McDowell and His Critics
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
9781405106245 (ISBN)
The most comprehensive discussion available of the work of philosopher, John McDowell.
Contains newly commissioned papers by distinguished philosophers on McDowell’s work, along with substantial replies to each by McDowell himself.
The contributors are philosophers with international reputations for their work in the areas in which they are contributing.
Covers the whole of McDowell’s philosophy, including his contributions in ancient philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology.
McDowell’s replies to the contributions in this volume contribute to the body of his work.
Cynthia Macdonald is Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University Belfast and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Her previous publications include Mind–Body Identity Theories (1989), Varieties of Things: Foundations of Contemporary Metaphysics (Blackwell, 2005), and she is co-editor, with Stephen Laurence, of Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics (Blackwell, 1998). Graham Macdonald is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Distinguished International Fellow at the Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queen’s University Belfast. He is co-author, with Philip Pettit, of Semantics and Social Science (1980). In addition, he is editor of Perception and Identity: Essays Presented to A. J. Ayer, with His Replies to Them (1979), co-editor, with Crispin Wright, of Fact, Science, and Morality (Blackwell, 1986), and co-editor, with Philip Catton, of Karl Popper: Critical Appraisals (2004). Together, they have edited Philosophy of Psychology: Debates on Psychological Explanation and Connectionism: Debates on Psychological Explanation (both Blackwell, 1995).
Notes on Contributors vii
Introduction ix
1 Austerity and Openness 1
R. M. Sainsbury
Response to Sainsbury 14
JOHN McDOWELL
2 Reason and Language 22
Richard G. Heck, Jr.
Response to Heck 45
JOHN McDOWELL
3 Some Philosophical Integrations 50
Akeel Bilgrami
Response to Bilgrami 66
JOHN McDOWELL
4 Self-Knowledge and Inner Space 73
CYNTHIA MacDONALD
Response to Macdonald 89
JOHN McDOWELL
5 Personal Identity, Ethical not Metaphysical 95
Carol Rovane
Response to Rovane 114
JOHN McDOWELL
6 Acting in the Light of the Appearances 121
Jonathan Dancy
Response to Dancy 134
JOHN McDOWELL
7 External Reasons 142
Philip Pettit and Michael Smith
Response to Pettit and Smith 170
JOHN McDOWELL
8 Aristotle’s Use of Prudential Concepts 180
T. H. Irwin
Response to Irwin 198
JOHN McDOWELL
9 Julius Caesar and George Berkeley Play Leapfrog 203
Simon Blackburn
Response to Blackburn 217
JOHN McDOWELL
10 The Two Natures: Another Dogma? 222
GRAHAM MacDONALD
Response to Macdonald 235
JOHN McDOWELL
Index 240
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.9.2006 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Philosophers and their Critics |
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 173 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 490 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie |
| ISBN-13 | 9781405106245 / 9781405106245 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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