Susan Stebbing philosophical papers edited with an introduction and notes by Siobhan Chapman

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stebbing, L. Susan (Lizzie Susan), 1885-1943, author.

Contributor:

Chapman, Siobhan, 1968- editor.

British Society for the History of Philosophy, issuing body.

Series:

BSHP new texts in the history of philosophy

Oxford scholarly editions online

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analysis (Philosophy).

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Philosophical papers

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press USA 2025

Oxford Oxford University Press 2025

Summary:

A selection of the writings of Susan Stebbing (1885-1943), an important figure in the development of analytic philosophy. Siobhan Chapman provides notes and an introduction presenting an overview of Stebbing's work and an account of the significance of each of the selected papers

Contents:

Susan Stebbing

I Logic

II Science

III Analysis

IV Ideology

1 A Reply to Some Charges Against Logic (1915)

2 Logical Constructions and Knowledge Through Description (1931)

3 Mr Joseph's Defence of Free Thinking in Logistics (1933)

4 Materialism in the Light of Modern Specific Thought (1928)

5 Nebulous Philosophy-Jeans and Eddington (1937)

6 The New Physics and Metaphysical Materialism (1943)

7 Substances, Events, and Facts (1932)

8 The Method of Analysis in Metaphysics (1932)

9 Logical Positivism and Analysis (1933)

10 Constructions (1934)

11 Directional Analysis and Basic Facts (1934)

12 Language and Misleading Questions (1939)

13 Thinking (1936)

14 The Creed of a Dialectical Materialist (1938)

15 Ethics and Materialism (1939)

16 Philosophers and Politics (1939)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 4, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780191979804

0191979805

OCLC:

1548420661

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