Blackwell Companions to Philosophy:
A Companion to Analytic Philosophy

Edited by
A. P. MARTINICH
and
DAVID SOSA

Product Details
Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (January 31, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1405133465
ISBN-13: 978-1405133463
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
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Editorial Reviews
Review
"This is an excellent resource for courses in analytic philosophy as well as for readers who want an overview of twentieth-century Anglo-American philosophy. Few books introduce readers to the entire field, and none do so as thoroughly and effectively as this one." Daniel Bonevac, University of Texas at Austin As the twentieth century has come to an end, a book that does the service of summarizing the views of major philosophers in the analytic tradition is greatly needed. This book gives a comprehensive coverage of all major analytic philosophers and reflects a joint effort by distinguished philosophers in the field. It will thus stand out as the standard text on analytic philosophy. JeeLoo Liu, State University of New York at Geneseo "This attractive volume is a superb resource for anyone interested in analytic philosophy and is a worthy addition to the excellent "Blackwell Companions to Philosophy" series." D. Haugen, Choice, January 2002 "The essays are of a uniformly high quality, some even gems of exposition, and of a uniform style, sticking to discussion of issues and views at a common level of detail..." Journal of the History of Philosophy 2003 "This attractive volume is a superb resource for anyone interested in analytic philosophy." Choice

"This is an excellent resource for courses in analytic philosophy as well as for readers who want an overview of twentieth-century Anglo-American philosophy. Few books introduce readers to the entire field, and none do so as thoroughly and effectively as this one."
Daniel Bonevac, University of Texas at Austin <!--end-->

As the twentieth century has come to an end, a book that does the service of summarizing the views of major philosophers in the analytic tradition is greatly needed. This book gives a comprehensive coverage of all major analytic philosophers and reflects a joint effort by distinguished philosophers in the field. It will thus stand out as the standard text on analytic philosophy.
JeeLoo Liu, State University of New York at Geneseo

"This attractive volume is a superb resource for anyone interested in analytic philosophy and is a worthy addition to the excellent "Blackwell Companions to Philosophy" series."
      D. Haugen, Choice, January 2002

"The essays are of a uniformly high quality, some even gems of exposition, and of a uniform style, sticking to discussion of issues and views at a common level of detail..."
      Journal of the History of Philosophy 2003

"This attractive volume is a superb resource for anyone interested in analytic philosophy."
      Choice

Product Description
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.


Book Description
This companion is a comprehensive guide to many significant analytic philosophers & concepts of the last 100 years. The entries in this text are written by some of the most distinguished philosophers alive & they reflect on the work of the most important figures in the history of analytic philosophy. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover
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.

About the Author
A. P. Martinich is Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin.

David Sosa is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the co-editor, with A. P. Martinich, of the companion volume Analytic Philosophy: An Anthology (Blackwell, 2002).

Content

Introduction 1
A. P. MARTINICH
1 Gottlob Frege (1848–1925) 6
    MICHAEL DUMMETT
2 Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) 21
    THOMAS BALDWIN
3 G. E. Moore (1873–1958) 45
    ERNEST SOSA
4 C. D. Broad (1887–1971) 57
    JAMES VAN CLEVE
5 Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) 68
    P. M. S. HACKER
6 Rudolf Carnap (1891–1970) 94
    SAHOTRA SARKAR
7 Karl Popper (1892–1994) 110
    W. H. NEWTON-SMITH
8 Gilbert Ryle (1900–1976) 117
    AVRUM STROLL
9 Alfred Tarski (1902–1983), Alonzo Church (1903–1995), and Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) 124
    C. ANTHONY ANDERSON
10 Frank P. Ramsey (1903–1930) 139
    BRAD ARMENDT
11 Carl G. Hempel (1905–1997) 148
    PHILIP KITCHER
12 Nelson Goodman (1906–1998) 160
    ISRAEL SCHEFFLER
13 H. L. A. Hart (1907–1992) 169
    SCOTT SHAPIRO
14 Charles Stevenson (1908–1979) 175
    JAMES DREIER
15 W. V. Quine (1908–2000) 181
    PETER HYLTON
16 A. J. Ayer (1910–1989) 205
    T. L. S. SPRIGGE
17 J. L. Austin (1911–1960) 218
    JOHN R. SEARLE
18 Norman Malcolm (1911–1990) 231
    CARL GINET
19 Wilfrid Sellars (1912–1989) 239
    JAY F. ROSENBERG
20 H. P. Grice (1913–1988) 254
    STEPHEN NEALE
21 G. H. von Wright (1916– ) 274
    FREDERICK STOUTLAND
22 Roderick Chisholm (1916–1999) 281
    RICHARD FOLEY AND DEAN ZIMMERMAN
23 Donald Davidson (1917– ) 296
    ERNEST LEPORE
24 G. E. M. Anscombe (1919–2001) 315
    ANSELM MÜLLER
25 R. M. Hare (1919– ) 326
    WALTER SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG
26 P. F. Strawson (1919– ) 334
    P. F. SNOWDON
27 Philippa Foot (1920– ) 350
    GAVIN LAWRENCE
28 Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921– ) 357
    MAX CRESSWELL
29 John Rawls (1921– ) 361
    NORMAN DANIELS
30 Thomas S. Kuhn (1922–1996) 371
    RICHARD GRANDY
31 Michael Dummett (1925– ) 378
    ALEXANDER MILLER
32 Hilary Putnam (1926– ) 393
    JOHN HEIL
33 David M. Armstong (1926– ) 413
    FRANK JACKSON
34 Noam Chomsky (1928– ) 419
    PETER LUDLOW
35 Richard Rorty (1931– ) 428
    MICHAEL WILLIAMS
36 John R. Searle (1932– ) 434
    A. P. MARTINICH
37 Jerry Fodor (1935– ) 451
    GEORGES REY
38 Saul Kripke (1940– ) 466
    DAVID SOSA
39 David Lewis (1941– ) 478
    ROBERT STALNAKER

Index 489

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