Bücher der Reihe Classic Philosophical Arguments

This volume of new essays examines and explores the ramifications of the Prisoner's Dilemma, one of the most debated thought experiments in philosophy and the social sciences. It is a vital and accessible resource for students and scholars in philosophy, game theory, economics, and the social and political sciences.

This volume of new essays examines and explores the ramifications of the Prisoner's Dilemma, one of the most debated thought experiments in philosophy and the social sciences. It is a vital and accessible resource for students and scholars in philosophy, game theory, economics, and the social and political sciences.

This collection of new essays examines the ramifications of the original position, the central idea of John Rawls's political philosophy, from a broad range of perspectives. Accessible and comprehensive, it is a valuable resource for undergraduates, as well as advanced students, of philosophy, game theory, economics, and the social and political sciences.

This collection of new essays examines the brain-in-a-vat scenario and its implications. Reviewing the history and contributions of debates on this thought experiment, as well as discussing the impact of contemporary philosophical debates, the volume is a valuable resource for advanced students and readers in philosophy of mind and language, epistemology and metaphysics.

This set of cutting-edge essays by top philosophers explores a central debate in philosophy of mind, breaking new ground as well as featuring comprehensive discussion of historical developments in the debate. It will be essential reading for students new to the topic and will also appeal to scholars.

This volume offers a comprehensive examination of Pascal's Wager, including its theological framework, its place in the history of philosophy, and its importance to contemporary decision theory. This is the most complete and up to date collection on one of the most famous arguments in all of philosophy.

Newcomb's problem is among the most controversial in philosophical discussion. It has a bearing on free will, on the nature and direction of causation, and on the rational psychology of voting. This book is the first collection on Newcomb's problem to have been published since 1985.

This volume provides a comprehensive discussion of ontological arguments, one of the main classes of arguments for the existence of God. Its chapters show clearly how these arguments emerged and developed, how we should think about them, and why they remain important today.

Newcomb's problem is among the most controversial in philosophical discussion. It has a bearing on free will, on the nature and direction of causation, and on the rational psychology of voting. This book is the first collection on Newcomb's problem to have been published since 1985.

This volume provides a comprehensive discussion of ontological arguments, one of the main classes of arguments for the existence of God. Its chapters show clearly how these arguments emerged and developed, how we should think about them, and why they remain important today.

When philosophers try to understand the nature of knowledge, they have to confront the Gettier problem. This volume offers a sequence of accessible and distinctive chapters explaining the history of debate surrounding Gettier's challenge, and where that debate should take us next.

Introduces the sorites paradox at a level newcomers to the problem will understand. Offers a general primer and orientation for graduate students, together with specific introductions to all the main solutions to the paradox and its areas of influence, and elucidates the latest debates on the paradox for researchers.