Stroud on Philosophical scepticism
In: Inquiry: an interdisciplinary journal of philosophy and the social sciences, Band 29, Heft 1-4, S. 377-381
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In: Inquiry: an interdisciplinary journal of philosophy and the social sciences, Band 29, Heft 1-4, S. 377-381
ISSN: 1502-3923
In: Talking philosophy
Ethical questions are often associated with practical dilemmas: questions in morality, in other words. This volume, by contrast, asks questions about morality: what it is, and to what it owes its precarious authority over us. The focus on metaethics is sustained throughout, via a wide range of distinguished philosophical perspectives.
In: Royal Institute of Philosophy supplements 21
This volume offers a lively and accessible guide to some of the major issues current in French philosophy today and to some of the figures who are or have been influential in shaping its development. The collection is unusual and interesting in bringing together a range of contributors from both Britain and France, and is intended not only for professional philosophers but also for those with a more general interest in the French intellectual scene
In: Royal Institute of Philosophy supplements 30
A. J. Ayer, who died in 1989, was acknowledged as one of Britain's most distinguished philosophers. In this memorial collection of essays leading Western philosophers reflect on Ayer's place in the history of philosophy and explore aspects of his thought and teaching. The volume also includes a posthumous essay by Ayer himself: 'A defence of empiricism'. These essays are undoubtedly a fitting tribute to a major figure, but the collection is not simply retrospective; rather it looks forward to present and future developments in philosophical thought that Ayer's work has stimulated