Central works of philosophy. Volume 5, The twentieth century, Quine and after / edited by John Shand.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shand, John, 1956- editor.

Series:

Central works of philosophy ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 322 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

CENTRAL WORKS OF PHILOSOPHY is a multi-volume set of essays on the core texts of the western philosophical tradition. From Plato's Republic to the present day, the volumes range over 2,500 years of philosophical writing covering the best, most representative, and most influential work of some of our greatest philosophers. Each essay has been specially commissioned and provides an overview of the work and clear and authoritative exposition of its central ideas. Volume 5 covers the central texts in the history of analytic philosophy from W. V. Quine's Word and Object (1960) to the present day. The texts range over political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, and the philosophies of language, mind and logic, and might reasonably be said to represent the most important philosophical work of the last forty years. The volume covers works by Donald Davidson, Michael Dummett, P. F. Strawson, Charles Taylor, John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Thomas Nagel, Bernard Williams, Richard Rorty, Saul Kripke, Hilary Putnam, David Lewis and John McDowell. Students and non-specialists, who may find the technicality of some of the texts forbidding, will welcome the clarity of exposition that the individual essays provide as well as the editor's introduction, which helps position them within the overall development of philosophy in the period.

Contents:

Introduction: The Twentieth Century: Quine and After John Shand

1. W.V. Quine: Word and Object Gary Kemp

2. P.F. Strawson: Individuals Paul Snowdon

3. John Rawls: A Theory of Justice Anthony Laden

4. Robert Nozick: Anarchy, State and Utopia Peter Vallentyne

5. Michael Dummett: Truth and Other Enigmas Berhnard Weiss

6. Richard Rorty: Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Alan Malachowski

7. Donald Davidson: Essays on Actions and Events Kirk Ludwig

8. Saul Kripke: Naming and Necessity John P. Burgess

9. Hilary Putnam: Reason, Truth and History Peter Clark

10. Bernard Williams: Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy A.W. Moore

11. Thomas Nagel: The View From Nowhere Anita Avramides

12. David Lewis: On the Plurality of Worlds Phillip Bricker

13. Charles Taylor: Sources of the Self Ruth Abbey

14. John McDowell: Mind and World Tim Thornton.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-49432-6

1-317-49433-4

1-315-71223-7

1-282-94320-0

9786612943201

1-84465-362-5

9781315712239

OCLC:

898771498