Philosophy and Practice

This book was first published in 1985. The journal is concerned with the study of philosophy in all its branches.

A. Phillips Griffiths (Edited by)

9780521312318, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 1 August 1985

300 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.42 kg

This book was first published in 1985. The journal is concerned with the study of philosophy in all its branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, social and political philosophy and the philosophies of religion, science, history, language, mind and education. The journal is not committed to any particular school or method and contributors are expected to avoid needless technicality. There is a section on new books which includes reviews, book notes and a list of books received.

Preface
1. Philosophy and practice: some issues about war and peace R. M. Hare
2. Madness Anthony Quinton
3. Metaphors we live by David E. Cooper
4. The role of interests in science W. Newton-Smith
5. Dishonesty and the jury: a case study in the moral content of law Richard Tur
6. Positional goods Martin Hollis
7. Were you a zygote? G. E. M. Anscombe
8. Punishment, the new retributivism, and political philosophy Ted Honderich
9. Philosophy, language and the reform of public worship Martin Warner
10. The right to strike Don Locke
11. Imprisonment Anthony O'Hear
12. The rights approach to mental illness Tom Campbell
13. Sexual arousal Roger Scruton
14. Child adoption and identity A. Phillips Griffiths
Index of names.

Subject Areas: Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism [HPCF5]