The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy

Frank Jackson, Michael Smith (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

916 Seiten

2005
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-924295-5 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

Covers moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences with contributions from over thirty scholars. This book provides insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

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.

I. MORAL PHILOSOPHY ; II. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ; III. PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND ACTION ; IV. PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE ; V. METAPHYSICS ; VI. EPISTEMOLOGY ; VII. PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCIENCES

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.10.2005
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy
Zusatzinfo	line drawings
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1627 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-19-924295-X / 019924295X
ISBN-13	978-0-19-924295-5 / 9780199242955
Zustand	Neuware