Discusses the incompatibility of the concepts of free will and determinism and argues that moral responsibility needs the doctrine of free will[...]

It is generally supposed that the fact that the world contains a vast amount of suffering, much of it truly horrible suffering, confronts those who believe in an all-powerful and benevolent Creator with a serious problem: to explain why such a Creator would permit this. Many reflective people are c[...]

This core text introducing readers to the field of metaphysics is now revised and updated with a new chapter on being. This essential core text introduces readers to metaphysics. In thoughtful and engaging prose, Peter van Inwagen examines three profound questions: What are the most general features[...]

The problem of the nature of being was central to ancient and medieval philosophy, and continues to be relevant today. In this collection of thirteen recent essays, Peter van Inwagen applies the techniques of analytical philosophy to a wide variety of problems in ontology and meta-ontology. Topics d[...]

Jan Fridthjof Bernt har preget rettsvitenskapen og samfunnsdebatten gjennom 40 år. Foruten sine rettsvitenskapelige arbeid har han vært en aktiv samfunns-debattant og sentral i rettsutviklingen gjennom å lede en rekke lovutvalg. Han har også vært rektor ved Universitetet i Bergen. Festskriftet [...]