The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy
| Author/creator | Jackson, Frank Editor |
| Other author | Smith, Michael Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated |
| Description | 920 p. ill 06.900 x 09.800 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online Philosophy |
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| Series | Oxford Handbooks Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation 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 andgraduate 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-datecritical 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 richsource 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780199234769 |
| ISBN | 0199234760 (Perfect) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780199234769 |
| Stock number | 00020142 |