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Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy is the definitive guide to what's going on in this lively and fascinating subject. Jackson and Smith, themselves two of the world's most eminent philosophers, have assembled more than thirty distinguished scholars to contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas of research. The coverage is broad, with sections devoted to moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. This Handbook will be a rich source of insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, and for people working in other disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, who are interested in the state of philosophy today.

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Author:   Frank Jackson (Australian National University) ,  Michael Smith (Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.498kg
ISBN:  

9780199234769

ISBN 10:   0199234760
Pages:   918
Publication Date:   29 November 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
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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Review from previous edition 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 *

Review from previous edition 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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