Books in the Avebury Series in Philosophy series

Within the context of a critique of volitional accounts of action based on trying, this volume articulates a conception of intentional action based on the notion of "de re" intention.

Placing the rise in teaching of applied logical reasoning and critical thinking within an historical context, this text stresses that many universities are now using this skill at an introductory level. It seeks to provide the reading required to understand the development of this subject.

A translation of Schopenhauer's "Fourfold Root". The text aims to be both readable and accessible whilst adhering to Schopenhauer's philosophical views.

This book seeks to explore the understanding of Fabianism of both the Webbs and the Fabian Women's Group and how this understanding shaped their views regarding such gender-centred issues as the family wage; protective labour law; and women's place in the welfare state, the home and the labour market.

The chapters in this volume address the issues of human genetics and new technologies through discussions of choice and informed decision-making, risks and hazards, the economic and political organization of new technology, and the public as well as the scientists understanding of science.

Legal and moral reasoning share much methodology and address similar problems. This volume charts two shared problems: the relation between theory, principles and particular judgments; and the role of facts and factual assertions in normative settings.