This investigation of the nature of human action argues for an ontology which includes events along with persons and other objects. Among the topics discussed are: freedom to act; weakness of the will; the logical form of talk about actions, intentions, and causality; and decision theory.

Argues that Nietzsche tried to create a specific literary character in his writings and discusses the paradoxes of his work.

Deals with the twentieth-century philosophy. This title includes essays by philosopher Michael Williams and literary scholar David Bromwich, as well as the essay The Philosopher as Expert .

Presents complete texts or selections from fifty-six philosophical masterpieces, in annotated translations and editions. This book includes selections from Plotinus' Enneads , Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation , Husserl's Paris Lectures , Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations , and Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit .

Contains chapters on topics including the Bayesian approach to science, and nature of scientific laws. This book features developments in the realism/anti-realism debate. It is intended to be a university text in the philosophy of science, not just on science and philosophy courses but also in the social sciences such as sociology and psychology.

First published in English in 1959, Karl Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge and is one of the most widely read books about science written in the 20th century.