The Possibility of Philosophical Understanding Reflections on the Thought of Barry Stroud

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780195381658
  • 12 januari 2012
  • 320 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

Barry Stroud's work has had a profound impact on a very wide array of philosophical topics, but there has heretofore been no book-length treatment of his work. The current collection aims to redress this gap, with 13 essays on Stroud's work, all but one new to this volume.



Barry Stroud's work has had a profound impact on a very wide array of philosophical topics, including epistemological skepticism, the nature of logical necessity, the interpretation of Hume, the interpretation of Wittgenstein, the possibility of transcendental arguments, and the metaphysical status of color and value. And yet there has heretofore been no book-length treatment of his work. The current collection aims to redress this gap, with 13 essays on Stroud's work by a diverse group of contributors including some of his most distinguished interlocutors and promising recent students. All but one essay is new to this volume. The essays cover a range of topics, with a particular focus on Stroud's treatments of skepticism and subjectivism. There are also chapters on Stroud's views on meaning and rule-following, on Hume on personal identity, and on the role of desires in the explanation of action. Despite the diversity, the essays are unified by the thematic unity in Stroud's own writings. Stroud approaches every philosophical problem by attempting to get as clear as possible on the nature and source of that problem. He aims to determine what kind of understanding philosophical questions are after, and what the prospects for achieving that understanding might be. This theme--of the nature and possibility of philosophical understanding--is introduced in the opening essay of this volume and recurs in different ways throughout the remaining chapters. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in the philosophy of philosophy. As these essays show, one important source of insight on this subject is the thought of Barry Stroud, for whom pursuit of the philosophy of philosophy has always been indistinguishable from pursuit of philosophy as such.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
12 januari 2012
Aantal pagina's
320
Illustraties
Nee

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Bridges
Hoofdredacteur
Jason Bridges
Tweede Redacteur
Niko Kolodny
Co Redacteur
Wai-Hung Wong
Hoofduitgeverij
Oxford University Press Inc

Overige kenmerken

Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Product breedte
167 mm
Product hoogte
27 mm
Product lengte
241 mm
Studieboek
Ja
Verpakking breedte
167 mm
Verpakking hoogte
25 mm
Verpakking lengte
241 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
554 g

EAN

EAN
9780195381658

Je vindt dit artikel in

Taal
Engels
Beschikbaarheid
Leverbaar
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Studieboek of algemeen
Studieboeken
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Bindwijze : Hardcover

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 124 euro en 99 cent.
2 - 3 weken
Verkoop door bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
  • Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Dag en nacht klantenservice