The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy

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Surveying the history, latest developments and potential future directions of contemporary analytic philosophy, this is an essential one-volume reference guide for all those working in the field. The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy brings together a team of internationally renowned scholars to explore all the major areas of inquiry, key concepts and most important thinkers in the analytic tradition. Topics covered include: The history of analytic philosophy, from Frege, Moore and Russell to Wittgenstein, the Vienna Circle and beyond Philosophy of mind and language from early developments to the most recent advances Perspectives in moral and political philosophy Contemporary metaphysics, epistemology and the philosophy of science and mathematics The latest thinking on perception, free will and personal identity The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy also includes a historical chronology and a full guide to further reading and available resources, making this an invaluable library or desktop reference guide for anyone working in the discipline today.

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This reviewer can think of no better book for students about to enter graduate school in analytic philosophy, or indeed for anyone with some knowledge of the field who needs a general guide to fill in the gaps.The volume has obvious competition--free, peer-reviewed resources exist online covering the subtopics of philosophy. Thus it needs to justify its nontrivial price tag, and it does.The pitch of the articles is more historical and the articles themselves are more readable than those in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and more in-depth than those in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Summing Up: Highly Recommended. * Choice,July 2014 *
An impressive volume featuring well-chosen contributors and formidable editorial scholarship. Its combination of original topic-based essays and clear historical introductions, together with a glossary, brief chronologies and extensive bibliographies, will make it of great use to undergraduates and researchers alike. -- Stewart Candlish, Editor, Australasian Journal of Philosophy
The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy edited by Barry Dainton and Howard Robinson is a valuable contribution to the growing literature on the history, practice, and nature of analytic philosophy. The editors provide an engaging and informative overview of the history and major figures of analytic philosophy as well as insightful discussions of such issues as what is distinctive about analytic philosophy and the differences between analytic and Continental philosophy. This multi-faceted volume also features advanced survey articles by leading philosophers on the major areas of analytic philosophy. The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy is an excellent resource for students and researchers and anyone interested in analytic philosophy, the most important movement in recent and contemporary philosophy. This is a welcome addition to the Bloomsbury Companions series. -- Stephen P. Schwartz, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion, Ithaca College, US
The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy manages to combine philosophical investigation and historically informed introduction. If you want a comprehensive guide to analytic philosophy, look no further. -- Mark Textor, Professor of Philosophy, King's College London, UK
The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic Philosophy is a very useful addition to the literature on the history and prospects of broadly analytic approaches to philosophical issues. The extensive introduction is especially useful, and offers a lucid and insightful overview of the historical development of analytic philosophy. The chapters provide state of the art overviews of individual topics by acknowledged experts. And the coda seeks to assess the prospects of work in the analytic tradition. The book will be of value for anyone seeking a synoptic view of work within the analytic tradition. -- Guy Longworth, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Warwick University, UK

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Barry Dainton is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool, UK. His previous publications include Stream of Consciousness (2nd edition, 2006), The Phenomenal Self (2008) and Time and Space (2nd edition, 2010). Howard Robinson is University Professor in the Philosophy Department at Central European University in Budapest, recurrent Visiting Scholar at Fordham University in New York and Senior Fellow of the Center for the Philosophy of Religion at Rutgers University, New Jersey.