Philosophers in Conversation: Interviews from the Harvard Review of Philosophy

by Upham,S. Phineas

• ISBN13: 9780415937795
• ISBN10: 0415937795
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This volume brings together for the first time thirteen recent interviews with the brightest names in contemporary philosophy, including W.V.O. Quine, Richard Rorty, Stanley Cavell, Hilary Putnam and John Rawls. The pieces are culled from theHarvard Review ofPhilosophy,which has operated at the core of Harvard's Philosophy Department since 1991. Covering wide range of topics from the philosophy of law to logic to metaphysics to literature, the interviews provide a fascinating introduction to some of the most influential thinkers of the day. The book also includes a foreword by Thomas Scanlon. Interviews with Henry Alison, Stanley Cavell, Alan Dershowitz, Cora Diamond, Umberto Eco, Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., Alexander Nehemas, Hilary Putnam, W.V. Quine, John Rawls, Richard Rorty, Michael Sandel, Cornel West

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Thomas Scanlon
Editor's Note	xv
For the Record	1	(13)
John Rawls
On Mind, Meaning, and Reality	14	(7)
Hilary Putnam
On Semiotics and Pragmatism	21	(7)
Umberto Eco
On the Philosophy of Politics	28	(23)
Harvey C. Mansfield
Perspectives on Logic, Science, and Philosophy	51	(13)
W. V. Quine
On the Philosophy of Law	64	(7)
Alan Dershowitz
Toward a Post-metaphysical Culture	71	(10)
Richard Rorty
Personal and Professional	81	(17)
Henry Allison
On Republicanism and Liberalism	98	(13)
Michael Sandel
Philosophical Faith in Action	111	(15)
Cornel West
Reflections on a Life of Philosophy	126	(13)
Stanley Cavell
On the Philosophical Life	139	(19)
Alexander Nehamas
``What Time Is It on the Sun?''	158	(17)
Cora Diamond
Science and the Possibility of Philosophy	175
Peter Unger