Philosophy at the New Millennium

Leading philosophers give their views on their branch of the subject in the year 2000.

Anthony O'Hear (Edited by)

9780521005081, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 27 September 2001

254 pages
22.8 x 15.4 x 1.6 cm, 0.35 kg

Where is philosophy at the year 2000 and where should it be going in the new millennium? Based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Lecture Series 1999–2000, this book is written by leading international philosophers and covers the broad range of philosophical enquiry including ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of mind and consciousness, philosophy of time, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and philosophy and environment.

1. Consciousness as existence and the end of intentionality Ted Honderich
2. The zombic hunch: extinction of an intuition? Daniel Dennett
3. The time of our lives D. H. Mellor
4. The intelligibility of the universe Michael Redhead
5. Active powers and powerful actors Rom Harré
6. The foundation of morality Mary Warnock
7. Cutting philosophy of language down to size Ruth Garrett Milikan
8. Philosophy, environment and technology David E. Cooper
9. Has philosophy made a difference and could it be expected to? John Haldane
10. Prospects for beauty Anthony O'Hear
11. The future of ideals John Skorupski
12. The philosophy of cognitive science M. A. Boden
13. Language, thought and compositionality Jerry Fodor.

Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]