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Book SynopsisKevin Morris is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Tulane University, USA.
Consuelo Preti is Professor of Philosophy at The College of New Jersey, USA.
Trade ReviewEarly analytic philosophy contains much food for thought, but it has often been ignored by contemporary philosophers. This volume is a fantastic starting point for understanding aspects of early analytic ideas - it is the kind of book I will use myself, and will recommend it to my colleagues and students. * Tony Cheng, Assistant Professor, National Chengchi University, Taiwan *
Analytic philosophy is a wide-ranging field, encompassing different methods, viewpoints, and intellectual trajectories. Selecting its major historical sources for the interested students is a challenging task, but Morris and Preti have produced an engaging collection with their masterfully written, clear, and intelligible commentaries. The present textbook includes all the major heroes and some of the previously neglected and forgotten figures from the early history of analytic philosophy, thus students, teachers, and even early career researchers shall use the book without hesitation within and outside the classroom. This will be a textbook used for many years without real competition. * Adam Tamas Tuboly, Research Fellow, MTA Lendulet Values and Science Research Group, Hungary *
This is a well-chosen and clearly-explained collection of some of the most important work in early analytic philosophy, from its origin in British Idealism to the mid-century work of W.V. Quine. The authors do an excellent job of helping students to understand these often-obscure texts. * Matthew Davidson, Professor and Chair Department of Philosophy, California State University, USA *
The book of Kevin Morris and Consuelo Preti is a well-informed introduction to the early analytic philosophy that can be of interest not only for undergraduate students but also for seasoned scholars. It combines in fine balance informative introductory elucidations of leading early analytic philosophers with excerpts of their works. * Nikolay Milkov, Professor of Philosophy, Paderborn University, Germany *
Table of ContentsPreface How to Use
Early Analytic Philosophy Comments on the Text Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introducing Analytic Philosophy Chapter 2. F.H. Bradley and Monistic Idealism Background and Commentary Background Monistic Idealism Critique of Relations Appearance and Reality Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings
Appearance and Reality (Selections from Ch. 1–3, 12–14)
Chapter 3. G.E. Moore on Idealism, the Good, and Common Sense Background and Commentary Background Critique of Monistic Idealism Goodness and the Naturalistic Fallacy Common Sense and Philosophy Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings “The Refutation of Idealism”
Principia Ethica, Chapter 1 “A Defence of Common Sense” “Proof an External World”
Chapter 4. Gottlob Frege: Logic and the Philosophy of Language Background and Commentary Background Logic and Logicism Sense, Reference, and Thoughts Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings “On Sense and Reference” “The Thought”
Chapter 5. Bertrand Russell on Relations, Descriptions, and Knowledge Background and Commentary Background Monism and Relations Names and Descriptions Analysis, Sense Data, and Scientific Philosophy Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings Russell on Monism and Relations (Selections from
The Principles of Mathematics and
Our Knowledge of the External World) “On Denoting” “Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description” “Logical Atomism”
Chapter 6. E.E. Constance Jones on Language and Logic Background and Commentary Background Developments in Logic Jones and Russell: the 1910-1911 Debate Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings “Mr. Russell’s Objections to Frege’s Analysis of Propositions” “A New Law of Thought”
Chapter 7. Ludwig Wittgenstein on Language and Philosophy Background and Commentary Background Language, Reality, and Philosophy in the
Tractatus After the
Tractatus Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Selections)
Chapter 8. Logical Empiricism: Meaning, Metaphysics, and Mathematics Background and Commentary Background Meaning, Verification, and Metaphysics Ethical Discourse Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings Hahn, Neurath, and Carnap, “The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle” Schlick, “Meaning and Verification” Carnap, “The Elimination of Metaphysics…” Ayer
, Language, Truth, and Logic (Selections from Ch. 4, 6)
Chapter 9. Susan Stebbing on Logic, Language, and Analysis Background and Commentary Background Logic and Language Language and Science Empiricism and Analysis Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings
A Modern Introduction to Logic (Selections from Ch. 1, 24)
Philosophy and the Physicists (Selections from Ch. 3) “Logical Positivism and Analysis”
Chapter 10. W.V.O Quine on Analyticity and Ontology Background and Commentary Background Analyticity Rejected Ontological Commitment Concluding Remarks Further Reading Readings “On What There Is” “Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
Chapter 11. Analytic Philosophy Since 1950 References Index
