Minds, Ethics, and Conditionals: Themes from the Philosophy of Frank Jackson

ISBN-13: 9780199267989 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 488 str.

Ian Ravenscroft

Opis

An illustrious line-up of seventeen philosophers from the USA, the UK, and Australia present new essays on themes from the work of Frank Jackson, which bridges mind, language, logic, metaphysics, and ethics. Central to Jackson's work is an approach to metaphysical issues built on the twin foundations of supervenience and conceptual analysis. In the first part of the book six essays examine this approach and its application to philosophy of mind and philosophy of color. The second part focuses on Jackson's highly influential work on phenomenal consciousness. The third part is devoted to Jackson's work in ethics, both normative ethics and metaethics. The last three papers discuss Jackson's ground-breaking work on conditionals. The final section of the book comprises a substantial essay by Jackson in reply to his critics: this offers some of the clearest expressions of the ideas which Jackson has brought to the fore in philosophy.

Recenzje

This volume is a long overdue collection of essays on the work of Frank Jackson...As might be expected from this outstanding list of contributors, the collection gathers first-rate papers that are certain to advance current debates on Jackson's philosophy.

O autorze

Ian Ravenscroft is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Flinders University, Australia