Philosophy as it is

by Ted Honderich (Editor), Myles Burnyeat (Editor)

Morality and art - Phillipa Foot
A critique of utilitarianism - Bernard Williams
A theory of justice - John Rawls
Distributive justice: the entitlement theory - Robert Nozick
Art as a form of life - Richard Wollheim
Love - Gabriele Taylor
Personal identity - Derek Parfit
Mental events - Donald Davidson
One determinism - Ted Honderich
Some difficulties in knowing - Stuart Hampshire
Construction of our theory of the physical workd - A.J. Ayer
The "corroboration" of theories - Hilary Putnam
A conditional analysis of the concept of causation - J.L. Mackie
God, possible worlds and the problem of evil - Alvin Plantings
Possible worlds - Robert C. Stalmaker
Identity and necessity - Saul Kripke
Meaning and truth - P.E. Strawson

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

560 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Edgar Dawn Ross "Ted" Honderich was a Canadian-born British philosopher, who was Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London.

Reviews

[Gavin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most useful now as what it isn't

[Ramzzi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not everyone can blaze in a world of arguments and rigor, but despite such restrictions, more so challenges, there are a handful few who had philosophical contributions worth reading and re-reading here.