12 Modern Philosophers

12 Modern Philosophers

12 Modern Philosophers Edited by Christopher Belshaw and Gary Kemp © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-405-15261-7

12

MODERN PHILOSOPHERS
Edited by

Christopher Belshaw and Gary Kemp

A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication

This edition first published 2009 © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons inFebruary 2007. Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell. Registered Office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom Editorial Offices 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate,Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell. The right of Christopher Belshaw and Gary Kemp to be identified as the authors of the editorial material in this work has been asserted inaccordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. Wiley also publishesits books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associatedwith any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Libraryof Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 12 modern philosophers / edited by Christopher Belshaw and Gary Kemp. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4051-5261-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4051-5262-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Philosophy, Modern—20th century. 2. Philosophers, Modern. I. Belshaw, Christopher. II. Kemp, Gary, 1960 Oct. 15– III. Title: Twelvemodern philosophers. B804.A21 2009 190—dc22 2008026375 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Set in 11.5/13pt Perpetua by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed in Singapore by Fabulous Printers Pte Ltd 1 2009

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Quine Rawls Davidson Williams Rorty Fodor Nagel Kripke Nozick ParfitMcDowell Singer Index Christopher Belshaw and Gary Kemp A. W. Moore Thomas Baldwin Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig Catherine Wilson Alan Malachowski José Luis Bermúdez Sonia Sedivy Alexander Bird A. R. Lacey Jacob Ross Marie McGinn Lori Gruen

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We have many people to thank. At Wiley-Blackwell, Nick Bellorini, GillianKane, and Liz Cremona have always had an unerring sense of what is better and what worse for this project, along with a less unerring sense, we’re pleased to say, of time’s passage. We had early encouragement from a number of philosophers in both the US and the UK. Without them, we might have faltered. Each of us would like to thank the other: neither would have got very far alone. And of course...