Brain-mind, Thagard, Paul (distinguished Professor Emeritus Of Philosophy, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Of Philosophy, University Of Waterloo)

Автор: Symeonides, Alex L Parks Distinguished Professor Of Law And Dean Emeritus Symeon C (willamette University School Of Law)
Название: Codifying choice of law around the world
ISBN: 019068996X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190689964
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Описание: Codifying Choice of Law Around the World chronicles, documents, and celebrates the extraordinary, massive codification of Private International Law (PrIL), or Conflict of Laws that has taken place in the last 50 years, from 1962-2012. During this period, the world has witnessed the adoption
of nearly 200 PrIL codifications, EU Regulations, and international conventions---more than in all preceding years since the inception of PrIL. This book provides a horizontal comparison and discussion of these codifications and conventions, first by comparing the way they resolve tort and contract
conflicts, and then by comparing the answers of these codifications to the fundamental philosophical and methodological dilemmas of PrIL. In the process, this book re-examines and dispels certain widely held assumptions about choice of law, and the art and science of codification in general.

Written by Symeon C. Symeonides, a renowned PrIL and comparative law expert with extensive first-hand experience in drafting codifications and advising other drafters, Codifying Choice of Law Around the World will serve as an indispensable point of reference for any serious study or discussion of
PrIL, and comparative law.

Автор: Kekes, John
Название: Hard questions
ISBN: 0190919981 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190919986
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Описание: In this book, John Kekes discusses the hard questions we all must face in the course of our lives. Is there an absolute value that overrides all other considerations? Must we conform to prevailing conventions? Do we owe what our country asks of us? Must justice be done at all costs? How should we respond to evil? Should we forgive wrong actions? Does shame make life better or worse? Is it always good to be true to who we are? Do good intentions justify bad actions?Are moral values the highest of all values? There are reasonable answers to these questions, but we find that they often conflict. Their conflicts compel us to weigh the consequences of how the decisions we make affect ourselves, our relationships, and our attitude to the society in which we live.

In this clearly and accessibly written book, Kekes compares and evaluates the reasons that have been given for and against answers to these hard questions by those who actually faced them. By learning from the successes and failures of the decisions others have made, we can understand better how we should respond to the hard questions we ourselves face. We can then evaluate more reasonably the possibilities open to us and the limitations to which we are subject.

This approach is an alternative to both the absolutist and the relativist ways of trying to answer hard questions. Absolutists have, for millennia, fruitlessly searched for an authoritative answer that reason requires everyone to accept. Their failure have led relativists to assume that there comes a point at which we run out of reasons and have no option but to make an arbitrary decision.

Kekes instead offers a message of hope by showing that there are reasonable answers to hard questions,which are neither absolute, nor arbitrary.

Автор: Rusnock, Paul (professor, Department Of Philosophy, University Of Ottawa) Sebestik, Jan (emeritus Director Of Research, Centre National De La Recherch
Название: Bernard bolzano
ISBN: 0198823681 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198823681
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Описание: The majority of histories of nineteenth-century philosophy overlook Bernard Bolzano of Prague (1781-1848), a systematic philosopher-mathematician whose contributions extend across the entire range of philosophy. This book, the first of its kind to be published in English, gives a detailed and comprehensive introduction to Bolzano`s life and work.

Автор: Wilson, Deirdre (emeritus Professor Of Linguistics, University College London (ucl) And Research Professor In Philosophy, Ifikk, University Of Oslo)
Название: Reading beyond the code
ISBN: 0198794770 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198794776
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Описание: This edited volume is the first extensive exploration of the value for literary studies of the model of communication known as relevance theory which stresses the importance of context and inference in the interpretation of communicative acts.

Автор: O`brien, James (distinguished Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University)
Название: Scientific sherlock holmes
ISBN: 0190670916 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190670917
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Описание: The Scientific Sherlock Holmes connects Holmes` vegetable poisons with concepts in botany, his use of fingerprinting with forensic science, and carbon monoxide poisoning and hemoglobin tests with concepts in chemistry, thus integrating the Holmes stories with all branches of science.

Автор: Lehrer, Keith (emeritus Professor Of Philosophy, University Of Arizona)
Название: Exemplars of truth
ISBN: 0190884274 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190884277
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Описание: The monograph explains how knowledge requires the capacity to justify or defend the target claim of knowledge. Defensibility is based on a background system. Lehrer argues that reflection on experience yields a self-referential exemplar representation.This is the novel contribution of his new book to truth about the perceptual world.