Michael Dummett stands out among his generation as the only British philosopher of language to rival in stature the Americans, Davidson and Quine. In conjunction with them he has been responsible for much of the framework within which questions concerning meaning and understanding are raised and answered in the late twentieth-century Anglo-American tradition. Dummett's output has been prolific and highly influential, but not always as accessible as it deserves to be. This book sets out to rectify this situation.
Karen Green offers the first comprehensive introduction to Dummett's...
Michael Dummett stands out among his generation as the only British philosopher of language to rival in stature the Americans, Davidson and Quine. In ...
This volume serves as an introduction to a rich and as yet under-explored period in the history of women s ideas. The volume provides a partial insight into the richness and complexity of women s political ideas in the centuries prior to the French Revolution. The essays in this collection examine women s political writings with particular reference to the themes of virtue (especially the virtue of phronesis or prudence), liberty, and toleration.
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This volume serves as an introduction to a rich and as yet under-explored period in the history of women s ideas. The volume provides a partial ins...
