Bücher der Reihe Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements

Where is philosophy at the year 2000 and where should it be going in the new millennium? Based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Lecture Series 1999-2000, this book is written by leading international philosophers and covers the broad range of philosophical enquiry.

This volume looks at ways in which concepts drawn from evolutionary biology might enhance our understanding of the place of mind in the natural world. Issues covered include construing the mind as an adaptation, the naturalisation of intentional and phenomenal content, methodological issues in cognitive ethology and evolutionary psychology.

Darwinism may have become the dominant intellectual paradigm of our day however, biology is in a state of development which defies standard stereotypes. These papers, by some leading philosophers in the field, bring out the fascinating and complex issues arising in current attempts to account for life and its development.

This collection of essays brings together academics in philosophy and political theory with politicians and social commentators. The subjects covered include liberalism, education, welfare policy, religion, art and culture, and cloning. The mix of contributors and subject matter should further promote a serious engagement between philosophy and public life.

Discussions of value play a central role in contemporary philosophy. This book considers the role of values in truth seeking, in morality, in aesthetics and also in the spiritual life. The distinguished contributors include Simon Blackburn, Jonathan Dancy, Paul Horwich, John Leslie, Timothy Sprigge, and David Wiggins.

Elizabeth Anscombe is among the most distinguished philosophers alive today. Her work has ranged over many areas of philosophy, including metaphysics, ethics, the philosophy of mind and action, and the philosophy of religion. The essays in this 2000 book by distinguished contributors, including Michael Dummett and Nancy Cartwright, reflect the breadth of her interests.

This collection of articles could be seen as a demonstration of the extent to which moral philosophers have attempted to answer Elizabeth Anscombe's challenge, set out in her famous article of the same title, in which she criticised the moral philosophy prevalent in 1958.

This major volume of original essays by leading researchers in the field explores the nature of human feelings, how and why we understand what other people feel, and how our values become involved in emotions such as guilt, fear, shame, amusement, or love.

Much contemporary philosophical debate centres on the topics of logic, thought and language, and on the connections between these topics. Based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual lecture series for 2000-2001, this volume reflects the latest thinking in the field and will be of interest to all philosophers.