The Oxford Handbook of The History of Analytic Philosophy (Oxford Handbooks)

"During the course of the twentieth century, analytic philosophy developed into the dominant philosophical tradition in the English-speaking world. In the last two decades, it has become increasingly influential in the rest of the world, from continental Europe to Latin America and Asia. At the same time there has been deepening interest in the origins and history of analytic philosophy, as analytic philosophers examine the foundations of their tradition and question many of the assumptions of their predecessors. This has led to greater historical self-consciousness among analytic philosophers and more scholarly work on the historical contexts in which analytic philosophy developed. This historical turn in analytic philosophy has been gathering pace since the 1990s, and the present volume is the most comprehensive collection of essays to date on the history of analytic philosophy. It contains state-of-the-art contributions from many of the leading scholars in the field, all of the contributions specially commissioned. The introductory essays discuss the nature and historiography of analytic philosophy, accompanied by a detailed chronology and bibliography. Part One elucidates the origins of analytic philosophy, with special emphasis on the work of Frege, Russell, Moore, and Wittgenstein. Part Two explains the development of analytic philosophy, from Oxford realism and logical positivism to the most recent work in analytic philosophy, and includes essays on ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy as well as on the areas usually seen as central to analytic philosophy, such as philosophy of language and mind. Part Three explores certain key themes in the history of analytic philosophy."--Publisher's description The Main Stream Of Academic Philosophy, In Anglophone Countries And Increasingly Worldwide, Is Identified By The Name 'analytic'. The Study Of Its History, From The 19th Century To The Late 20th, Has Boomed In Recent Years. These Specially Commissioned Essays By Forty Leading Scholars Constitute The Most Comprehensive Book On The Subject. Introduction : Analytic Philosophy And Its Historiography -- Ch. 1. What Is Analytic Philosophy? / Michael Beaney -- Ch. 2. The Historiography Of Analytic Philosophy / Michael Beaney -- Ch. 3. Chronology Of Analytic Philosophy And Its Historiography / Michael Beaney -- Ch. 4. Bibliography And Analytic Philosophy And Its Historiography / Michael Beaney -- Part I. The Origins Of Analytic Philosophy -- Ch. 5. Bolzano's Anti-kantianism : From A Priori Cognitions To Conceptual Truths / Mark Textor -- Ch. 6. Time, Norms, And Structure In Nineteenth-century Philosophy Of Science / David Hyder -- Ch. 7. Frege And The German Background To Analytic Philosophy / Gottfried Gabriel -- Ch. 8. Analytic Philosophy, The Analytic School, And British Philosophy / John Skorupski -- Ch. 9. The Mathematical And Logical Background To Analytic Philosophy / Jamie Tappenden -- Ch. 10. Gottlob Frege : Some Forms Of Influence / Tyler Burge --^ Ch. 11. Russell And Moore's Revolt Against British Idealism / Nicholas Griffin -- Ch. 12. Russell's Theory Of Descriptions And The Idea Of Logical Construction / Bernard Linsky -- Ch. 13. G.e. Moore And The Cambridge School Of Analysis / Thomas Baldwin -- Ch. 14. The Whole Meaning Of A Book Of Nonsense : Reading Wittgenstein's Tractatus / Michael Kremer -- Part Ii. The Development Of Analytic Philosophy -- Ch. 15. Oxford Realism / Charles Travis And Mark Kalderon -- Ch. 16. Early Logical Empiricism And Its Reception : The Case Of The Vienna Circle / Thomas Uebel -- Ch. 17. Developments In Logic : Carnap, Godel, And Tarski / Erich H. Reck -- Ch. 18. Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy / Hans-johann Glock -- Ch. 19. Quine, Kripke, And Putnam / Maria Baghramian And Andrew Jorgensen -- Ch. 20. The Myth Of Logical Behaviourism And The Origins Of The Idenity Theory / Sean Crawford -- Ch. 21. The Development Of Theories On Meaning : From Frege To Mcdowell And Beyond / Alexander Miller --^ Ch. 22. Reasons, Actions, And The Will : The Fall And Rise Of Causalism / Stewart Candlish And Nic Damnjanovic -- Ch. 23. Metaphysics In Analytic Philosophy / Peter Simons -- Ch. 24. Meta-ethics In The Twentieth Century / Jonathan Dancy -- Ch. 25. Normative Ethical Theory In The Twentieth Century / Julia Driver -- Ch. 26. Analytic Aesthetics / Peter Lamarque -- Ch. 27. Analytic Political Philosophy / Jonathan Wolff -- Part Iii. Themes In The History Of Analytic Philosophy -- Ch. 28. The Function Is Unsaturated / Richard G. Heck, Jr. And Robert May -- Ch. 29. When Logical Atomism Met The Theaetetus : Ryle On Naming And Saying / Richard Gaskin -- Ch. 30. Reading The Tractatus With G.e.m. Anscombe / Cora Diamond -- Ch. 31. Ideas Of A Logically Perfect Language In Analytic Philosophy / Peter Hylton -- Ch. 32. The Linguistic Turn In Analytic Philosophy / P.m.s. Hacker -- Ch. 33. Perception And Sense-data / Gary Hatfield --^ Ch. 34. Scepticism And Knowledge : Moore's Proof Of An External World / Annalisa Coliva -- Ch. 35. The Varieties Of Rigorous Experience / Juliet Floyd -- Ch. 36. Modality / Sanford Shieh -- Ch. 37. Inferentialism And Normativity / Jaroslav Peregrin-- Ch. 38. Pragmatism And Analytic Philosophy / Cheryl Misak -- Ch. 39. The Role Of Phenomenology In Analytic Philosophy / David Woodruff Smith. Edited By Michael Beaney. Preface Contents Notes on Contributors INTRODUCTION ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY AND ITS HISTORIOGRAPHY 1. What is analytic philosophy? • Michael Beaney 2. The historiography of analytic philosophy • Michael Beaney 3. Chronology of analytic philosophy and its historiography • Michael Beaney 4. Bibliography of analytic philosophy and its historiography • Michael Beaney PART I: THE ORIGINS OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY 5. Bolzano’s Anti-Kantianism: from a priori cognitions to conceptual truths • Mark Textor 6. Time, norms, and structure in nineteenth-century philosophy of science • David Hyder 7. Frege and the German background to analytic philosophy • Gottfried Gabriel 8. Analytic philosophy, the Analytic school, and British philosophy • John Skorupski 9. The mathematical and logical background to analytic philosophy • Jamie Tappenden 10. Gottlob Frege: some forms of influence • Tyler Burge 11. Russell and Moore’s revolt against British idealism • Nicholas Griffin 12. Russell’s theory of descriptions and the idea of logical construction • Bernard Linsky 13. G. E. Moore and the Cambridge School of Analysis • Thomas Baldwin 14. The whole meaning of a book of nonsense: reading Wittgenstein’s Tractatus • Michael Kremer PART II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY 15. Oxford realism • Charles Travis and Mark Kalderon 16. Early logical empiricism and its reception: the case of the Vienna Circle • Thomas Uebel 17. Developments in logic: Carnap, Gödel, and Tarski • Erich H. Reck 18. Wittgenstein’s later philosophy • Hans-Johann Glock 19. Quine, Kripke, and Putnam • Maria Baghramian and Andrew Jorgensen 20. The myth of logical behaviourism and the origins of the identity theory • Sean Crawford 21. The development of theories of meaning: from Frege to McDowell and beyond • Alexander Miller 22. Reasons, actions, and the will: the fall and rise of causalism • Stewart Candlish and Nic Damnjanovic 23. Metaphysics in analytic philosophy • Peter Simons 24. Meta-ethics in the twentieth century • Jonathan Dancy 25. Normative ethical theory in the twentieth century • Julia Driver 26. Analytic aesthetics • Peter Lamarque 27. Analytic political philosophy • Jonathan Wolff PART III: THEMES IN THE HISTORY OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY 28. The function is unsaturated • Richard G. Heck, Jr. and Robert May 29. When logical atomism met the Theaetetus: Ryle on naming and saying • Richard Gaskin 30. Reading the Tractatus with G. E. M. Anscombe • Cora Diamond 31. Ideas of a logically perfect language in analytic philosophy • Peter Hylton 32. The linguistic turn in analytic philosophy • P. M. S. Hacker 33. Perception and sense-data • Gary Hatfield 34. Scepticism and knowledge: Moore’s proof of an external world • Annalisa Coliva 35. The varieties of rigorous experience • Juliet Floyd 36. Modality • Sanford Shieh 37. Inferentialism and normativity • Jaroslav Peregrin 38. Pragmatism and analytic philosophy • Cheryl Misak 39. The role of phenomenology in analytic philosophy • David Woodruff Smith Index