In this volume, thirteen philosophers contribute new essays analyzing the criteria for personal identity and their import on ethics and the theory of action: it presents contemporary treatments of the issues discussed in Personal Identity, edited by John Perry (University of California Press, 1975)
The work of Thomas Aquinas has always enjoyed a privileged position as a pillar of Catholic theology, but for centuries his standing among western philosophers was less sure. Today, Aquinas's work is recognized as a cornerstone of the western philosophical tradition. This book offers a full-scale
In The Ancient Economy Professor Finley makes the first attempt at a systematic formulation of concepts through which the economy of ancient Greeks and Romans can be analysed and for which modern categories - capital, labour, investment, market, credit - cannot be automatically employed. The
Spis treści Arguing and Giving Reasons 1 Consistency 6 Doubt and Certainty 11 Inference 17 Observation Memory Testimony 23 Uses of Argument 26 Logical Validity 32 Truth and Falsehood 35 Existential Import of Categorical Schemata 53 Use of Diagrams to Test Validity of Schemata 56 Use of
