Philosophers in conversation
Subtitle: interviews from the Harvard review of philosophy
By: with a foreword by Thomas Scanlon ; edited by S. Phineas Upham in consultation with Joshua Harlan.
Contributors: Upham, S. Phineas.; Harlan, Joshua.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Philosophers, Modern -- Interviews.; Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.
Genres: Interviews.
Other titles: Harvard review of philosophy.
Description: This book brings together for the first time fourteen recent interviews with some of the most important names in contemporary philosophy. Covering a wide range of issues from law to logic and metaphysics to literature, the interviews provide a fascinating introduction to some of the most influential thinkers of the day, and offer a rare opportunity for readers to learn about their views through the relaxed format of conversation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: For the record / John Rawls; title: On mind, meaning, and reality / Hilary Putnam; title: On semiotics and pragmatism / Umberto Eco; title: On the philosophy of politics / Harvey C. Mansfield; title: Perspectives on logic, science, and philosophy / W.V. Quine; title: On the philosophy of law / Alan Dershowitz; title: Toward a post-metaphysical culture / Richard Rorty; title: Personal and professional / Henry Allison; title: On Republicanism and liberalism / Michael Sandel; title: Philosophical faith in action / Cornel West; title: Reflections on a life of philosophy / Stanley Cavell; title: On the philosophical life / Alexander Nehamas; title: What time is it on the sun? / Cora Diamond; title: Science and the possibility of philosophy / Peter Unger.