John SearleBarry Smith, Barry C. Smith From his groundbreaking book Speech Acts to his most recent studies of consciousness, freedom and rationality John Searle has been a dominant and highly influential figure amongst contemporary philosophers. This systematic introduction to the full range of Searle's work begins with the theory of speech acts and proceeds with expositions of Searle's writings on intentionality, consciousness and perception, as well as a careful presentation of the so-called Chinese Room argument. This is the only comprehensive introduction to Searle's work. |
Contents
John Searle From Speech Acts to Social Reality | 1 |
From Speech Acts to Speech Activity | 34 |
Intentions Promises and Obligations | 52 |
Law | 85 |
Action | 102 |
Consciousness | 128 |
The Intentionality of Perception | 154 |
Sense Data | 169 |
The Limits of Expressibility | 189 |
The Chinese Room Argument | 214 |
Searle Derrida and the Ends of Phenomenology | 261 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | John Searle Contemporary Philosophy in Focus John Searle, Barry C. Smith |
| Editors | Barry Smith, Barry C. Smith |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0521797047, 9780521797047 |
| Length | 292 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory Philosophy / General Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern Psychology / General |
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