Mind, Method, and Morality by John Cottingham

Mind, Method, and Morality by John Cottingham

Sir Anthony Kenny is one of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of our time. In the wide range and historical breadth of his interests, he has influenced many parts of the philosophical landscape, especially in the philosophy of mind and the theory of human action and responsibility. In contrast to many of his contemporaries, who have played down philosophy's debt to its past, Kenny's work has always been rooted in the great tradition of Western philosophical inquiry. Mind, Method and Morality celebrates Kenny's work by focusing on the four great philosophers to whom Kenny has given special attention, namely Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, and Wittgenstein. It contains sixteen essays (four on each philosopher) written by leading specialists in the relevant area. Strongly linked together by their focus on philosophy of mind, action and responsibility, the papers make a significant contribution to those areas of philosophy that Kenny has made particularly his own, and constitute a timely celebration of his work. While keeping to the highest standards of scholarship and philosophical rigour, the volume aims to be engaging and comprehensible to a wide audience, thus mirroring the clarity and accessibility that are the hallmarks of Kenny's own philosophical writings. A preface by the Editors describes Anthony Kenny's philosophical career, and the volume also includes a complete bibliography of his writings.

John Cottingham and Peter Hacker's collection is a worthy tribute.. The essays are of a consistently high quality; the discussions are rich and suggestive and the conclusions they reach are carefully argued for, none of which is surprising given the distinguished contributors. * Daniel Whiting, Philosophical Investigations *
The essays in this volume are worthy tributes to Anthony Kenny. They go some way towards repaying philosophy's debt to him. * Michael Inwood, The Philosophical Quarterly Vol 61 No 244 July 2011 *

John Cottingham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading and an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford University. He has served as Chairman of the British Society for the History of Philosophy, as President of the Mind Association, and as President of the Aristotelian Society. Peter Hacker is Emeritus Research Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, where he was a Tutorial Fellow in philosophy from 1966 to 2006. He was an undergraduate at the Queen's College, Oxford, a graduate student at St Antony's, and a Junior Research Fellow at Balliol. He has held visiting chairs in north America, and both British Academy and Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships.

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ISBN 13	9780199556120
ISBN 10	0199556121
Title	Mind, Method, and Morality
Author	John Cottingham
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2010-01-07
Number of pages	408
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