The Story of Analytic Philosophy - 9780415162517

Taylor & Francis

This unique collection looks at analytic philosophy in its historical context. Here prominent philsophers discuss key figures, methods and results in analytic philosophy to present its story. > This unique collection looks at analytic philosophy in its historical context. Prominent philosophers discuss key figures, including Russell and Wittgenstein, methods and results in analytic philosophy to present its story. This volume assesses the challenge posed by changing cultural and philosophical trends and movements. > \nIntroduction 1. Analytic Philosophy: What, Whence, Whither? Peter M.S. Hacker 2. Analysis in Analytic Philosophy Peter Hylton 3. Analytic Philosophy as a Matter of Style J.J. Ross 4. Analytic Philosophy: Rationalism vs. Romanticism Anat Matar 5. The Subject, Normative Structure, and Externalism Mark Sacks 6. Empiricism without Positivism John Skorupski 7. Psychologism and Meaning Yemima Ben-Menahem 8. Frege, Semantics and the Double Definition Stroke Juliet Floyd)