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A Companion to Analytic Philosophy
Contributor(s): Martinich, A. P. (Editor), Sosa, E. David (Editor)
ISBN: 1405133465     ISBN-13: 9781405133463
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $61.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2005
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Annotation: "A Companion to Analytic Philosophy" is a comprehensive guide to over forty of the significant analytic philosophers from the last hundred years.


The entries in this "Companion" are contributed by contemporary philosophers, including some of the most distinguished now living, such as Michael Dummett, Frank Jackson, P.M.S. Hacker, Israel Scheffler, John Searle, Ernest Sosa, and Robert Stalnaker. They discuss the arguments of influential figures in the history of analytic philosophy, among them Frege, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, and Quine. The articles on each philosopher provide clear and extensive analysis of profound and widely encountered concepts such as meaning, truth, knowledge, goodness, and the mind.


This volume is a vital resource for anyone interested in analytic philosophy.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Reference
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - General
Dewey: 146.4
LCCN: 00050770
Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.74" W x 9.66" (1.96 lbs) 497 pages
 
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A Companion to Analytic Philosophy is a comprehensive guide to many significant analytic philosophers and concepts of the last hundred years.

  • Provides a comprehensive guide to many of the most significant analytic philosophers of the last one hundred years.
  • Offers clear and extensive analysis of profound concepts such as truth, goodness, knowledge, and beauty.
  • Written by some of the most distinguished philosophers alive, some of whom have entries in the book devoted to them.