Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Controversial and thought-provoking, this expertly written text examines interesting and contentious methodological issues in analytic philosophy and explores the connections between philosophy and science.

This book specifically explores Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations from the different angles of its originary conceptions, including the mathematical texts, shedding new light on fundamental issues in twentieth century and contemporary philosophy. A Wittgenstein typescript, translated for the first time into English, is included as an appendix.

This book specifically explores Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations from the different angles of its originary conceptions, including the mathematical texts, shedding new light on fundamental issues in twentieth century and contemporary philosophy. A Wittgenstein typescript, translated for the first time into English, is included as an appendix.

This all-new collection of essays discusses Putnam's contribution to contemporary realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article.

A defence of the view that philosophy is largely about questions of language, which to a large extent means ordinary language, Hanfling shows that this view does not entail that philosophy is less deep and difficult than it is usually taken to be.

In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the French philospher of science, Gaston Bachelard by situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the twentieth century.

Examines the relationship between metaphor, art and science against the backdrop of modern European philosophy and, in particular, the work of Kant, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. This book explores the impact which the notion of cognitive metaphor has on key positions and concepts within aesthetics, epistemology and the philosophy of science.

This book presents a rigorous analysis and critique of the major varieties of contemporary philosophical naturalism. It advocates the thesis that contemporary naturalism should be abandoned in the light of serious difficulties against it.

Places analytic philosophy in a broader context comparing it with the methodology of its important rival tradition in twentieth-century philosophy - phenomenology, whose development parallels the development of analytic philosophy in many ways.

Presents a fresh approach to the problem that has haunted twentieth century philosophy in both its analytical and continental shapes. This book addresses the parallels between Wittgenstein and leading Continental philosophers such as Levinas, Husserl, and Heidegger.

Developments in ethical discourse have brought the issue of nature and development of character traits to the forefront of philosophical debate. This book presents an alternative to the dominant Aristotelian view of character. It is suitable for academics and graduate students concerned with virtue ethics and the theory of character.

Drawing on the work of philosopher Wilfrid Sellars and the theory of critical realism to develop an argument for understanding perception and metaphysics, this book is a study in the philosophy of the mind.

This book offers a systematic and critical discussion of Peter Winch's writings on the philosophy of the social sciences and is essential reading for those studying the development of philosophy in the twentieth century.

This book explores the hitherto neglected affinities between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Emmanuel Levinas, two of the most important and challenging thinkers of the 20th century

This book presents a rigorous analysis and critique of the major varieties of contemporary philosophical naturalism. It advocates the thesis that contemporary naturalism should be abandoned in the light of serious difficulties against it.

This collection provides a comprehensive overview of the different ways in which Wittgenstein appeals to the limit of language at different stages of his philosophical development.