List of illustrations .............................................. x Notes on contributors ............................................. xi Preface .......................................................... xiv Acknowledgements .................................................. xv Introduction ....................................................... 1 ANTONELLA CORRADINI, SERGIO GALVAN AND E. JONATHAN LOWE PART I Epistemology ......................................................... 13 1 Reflection ........................................................ 15 FRANZ VON KUTSCHERA Reflection, self-consciousness and intentionality: comment on von Kutschera's paper .................................. 24 MICHELE LENOCI 2 How naturalism implies skepticism ................................. 29 ALVIN PLANTINGA Methodological and/or ontological naturalism: comment on Plantinga's paper ...................................... 45 ROBERTA CORVI PART II Ontology ............................................................. 51 3 Aristotelian substances and the theorethical/practical dichotomy ......................................................... 53 EDMUND RUNGGALDIER Aristotelian ontology versus naturalistic ontology: comment on Runggaldier's paper .................................... 67 ALESSANDRO GIORDANI 4 What is naturalism? What is analytical philosophy? ............... 74 PETER VAN INWAGEN Naturalism, physicalism, and some notes on "Analytical Philosophy": comment on van Inwagen's paper ........... 89 CHRISTIAN KANZIAN PART III Philosophy of religion ............................................... 95 5 Contemporary cosmology and the existence of God ................... 97 WILLIAM LANE CRAIG How to deal with singularities: comment on Craig's paper ......... 134 WINFRIED LOFFLER 6 The design argument: between science and metaphysics ............. 140 ROBIN COLLINS Metaphysical presuppositions of the argument from design: comment on Collins's paper ....................................... 153 SERGIO GALVAN PART IV Philosophy of mind .................................................. 161 7 Rational selves and freedom of action ............................ 163 E. JONATHAN LOWE I see that Martians persecute me: what should I do, if I want to act rationally?: Comment on Lowe's paper ...................... 178 LUCIA URBANI ULIVI 8 Consciousness and freedom ........................................ 183 UWE MEIXNER Which consciousness do we need to have a choice?: Comment on Meixner's paper ....................................... 197 JOSEF QUITTERER PART V Practical philosophy ................................................ 203 9 Naturalism, realism and objectivity in ethics .................... 205 ROBERT N. AUDI Non-reductive naturalism versus non-naturalism in ethics: how wide is the gap?: Comment on Audi's paper .................... 218 ANTONELLA CORRADINI 10 Resisting naturalism: the case of free will ...................... 225 HUGH J. McCANN Practical reasoning and action: comment on McCann's paper ........ 241 FRANCESCA CASTELLANI Bibliography ..................................................... 246 Index ............................................................ 257