The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy

This is the definitive guide to what's going on in philosophy. Distinguished scholars contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences.

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.

Résumé
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.

Contenu

• 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 and 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 and 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