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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830258103321

Titolo

McDowell and his critics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Cynthia Macdonald and Graham Macdonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-281-31098-0

9786611310981

0-470-37604-X

0-470-77625-0

0-470-77707-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Collana

Philosophers and their critics ; ; 13

Altri autori (Persone)

MacdonaldCynthia <1951->

MacdonaldGraham

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

Philosophy, British - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

McDOWELL AND HIS CRITICS; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Austerity and Openness; Response to Sainsbury; 2 Reason and Language; Response to Heck; 3 Some Philosophical Integrations; Response to Bilgrami; 4 Self-Knowledge and Inner Space; Response to Macdonald; 5 Personal Identity, Ethical not Metaphysical; Response to Rovane; 6 Acting in the Light of the Appearances; Response to Dancy; 7 External Reasons; Response to Pettit and Smith; 8 Aristotle's Use of Prudential Concepts; Response to Irwin; 9 Julius Caesar and George Berkeley Play Leapfrog; Response to Blackburn

10 The Two Natures: Another Dogma?Response to Macdonald; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The most comprehensive discussion available of the work of philosopher, John McDowell. Contains newly commissioned papers by distinguished philosophers on McDowell's work, along with substantial replies to each by McDowell himself. The contributors are philosophers with international reputations for their work in the areas in which they are contributing. Covers the whole of McDowell's philosophy, including his contributions in ancient philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology.



McDowell's replies to the