Ratio Special Issues

Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field, Agents and Their Actions presents seven newly commissioned essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the most recent debates in the philosophy of action • Features seven internationally significant authors, including new work by two of philosophy's 'super stars', John McDowell and Joseph Raz • Presents the first clear indication of how John McDowell is extending his path-breaking work on intentionality and perceptual experience towards an account of action and agency • Covers all the major interconnections between action-agency and central areas of Philosophy: Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Philosophy of Language • Provides a snapshot of current debate on the subject, which is fresh, enlightening, and fruitful.

Developing Deontology consists of six new essays in ethical theory by leading contemporary moral philosophers. Each essay considers concepts prominent in the development of deontological approaches to ethics, and these essays offer an invaluable contribution to that development. • Essays are contributed by Michael Smith, Philip Stratton-Lake, Ralph Wedgewood, David Owens, Peter Vallentyne, and Elizabeth Harman-all leading contemporary moral philosophers • Each essay offers an original and previously unpublished contribution to the subject • A significant addition to the field for anyone with an interest in the development of deontology • The collection is edited by a leading philosophical scholar

This innovative new collection features six original essays exploring the spatial, temporal, and other structures that shape conscious perception. • Includes cutting-edge research on an increasingly influential topic in the philosophy of the mind • Explores structural differences between the senses and between different theories of perceptual experience • Offers innovative new arguments on the philosophy of perception written by leading scholars in the field

Irrealism in Ethics presents a collection of six original essays contributed by prominent moral philosophers that address various forms of the philosophical position of ethical irrealism. • Addresses various forms of the philosophical position of ethical irrealism • Presents arguments both for and against the two major versions of ethical irrealism-the error theory and expressivism • Offers innovative new arguments on topics relating to ethical irrealism • Features original contributions from internationally prominent moral philosophers

Distinguished metaphysicians examine issues central to the high-profile debate between philosophers over how to classify the natural world, and discuss issues in applied ontology such as the classification of diseases. • Leading metaphysicians explore fundamental questions related to the classification and structure of the natural world • An essential commentary on issues at the heart of the contemporary debate between philosophy and science • Interweaves discussion of overarching themes with detailed material on applied ontology