The Need for Interpretation: Contemporary Conceptions of the Philosopher's Task

Author:   Sollace Mitchell ,  Michael Rosen
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781472505620


Pages:   182
Publication Date:   07 November 2013
Format:   Hardback
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The Need for Interpretation: Contemporary Conceptions of the Philosopher's Task


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The Need for Interpretation expresses the growing reaction within the ranks of analytically-trained philosophers against the professed aims of current Anglo-American philosophy. The contributors challenge received dogmas on different philosophical topics, covering central issues from both Anglo-American and Continental traditions. Written in non-sectarian language for non-specialists, students and professional philosophers, these reflections of philosophy concern not only how it is done, but how it ought to be done

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Author:   Sollace Mitchell ,  Michael Rosen
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781472505620


ISBN 10:   147250562
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   07 November 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. The Role of Philosophy in the Human Sciences, David Kirsh (University of California, San Diego, USA) 2. Creation and Discovery: Wittgenstein on Conceptual Change, Christopher M. Leich (Georgetown University, USA) 3. Post-structuralism, Empiricism and Interpretation, Sollace Mitchell 4. Critical Theory: Between Ideology and Philosophy, Michael Rosen (Harvard University, USA) 5. The Prescription is Description: Wittgenstein’s View of the Human Sciences, Theodore R. Schatzki (University of Kentucky, USA) 6. The Significance of Significance: the Case of Cognitive Psychology, Charles Taylor (McGill University, USA) Bibliography Notes Index

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Sollace Mitchell Michael Rosen is Professor of Government at Harvard University, USA.

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