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In this enlightening look into what constitutes philosophy, eleven Cambridge academics approach the question What is philosophy? from a variety of vantage points.

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Notes on Contributors vii

Introduction: Philosophy, Its Pitfalls, Some Rescue Plans, and Their Complications
ALEXIS PAPAZOGLOU 1

1 Philosophy, Logic, Science, History
TIM CRANE 19

2 Philosophy and Its Pitfalls
JANE HEAL 37

3 A Surfeit of Naturalism
TIM LEWENS 45

4 What Is Realistic Political Philosophy?
DAVID RUNCIMAN 57

5 Bedlam or Parnassus: The Verse Idea
SIMON JARVIS 69

6 Philosophy, Early Modern Intellectual History, and the History of Philosophy
MICHAEL EDWARDS 81

7 Goals, Origins, Disciplines
RAYMOND GEUSS 95

8 Falling In and Out of Love with Philosophy
JOHN FORRESTER 111

9 Forms of Reflection, Imagination, and the Love of Wisdom
DOUGLAS HEDLEY 127

10 What Is Legal Philosophy?
MATTHEW H. KRAMER 139

11 The Cambridge Revolt Against Idealism: Was There Ever an Eden?
FRASER MACBRIDE 149

Index 161

The Pursuit of Philosophy

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 24/08/2012
      ISBN13: 9781118295182, 978-1118295182
      ISBN10: 1118295188
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this enlightening look into what constitutes philosophy, eleven Cambridge academics approach the question What is philosophy? from a variety of vantage points.

      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors vii

      Introduction: Philosophy, Its Pitfalls, Some Rescue Plans, and Their Complications
      ALEXIS PAPAZOGLOU 1

      1 Philosophy, Logic, Science, History
      TIM CRANE 19

      2 Philosophy and Its Pitfalls
      JANE HEAL 37

      3 A Surfeit of Naturalism
      TIM LEWENS 45

      4 What Is Realistic Political Philosophy?
      DAVID RUNCIMAN 57

      5 Bedlam or Parnassus: The Verse Idea
      SIMON JARVIS 69

      6 Philosophy, Early Modern Intellectual History, and the History of Philosophy
      MICHAEL EDWARDS 81

      7 Goals, Origins, Disciplines
      RAYMOND GEUSS 95

      8 Falling In and Out of Love with Philosophy
      JOHN FORRESTER 111

      9 Forms of Reflection, Imagination, and the Love of Wisdom
      DOUGLAS HEDLEY 127

      10 What Is Legal Philosophy?
      MATTHEW H. KRAMER 139

      11 The Cambridge Revolt Against Idealism: Was There Ever an Eden?
      FRASER MACBRIDE 149

      Index 161

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