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5Philosophy: An Introduction to the Central IssuesHolt Rinehart & Winston. 1985.Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine.
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7Colours: Their Nature and RepresentationPhilosophical and Phenomenological Research 58 (3): 735-737. 1995. xv + 247 p.
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Contest EntriesReview of Metaphysics 15 (1): 125-147. 1961.The following are some of the entries received in the contest presented in our March, 1960 issue. The starred essays were judged as winners and were awarded $25.00 prizes.
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22Book ReviewsLouis Pojman,. Justice.Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice‐Hall, 2006. Pp. xii+138. $25.00Ethics 116 (2): 440-442. 2006.
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344. For the best demonstration that one does or does not see stars that were in existence a long time agoReview of Metaphysics 15 (1): 134-136. 1961.
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39Does language embody a philosophical point of view?Review of Metaphysics 14 (4): 617-636. 1961.Examining the sapir-Whorf hypothesis, The author addresses the questions whether language affects perception and whether grammatical categories affect conceptual categories. He argues that advocates of linguistic relativity have attributed to language an unjustified degree of causal efficacy and that linguistic idealism is contradicted by the results of experimental psychology. Then, Considering the claimed correlation between grammatical and conceptual categories, He argues that grammar has no …Read more
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20Specific and Abstract UniversalsIdealistic Studies 4 (1): 89-105. 1974.The question whether universals exist has been a major stimulus to metaphysical inquiry from its very inception. Although philosophical orientation and perspective has dictated how the problem was to be formulated, it is nevertheless possible to identify a single question or group of questions within the various modes of philosophical expression. It is unlikely that any proposed solution will appear very satisfactory outside of the context of a well-developed system of metaphysics. The problem i…Read more
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24Actions as Universals: An Inquiry into the Metaphysics of ActionAmerican Philosophical Quarterly 6 (3). 1969.
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7Keith Graham, "J. L. Austin: A Critique of Ordinary Language Philosophy" (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 18 (4): 493. 1980.
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16The Eye and the Mind. Reflections on Perception and the Problem of KnowledgePhilosophical Quarterly 45 (179): 245. 1995.
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63A note on act utilitarianismPhilosophical Review 73 (2): 243-247. 1964.Landesman criticizes the act utilitarianism presented in j j c. Smart's "an outline of a system of utilitarian ethics". A system which eschews rules and proposes the maximization of happiness as the "only" reason for preferring one action over another, He charges, Cannot justify fairness and impartiality in ethics. (staff)
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163Rawls on hiroshima: An inquiry into the morality of the use of atomic weapons in August 1945Philosophical Forum 34 (1). 2003.
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23Frege's Theory of Sense and Reference: Its Origins and Scope (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 35 (2): 310-312. 1997.
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70The problem of universalsBasic Books. 1971.On the relations of universals and particulars, by B. Russell.--Universals and resemblances, by H. H. Price.--On concept and object, by G. Frege.--Frege's hidden nominalism, by G. Bergmann.--Universals, by F. P. Ramsey.--Universals and metaphysical realism, by A. Donagan.--Universals and family resemblances, by R. Bambrough.--Particular and general, by P. F. Strawson.--The nature of universals and propositions, by G. F. Stout.--Are characteristics of particular things universal or particular? By…Read more
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49Scepticism about meaning: Quine's thesis of indeterminacyAustralasian Journal of Philosophy 48 (3). 1970.This Article does not have an abstract