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Written by one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th-century and the founder of phenomenology, this work had a decisive impact on the direction of 20th-century philosophy when it was published in 1900.

Causation is central to our lives and the world cannot be understood without understanding it. This book is an account of the nature and implications of causation.

Dennett's classic introduction to the philosophy of mind.

First published in 1968, this text remains the most compelling, comprehensive statement of the view that the mind is material. In the preface to this new edition, the author reflects on the book's impact in the light of recent debates.

Criticizes the fundamental liberal philosophical assumptions underlying much of the modern tradition of theorizing about punishment. Instead, this text argues that the social functions of criminal law and punishment are justifiable.

Frank Jackson's versatility and range are illustrated by this new collection, which brings together some of his most important publications on mind, action, conditionals, method in metaphysics, and ethics.

The first book of its kind to bring together the many different topics that surround the issue of personal identity. Brian Garrett makes an important contribution to the philosophy of personal identity and mind, and to epistemology.

This important contribution to the problem of scepticism offers a new standard for the appraisal of philosophical arguments. It questions the value of the sceptic's argument and provides a potential remedy to anti-sceptical epistemology.

Arguing that the major problems in epistemology have their roots in concerns about our control over our beliefs, David Owen presents a critical discussion of the current trends in contemporary epistemology.

Descriptive Psychology presents a series of lectures given by Brentano in 1887 and represents the clearest statement of his mature thought. This is the first English translation of his work and includes an authorative introduction by Muller