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Book SynopsisThe ten essays in this collection were written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lectures which became Wilfrid Sellars''s Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind, one of the crowning achievements of 20th-century analytic philosophy. Both appreciative and critical of Sellars''s accomplishment, they engage with his treatment of crucial issues in metaphysics and epistemology. The topics include the standing of empiricism, Sellars''s complex treatment of perception, his dissatisfaction with both foundationalist and coherentist epistemologies, his commitment to realism, and the status of the normative (the logical space of reasons and the manifest image). The volume shows how vibrant Sellarsian philosophy remains in the 21st century.
Trade ReviewWillem deVries has brought together a number of commanding figures in contemporary philosophy, offering careful scholarly articles on a wide range of themes from Sellars. The papers fit together well, covering several themes and writings from Sellars, and frequently providing complementary coverage of certain topics. * Jack C. Lyons, Mind *
This collection of essays is an important contribution to the understanding of Sellars's thought. William deVries has brought together a number of commanding figures in contemporary philosophy, offering careful scholarly articles on a wide range of themes from Sellars. The papers fit together well, covering several themes and writings from Sellars, and frequently providing complementary coverage of certain topics. * Jack C. Lyons, Mind *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Why Is Sellars's Essay Called Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind? ; 2. Pragmatism, Inferentialism, and Modality in Sellars's Arguments against Empiricism ; 3. Perception, Imagination and Demonstrative Reference: A Sellarsian Account ; 4. Some Sellarsian Myths ; 5. Brandom's Two-Ply Error ; 6. The Tortoise and the Serpent: Sellars on the Structure of Empirical Knowledge ; 7. On the Structure of Sellars' Naturalism with a Normative Turn ; 8. Getting Beyond Idealisms ; 9. Functions Between Reasons and Causes: On Picturing ; 10. On Sellars' Two Images Of The World ; Notes
