Eighteen of the world's most eminent philosophers of recent years tackle central questions of philosophy in this collection of the prestigious annual lectures given at the Royal Institute of Philosophy in London.
The line-up of authors is stellar: Simon Blackburn, Ned Block, Tyler Burge, David Chalmers, Noam Chomsky, Jerry Fodor, Jürgen Habermas, Anthony Kenny, Christine Korsgaard, John McDowell, Alasdair MacIntyre, Thomas Nagel, Derek Parfit, T. M. Scanlon, John Searle, Sir Peter Strawson, Bernard Williams, and Mary Warnock.
There are six pieces on questions to do with mind, perception, and action; four on reason and morality; six range over freedom, identity, religion, and politics; and the last two take a step back to look at philosophy itself and how it works.
The best way to learn about philosophy is to read philosophy at its best: that is what this fascinating anthology offers.
Edited by:
Ted Honderich (University College London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 236mm,
Width: 162mm,
Spine: 27mm
Weight: 702g
ISBN: 9780198712503
ISBN 10: 0198712502
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 22 January 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Ted Honderich: Introduction Thomas Nagel: Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem P. F. Strawson: Perception and its Objects Tyler Burge: Perception: Where Mind Begins? Jerry Fodor: The Revenge of the Given: Mental Representation Without Conceptualization Ned Block: Attention and Mental Paint John McDowell: Some Remarks on Intention in Action Christine M. Korsgaard: On Having a Good T. M. Scanlon: Reasons Fundamentalism Simon Blackburn: The Majesty of Reason Mary Warnock: What Is Natural? And should we care? John R. Searle: Free Will as a Problem in Neurobiology Derek Parfit: We Are Not Human Beings Anthony Kenny: Knowledge, Belief, and Faith Noam Chomsky: Simple Truths, Hard Problems: Some thoughts on terror, justice, and self-defence Alasdair MacIntyre: Social Structures and their Threats to Moral Agency Jürgen Habermas: Religious Tolerance--The Pacemaker for Cultural Rights Bernard Williams: Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline David J. Chalmers: Why Isn't There More Progress in Philosophy?
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).
Reviews for Philosophers of Our Times
Readers will find much to grapple with in this fine collection. * Network Review, David Lorimer *
