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The second volume in the Blackwell Brown Lectures in Philosophy , this volume offers an original and provocative take on the nature and methodology of philosophy.

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“Worthwhile reading … for anyone reckoning him or herself to be part of the analytic tradition. Superb in coming to grips with one’s methodological self-understanding.” Metapsychology

Table of Contents
Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. The Linguistic Turn and the Conceptual Turn.

2. Taking Philosophical Questions at Face Value.

3. Metaphysical Conceptions of Analyticity.

4. Epistemological Conceptions of Analyticity.

5. Knowledge of Metaphysical Modality.

6. Thought Experiments.

7. Evidence in Philosophy.

8. Knowledge Maximization.

Afterword. Must Do Better.

Appendix 1. Modal Logic within Counterfactual Logic.

Appendix 2. Counterfactual Donkeys.

Bibliography.

Index

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/12/2007
      ISBN13: 9781405133975, 978-1405133975
      ISBN10: 140513397X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The second volume in the Blackwell Brown Lectures in Philosophy , this volume offers an original and provocative take on the nature and methodology of philosophy.

      Trade Review
      “Worthwhile reading … for anyone reckoning him or herself to be part of the analytic tradition. Superb in coming to grips with one’s methodological self-understanding.” Metapsychology

      Table of Contents
      Preface.

      Acknowledgments.

      Introduction.

      1. The Linguistic Turn and the Conceptual Turn.

      2. Taking Philosophical Questions at Face Value.

      3. Metaphysical Conceptions of Analyticity.

      4. Epistemological Conceptions of Analyticity.

      5. Knowledge of Metaphysical Modality.

      6. Thought Experiments.

      7. Evidence in Philosophy.

      8. Knowledge Maximization.

      Afterword. Must Do Better.

      Appendix 1. Modal Logic within Counterfactual Logic.

      Appendix 2. Counterfactual Donkeys.

      Bibliography.

      Index

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