Modern Philosophy: A SurveyThis study aims to bring the reader up to date with current developments in the whole field of philosophy, from the philosophy of logic to aesthetics, and explains how to tackle the existing literature. |
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - neurodrew - LibraryThingThe jacket copy on this book places it with the neo-conservative movement starting with Margaret Thatcher. I suppose that Roger Scruton has the reputation of being a conservative philosopher. He ... Read full review
Modern philosophy: an introduction and survey
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis extensive survey of topics in modern philosophy as taught in English-speaking universities consists of two parts, about 500 and 100 pages, respectively. The former is the text that presents the ... Read full review
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aesthetic answer argued argument Aristotle Aristotle’s belief Cambridge Mass Cartesian causal Chapter concept consciousness Crispin Wright David Wiggins define definition Descartes Descartes’s describe desire difficult discussed distinction entity epistemology example existence experience explain fact final find first first-person freedom Frege G.E. Moore Hegel Hilary Putnam human world Hume idea identified identity imagination individual infinite influence interest j.L. Austin judgements justified Kant Kant’s kind knowledge language Leibniz logic London mathematics meaning mental merely metaphysical mind modern moral nature object ontological Oxford P.F. Strawson paradox particular perception person philosophers philosophy of mind physical Plato precisely predicate principle priori private language argument problem proposition question rational reality reason recognise reference reflects relation Roger Scruton Russell’s sceptical scientific Scruton secondary qualities sense sentence social space Strawson sufficient Suppose theory things thinking thought transcendental true truth truth-value understand W.V. Quine Wittgenstein words
Bibliographic information
| Title | Modern Philosophy: A Survey |
| Author | Roger Scruton |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Aug 8, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1856193926, 9781856193924 |
| Length | 611 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |