Entity and Identity: And Other Essays

by Peter Frederick Strawson

P. F. Strawson here presents a selection of his shorter writings from the 1970s to the 1990s in the two areas of philosophy to which he has contributed most philosophy of language and Kantian studies. A new introduction offers an overview of the essays, their topics, and their interrelations. This collection represents some of the most fascinating work of one of the foremost philosophers of the late twentieth century.

Genres: Philosophy

294 pages, Paperback

First published February 13, 1997

About the author

Sir Peter Frederick Strawson FBA was an English philosopher. He was the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford (Magdalen College) from 1968 to 1987. Before that he was appointed as a college lecturer at University College, Oxford in 1947 and became a tutorial fellow the following year until 1968. On his retirement in 1987, he returned to the college and continued working there until shortly before his passing.