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Book SynopsisOxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy is the definitive guide to what''s going on in this lively and fascinating subject. Jackson and Smith, themselves two of the world''s most eminent philosophers, have assembled more than thirty distinguished scholars to contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas of research. The coverage is broad, with sections devoted to moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. This Handbook will be a ri
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Seven sections covering morals, politics, mind, language, metaphysics, knowledge and science make it as serious and thorough as a survey could be. . . . To anyone prepared for the climb, the handbook promises a commanding view. * The Economist *
Table of ContentsI. MORAL PHILOSOPHY ; II. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ; III. PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND ACTION ; IV. PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE ; V. METAPHYSICS ; VI. EPISTEMOLOGY ; VII. PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCIENCES
