Books in the The International Research Library of Philosophy series

When did Rembrandt get old? Such questions eventually lead us to the problem of vagueness. Williamson traces its history, questions conventional theories and defends the realist view that vagueness is a kind of ignorance.

The articles in this volume represent a part of the philosophical literature on higher-order logic and the Skolem paradox. They ask the question "what is second-order logic?" and examine various interpretations of the Lowenheim-Skolem theorem.

The concept of supervenience has become an object of philosophical investigation and controversy. This collection of essays explores such topics as: concepts of supervenience; supervenience for multiple domains; supervenience and metaphysics; and moral supervenience.

Brings together some of the most important research publications on the philosophical problem of consciousness. It includes a detailed introduction that surveys the leading issues in the current debate.