Philosophy at the new millennium
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Philosophy at the new millennium
（Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement, 48）
Cambridge University Press, c2001
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Lectures given in the Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual lecture series between Oct. 2000 and Mar. 2001
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Where is philosophy at the year 2000 and where should it be going in the new millennium? Based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Lecture Series 1999-2000, this book is written by leading international philosophers and covers the broad range of philosophical enquiry including ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of mind and consciousness, philosophy of time, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and philosophy and environment.
Table of Contents
- 1. Consciousness as existence and the end of intentionality Ted Honderich
- 2. The zombic hunch: extinction of an intuition? Daniel Dennett
- 3. The time of our lives D. H. Mellor
- 4. The intelligibility of the universe Michael Redhead
- 5. Active powers and powerful actors Rom Harre
- 6. The foundation of morality Mary Warnock
- 7. Cutting philosophy of language down to size Ruth Garrett Milikan
- 8. Philosophy, environment and technology David E. Cooper
- 9. Has philosophy made a difference and could it be expected to? John Haldane
- 10. Prospects for beauty Anthony O'Hear
- 11. The future of ideals John Skorupski
- 12. The philosophy of cognitive science M. A. Boden
- 13. Language, thought and compositionality Jerry Fodor.
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