12 Modern Philosophers - Couverture souple

Belshaw, Christopher; Kemp, Gary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1405152621 ISBN 13 : 9781405152624

Editeur : *Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Synopsis

Featuring essays from leading philosophical scholars, 12 Modern Philosophers explores the works, origins, and influences of twelve of the most important late 20th Century philosophers working in the analytic tradition.

• Draws on essays from well-known scholars, including Thomas Baldwin, Catherine Wilson, Adrian Moore and Lori Gruen
• Locates the authors and their oeuvre within the context of the discipline as a whole
• Considers how contemporary philosophy both draws from, and contributes to, the broader intellectual and cultural milieu

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Christopher Belshaw is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Staff Tutor with the Open University. He works mainly at the theoretical end of applied ethics. He is the author of Ideas (1998), Environmental Philosophy (2001), and 10 Good Questions About Life and Death (Blackwell, 2005). Another book, Annihilation: The Sense and Significance of Death, is forthcoming (2009).

Gary Kemp is Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at the University of Glasgow. He works in the philosophy of logic and language, on Frege, Russell, Quine, and Davidson, and on aesthetics and philosophical themes in literature. He is the author of Quine: A Guide for the Perplexed (2005) and, with Tracy Bowell, of Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide (3rd edn. 2009).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: *Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405152621
• ISBN 13: 9781405152624
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible