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Philosophers in conversation : interviews from the Harvard review of philosophy

Title
Philosophers in conversation : interviews from the Harvard review of philosophy / with a foreword by Thomas Scanlon ; edited by S. Phineas Upham in consultation with Joshua Harlan.
Publication
New York ; London : Routledge, 2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Upham, S. Phineas.
  • Harlan, Joshua.
Description
xv, 189 pages : portraits; 23 cm
Summary
This book brings together for the first time fourteen recent interviews with some of the most important names in contemporary philosophy. Covering a wide range of issues from law to logic and metaphysics to literature, the interviews provide a fascinating introduction to some of the most influential thinkers of the day, and offer a rare opportunity for readers to learn about their views through the relaxed format of conversation.
Uniform Title
Harvard review of philosophy.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Philosophers, Modern > Interviews
  • Philosophy, Modern > 20th century
  • Philosophy, Modern
  • Philosophers, Modern
  • Interview
  • Philosoph
  • Wissenschaftstheorie
  • Sprachphilosophie
  • Philosophie
  • Filosofen
  • USA
Genre/Form
Interviews.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
For the record / John Rawls -- On mind, meaning, and reality / Hilary Putnam -- On semiotics and pragmatism / Umberto Eco -- On the philosophy of politics / Harvey C. Mansfield -- Perspectives on logic, science, and philosophy / W.V. Quine -- On the philosophy of law / Alan Dershowitz -- Toward a post-metaphysical culture / Richard Rorty -- Personal and professional / Henry Allison -- On Republicanism and liberalism / Michael Sandel -- Philosophical faith in action / Cornel West -- Reflections on a life of philosophy / Stanley Cavell -- On the philosophical life / Alexander Nehamas -- What time is it on the sun? / Cora Diamond -- Science and the possibility of philosophy / Peter Unger.
ISBN
  • 0415937795
  • 9780415937795
  • 0415937787
  • 9780415937788
LCCN
2004555515
OCLC
  • ocm48194552
  • 48194552
  • SCSB-9469144
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library