Science is the most powerful generator of knowledge. No one seems to doubt that scientists steadily reveal the secrets of the world and human behaviour. But what exactly is the scientific method? Does science really offer insight into the nature of the world and the interactions of humans?

This revised edition of Exploring Humans examines how philosophers struggled with these questions. This book highlights their influence on thinking about social sciences like economics, psychology and soci...

In de culture wars bestoken partijen elkaars culturele stellingen met claims en verwijten over identiteit, zelfbegrip en sociale tegenstellingen. Cultuurmarxisten, social justice warriors, alt‑righters, incels, populisten en woke activisten strijden in kwesties als Black Lives Matter en #MeToo over voorrechten en achterstelling – soms met ironie, soms verbitterd, maar altijd vanuit de vaste overtuiging van een gelijk dat is verbonden met de eigen identiteit. Juist in die stellige overtuig...

Worden wij de eerste soort op aarde die zijn eigen evolutionaire opvolger gaat scheppen?

Recente ontwikkelingen in de biotechnologie, neurowetenschappen en robotica hebben een diepe impact op ons zelfbegrip en dagelijks leven. Wat te denken van genetisch gemodificeerde baby’s? Of van dwarslaesiepatiënten die een computer kunnen aansturen met hun gedachten? Of van androïde robots die werken als prostituees, zoals in de sciencefictionserie Real Humans? Wie we zijn en wat ...

Durf te denken! is de modernste en compleetste lesmethode filosofie voor havo en vwo. Het rijke aanbod aan oefenmateriaal is beschikbaar in de digitale leeromgeving. Per domein zijn ook werkboeken beschikbaar met een selectie van het belangrijkste oefenmateriaal.

Dit werkboek bevat de oefeningen van het domein Wijsgerige antropologie voor havo-leerlingen.

The study of Islamic philosophy has entered a new and exciting phase in the last few years. Both the received canon of Islamic philosophers and the narrative of the course of Islamic philosophy are in the process of being radically questioned and revised. Most twentieth-century Western scholarship on Arabic or Islamic philosophy has focused on the period from the ninth century to the twelfth.

It is a measure of the transformation that is currently underway in thefield that, unlike other refer...

The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. It will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this rich and formative period.

The Social Contract, originally published as On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Rights by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is a 1762 book in which Rousseau theorized about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society, which he had already identified in his Discourse on Inequality (1754). The Social Contract helped inspire political reforms or revolutions in Europe, especially in France. The Social Contract argued against the idea tha...

This volume examines the philosophy of Avicenna, the greatest philosopher of the Islamic world. Leading scholars deal with his ideas in areas ranging from medicine to theology and his impact on the Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions. The book is of interest to graduate students of Arabic and medieval philosophy.

Now revised and containing three new chapters, this book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental problems in the theory of knowledge. Written primarily for students taking a first course in epistemology, it will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about this important area of philosophy.