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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449842103321

Autore

Baggini Julian

Titolo

New British Philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : The Interviews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002

ISBN

1-280-14119-0

0-203-99451-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StangroomJeremy

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

Great Britain

Interviews

Philosophers, Modern

Philosophy, British

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Philosophical Biography; Ethics in the Modern World; The Role of Political Philosophy; Aesthetics and Music; Power, Knowledge and Injustice; Feminism and Pornography; Mind Matters; The Concerns of Analytic Philosophy; On Vagueness; The Rebirth of Metaphysics; Continental Philosophy and Emancipation; The Analytic and the Continental; Sartre's Existentialism; Post-Analytic Philosophy; A Post-Human Hell; Philosophy and the Public; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From popular introductions to biographies and television programmes, philosophy is everywhere. Many people even want to be philosophers, usually in the cafeĢ or the pub. But what do real philosophers do? What are the big philosophical issues of today? Why do they matter? How did some our best philosophers get into philosophy in the first place?Read New British Philosophy and find out for the first time. Clear, engaging and designed for a general audience, sixteen fascinating interviews with some of the top philosophers from the new generation of the subject's leaders range