An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis / Edition 4

by John Hospers

Overview

John Hospers' Introduction to Philosophical Analysis has sold over 150,000 copies since its first publication. This new edition ensures that its success will continue into the twenty-first century. It remains the most accessible and authoritative introduction to philosophy available using the full power of the problem-based approach to the area to ensure that philosophy is not simply taught to students but practised by them.
The most significant change to this edition is to respond to criticisms regarding the omission in the third edition of the famous opening chapter. A brand new chapter, Words and the World, replaces this in the fourth edition - which now features a large number of examples and illustrative dialogues. The rest of the text has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of recent developments in some areas of philosophy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415157926
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/23/1997
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Hospers

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition, Preface to the Second Edition, 1 Words and the World Language and Reality, 2 What Can We Know? Knowledge, 3 What is the World Like? Perceiving the World, 4 The Way the World Works Scientific Knowledge, 5 What is and What Must Be Freedom and Necessity, 6 What Am I? Mind and Body, 7 What Else is There Philosophy of Religion, 8 The is and the Ought Problems in Ethics, Index

Editorial Reviews

An undergraduate textbook first published in 1953 and most recently in 1988. A major change in the fourth edition is the return of the introductory chapter on philosophy and language, which had been dropped from the third edition. The style is conversational and the concepts are presented in examples. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

'Anyone who wishes to familiarize himself with the methods and approaches to philosophy current in universities in England and the United States will find this book a useful guide.' - Philosophical Studies

'This is quite simply the best introductory philosophy book there is.' - Stephen Priest, University of Edinburgh

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