their actions Agents and their actions Maximilian De Gaynesford "Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field, Actions and Their Agents presents seven newly commissioned essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the most rec… OL15936496W
This is philosophy This is philosophy Steven D. Hales "This is Philosophy: An Introduction offers an engagingly written introduction to philosophical concepts that include ethics, the existence of God, free will, personal identity, philosophy of mind, a… OL16769187W
Aha! Aha! William Braxton Irvine "Why do "aha moments" strike us suddenly? Why do they so often come to us when we are focused on something completely unrelated? And when great ideas "come to" us, where do they come from? In Aha!: T… OL19993466W
Efficient causation Efficient causation Tad M. Schmaltz "This volume is a contribution to the Oxford Philosophical Concepts series, the main goal of which is to provide historical accounts of the development of central philosophical concepts. Among these … OL20973792W
Environmental philosophy Environmental philosophy Simon P. James "Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. What, … OL20974045W
Structure of Perceptual Experience Structure of Perceptual Experience James Stazicker "The Structure of Perceptual Experience articulate these various structural features, exploring their consequences for the nature of perceptual experience and the form of cognitive contact with the w… OL21571974W