The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy (Oxford Handbooks) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019924295X ISBN 13: 9780199242955

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2005

Synopsis

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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Review:

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)

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 019924295X
• ISBN 13: 9780199242955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 916
• Editor: Jackson Frank, Smith Michael