{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-philosophy-hardback-9781405133975","title":"The Philosophy of Philosophy (Hardback) 9781405133975","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Philosophy of Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTimothy Williamson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405133975, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Worthwhile reading … for anyone reckoning him or herself to be part of the analytic tradition. Superb in coming to grips with one’s methodological self-understanding.” \u003ci\u003eMetapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe second volume in the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Brown Lectures in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume offers an original and provocative take on the nature and methodology of philosophy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on public lectures at Brown University, given by the pre-eminent philosopher, Timothy Williamson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRejects the ideology of the 'linguistic turn', the most distinctive trend of 20th century philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the method of philosophy as a development from non-philosophical ways of thinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuggests new ways of understanding what contemporary and past philosophers are doing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Linguistic Turn and the Conceptual Turn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Taking Philosophical Questions at Face Value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Metaphysical Conceptions of Analyticity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Epistemological Conceptions of Analyticity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Knowledge of Metaphysical Modality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Thought Experiments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Evidence in Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Knowledge Maximization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword. Must Do Better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1. Modal Logic within Counterfactual Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2. Counterfactual Donkeys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437767323928,"sku":"9781405133975","price":76.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405133975.jpg?v=1784938823","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-philosophy-of-philosophy-hardback-9781405133975","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}