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Subjectivity, Realism, and Postmodernism: The Recovery of the World in Recent Philosophy
Frank B. Farrell
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Description for Subjectivity, Realism, and Postmodernism: The Recovery of the World in Recent Philosophy
paperback. This book focuses on how recent Anglo-American philosophy has challenged deeply held notions of subjectivity, mind, and language. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 46. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This unusually accessible account of recent Anglo-American philosophy focuses on how that philosophy has challenged deeply held notions of subjectivity, mind, and language. The book is designed on a broad canvas in which recent arguments are placed in a historical context (in particular they are related to medieval philosophy and German idealism). The author then explores such topics as mental content, moral realism, realism and antirealism, and the character of subjectivity. Much of the book is devoted to an investigation of Donald Davidson's philosophy, and there is also a sustained critique of the position of Richard Rorty. A final chapter ... Read more
This unusually accessible account of recent Anglo-American philosophy focuses on how that philosophy has challenged deeply held notions of subjectivity, mind, and language. The book is designed on a broad canvas in which recent arguments are placed in a historical context (in particular they are related to medieval philosophy and German idealism). The author then explores such topics as mental content, moral realism, realism and antirealism, and the character of subjectivity. Much of the book is devoted to an investigation of Donald Davidson's philosophy, and there is also a sustained critique of the position of Richard Rorty. A final chapter ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521568326
SKU
KSG0032472
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Reviews for Subjectivity, Realism, and Postmodernism: The Recovery of the World in Recent Philosophy
"...worthwhile both as an overview of how things stand with philosophy right now and as a defense of the concept of objective truth." The Key Reporter