An alphabetically arranged guide to the philosophy of science.
Philosophy of Science A-Z gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids understanding of current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues. It presupposes little prior knowledge of philosophy of science and is equally useful to the beginner, the more advanced student and the general reader. Readers will find in it illuminating explanations, careful analysis, relevant examples, open problems and, last but not least, precise arguments.
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Rick Roderick - Philosophy and Human Values – 172 Mb
Rick Roderick - Self Under Siege - Philosophy in the 20th Century – 122 Mb
Rick Roderick - Nietzsche and the Post-Modern Condition – 146 Mb
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Rick Roderick received his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Austin. He did post-graduate work at Baylor University and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin.
Since 1977, Professor Roderick held teaching positions at Baylor University, the University of Texas, Duke University and National University in Los Angeles. His areas of specialization were Marx and Marxism, Social and Political Philosophy, Critical Theory (Habermas and the Frankfurt School), 19th-Century Philosophy, and Contemporary Continental Philosophy. He also taught Ethics, Logic, History of Modern Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Existentialism.
Dr. Roderick was the editor of the Baylor Philosophy Journal and a member of the Phi Sigma Tau National Honor Society of Philosophy. He was the recipient of the Oldright Fellowship at the University of Texas and served as associate editor to The Pawn Review and Current Perspectives in Social Theory. He was the author of the book Habermas and the Foundation of Critical Theory (1986) as well as numerous articles in professional journals. He presented more than 25 papers, and published 13 reviews and literary criticisms.
He was the recipient of the Oldright Fellowship at the University of Texas and served as associate editor to The Pawn Review and Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Dr. Roderick was the editor of the Baylor Philosophy Journal and a member of the Phi Sigma Tau National Honor Society of Philosophy. He presented more than 25 papers, and published 13 reviews and literary criticisms. He was the author of the book Habermas and the Foundation of Critical Theory (1986) as well as numerous articles in professional journals.
Rick Roderick died in 2002. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Roderick
Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions
Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions
(24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
Course No. 4123
Taught by Robert C. Solomon The University of Texas at Austin Ph.D., University of Michigan Fear, joy, grief, love, hate, pride, shame. We all have emotions, and we recognize emotions in others. But do we really understand what emotions are and what they signify? It is remarkable how often we are wrong about our own emotions and misread the emotions of others. We also deceive ourselves about their meaning. The more we puzzle over the nature of emotions, the deeper the mystery becomes. It is a mystery that is by no means solved, but one that repays careful, philosophical analysis. Far from being routine, emotions are “the key to the meaning of life,” says distinguished philosopher and author Robert C. Solomon, who in these 24 lectures takes you on a tour of his more than three-decade-long intellectual struggle to reach an understanding of these complex phenomena. Some of his conclusions are surprising and very much against the current of common sense. Professor Solomon's lectures unfold as a rich dialogue with other philosophers, including Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Descartes, Adam Smith, Nietzsche, William James, Freud, Heidegger, and Sartre. He also relates these views to contemporary work in the cognitive sciences on emotions, notably research by Antonio Damasio, Joseph LeDoux, and Paul Ekman. And he discusses the portrayal of emotions in writers and artists including Homer, Shakespeare, Melville, Dostoevsky, and Picasso.
Philosophy Then and Now A Look Back at 26 Centuries of Ideas That Have Shaped Our Thinking
This book is a history of philosophy that is simple and straightforward but captures the complexity and diversity of the subject. It has three basic purposes:
(1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West;
(2) to relate philosophical ideas and movements to their historical background and to the cultural history of their time;
(3) to trace the changing conception of the definition, the function, and the task of philosophy.
Encyclopedia Of Philosophy 2nd Ed. (10 Volume Set)
Since 1967, the Encyclopedia of Philosophy has been the cornerstone of the philosophy reference shelf.
Containing material from hundreds of highly distinguished contributors representing the world's top universities and institutions, the second edition has a truly global perspective. It contains more than 2,100 entries, including more than 450 new articles.
Among the many topics covered are African, Islamic, Jewish, Russian, Chinese, and Buddhist philosophies; bioethics and biomedical ethics; art and aesthetics; epistemology; metaphysics; peace and war; social and political philosophy; the Holocaust; feminist thought; and much more.
Additionally, the second edition also features 1,000 biographical entries on major figures in philosophical thought throughout history.
Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions
