By Ronald N. Giere (NHC Fellow, 1997–98) Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. But historians, sociologists, and philosophers of science have long argued that scientific claims reflect the particular historical, cultural, and social context in which those claims were made. The nature of scientific knowledge is not absolute because it … Continued
By Montgomery Furth (NHC Fellow, 1986–87) This book is a re-thinking of Aristotle's metaphysical theory of material substances. The view of the author is that the 'substances' are the living things, the organisms: chiefly, the animals. There are three main parts to the book: Part I, a treatment of the concepts of substance and nonsubstance … Continued
By Owen Flanagan (NHC Fellow, 2015–16) The Geography of Morals is a work of extraordinary ambition: an indictment of the parochialism of Western philosophy, a comprehensive dialogue between anthropology, empirical moral psychology, behavioral economics, and cross-cultural philosophy, and a deep exploration of the opportunities for self, social, and political improvement provided by world philosophy. We live … Continued
Edited by Thomas A. Sebeok (NHC Fellow, 1980–81) and Umberto Eco
By Mihajlo Mihajlov (NHC Fellow, 1980–81)
By James P. Sterba (NHC Fellow, 2001–02) Racial preferences are among the most contentious issues in our society, touching on fundamental questions of fairness and the proper role of racial categories in government action. In this volume, two contemporary philosophers, in a lively debate, lay out the arguments on each side. Carl Cohen, a key … Continued
By Thomas E. Hill, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 1982–83) This stimulating collection of essays in ethics eschews the simple exposition and refinement of abstract theories. Rather, the author focuses on everyday moral issues, often neglected by philosophers, and explores the deeper theoretical questions which they raise. Such issues are: Is it wrong to tell a lie … Continued
By Maroun Aouad (NHC Fellow, 2000–01) For Arab philosophers of the Aristotelian tradition, rhetoric is the main instrument of communication in the city. Allowing philosophers to address the rest of citizens, including rulers, rulers to lead citizens and citizens to communicate with each other, it gives the rules of a logical discourse, but of a logic … Continued
Edited by Julie Candler Hayes (NHC Fellow, 2004–05) and Judith P. Zinsser Until recently, the marquise Du Châtelet (1706-1749) was more remembered as the companion of Voltaire than as an intellectual in her own right. While much has been written about his extraordinary output during the years he spent in her company, her own work … Continued
Translated by Brad Inwood (NHC Fellow, 1995–96) and L. P. Gerson This new edition of Hellenistic Philosophy—including nearly 100 pages of additional material—offers the first English translation of the account of Stoic ethics by Arius Didymus, substantial new sources on Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Scepticism, expanded representation of Plutarch and Cicero, and a fuller presentation of papyrological … Continued