Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Death and Resurrection of Philosophy -- 2 Philosophy in Postmodern Times -- 3 The Old Synthesis-Relativism -- 4 The Analytics Land on the Continent -- 5 The New Synthesis: Realism -- Chapter 1 Metaphisycs and Ontology -- 1.1 The Beginnings -- 1.2 Things that Exist -- 1.3 Regional Ontologies -- Chapter 2 Epistemology -- 2.1 The Traditional Definition of Knowledge -- 2.2 Justification and Knowledge -- 2.3 Scepticism and the External World -- 2.4 Epistemic Relativism -- Chapter 3 Language -- 3.1 The Dominant Paradigm -- 3.2 Beyond the Dominant Paradigm -- Chapter 4 Logic and Mathematics -- 4.1 Philosophy of Logic and Logical Philosophy -- 4.2 Theories of Truth -- 4.3 Model Theory -- 4.4 Modal Logic and Possible Worlds -- 4.5 Conditionals -- Chapter 5 Mind -- 5.1 The Problem of Consciousness -- 5.2 The Extended Mind -- 5.3 The Sensorimotor Paradigm -- Chapter 6 Science -- 6.1 Philosophy of General Science -- 6.2 The Philosophy of Special Sciences -- Chapter 7 Ethics -- 7.1 The Discussion on the Foundations of Ethics -- 7.2 Acting in the Social World -- 7.3 Sex and Gender, the Individual Beyond the Limits of Classification -- Chapter 8 Politics -- 8.1 Power and Democratic Legitimacy -- 8.2 Recognition and Oppression -- 8.3 Body Politics -- 8.4 Distributive Justice -- 8.5 Human Rights, Global Justice, Immigration -- Chapter 9 Aesthetics -- 9.1 Art, Perception, Beauty -- 9.2 Neuroaesthetics -- 9.3 Difficulties of Aesthetic Judgment -- 9.4 Image and Reality: An Ancient Competition -- 9.5 Work/Works -- Bibliography -- Index.