Philosophers of Our Times

Zusatztext Readers will find much to grapple with in this fine collection. Informationen zum Autor Ted Honderich, Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London, past chairman of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, and visiting professor at Yale and the CUNY Graduate Centre, came to England from Canada as a graduate student. He has lived in London for most of his life, and lectured in much of Europe and the East. His publications include Actual Consciousness (OUP, 2014), The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (second edition; OUP, 2005), How Free Are You? (second edition; OUP, 2002), and The Philosophers (OUP, 1999). Klappentext Eighteen of the world's most eminent philosophers of recent years tackle central questions of philosophy. They discuss mind, morality, freedom, identity, religion, politics, and philosophy itself. This anthology of lectures from the Royal Institute of Philosophy offers a fascinating sampler of philosophy at its best. Zusammenfassung Eighteen of the world's most eminent philosophers of recent years tackle central questions of philosophy. They discuss mind, morality, freedom, identity, religion, politics, and philosophy itself. This anthology of lectures from the Royal Institute of Philosophy offers a fascinating sampler of philosophy at its best. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem Perception and its Objects Perception: Where Mind Begins? The Revenge of the Given: Mental Representation Without Conceptualization Attention and Mental Paint Some Remarks on Intention in Action On Having a Good Reasons Fundamentalism The Majesty of Reason What Is Natural? And should we care? Free Will as a Problem in Neurobiology We Are Not Human Beings Knowledge, Belief, and Faith Simple Truths, Hard Problems: Some thoughts on terror, justice, and self-defence Social Structures and their Threats to Moral Agency Religious Tolerance--The Pacemaker for Cultural Rights Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline Why Isn't There More Progress in Philosophy? ...

Product details

• Authors: Prof. Ted Honderich, Ted Honderich
• Assisted by: Ted Honderich (Editor), Ted (University College London) Honderich (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2015
• EAN: 9780198712503
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871250-3
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 243 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge