- Introduction: The Twentieth Century: Quine and After John Shand
- 1. W.V. Quine: Word and Object Gary Kemp
- 2. P.F. Strawson: Individuals Paul Snowdon
- 3. John Rawls: A Theory of Justice Anthony Laden
- 4. Robert Nozick: Anarchy, State and Utopia Peter Vallentyne
- 5. Michael Dummett: Truth and Other Enigmas Berhnard Weiss
- 6. Richard Rorty: Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Alan Malachowski
- 7. Donald Davidson: Essays on Actions and Events Kirk Ludwig
- 8. Saul Kripke: Naming and Necessity John P. Burgess
- 9. Hilary Putnam: Reason, Truth and History Peter Clark
- 10. Bernard Williams: Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy A.W. Moore
- 11. Thomas Nagel: The View From Nowhere Anita Avramides
- 12. David Lewis: On the Plurality of Worlds Phillip Bricker
- 13. Charles Taylor: Sources of the Self Ruth Abbey
- 14. John McDowell: Mind and World Tim Thornton.
Ranging over 2,500 years of philosophical writing, this five-volume collection of essays is an unrivalled companion to the study and reading of philosophy. Central Works of Philosophy provides both an overview of particular works and clear and authoritative expositions of their central ideas, giving readers the resources and confidence to read the works themselves. These books offer remarkable insights into the ideas out of which our present ways of thinking emerged and without which they cannot fully be understood. Volume 5 covers the central texts in the history of analytic philosophy, from Quine's Word and Object to McDowell's Mind and World. The texts range over political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, and the philosophies of language, mind, and logic. Representing some of the most important philosophical work of the last forty years, these essays provide a map and compass for the current philosophical landscape. Contributors include Ruth Abbey, Anita Avramides, Philip Bricker, John Burgess, Peter Clark, Gary Kemp, Anthony Laden, Kirk Ludwig, Alan Malachowski, Adrian Moore, Paul Snowdon, Tim Thornton, Peter Vallentyne, and Bernhard Weiss.
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