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Frege
A Philosophical Biography
by Dale Jacquette
Hardcover, 702 Pages, Published 2019 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-86327-8, ISBN: 0-521-86327-9

"Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) is one of the founding figures of analytic philosophy, whose contributions to logic, philosophical semantics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mathematics set the agenda for future generations of theorists in these and related areas. Dale Jacquette's lively and incisive biography charts Frege's life from its beginnings in small-town north Germany, through his student days in Jena, to his development as ..."






The Philosophy of Mind(2nd Edition)
The Metaphysics of Consciousness
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 322 Pages, Published 2009 by Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-9918-9, ISBN: 0-8264-9918-X

"In Philosophy of Mind: The Metaphysics of Consciousness, Dale Jacquette provides students and professionals with a concise and accessible overview of this fascinating subject. The book covers all the key topics and debates in the philosophy of mind and introduces the full range of choices available in approaching the mind-body problem. Exploring classical and contemporary texts, the book surveys the subject's historical background and c ..."






Dialogues on the Ethics of Capital Punishment
(New Dialogues in Philosophy)
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 148 Pages, Published 2009 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-6144-1, ISBN: 0-7425-6144-5

"One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, edited by the author himself, Dale Jacquette presents a fictional dialogue over a three-day period on the ethical complexities of capital punishment. Jacquette moves his readers from outlining basic issues in matters of life and death, to questions of justice and compassion, with a concluding dialogue on the conditional and unconditional right to life. Jacquette's characters talk plainly an ..."






Pathways in Philosophy(4th Edition)
An Introductory Guide with Readings
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 574 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-513131-4, ISBN: 0-19-513131-2

"Pathways in Philosophy is a unique introductory text that features both a historical and a topical approach to the central problems in the field--questions regarding existence, knowledge, and moral and political value. Organized into two parts, "Metaphysics and Epistemology" and "Ethics and Political Philosophy," the text addresses these problems by providing a guided tour through ten classic philosophical readings. Offering detailed cr ..."






Journalistic Ethics(1st Edition)
Moral Responsibility in the Media
by Dale Jacquette, Michael Boylan
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2006 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-182539-0, ISBN: 0-13-182539-9

" By combining accessible theory with case studies and applications, this book offers both a solid framework for philosophical discussions of journalistic ethics and a sourcebook that journalism students can use in thinking about the moral implications of their intended profession. Dale Jacquette wrote the book in order to explore the limitations of a free and responsible press against the pressures and conflicts encountered by journal ..."






Philosophy of Logic(1st Edition)
An Anthology
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 388 Pages, Published 2001 by Wiley-Blackwell
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-0-631-21868-5, ISBN: 0-631-21868-8

"This volume provides a comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary readings in the philosophy of logic. This volume provides a comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary readings in the philosophy of logic."






Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy(1st Edition)
New Life for the Undead (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
by Matthew Walker, William S. Larkin, Hamish Thompson, Manuel Vargas, Larry Hauser, Adam Barrows, Dale Jacquette, John Draeger, Wayne Yuen, Robert Arp, Richard Greene, K.Silem Mohammad
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2010 by Open Court
ISBN-13: 978-0-8126-9683-7, ISBN: 0-8126-9683-2

"Since 1968's Night of the Living Dead, zombie culture has steadily limped and clawed its way into the center of popular culture. Today, zombies and vampires have taken over TV shows, comic books, cartoons, video games, and movies. Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy drags the theories of famous philosophers like Socrates and Descartes into the territory of the undead, exploring questions like: Why do vampires and vegetarians share a simil ..."






Ontology(1st Edition)
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 348 Pages, Published 2002 by Mcgill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7735-2464-4, ISBN: 0-7735-2464-9

"In the first part of the book, Dale Jacquette explores questions of pure philosophical ontology: what is meant by the concept of being, why does something exist rather than nothing, and why there is only one logically contingent actual world. The author argues that logic provides the only possible answers to these fundamental problems of pure ontology. In the second part of the book Jacquette examines issues of applied scientific ontolo ..."






The Cambridge Companion to Brentano
(Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
by Dale Jacquette, Cambridge University Press
Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2004 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-00765-8, ISBN: 0-521-00765-8

"Franz Brentano (1838–1917) led an intellectual revolution that sought to revitalize German-language philosophy and to reverse its post-Kantian direction. His philosophy laid the groundwork for philosophy of science as it came to fruition in the Vienna Circle, and for phenomenology in the work of such figures as his student Edmund Husserl. This volume brings together newly commissioned chapters on his important work in theory of judgemen ..."






Logic and How it Gets That Way(Reprint)
(Acumen Research Editions)
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-84465-680-6, ISBN: 1-84465-680-2

"In this challenging and provocative analysis, Dale Jacquette argues that contemporary philosophy labours under a number of historically inherited delusions about the nature of logic and the philosophical significance of certain formal properties of specific types of logical constructions. Exposing some of the key misconceptions about formal symbolic logic and its relation to thought, language and the world, Jacquette clears the ground o ..."






Dialogues on the Ethics of Capital Punishment
(New Dialogues in Philosophy)
by Dale Jacquette
Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2008 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-6143-4, ISBN: 0-7425-6143-7

"One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, edited by the author himself, Dale Jacquette presents a fictional dialogue over a three-day period on the ethical complexities of capital punishment. Jacquette moves his readers from outlining basic issues in matters of life and death, to questions of justice and compassion, with a concluding dialogue on the conditional and unconditional right to life. Jacquette's characters talk plainly an ..."






Philosophical Entrees(1st Edition)
Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 782 Pages, Published 2000 by Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-365933-6, ISBN: 0-07-365933-9

"The essays in this volume, selections from important classical and contemporary philosophical writings, are organized into six central topics in philosophy, the meaning of life, epistemology or theory of knowledge, the concept of mind and problem of free will and determinism, the existence and nature of God, ethical theory and moral decision making, and metaphilosophy or the philosophy of philosophy. Entrées can be used as a stand-alone ..."






Philosophy of Mind(1st Edition)
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 166 Pages, Published 1993 by Prentice Hall
Facsimile
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-030933-4, ISBN: 0-13-030933-8

"This is a survey of important and contemporary topics in the philosophy of mind. It provides explanations of theories and criticism, illustrated with everyday examples, and outlines the strengths and weaknesses of each position considered by combining exposition with critical evaluation and countercriticisms from opposing points of view. There is a non-technical guide to relevant scientific literature, including artificial intelligence, ..."






Cannabis - Philosophy for Everyone(1st Edition)
What Were We Just Talking About
by Dale Jacquette, Rick Cusick, Fritz Allhoff, Wiley-Blackwell
Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 2010 by Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-9967-4, ISBN: 1-4051-9967-9

"The debate on the status and legality of cannabis continues to gain momentum. Here, personal anecdotes combined with academic and scientific reports combine to sharpen some of the fascinating philosophical issues associated with cannabis use.  A frank, professionally informed and playful discussion of cannabis usage in relation to philosophical inquiry Considers the meaning of a high , the morality of smoking marijuana for pl ..."






The Philosophy of Schopenhauer(1st Edition)
(Continental European Philosophy)
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Mcgill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7735-2981-6, ISBN: 0-7735-2981-0

"Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) crafted one of the most unified philosophical systems by synthesizing Plato, Kant, and Asian religious traditions such as Buddhism and Hinduism into an encyclopedic worldview that combines the empirical science of his day with Eastern mysticism in a radically idealist metaphysics and epistemology. In "The Philosophy of Schopenhauer," Dale Jacquette assesses Schopenhauer's philosophical enterprise and the ..."






Six Philosophical Appetizers(1st Edition)
by Dale Jacquette
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2000 by Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-365934-3, ISBN: 0-07-365934-7

"Are you curious about philosophy, but unsure about how to begin? This brief, affordable book can help you get started by offering a selection of bitesize philosophical reasonings to sample. If you are new to philosophy, then these appetizers in just a few pages present a concise overview of some of the main problems and methods of philosophy. This book invites you to think systematically about some of the most intellectually challenging ..."






The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Consciousness
(Bloomsbury Companions)
by Dale Jacquette, Professor Daniel Stoljar, Professor Ted Honderich, Dr Paul Bello, Professor Scott Soames, Dr Katherine J. Morris, Professor Dale Jacquette
Hardcover, 504 Pages, Published 2018 by Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-13: 978-1-4742-2901-2, ISBN: 1-4742-2901-8

"From Descartes and Cartesian mind-body dualism in the 17th century though to 21st-century concerns about artificial intelligence programming, The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Consciousness presents a compelling history and up-to-date overview of this burgeoning subject area. Acknowledging that many of the original concepts of consciousness studies are found in writings of past thinkers, it begins with introductory overviews ..."






Schopenhauer, Philosophy and the Arts(Reprint)
(Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and the Arts)
by Dale Jacquette, Cambridge University Press
Paperback, 324 Pages, Published 2007 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-04406-6, ISBN: 0-521-04406-5

"This collection brings together thirteen new essays by some of the most respected contemporary scholars of Schopenhauer's aesthetics from a wide spectrum of philosophical perspectives. It examines the unique theory Schopenhauer developed to explain the life and work of the artist, and the influence his aesthetic philosophy has had on subsequent artistic traditions in such diverse areas as music, painting, poetry, literature, and archite ..."






The Cambridge Companion to Brentano
(Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
by Dale Jacquette
Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2004 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-80980-1, ISBN: 0-521-80980-0

"Franz Brentano (1838–1917) led an intellectual revolution that sought to revitalize German-language philosophy and to reverse its post-Kantian direction. His philosophy laid the groundwork for philosophy of science as it came to fruition in the Vienna Circle, and for phenomenology in the work of such figures as his student Edmund Husserl. This volume brings together newly commissioned chapters on his important work in theory of judgemen ..."






Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychologism
Critical and Historical Readings on the Psychological Turn in Philosophy (Philosophical Studies Series)
by Dale Jacquette
Hardcover, 342 Pages, Published 2003 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-1337-9, ISBN: 1-4020-1337-X

"Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychologism presents a remarkable diversity of contemporary opinions on the prospects of addressing philosophical topics from a psychological perspective. It considers the history and philosophical merits of psychologism, and looks systematically at psychologism in phenomenology, cognitive science, epistemology, logic, philosophy of language, philosophical semantics, and artificial intelligence. It jux ..."



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