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Philosophy and Practice

Philosophy and Practice

Philosophy and Practice

A. Phillips Griffiths
September 1985
Paperback
9780521312318
AUD$49.95
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Paperback

    This book was first published in 1985. The journal is concerned with the study of philosophy in all its branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, social and political philosophy and the philosophies of religion, science, history, language, mind and education. The journal is not committed to any particular school or method and contributors are expected to avoid needless technicality. There is a section on new books which includes reviews, book notes and a list of books received.

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    September 1985
    Paperback
    9780521312318
    300 pages
    234 × 156 × 16 mm
    0.42kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Philosophy and practice: some issues about war and peace R. M. Hare
    • 2. Madness Anthony Quinton
    • 3. Metaphors we live by David E. Cooper
    • 4. The role of interests in science W. Newton-Smith
    • 5. Dishonesty and the jury: a case study in the moral content of law Richard Tur
    • 6. Positional goods Martin Hollis
    • 7. Were you a zygote? G. E. M. Anscombe
    • 8. Punishment, the new retributivism, and political philosophy Ted Honderich
    • 9. Philosophy, language and the reform of public worship Martin Warner
    • 10. The right to strike Don Locke
    • 11. Imprisonment Anthony O'Hear
    • 12. The rights approach to mental illness Tom Campbell
    • 13. Sexual arousal Roger Scruton
    • 14. Child adoption and identity A. Phillips Griffiths
    • Index of names.
      Contributors
    • R. M. Hare, Anthony Quinton, David E. Cooper, W. Newton-Smith, Richard Tur, Martin Hollis, G. E. M. Anscombe, Ted Honderich, Martin Warner, Don Locke, Anthony O'Hear, Tom Campbell, Roger Scruton, A. Phillips Griffiths

    • Editor
    • A. Phillips Griffiths