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One of the most influential contemporary philosophers, Hilary Putnam's involvement in philosophy spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology and logic.This specially commissioned collection discusses his contribution to the realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article, making it invaluable for any scholar of his work.

Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger are arguably the two most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Comparative work of these thinkers has only increased in recent decades, but no collection has yet explored the various ways in which Wittgenstein and Heidegger can be drawn into dialogue. As such, these essays stage genuine dialogues, with aspects of Wittgenstein¿s elucidations answering or problematizing aspects of Heidegger¿s, and vice versa. The result is a broad-ranging collection of essays that provides a series of openings and provocations that will serve as a reference point for future work that draws on the writings of these two philosophers.

In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the French philospher of science, Gaston Bachelard by situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the twentieth century.

This book is a systematic and historical exploration of the philosophical significance of grammar. It looks at the sustained philosophical reflection on the nature of grammar that was so evident at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Presenting an analysis of the idea of what can't be said, this book ascertains whether the notion of there being a truth, or a state of affairs, or knowledge that can't be expressed linguistically is a coherent notion. It distinguishes different senses in which it might be said that something can't be said.

Examines the relationship between metaphor, art and science against the backdrop of modern European philosophy and, in particular, the work of Kant, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. This book explores the impact which the notion of cognitive metaphor has on key positions and concepts within aesthetics, epistemology and the philosophy of science.

The Subject in Question provides a fascinating insight into a debate between two of the most famous contemporary philosophers - Jean-Paul Satre and Edmund Husserl - over key notions of conscious experience and the self.

This book presents a rigorous analysis and critique of the major varieties of contemporary philosophical naturalism. It advocates the thesis that contemporary naturalism should be abandoned in the light of serious difficulties against it.

Presents an overview of the scholarship on Russell and Meinong, as well as detailed accounts of some of the problems facing various incarnations of their theories.

Places analytic philosophy in a broader context comparing it with the methodology of its important rival tradition in twentieth-century philosophy - phenomenology, whose development parallels the development of analytic philosophy in many ways.

Explores the history and significance of the twentieth-century turn to language as a specific object of investigation and resource for philosophical reflection. This title traces the implications of the access to language in some of the most prominent projects and results of the historical and contemporary tradition of analytic philosophy.

Presents a fresh approach to the problem that has haunted twentieth century philosophy in both its analytical and continental shapes. This book addresses the parallels between Wittgenstein and leading Continental philosophers such as Levinas, Husserl, and Heidegger.

Developments in ethical discourse have brought the issue of nature and development of character traits to the forefront of philosophical debate. This book presents an alternative to the dominant Aristotelian view of character. It is suitable for academics and graduate students concerned with virtue ethics and the theory of character.

Drawing on the work of philosopher Wilfrid Sellars and the theory of critical realism to develop an argument for understanding perception and metaphysics, this book is a study in the philosophy of the mind.

A defence of the view that philosophy is largely about questions of language, which to a large extent means ordinary language, Hanfling shows that this view does not entail that philosophy is less deep and difficult than it is usually taken to be.

Real Metaphysics brings together new articles by leading metaphysicians to honour Hugh Mellor's outstanding contribution to metaphysics. Some of the most outstanding minds of current times shed new light on all the main topics in metaphysics: truth, causation, dispositions and properties, explanation, and time. At the end of the book, Hugh Mellor responds to the issues raised by each of the thirteen contributors and gives us new insight into his own highly influential work on metaphysics.

Donald Davidson has made enormous contributions to the philosophy of action, epistemology, semantics and philosophy of mind and today is recognized as one of the most important analytical philosophers of the late twentieth century.Donald Davidson: Truth, Meaning and Knowledge addresses* Davidson's writings on epistemology and theory of language with their implications of ontology and philosophy of mind* the central issue of whether truth is the ultimate goal of enquiry, challenged by contributions from Richard Rorty and Paul Horwich* Davidson's approach to semantics and applied linguistics as addressed by Kirk Ludwig, Gabriel Segal, Peter Pagin, Stephen Neale, Herman Cappelen and Ernie Lepore and Reinaldo Elugardo* Davidson's advances in the philosophy of mind in relation to the views of Williard V. Quine, John McDowell and Peter F. Strawson, in essays by Roger Gibson and Anita Avramides

This book is a systematic and historical exploration of the philosophical significance of grammar. In the first half of the twentieth century, and in particular in the writings of Frege, Husserl, Russell, Carnap and Wittgenstein, there was sustained philosophical reflection on the nature of grammar, and on the relevance of grammar to metaphysics, logic and science.

Outlining a different theory of natural laws, this book addresses questions debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and whether a property can be identified independently of its causal role. It begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature.

Bringing together an international range of younger philosophers and established thinkers, this volume opens up the idea of the transcendental in philosophy.

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the idea of the imagination in Husserl and Heidegger. The author also locates phenomenology within the broader context of a philosophical world dominated by Kantian thought.

This book offers a systematic and critical discussion of Peter Winch's writings on the philosophy of the social sciences and is essential reading for those studying the development of philosophy in the twentieth century.

This volume brings together essays on the major themes of Davidson's thought by leading academics, along with individually penned responses by the philosopher himself.

This book explores the hitherto neglected affinities between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Emmanuel Levinas, two of the most important and challenging thinkers of the 20th century

This book presents a rigorous analysis and critique of the major varieties of contemporary philosophical naturalism. It advocates the thesis that contemporary naturalism should be abandoned in the light of serious difficulties against it.

Formulating an approach to philosophy which, instead of simply rejecting postmodern thought, tries to assimilate some of its main features, Paul Crowther identifies conceptual links between value, knowledge, personal identity and civilization understood as a process of cumulative advance.

This collection provides a comprehensive overview of the different ways in which Wittgenstein appeals to the limit of language at different stages of his philosophical development.