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Author:   Frank Jackson (Australian National University) ,  Michael Smith (Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 5.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.627kg
ISBN:  

9780199242955

ISBN 10:   019924295
Pages:   916
Publication Date:   27 October 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Frank Jackson & Michael Smith: Introduction I. Moral Philosophy 1: Michael Smith: Meta-Ethics 2: Julia Driver: Normative Ethics 3: Karen Jones: Moral Epistemology 4: Jay Wallace: Moral Psychology 5: Stephen Stich & John Doris: Empirical Perspectives on Ethics II. Social and Political Philosophy 6: Linda Barclay: Liberalism and Diversity 7: Jeremy Waldron: Law 8: David Estlund: Democracy 9: Rae Langton: Feminism in Philosophy 10: Geoffrey Brennan & Philip Pettit: Rational Actor Perspectives III. Philosophy of Mind and Action 11: Gabriel Segal: Intentionality 12: Frank Jackson: Consciousness 13: Alfred Mele: Action 14: Martin Davies: Cognitive Science IV. Philosophy of Language 15: Scott Soames: Reference and Description 16: Ian Rumfitt: Meaning and Understanding 17: Paul Horwich: Truth 18: Deirdre Wilson and Dan Sperber: Pragmatics V. Metaphysics 19: Ned Hall: Causation 20: Lloyd Humberstone: Modality 21: D H Mellor: Time 22: Mark Johnston: Constitution and Identity VI. Epistemology 23: Timothy Williamson: Knowledge and Scepticism 24: Michael Martin: Perception 25: Christopher Peacocke: The A Priori VII. Philosophy of the Sciences 26: Michael Devitt: Scientific Realism 27: Nancy Cartwright and Anna Alexandrova: Laws 28: Philip Kitcher: Philosophy of Biology 29: David Albert: The Foundations of Physics

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`Seven sections covering morals, politics, mind, language, metaphysics, knowledge and science make it as serious and thorough as a survey could be. . . . To anyone prepared for the climb, the handbook promises a commanding view.' The Economist

Seven sections covering morals, politics, mind, language, metaphysics, knowledge, and science make it as serious and thorough as a survey could be...To anyone prepared for the climb, the handbook promises a commanding view. --The Economist<br>

Seven sections covering morals, politics, mind, language, metaphysics, knowledge and science make it as serious and thorough as a survey could be. . . . To anyone prepared for the climb, the handbook promises a commanding view. * The Economist *

Seven sections covering morals, politics, mind, language, metaphysics, knowledge and science make it as serious and thorough as a survey could be... To anyone prepared for the climb, the handbook promises a commanding view. The Economist

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