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Zusatztext Review from previous edition Seven sections covering morals! politics! mind! language! metaphysics! knowledge and science make it as serious and thorough as a survey could be. . . . To anyone prepared for the climb! the handbook promises a commanding view. Klappentext This is the definitive guide to what's going on in philosophy. Distinguished scholars contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. Zusammenfassung This is the definitive guide to what's going on in philosophy. Distinguished scholars contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I. Moral Philosophy 1: Michael Smith: Meta-Ethics 2: Julia Driver: Normative Ethics 3: Karen Jones: Moral Epistemology 4: Jay Wallace: Moral Psychology 5: Stephen Stich and John Doris: Empirical Perspectives on Ethics II. Social and Political Philosophy 6: Linda Barclay: Liberalism and Diversity 7: Jeremy Waldron: Law 8: David Estlund: Democracy 9: Rae Langton: Feminism in Philosophy 10: Geoffrey Brennan and Philip Pettit: Rational Actor Perspectives III. Philosophy of Mind and Action 11: Gabriel Segal: Intentionality 12: Frank Jackson: Consciousness 13: Alfred Mele: Action 14: Martin Davies: Cognitive Science IV. Philosophy of Language 15: Scott Soames: Reference and Description 16: Ian Rumfitt: Meaning and Understanding 17: Paul Horwich: Truth 18: Deirdre Wilson and Dan Sperber: Pragmatics V. Metaphysics 19: Ned Hall: Causation 20: Lloyd Humberstone: Modality 21: D H Mellor: Time 22: Mark Johnston: Constitution and Identity VI. Epistemology 23: Timothy Williamson: Knowledge and Scepticism 24: Michael Martin: Perception 25: Christopher Peacocke: The A Priori VII. Philosophy of the Sciences 26: Michael Devitt: Scientific Realism 27: Nancy Cartwright and Anna Alexandrova: Laws 28: Philip Kitcher: Philosophy of Biology 29: David Albert: The Foundations of Physics ...
