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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146118703321

Titolo

12 modern philosophers / / edited by Christopher Belshaw and Gary Kemp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

9786612115981

9781282115989

1282115987

9781444305685

1444305689

9781444305692

1444305697

Descrizione fisica

ix, 254 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

BelshawChristopher

KempGary <1960 Oct. 15->

Disciplina

190

Soggetti

Philosophy, Modern - 20th century

Philosophers, Modern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Christopher Belshaw and Gary Kemp -- Quine / A.W. Moore -- Rawls / Thomas Baldwin -- Davidson / Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig -- Williams / Catherine Wilson -- Rorty / Alan Malachowski -- Fodor / Jose Luis Bermudez -- Nagel / Sonia Sedivy -- Kripke / Alexander Bird -- Nozick / A.R. Lacey -- Parfit / Jacob Ross -- McDowell / Marie McGinn -- Singer / Lori Gruen.

Sommario/riassunto

Featuring essays from leading philosophical scholars, 12 Modern Philosophers explores the works, origins, and influences of twelve of the most important late 20th Century philosophers working in the analytic tradition.    * Draws on essays from well-known scholars, including Thomas Baldwin, Catherine Wilson, Adrian Moore and Lori Gruen  * Locates the authors and their oeuvre within the context of the discipline as a whole  * Considers how contemporary philosophy both draws from, and contributes to, the broader intellectual and cultural



milieu