|
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy
|
Buy Now
The Possibility of Philosophical Understanding - Reflections on the Thought of Barry Stroud (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R2,770
Discovery Miles 27 700
|
|
|
The Possibility of Philosophical Understanding - Reflections on the Thought of Barry Stroud (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
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.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
