The Nijhoff International Philosophy series - previously Melbourne International Philosophy series - is now being published by Ashgate under the title Western Philosophy Series. This series continues from the NIPS as published previously by Nijhoff and Kluwer and upholds its policy of presenting works in the tradition of exact, or ’scientific’ philosophy based firmly in solid argument and strictest possible proof.
By Patricia F. O'Grady
November 10, 2016
'What is the basic building block of the universe?' Thales of Miletus was the first to ask this fundamental, yet to be answered, question in the sixth century B.C. This book offers an in-depth account of the answers he gave and of his adventure into many areas of learning: philosophy, science, ...
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By Roberto Poli
August 03, 1998
Even if the width and the depth of Brentano’s intellectual legacy are now quite well known, those asked to list the principal philosophers of the 19th century, very rarely do mention his name. We may call this puzzle the problem of Brentano’s 'invisibility'. One component of the Brentano’s ...
By Liliana Albertazzi, Dale Jacquette
August 15, 2001
This book presents an historical and conceptual reconstruction of the theories developed by Meinong and a group of philosophers and experimental psychologists in Graz at the turn of the 19th century. Adhering closely to original texts, the contributors explore Meinong's roots in the school of ...