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Book SynopsisBy the time of his death in 2006, Sir Peter Strawson was regarded as one of the world's most distinguished philosophers. First published thirty years ago but long since unavailable, Freedom and Resentment collects some of Strawson's most important work and is an ideal introduction to his thinking on such topics as the philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology and aesthetics.
Beginning with the title essay Freedom and Resentment, this invaluable collection is testament to the astonishing range of Strawson's thought as he discusses free will, ethics and morality, logic, the mind-body problem and aesthetics. The book is perhaps best-known for its three interrelated chapters on perception and the imagination, subjects now at the very forefront of philosophical research.
This reissue includes a substantial new foreword by Paul Snowdon and a fascinating intellectual autobiography by Strawson.
Trade Review‘Prime philosopher of Oxford’s golden age, and champion of both the richness of ordinary language and of natural beliefs’ - The Guardian
‘Distinguished Oxford philosopher whose spare, elegant work made sense of Kant’s metaphysics’ - The Independent
‘A stimulating and wide-ranging book.’ - A.J. Ayer, New Statesman
‘. . .this collection enabled one to appreciate the great versatility Professor Strawson has. We have here, under one cover, valuable contributions to the most diverse and broad ranging problems in philosophy.’ - Philosophical Books
‘Prime philosopher of Oxford’s golden age, and champion of both the richness of ordinary language and of natural beliefs’ - The Guardian
‘Distinguished Oxford philosopher whose spare, elegant work made sense of Kant’s metaphysics’ - The Independent
‘A stimulating and wide-ranging book.’ - A.J. Ayer, New Statesman
‘. . .this collection enabled one to appreciate the great versatility Professor Strawson has. We have here, under one cover, valuable contributions to the most diverse and broad ranging problems in philosophy.’ - Philosophical Books
Table of ContentsForeword Paul Snowdon Intellectual Autobiography P F Strawson Preface 1. Freedom and Resentment 2. Social Morality and Individual 3. Imagination and Perception 4. Causation and Perception 5. Perception and Identification 6. Catagories 7. Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations 8. Self, Mind and Body 9. Aesthetic Appraisal and Works of Art 10. Is Existence Never a Predicate? 11. On Understanding the Structure of One’s Language Index
