Metaphysics category: 2011 books

Wittgenstein’s Intentions, first published in 1993, presents a series of essays dedicated to the great Wittgenstein exegete John Hunter. The problematic topics discussed are identified not only by Wittgenstein’s own philosophical writings, but also by contemporary scholarship: areas of ambiguity,...

On the one hand, Creation and Discovery, Lacan and Klein: An Essay of Reintroduction seeks to disclose the often suppressed or unacknowledged proximity, even intimacy, between Lacan and Klein, and thereby to facilitate a re-introduction between Lacan and Klein such that their works can read anew,...

The nature of propositions and the cognitive value of names have been the focal point of philosophy of language for the last few decades. The advocates of the causal reference theory have favored the view that the semantic contents of proper names　are their referents. However, Frege’s puzzle about...

A provocative new look at concepts of the present, their connection to ideas about time, and their effect on literature, art, and culture The problem of the present—what it is and what it means—is one that has vexed generations of thinkers and artists. Because modernity places so much value...

The current volume is comparative and inter-disciplinary, and it provides a reflection on what thinking might become after Heidegger’s philosophy. Its aim is to critically expand the current field of research by presenting unfamiliar and unchartered avenues that will guide and carry the Heidegger...

Near-death experience – the final portal to the ultimate truth?  Peter Small doesn’t know it, but when he steps in front of the speeding taxi, he’s about to embark on a paranormal journey that will provide the answer to the biggest question of them all: Why are we here? While his body is...

Handbook of the New Thought is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the law of attraction, affirmations, meditation, mental healing of the body, and mind treatment.  It is perfect for anyone who wants to change their life in any way.  In clear language this book explains how the...

This book is for those who feel that there is something fishy about the world we live in. It is for those whose patience is running out. It is for those who have no wish of further indulging in mind-numbing activities that serve only the postponement of pain. Because by postponing pain, you are postponing the realisation of the truth and you are also postponing your true happiness.

Martin Heidegger's Nietzsche's Second Untimely Meditation presents crucial elements for understanding Heidegger's thinking from 1936 to 1940. Heidegger offers a radically different reading of a text that he had read decades earlier, showing how his relationship with Nietzche's has changed, as well...

The classic conception of human transcendental consciousness assumes its self-supporting existential status within the horizon of life-world, nature and earth.  Yet this assumed absoluteness does not entail the nature of its powers, neither their constitutive force.  This latter call for an existential...

In this interesting piece; the author argues that Richard Dawkins has failed in his attempts to put a good rational argument for atheism. The professor uses the rather feeble approach of setting up straw men only to dismantle them with great relish. These repeated mischaracterizations of faith do...

This book analyses and explains the central passage of Kant’s philosophy, the “Transcendental Analytic” of the Critique of Pure Reason. It proceeds in the manner of a textual commentary, discussing and explaining each section of the Analytic in turn. The purpose, however, is not merely to comment...

Framework of Reality highlights unfolding developments that are revolutionizing our understanding of ourselves and our place in the universe. Scientists and scientifically trained researchers are providing us with a rich and expanding base of knowledge about strange and unusual phenomena observed...

This short book offers one-hundred concise spiritual lessons received from our "Heavenly Parents," who are known traditionally as Jesus Christ (our “Divine Father”) and the Holy Spirit (our “Divine Mother”). This series of inspirational one-page messages was transmitted by Donna...