Arne Naess is considered one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. He has been a tremendously prolific author, yet his works as a whole have remained largely unavailable – until now. Springer made available for the first time, a definitive 10-volume collection of Arne Naess’s life’s works: The Selected Works of Arne Naess.

The Selected Works of Arne Naess (SWAN) presents a major overview of Arne Naess’s thinking and provides an extensive collection of this prolific philosopher’s principal writings. Some of Naess’s most important publications have never before been available in English. Many others are out of print. Often, his papers were published in obscure and inaccessible journals. And because Naess has been so prolific, many of his most important papers still remain unpublished. The publication of SWAN makes Naess’s work more fully accessible to scholars, students, and critics alike.

Volume One- Interpretation and Preciseness: A Contribution to the Theory of Communication.- Volume Two- Scepticism: Wonder and Joy of a Wandering Seeker.- Volume Three- Which world is the Real One?: Inquiry into Comprehensive Systems, Culture and Philosophies.- Volume Four- The Pluralist and Possibilist Aspects of the Scientific Enterprise: Rich Descriptions, Abundant Choices, and Open Futures.- Volume Five- Gandhi and Group Conflict: Exploration of Nonviolent Resistance, Satyagraha.- Volume Six- Freedom, Emotion and Self-Subsistence: The Structure of a Central Part of Spinoza's Ethics.- Volume Seven- Communication and Argument: Elements of Applied Semantics.- Volume Eight- Common Sense, Knowledge, and Truth: Open Inquiry in a Pluralistic World Selected Papers.- Volume Nine- Reason, Democracy, and Science: Understanding Among Conflicting Worldviews Selected Papers.- Volume Ten- Deep Ecology of Wisdom: Explorations in Unities of Nature and Cultures Selected Papers.

Arne Naess is considered one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. He has been a tremendously prolific author, yet his works as a whole have remained largely unavailable – until now. Springer made available for the first time, a definitive 10-volume collection of Arne Naess’s life’s works: The Selected Works of Arne Naess.

The Selected Works of Arne Naess (SWAN) presents a major overview of Arne Naess’s thinking and provides an extensive collection of this prolific philosopher’s principal writings. Some of Naess’s most important publications have never before been available in English. Many others are out of print. Often, his papers were published in obscure and inaccessible journals. And because Naess has been so prolific, many of his most important papers still remain unpublished. The publication of SWAN makes Naess’s work more fully accessible to scholars, students, and critics alike.