The twenty-sixth volume in the highly acclaimed Library of Living Philosophers series is devoted to the work of British philosopher of logic and metaphysician, P. F. Strawson. Following the Library of Living Philosophers series format, the volume contains an intellectual autobiography, twenty critical and descriptive essays by leading philosophers from around the world, Strawson's replies to the essays, and a bibliography of Strawson's works.
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This book has four parts: a brief intellectual autobiography of Strawson; 20 essays on main aspects of his philosophy, each followed by his reply to the author; a bibliography of works by and about him; and partial lists of his academic appointments and of honors awarded him. The essays cover his views on subjects like the nature of philosophy, reconciling apparently incompatible philosophical views, skepticism, the relationship between intention and speech acts, formal logic vis-a-vis semantic/pragmatic logic, reference and predication, determinism and responsibility, self-identity, perception, epistemology, induction, and truth. The essays are solid and the replies attentive and elegant. A valuable contribution to contemporary philosophy.?Robert Hoffman, York Coll., CUNY
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This review is from: The Philosophy of P.F. Strawson (Vol. 26) (Library of Living Philosophers) (Paperback)
Strawson was an important Oxford philosopher. His highly influential books: Introduction to Logical Theory, Freedom and Resentment, Bounds of Sense, and Individuals have caused more than a generation of students to consider his important views.This is an interesting anthology of articles and replies. Some of the more important articles here deal with Strawson's views in the philosophy of language (namely speech act theory) and in metaphysics. Here are some highlights: R. Millikan, "Proper Function and Convention in Speech Acts," Haack, Between the Scylla and Charybdis of Apriorism" (excellent), McDowell, "Referring to Oneself," Blackburn, "Relativization and Truth," Pears, "Strawson on Freedom and Resentment," Putnam, "Strawson and Skepticism," and Searle, "Truth: A Reconsideration."
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New York, Oxford University Press, Some Varieties, Harvard University Press, Professor Adams, Critique of Pure Reason, Two Conceptions of Philosophy, Gilbert Ryle, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Professor Black, Professor Haack, Professor Millikan, Cambridge University Press, Columbia University Press, Hilary Putnam, Kant's New Foundations of Metaphysics, The Incoherence of Empiricism, Clarendon Press, Logico-Linguistic Papers, Bertrand Russell, First Meditation, Methods of Logic, University College, Doctrine of Synthesis New!
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I was born, on 23 November 1919, in one London suburb, Ealing, and was brought up in another, Finchley. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Oxford University Press, Some Varieties, Harvard University Press, Professor Adams, Critique of Pure Reason, Two Conceptions of Philosophy, Gilbert Ryle, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Professor Black, Professor Haack, Professor Millikan, Cambridge University Press, Columbia University Press, Hilary Putnam, Kant's New Foundations of Metaphysics, The Incoherence of Empiricism, Clarendon Press, Logico-Linguistic Papers, Bertrand Russell, First Meditation, Methods of Logic, University College, Doctrine of Synthesis New!
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- The Bounds of Sense: An Essay on Kant's Critique of Pure Reason by Peter Strawson on 21 pages
- Critique of Pure Reason (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant) by Immanuel Kant on 12 pages
- Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties (Woodbridge Lectures) by P. F. Strawson on 11 pages
- Logico-Linguistic Papers by P. F. Strawson on 7 pages
- Subject and Predicate in Logic and Grammar by P. F. Strawson on 5 pages
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