Logos and Life - Essays on Mind, Action, Language and Ethics

The essays in Logos and Life cover topics in philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, ethics and philosophy of language. Several take as their starting points the ideas of Wittgenstein and of Elizabeth Anscombe. They will be of interest to anyone studying these philosophers.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I: Mind Chapter One The Functionalist's Inner State; Chapter Two 'Not a Something'; Chapter Three Sincerity in Thought; Chapter Four Is Pleasure a Good?; Part II: Action Chapter Five The Voluntary and the Involuntary: Themes from Anscombe; Chapter Six Rational Choice Theory and Backward- Looking Motives; Chapter Seven Meaning, Understanding and Action; Chapter Eight Why 'Why?'? Action, Reasons and Language; Part III Ethics Chapter Nine Ethics and Philosophy: Aristotle and Wittgenstein Compared; Chapter Ten 'How Should One Live?' Williams on Practical Deliberation and Reasons for Acting; Chapter Eleven 'An Inculcated Caring': Ryle on Moral Knowledge; Chapter Twelve Are There Any Intrinsically Unjust Acts?; Part IV Language Chapter Thirteen The Identity of a Word; Chapter Fourteen Ryle on Hypotheticals; Chapter Fifteen Metaphysics and Modals; Chapter Sixteen Conceptual Corruption; Sources; Index.

About the author

Roger Teichmann is lecturer in philosophy at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and a leading authority on the work of Elizabeth Anscombe.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Teichmann
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9781839993725
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-372-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy