
John McDowell on Worldly Subjectivity
Oxford Kantianism Meets Phenomenology and Cognitive Sciences
- 232 pages
- English
- PDF
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John McDowell on Worldly Subjectivity
Oxford Kantianism Meets Phenomenology and Cognitive Sciences
About this book
John McDowell's philosophical ideas are both influential and comprehensive, encompassing philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics and the history of philosophy. This book is a much-needed systematic overview of McDowell's thought that offers a clear and accessible route through the main elements of his philosophy. Arguing that the world and minded human subject are constitutively interdependent, the book examines and critically engages with McDowell's views on naturalism of second nature, the inner space model, intentionality, personhood and practical wisdom. The book presents novel discussions on the debates between McDowell and other key philosophers, including Hubert Dreyfus, Robert Brandom, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Donald Davidson, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Immanuel Kant, amongst others. Demonstrating a thorough understanding of McDowell's work, Tony Cheng makes connections to both the phenomenological tradition and cognitive sciences to show the wider relevance of McDowell's philosophy. In doing so, he sheds light on how influential McDowell's thought is to the analytic tradition.
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Table of contents
- Cover page
- Halftitle page
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue Oxford Kantianism and Pittsburgh Hegelianism
- 1 The Many Faces of Human Subject
- 2 Cogito and Homo sapiens
- 3 Perceiver and Knower
- 4 Thinker and Speaker
- 5 Agent and Person
- 6 Apperceiver and Homo sentiens
- 7 Rational Animal and Conceptual Being
- Epilogue Self-Determining Subjectivity
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Names
- Subject Index