History of Western Philosophy (Academic Edition) Volume 1 and Volume 2

Author: Jiang Yi, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book is the eighth volume of A History of Western Philosophy, divided into two parts. The first part discusses the revival of positivism in the late 19th century, the origins of analytic philosophy, the logical positivism movement, the formation of pragmatism in the United States, and various forms of contemporary realism. It includes discussions on Comte's positivism, Mill's theories of deduction and induction, Mach's radical empiricism, Frege's thoughts on mathematical logic, Russell's logical atomism, Moore's common sense philosophy, Wittgenstein's early philosophy, the logical thought of the Vienna Circle, Schlick's general epistemology, Carnap's logical constructionism, Peirce's pragmatic criteria, James's pragmatic system, and Dewey's thought. The second part explores Wittgenstein's later philosophy, the Oxford ordinary language philosophy, the rise and development of the philosophy of science, and the contemporary development of analytic philosophy. It includes discussions on Wittgenstein's later thought, the formation and characteristics of the Oxford philosophy, Ryle's concept of "the mind," Austin's speech act theory, Strauss's "descriptive metaphysics," Popper's philosophy of science, the formation and evolution of the historical school, Quine's logical pragmatism, Davidson's theories of truth and meaning, Dretscher's philosophy of language, Putnam's common sense realism.