New Releases by Anthony Quinton

Originally published in 1973. In this systematic treatise, Anthony Quinton examines the concept of substance, a philosophical refinement of the everyday notion of a thing. Four distinct, but not unconnected, problems about substance are identified: what accounts for the individuality of a thing; what confers identity on a thing; what is the relation between a thing and its appearances; and what kind of thing is fundamental, in the sense that its existence is logically independent of that of any other kind of thing? In Part 1, the first two problems are discussed, while in Part 2, the third and fourth are considered. Part 3 examines four kinds of thing that have been commonly held to be in some way non-material: abstract entities; the un-observable entities of scientific theory; minds and their states; and, finally, values. The author argues that theoretical entities and mental states are, in fact, material. He gives a linguistic account of universals and necessary truths and advances a naturalistic theory of value.

A short book combining extracts from the work of one of the world's greatest thinkers with commentary by one of Britain's most distinguished writers on philosophy.

A fascinating account of two lives lived in parallel; the chances of their meeting were almost impossible. Marcelle Wegier grows up in war-torn Europe, escapes to America and by chance attends the wedding of her parents' secretary in England. Meanwhile, Tony grows up in England, nearly dies from pneumonia in his teens and attends the wedding of a friend. Their stories are gripping reading back into a time when the world was a very different place.

A collection of Quinton's writings which address some of the central political, philosophical and religious issues of our day.

Renaissance Thinkers contains studies of four of the most important philosophical writers of the European Renaissance.

Om den engelske filosof Francis Bacon (1561-1624).

Excepcional tratado sumario en el que participan fil sofos de la talla de John Plamenatz, P. H. Partridge, H. L. A. Hart, Stanley I. Benn, R. S. Peters, Peter Winch, Brian Barry, E. F. Carrit, Isaiah Berlin, Joseph Schumpeter y Anthony Quinton que son la vanguardia del pensamiento brit nico actual.