''The Review of Metaphysics'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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of
philosophy
Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...
. It was established by
Paul Weiss and the first issue was published in September 1947. The journal's primary sponsor is and has been
The Catholic University of America
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, but other major universities help sustain it.
The journal publishes articles on
metaphysics
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and on the
history of philosophy
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. It also has a large
book review
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A book review may be a primary source, an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. B ...
section and lists the abstracts of other English-based philosophy journals. Once a year, it publishes statistics on the philosophy graduate programs in North America. The current
editor-in-chief
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is Michael Rohlf (School of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America).
Notable articles (ordered by date of publication)
* "Aristotle and Plato on God as ''Nous'' and as the Good," by
Stephen Menn (1992).
* "Kant's Empiricism," by Lorne Falkenstein (1997).
* "The Paradoxes of
Hylomorphism
Hylomorphism is a philosophical doctrine developed by the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, which conceives every physical entity or being ('' ousia'') as a compound of matter (potency) and immaterial form (act), with the generic form as imm ...
," by Gordon P. Barnes (2003).
* "
Stanley Rosen's Critique of
Leo Strauss
Leo Strauss (September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973) was an American scholar of political philosophy. He spent much of his career as a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, where he taught several generations of students an ...
," by Alexander S. Duff (2010).
* "Aristotle's Psychological Approach to the Idea of Luck," by Daniel Schillinger (2019).
See also
*
List of philosophy journals
References
External links
*
English-language journals
Philosophy journals
Quarterly journals
Academic journals established in 1947
Metaphysics literature
1947 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Philosophy Documentation Center academic journals
Catholic University of America academic journals
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