The "Midwest Studies in Philosophy" series has been one of the most respected publications for new works in philosophy for over twenty years. This volume explores the evolving trends that philosophy as a discipline is facing. The new directions explored include articles such as Identity in the Talmud, Existential relativity, Reasons and the Deductive Ideal, Criteria and Truth, Locke and Post-Modern Epistemology, A Priori Philosophy after an A Posteriori Turn, and Things and their Parts. "Midwest Studies in Philosophy" features some of the key thinkers in the field, and many of these articles are especially well-suited for classroom teaching.

Analytic philosophy was born from philosophic reflection on logic and mathematics. It has been at its strongest in these and related domains of reflection, domains that are friendly to definition and analytic clarity. From time to time, analytic philosophers, some very distinguished, have produced fine work on literature and the arts. But these areas remain underexplored in the analytic tradition. This volume is focused upon language that does not fit within the usual analytic paradigms. It's highlights include two pieces of original poetry on philosophic subjects (by philosophers who are also published poets), and philosophic reflection on poetry, literature more generally, metaphor, and related subjects.