Bücher der Reihe Problems of Philosophy

The first up-to-date and comprehensive examination of all issues pertaining to realism about possible worlds. An invaluable introduction to the topic, it includes many original developments and insights.

Time offers a comprehensive history of the philosophy of time in western philosophy from the Greeks through to the twentieth century.

This is a valuable introduction to one of the most important traditions in political philosophy. This will be essential reading for students of politics and philosophy.

An introduction to the central issue of epistemology. Schmitt assesses the debate on whether justified belief is an external or internal matter and traces the issue from its its ancient origins.

Nelson looks at how language relates to the world and more particularly at the referring power of names. The first half of the book details the history of the subject from Locke onwards and is followed by Nelson's own reference theory.

A systematic account of the leading philosophical ideas about art and aesthetics from ancient times to the present day, proposing a new theory of aesthetic satisfaction and of artistic abilities which also explains why aesthetic experiences cannot be fully captured in words.

This study disagrees that Wittgenstein has made the traditional philosophical problem of knowledge of the external world redundant. After a survey of the classic modern philosophers' views on the subject, the author offers his own original solution.

This volume is concerned with those parts of Indian pramana theory that Western philosophers would count as logic and philosophy of language.

Fully updated and expanded edition of the influential book on the philosophy of explanation, including ideas from Plato, Aristotle and JS Mill.