The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy (Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy)

Jackson and Smith have assembled over 30 distinguished scholars to contribute surveys in the principal areas of research in philosophy, including metaphysics, the philosophy of language and epistemology. Meta-ethics / Michael Smith -- Normative Ethics / Julia Driver -- Moral Epistemology / Karen Jones -- Moral Psychology / R. Jay Wallace -- As A Matter Of Fact : Empirical Perspectives On Ethics / John M. Doris And Stephen P. Stich -- Liberalism And Diversity / Linda Barclay -- Law / Jeremy Waldron -- Democratic Theory / David Estlund -- Feminism In Philosophy / Rae Langton -- The Feasibility Issue / Geoffrey Brennan And Philip Pettit -- Intentionality / Gabriel Segal -- Consciousness / Frank Jackson -- Action / Alfred R. Mele -- Cognitive Science / Martin Davies -- Reference And Description / Scott Soames -- Meaning And Understanding / Ian Rumfitt -- Truth / Paul Horwich -- Pragmatics / Dan Sperber And Deirdre Wilson -- Causation / Ned Hall -- Modality / Lloyd Humberstone -- Time / D.h. Mellor -- Constitution / Mark Johnston -- Knowledge And Scepticism / Timothy Williamson -- Perception / M.g.f. Martin -- The A Priori / Christopher Peacocke -- Scientific Realism / Michael Devitt -- Laws / Nancy Cartwright And Anna Alexandrova With Sophia Efstathiou, Andrew Hamilton, And Ioan Muntean -- Philosophy Of Biology / Philip Kitcher -- The Foundations Of Physics / David Albert. Edited By Frank Jackson And Michael Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy is the definitive guide to what's going on in this lively and fascinating subject. Jackson and Smith, themselves two of the world's most eminent philosophers, have assembled more than thirty distinguished scholars to contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas of research. The coverage is broad, with sections devoted to moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. This Handbook will be a rich source of insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, and for people working in other disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, who are interested in the state of philosophy today. Meta-ethics / Michael Smith Normative ethics / Julia Driver Moral epistemology / Karen Jones Moral psychology / R. Jay Wallace As a matter of fact : empirical perspectives on ethics / John M. Doris and Stephen P. Stich Liberalism and diversity / Linda Barclay Law / Jeremy Waldron Democratic theory / David Estlund Feminism in philosophy / Rae Langton The feasibility issue / Geoffrey Brennan and Philip Pettit Intentionality / Gabriel Segal Consciousness / Frank Jackson Action / Alfred R. Mele Cognitive science / Martin Davies Reference and description / Scott Soames Meaning and understanding / Ian Rumfitt Truth / Paul Horwich Pragmatics / Dan Sperber and Deirder Wilson Causation / Ned Hall Modality / Lloyd Humberstone Time / D.H. Mellor Constitution / Mark Johnston Knowledge and scepticism / Timothy Williamson Perception / M.G.F. Martin The a priori / Christopher Peacocke Scientific realism / Michael Devitt Laws / Nancy Cartwright and Anna Alexandrova with Sophia Efstathiou, Andrew Hamilton, and Ioan Muntean Philosophy of biology / Philip Kitcher The foundations of physics / David Albert. Contents Notes on the Contributors PART I: MORAL PHILOSOPHY 1. Meta-Ethics 2. Normative Ethics 3. Moral Epistemology 4. Moral Psychology 5. As a Matter of Fact: Empirical Perspectives on Ethics PART II: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 6. Liberalism and Diversity 7. Law 8. Democratic Theory 9. Feminism in Philosophy 10. The Feasibility Issue PART III: PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND ACTION 11. Intentionality 12. Consciousness 13. Action 14. Cognitive Science PART IV: PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE 15. Reference and Description 16. Meaning and Understanding 17. Truth 18. Pragmatics PART V: METAPHYSICS 19. Causation 20. Modality 21. Time 22. Constitution PART VI: EPISTEMOLOGY 23. Knowledge and Scepticism 24. Perception 25. The A Priori PART VII: PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCIENCES 26. Scientific Realism 27. Laws 28. Philosophy of Biology 29. The Foundations of Physics Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Covers moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences with contributions from over thirty scholars. This book provides insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, humanities, social sciences, and sciences A guide to today's most exciting research in academic philosophy with more than 30 distinguished scholars to contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas of research