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Book SynopsisAgainst the dominant view of reductive naturalism, John McDowell argues that human life should be seen as transformed by reason so that human minds, while not supernatural, are sui generis. This collection assembles eleven critical essays that highlight the enduring significance and wide ramifications of McDowell's unorthodox position.
Trade ReviewThe essays in this volume lend support to the editors’ aim of showing the unity of McDowell's thought. The book will be of great value for those seeking to understand and develop further the philosophy of one of the foremost thinkers of our day. -- David Gordon * Philosophical Quarterly *
Superb…The very high quality of discussion is a testament not only to the various authors’ own insights and abilities but also to the value of the idea and its various actualisations in McDowell’s work…I anticipate that his indirect influence will spread even further through careful engagement with this important collection. -- Guy Longworth * Mind *
This is an impressive collection of sophisticated essays—worthy of John McDowell, who is surely one of the most important and interesting philosophers of our time. -- Berislav Marušić, University of Edinburgh
This collection of essays in honor of John McDowell is superb. It both illuminates McDowell’s own work in new ways and suggests intriguing, very fruitful directions for future research. The excellent essays are held together by the editors’ outstanding introduction, which provides a framework for pursuing underlying interconnections among the essays themselves, and in McDowell’s own approach to the rich assortment of topics they tackle. -- Naomi Elian, University of Warwick
A stellar group of philosophers who have long engaged with his work explore the wellsprings of McDowell’s deep and subtle thought, and the common themes, perspectives, and strategies that tie together his insights across the many dimensions of human experience he addresses. Indispensable. -- Robert Brandom, University of Pittsburgh
