Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology books

""Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy"" is an illuminating book written by William Walker Atkinson, a...  Read More >>

First published in 1999, this volume re-examines Bertrand Russell’s views on modal logic and logical relevance,...  Read More >>

Wes Furlotte critically evaluates Hegel's philosophy of human freedom in terms of his often-disregarded conception...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from Kant's Kriticismus in der Ersten und in der Zweiten Auflage der Kritik der Reinen Vernunft: Eine Historische...  Read More >>

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth ... Let your bending in the archer's hand...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Corso di Filosofia Sperimentale e di Belle Lettere in Generale, o Sia Lezioni Intorno Alla Scienza...  Read More >>

Christian Pfeiffer explores an important, but neglected topic in Aristotle's theoretical philosophy: the theory...  Read More >>

Infinity is paradoxical in many ways. Some paradoxes involve deterministic supertasks, such as Thomson's Lamp, where...  Read More >>

In Form, Matter, Substance, Kathrin Koslicki develops a contemporary defence of the Aristotelian doctrine of hylomorphism....  Read More >>

Much of the most interesting work in philosophy today is metaphysical in character. Oxford Studies in Metaphysics...  Read More >>

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad offers illuminating new perspectives on contemporary phenomenological theories of body and...  Read More >>

The doctrine of the atonement is the distinctive doctrine of Christianity. Over the course of many centuries of...  Read More >>

""Desire firmly, confident, and earnestly. Be not half-hearted in your demands and desires - claim and demand the...  Read More >>

Metaphysics of Freedom? Kant’s Concept of Cosmological Freedom in Historical and Systematic Perspective scrutinizes...  Read More >>

First published in 1998, this volume responded to and evaluated criticisms of McTaggart’s atemporal philosophy of...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from Harmonics of Evolution: The Philosophy of Individual Life, Based Upon Natural Science, as Taught by...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Energy Efficient and Final Cause Causation is thus one of the bonds which connect the present with...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Immediate Perception as Held by Reid and Hamilton Considered as a Refutation of the Skepticism of Hume...  Read More >>

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth ... Let your bending in the archer's hand...  Read More >>

First published in 1903, Taylor endeavours to provide a detailed study of metaphysic as a discipline. Opening with...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Lucretius and the Atomic Theory This impression of an incompatibility between the intellectual and...  Read More >>