Basistexte Philosophie. Band 2: Philosophie des Geistes, der Sprache und Metaphysik

What is philosophy? And how does one engage in philosophical thinking? The work with philosophical texts remains indispensable – ideally with original passages. Such a selection of written dialogue partners offers support and challenge for one's own philosophical inquiry. Even in a streamlined and abridged form, philosophical text passages must meet the requirement of being accessible at a fundamental level of philosophy, without further technical knowledge and terminological prerequisites, while also being concise, paradigmatic, and representative. This is precisely what the present volume "Philosophy of Mind, Language, and Metaphysics" offers. It is part of the four-volume series "Basic Texts in Philosophy," which has been selected and introduced from a didactic perspective to be as helpful as possible for schools, studies, and self-study. The other volumes focus on "Epistemology and Philosophy of Science," "Cultural Philosophy and Cultural Anthropology," and "Social and Political Philosophy." All volumes align with the curriculum of upper secondary education.