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Book SynopsisThe essays in Logos and Life, mainly dating from 2014 and later, cover topics in philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, ethics and philosophy of language. There are numerous strands connecting these four areas, which Roger Teichmann highlights: in this sense the collection exhibits thematic unity as well as diversity. Several of the essays take as their starting points the ideas and philosophical methods of Wittgenstein and of Elizabeth Anscombe, and so will be of interest to anyone studying those philosophers. A newly written Introduction serves to indicate the main themes and arguments of the book, and provides an overall statement of Teichmann’s philosophy.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: Mind Chapter One The Functionalist’s Inner State; Chapter Two ‘Not a Something’; Chapter Three Sincerity in Thought; Chapter Four Is Pleasure a Good?; Part II: Action Chapter Five The Voluntary and the Involuntary: Themes from Anscombe; Chapter Six Rational Choice Theory and Backward- Looking Motives; Chapter Seven Meaning, Understanding and Action; Chapter Eight Why ‘Why?’? Action, Reasons and Language; Part III Ethics Chapter Nine Ethics and Philosophy: Aristotle and Wittgenstein Compared; Chapter Ten ‘How Should One Live?’ Williams on Practical Deliberation and Reasons for Acting; Chapter Eleven ‘An Inculcated Caring’: Ryle on Moral Knowledge; Chapter Twelve Are There Any Intrinsically Unjust Acts?; Part IV Language Chapter Thirteen The Identity of a Word; Chapter Fourteen Ryle on Hypotheticals; Chapter Fifteen Metaphysics and Modals; Chapter Sixteen Conceptual Corruption; Sources; Index.
