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Preface.- 1 Diving into Math with Emmy Noether.- 2 Emmy Noether: a Portrait.- 3 Max and Emmy Noether: Mathematics in Erlangen.- 4 Emmy Noether''s Long Struggle to Habilitate in G¿ttingen.- 5 Noether''s Early Contributions to Modern...

What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream?Questions like these are ancient ones, and the branch of philosophy...

Much philosophical debate has attempted to reconcile the human capacity to view the world both objectively and subjectively. Thomas Nagel''s ambitious and lively book tackles this fundamental issue, arguing that our divided nature is the root...

In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student. Arguing that the best way to learn about...