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Surveying the history, latest developments and potential future directions of contemporary analytic philosophy, this is an essential one-volume reference guide for all those working in the field. The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy brings together a team of internationally renowned scholars to explore all the major areas of inquiry, key concepts and most important thinkers in the analytic tradition.Topics covered include: . The history of analytic philosophy, from Frege, Moore and Russell to Wittgenstein, the Vienna Circle and beyond. Philosophy of mind and language from early developments to the most recent advances. Perspectives in moral and political philosophy. Contemporary metaphysics, epistemology and the philosophy of science and mathematics. The latest thinking on perception, free will and personal identityThe Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy also includes a historical chronology and a full guide to further reading and available resources, making this an invaluable library or desktop reference guide for anyone working in the discipline today.
Sommario
Part I: History, Methods and Problems Barry Dainton1 A Different World
2 From Idealism to a Realistic (Platonic) Pluralism
3 Principia Ethica
4. Principles and Paradox
5 Frege
6 On Denoting, Acquaintance and Construction
7 Wittgenstein and the
Tractatus8 The Vienna Circle and its "Wissenschaftliche Weltauffassung"
9 Later Wittgenstein
10 Quine
11 Oxford and Ordinary Language
12 Developments in Ethics
13 Davidson
14 Kripke and Putnam
15 Analytic Philosophy of Mind (with Howard Robinson)
Appendix: A Simple Introduction to Tarski's Theory of Truth
Part II: Current Research and IssuesIntroduction to Part II
16. Mathematics and Logic
Mary Leng17. Philosophy and Language
Barry C Smith18. Meaning, Normativity and Naturalism
Richard Gaskin19. Philosophy of Science
James Ladyman20. Philosophy of Physics
Barry Loewer21. Causation
Helen Beebee22. Metaphysics
E.J Lowe23. Philosophy of Mind: Consciousness, Intentionality and Ignorance
Daniel Stoljar24. Personal Identity: Are we Ontological Trash? M
ark Johnston25. Free Will
Ferenc Huoranszki26. Knowledge
Bryan Frances & Allan Hazlett27. The Philosophy of Perception: An Introduction
Paul Snowdon28. Practical Reasons: The Problem of Gridlock
Ruth Chang29. Political Obligation, and the Site and Scope of Justice
Andres MolesPart III: New Directions in Analytic Philosophy 1. Specialization and Science
2. Mind and Consciousness
3. Analytic Metaphysics
4. Rising Self-Consciousness
5. Crisis?
30. Coda A: What is Analytic Philosophy?
Barry Dainton and Howard Robinson31. Coda B: Analytic versus Continental
Howard RobinsonNotes
Chronology
Timeline of Individual Philosophers
A-Z of Key Terms and Concepts
Resources
Annotated Bibliography
Part A Analytic Philosophy and its History
Part B by Subject and Chapter
Bibliography
Index
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Barry Dainton is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool, UK. His previous publications include Stream of Consciousness (2nd edition, 2006), The Phenomenal Self (2008) and Time and Space (2nd edition, 2010).
Howard Robinson is University Professor in the Philosophy Department at Central European University in Budapest, recurrent Visiting Scholar at Fordham University in New York and Senior Fellow of the Center for the Philosophy of Religion at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
