From Metaphysics to Ethics: A Defence of Conceptual Analysis

by Frank Jackson

Book Overview

Frank Jackson champions the cause of conceptual analysis as central to philosophical inquiry. In recent years conceptual analysis has been undervalued and widely misunderstood, suggests Jackson. He argues that such analysis is mistakenly clouded in mystery, preventing a whole range of important questions from being productively addressed. He anchors his argument in discussions of specific philosophical issues, starting with the metaphysical doctrine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198250614
• ISBN13: 9780198250616
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"