Roger Teichmann

Logos and Life

Essays on Mind, Action, Language and Ethics

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Produktbeschreibung

The essays in Logos and Life cover topics in philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, ethics and philosophy of language. Several take as their starting points the ideas of Wittgenstein and of Elizabeth Anscombe. They will be of interest to anyone studying these philosophers.

Produktdetails

• Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein
• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781839980930
• ISBN-10: 1839980931
• Artikelnr.: 63517056

Autorenporträt

Roger Teichmann is lecturer in philosophy at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and a leading authority on the work of Elizabeth Anscombe.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Mind Chapter One The Functionalist's Inner State
Chapter Two 'Not a Something'
Chapter Three Sincerity in Thought
Chapter Four Is Pleasure a Good?
Part II: Action Chapter Five The Voluntary and the Involuntary: Themes from Anscombe
Chapter Six Rational Choice Theory and Backward- Looking Motives
Chapter Seven Meaning, Understanding and Action
Chapter Eight Why 'Why?'? Action, Reasons and Language
Part III Ethics Chapter Nine Ethics and Philosophy: Aristotle and Wittgenstein Compared
Chapter Ten 'How Should One Live?' Williams on Practical Deliberation and Reasons for Acting
Chapter Eleven 'An Inculcated Caring': Ryle on Moral Knowledge
Chapter Twelve Are There Any Intrinsically Unjust Acts?
Part IV Language Chapter Thirteen The Identity of a Word
Chapter Fourteen Ryle on Hypotheticals
Chapter Fifteen Metaphysics and Modals
Chapter Sixteen Conceptual Corruption
Sources
Index.