This bold and original work of philosophy presents an exciting new picture of concrete reality. Peter Unger provocatively breaks with what he terms the conservatism of present-day philosophy, and returns to central themes from Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Russell. Wiping the slate clean, Unger works, from the ground up, to formulate a new metaphysic capable of accommodating our distinctly human perspective. He proposes a world with inherently powerful particulars of two basic sorts...

In this controversial volume (originally published in 1975) Peter Unger suggests that, not only can nothing ever be known, but no one can ever have a reason at all for anything. A consequence of this is that we cannot have any realistic emotional ties: it can never be conclusively said that someone is happy or sad about anything. Finally he argues that no one can ever say, let alone believe, that anything is the case. In order to get beyond this apparent bind - and this condition of ignora...

While well-known for his book-length work, philosopher Peter Unger's articles have been less widely accessible. These two volumes of Unger's Philosophical Papers include articles spanning more than 35 years of Unger's long and fruitful career. Dividing the articles thematically, this first volume collects work in epistemology and ethics, among other topics, while the second volume focuses on metaphysics. Unger's work has advanced the full spectrum of topics at the heart of philoso...

While well-known for his book-length work, philosopher Peter Unger's articles have been less widely accessible. These two volumes of Unger's Philosophical Papers include articles spanning more than 35 years of Unger's long and fruitful career. Dividing the articles thematically, this first volume collects work in epistemology and ethics, among other topics, while the second volume focuses on metaphysics. Unger's work has advanced the full spectrum of topics at the heart of philoso...

Peter Unger's provocative new book poses a serious challenge to contemporary analytic philosophy, arguing that to its detriment it focuses the predominance of its energy on "empty ideas." In the mid-twentieth century, philosophers generally agreed that, by contrast with science, philosophy should offer no substantial thoughts about the general nature of concrete reality. Leading philosophers were concerned with little more than the semantics of ordinary words. For example: Our word "percei...

By contributing a few hundred dollars to a charity like UNICEF, a prosperous person can ensure that fewer poor children die, and that more will live reasonably long, worthwhile lives. Even when knowing this, however, most people send nothing, and almost all of the rest send little. What is the moral status of this behavior? To such common cases of letting die, our untutored response is that, while it is not very good, neither is the conduct wrong. What is the source of this lenient assessm...

By contributing a few hundred dollars to a charity like UNICEF, a prosperous person can ensure that fewer poor children die, and that more will live reasonably long, worthwhile lives. Even when knowing this, however, most people send nothing, and almost all of the rest send little. What is the moral status of this behavior? To such common cases of letting die, our untutored response is that, while it is not very good, neither is the conduct wrong. What is the source of this lenient assessm...

Warum fällt es so schwer, aus dem Hamsterrad auszusteigen, obwohl wir wissen, dass es uns krank macht? Dieses Buch analysiert mit einem bislang nie dagewesenen Scharfblick die oft verdeckten Gründe für die Stresskrise. Denn es sind nicht nur Faktoren auf persönlicher Ebene in unserem eigenen Alltagsverhalten, die uns in die Erschöpfungsspirale treiben. Nur wer auch die subtilen Abläufe in den Unternehmen, den Einfluss gesellschaftlicher Manipulation und die evolutionsbiologische Vorbelastu...

Seelische Erschöpfung entwickelt sich immer rasanter zur Krankheit Nummer eins im Job. Mehr und mehr Arbeitnehmer geraten in eine Abwärtsspirale. Es fängt harmlos an: wachsender Termindruck, mangelnde Wertschätzung. Häufig folgt Sorge um den Arbeitsplatz, schließlich permanente Selbstüberforderung. Am Ende steht die Diagnose: stressbedingte Erschöpfungsdepression.Erstmals zeigt dieses Buch den Mechanismus der schleichenden Erschöpfung. Es beschreibt Warnzeichen und Ausstiegsmöglich...

Die Einnahmen-Ausgaben-Rechnung von A bis ZDas "Handbuch für Einnahmen-Ausgaben-Rechner" bietet in der aktualisierten, fünften Auflage eine komplette und systematische Darstellung der Einnahmen-Ausgaben-Rechnung auf dem neuesten Stand.Die Neuerungen umfassen die Themen:Ökologisierung des Steuerrechts: E-Autos, E-Bikes, KlimaticketWiederaufleben des InvestitionsfreibetragesKleinunternehmerpauschalierungMaßnahmen zu...

The only anthology available on material constitution, this book collects important recent work on well known puzzles in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. The extensive, clearly written introduction helps to make the essays accessible to a wide audience.

Kommunalpolitik ist Ländersache. Die konkrete Ausgestaltung der kommunalen Selbstverwaltung auf der Ebene von Gemeinden, Städten und Kreisen regeln die jeweiligen Kommunalverfassungen der Länder. Keine andere politische Ebene ist so nah an den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern. Kommunalpolitik hat daher eine große Bedeutung für politisch Engagierte. Die Herausgeber haben für die einzelnen Bundesländer Expertinnen und Experten versammelt. Knapp und bestens verständlich werden Kommunalpolitik und -ver...