Argues that Plato thinks that ordinary people grapple with the Forms and can make epistemological progress, even if they never achieve knowledge.

Meditation on the character of the Eleatic Stranger in Plato's late dialogues, arguing that the prominent place afforded to this foreigner—the other—represents an important philosophical and political legacy regarding the way thought, and life in the community, is understood.

Corrective intervention in Plato's metaphysics replacing the standard view of Plato as a metaphysical dualist with a novel and revolutionary paradigm of unitary pluralism in a single reality built on ontological diversity.

Develops a creative and provocative new model of God that brings together insights from both process theology and ground-of-being theology.

Analyzes the value of using case-based methodologies to address contemporary social justice issues in philosophy.

Wide-ranging critique of the epistemological and ethical assumptions that underlie contemporary debates concerning climate change.

Develops a new kind of epistemological position that highlights virtue over more standard epistemological theories.

Advances an interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of truth in terms of accurate measurement.

Presents a new and unique method for developing principles to be applied in creating and increasing value.

An English translation of Bachelard's sixth book, in which he seeks to develop a metaphysical context for modern atomistic science.

Argues that a pluralistic understanding of truth can foster productive conversations about common concerns involving religion, science, ethics, politics, economics, and ecology without falling into relativism.

Presents strikingly original and contemporary answers to the most traditional philosophical problems in epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and political theory.

A historical and philosophical reassessment of the impact of Aristotle and early-modern Aristotelianism on the development of Kant’s transcendental philosophy.

Considers the notable similarities between the thought of Confucius and Wittgenstein.

A resolute defense of philosophy and hermeneutics against the threats of dogmatism and relativism.

Explores ontological humility in the history of philosophy, from Descartes to contemporary gender and race theory.

Examines the question of science, epistemology, and unconscious experience in psychoanalytic theory and practice.

Differentiates inquiry from interpretation in order to secure a foundation for truth.

Examines the role of experience within Adorno’s philosophy of language and epistemology.

The first English translation of Fichte’s second set of 1804 lectures on the Wissenschaftslehre.

This second edition of the author's classic study of Kant's First Critique includes a new preface and extensive afterword.

Examines the relations among knowledge, politics, aesthetics, and individuality.

A comprehensive introduction to the theory of knowledge.

Explores the complex nature of truth in Wittgenstein’s philosophy.

Cutting edge feminist investigations of rationality.

Top scholars examine the work of Donald T. Campbell, one of the first to emphasize the social structure of science.

Systematically analyzes the nature of metaphysics.

Offers a postmodern theory of knowledge based on an ecological worldview that stresses real relations and the pervasiveness of values.

This book presents a philosophy that includes the enlightenment experience--a philosophy grounded on the authority of direct realization resulting from transformation in consciousness.

This book develops a new naturalist theory of reason and scientific knowledge from a synthesis of philosophy and the new sciences of complex adaptive systems. In particular, the theory of partially self-organizing ...

This book shows that classic Chinese philosophy is as rational as Western approaches dealing with the problems of logic, epistemology, language analysis, and linguistic topics from a philosophical point ...

Kantorovich analyzes the notion of discovery. He views the process as inference and questions whether there is logic or method to discovery. He provides an alternative perspective on scientific discovery ...

Wisdo concludes that the fragility of religious belief is due to the unavoidable irony intrinsic to the religious life.

This book aims to present to western philosophers the most important theme in Islamic epistemology: knowledge by presence, the knowledge that results from immediate and intuitive awarenes, advocated by ...

This book examines skeptical problems originally raised by Descartes and Hume and currently discussed in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. It answers the basic ...

This book traces the historical lineages of Alvin Plantinga's religious epistemology from Plato through Augustine and Calvin. It focuses upon this epistemology as a philosophical interpretation of what ...