What philosophers think
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
What philosophers think
Continuum, c2003
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at / 9 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
-
: pbk ISBN 9780826461803
Description
What does evolution mean today? Do we have free will? How is technology changing the way we understand life? Where is God? Does art have a value? Is science the new philosophy? What are the ethics of making war? How does language hold meaning? Is freedom possible? These are only some of the questions addressed in this collection of interviews with some of the world's leading philosophers and intellectuals. The interviews cover a wide range of themes, including sex, religion, politics, language, consciousness, evil, feminism and art. They offer an insight into the minds behind the great ideas of today.
Table of Contents
- Interviews with: Simon Blackburn, Helena Cronin, Don Cupitt, Richard Dawkins, Michael Dummett, Stuart Hampshire, John Harris, Ted Honderich, Mary Midgley, Ray Monk, Hilary Putnam, Jonathan Ree, Janet Radcliffe Richards, Roger Scruton, John Searle, Peter Singer, Alan Sokal, Russell Stannard, Richard Swinburne, Peter Vardy, Edward O Wilson, Mary Warnock
- Introduction Julian Baggini and Jeremy Stangroom
- The Interviews
- Part I: Darwin's Legacy
- 1. Peter Singer Darwin and ethics
- 2. Janet Radcliffe Richards Darwin, nature and hubris
- 3. Helena Cronin Evolutionary psychology
- 4. Richard Dawkins Genes and determinism
- Part II: Science
- 5. Alan Sokal Science and relativism
- 6. Edward O Wilson Science as the new philosophy
- 7. Russell Stannard Science and religion
- 8. John Harris Science, ethics and society
- Part III: Religion
- 9. Don Cupitt The non-realist god
- 10. Richard Swinburne Freedom and evil
- 11. Peter Vardy Philosophy of religion
- Part IV: Philosophy And Society
- 12. Mary Midgley Murdoch and morality
- 13. Stuart Hampshire Justice and conflict
- 14. Roger Scruton Art's value
- 15. Mary Warnock Women philosophers
- 16. Ray Monk The dark side
- Part V: Metaphysics
- 17. Ted Honderich Free will
- 18. John Searle Realism
- 19. Jonathan Ree Beyond realism and anti-realism
- Part VI: Language
- 20. Simon Blackburn Language matters
- 21. Michael Dummett Truth and meaning
- 22. Hilary Putnam Out of our heads
- Volume
-
: hbk ISBN 9780826467546
Description
What does evolution mean today? Do we have free will? How is technology changing the way we understand life? Where is God? Does art have a value? Is science the new philosophy? What are the ethics of making war? How does language hold meaning? Is freedom possible? These are only some of the questions addressed in this collection of interviews with some of the world's leading philosophers and intellectuals. The interviews cover a wide range of themes, including sex, religion, politics, language, consciousness, evil, feminism and art. They offer an insight into the minds behind the great ideas of today.
Table of Contents
- Simon Blackburn
- Helena Cronin
- Don Cupitt
- Richard Dawkins
- Michael Dummett
- Stuart Hampshire
- John Harris
- Ted Honderich
- Mary Midgley
- Ray Monk
- Hilary Putnam
- Jonathan Ree
- Janet Radcliffe Richards
- Roger Scruton
- John Searle
- Peter Singer
- Alan Sokal
- Russell Stannard
- Richard Swinburne
- Peter Vardy
- Edward O. Wilson
- Mary Warnock.
by "Nielsen BookData"