Reading McDowell: On Mind and World / Edition 1

by Nicholas Smith

Overview

Reading McDowell: On Mind and World brings together an exceptional list of contributors to analyse and discuss McDowell's challenging and influential book, one of the most influential contributions to contemporary philosophy in recent years. In it McDowell discusses issues in epistemology, philosophy of mind and ethics as well as surveying the broader remit of philosophy. Reading McDowell clarifies some of these themes and provides further material for debate across philosophy of mind, ethics, philosophy of language and epistemology.
The internationally renowned contributors include: Richard Bernstein, Gregory McCulloch, Hilary Putnam, Charles Taylor, Crispin Wright, Jay Bernstein, Rudiger, Bubner, Robert Pippin, Charles Lamour, Axel Honneth, Barry Stround, Robert Brandom and Michael Williams. In conclusion, John McDowell responds to all the contributions.
This critical contribution to analytic philosophy is likely to shape philosophical debate for years to come. It will be of interest to professional philosophers, as well as students of contemporary epistemology, philosophy of mind and ethics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415212120
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/27/2002
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Part 1 Philosophy after Kant
Part 2 Epistemology
Part 3 Philosophy of Mind
Part 4 Towards Ethics
Part 5 Responses

Editorial Reviews

'the papers in this collection are of consistently very high quality, critical of some integral component of McDowell's thought, and are philosophically persuasive.' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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