Gutting, Gary

What Philosophers Know: Case Studies in Recent Analytic Philosophy

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ISBN 13:
9780521672221
author:
Gutting, Gary
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Cambridge University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2009
Pages:
264
Dimensions:
22.8 x 15 x 1.4 cm
Genre:
Popular Philosophy
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New
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£31.94

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What Philosophers Know: Case Studies in Recent Analytic Philosophy by Gary Gutting explores the idea that philosophy has not delivered on its promise to settle major moral and religious questions. Despite this, Gutting argues that analytic philosophers have made significant contributions to their field.

The book examines the work of prominent philosophers such as Quine, Kripke, Gettier, Lewis, Chalmers, Plantinga, Kuhn, Rawls, and Rorty, challenging common views about what philosophers have achieved. Topics covered include the role of argument in philosophy, naturalist and experimentalist challenges to philosophical intuitions, and the importance of pre-philosophical convictions.

Gutting presents a new understanding of philosophy as an important source of knowledge, offering a lucid survey of recent analytic work. This book provides a valuable insight into the current state of philosophy and its potential for producing disciplinary knowledge.

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