Philosophy of justice

Guttorm Fløistad (ed)

Springer - Berlin

2015

This book presents surveys of significant trends in contemporary philosophy. Contributing authors explore themes relating to justice including natural rights, equality, freedom, democracy, morality and cultural traditions.

Ethics or moral philosophy

Guttorm Fløistad (ed)

Springer - Berlin

2014

This volume examines a variety of philosophical approaches that seek to formulate practical guidelines or norms for human actions and behavior in different areas of society, including politics, cultural traditions, the environment, business management, architecture, and medicine.  

Written by a team of international authors, this volume features thirteen surveys.

Philosophy of religion

Guttorm Fløistad (ed)

Springer - Berlin

2010

The present volume, a continuation of the series Contemporary Philosophy (International Institute of Philosophy), provides an international survey of significant trends in contemporary philosophy.

Volume 10: Philosophy of Religion contains seventeen surveys written in English, French and German, describing the variety of philosophical approaches to religion and the impact of the ongoing secularization process on religious beliefs.

Aesthetics and philosophy of art

Guttorm Fløistad (ed)

Springer - Berlin

2007

The present volume is a continuation of the series Contemporary Philosophy (International Institute of Philosophy). As with the earlier volumes in the series, the present chronicles purport to give a survey of significant trends in contemporary philosophy.

Language, meaning, interpretation

Guttorm Fløistad (ed)

Springer - Berlin

2005

Philosophy of logic and language, and of meaning and communication are central to this volume. The discussion of these issues involves analytical approaches, including semantics and semiotics, philosophy of science, mathematical logic, phenomenology, hermeneutics and some aspects of philosophical anthropology and aesthetics.