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1EpistemologyIn A. C. Grayling (ed.), Philosophy: a guide through the subject, Oxford University Press. 1995.
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5Truth, meaning and realismContinuum. 2007.A.C. Grayling focuses on a series of central philosophical concerns in this excellent collection of essays, with each one contributing to the contemporary debates on these matters.
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514 Russell, Experience, and the Roots of ScienceIn Nicholas Griffin (ed.), The Cambridge companion to Bertrand Russell, Cambridge University Press. pp. 449. 2003.
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15Philosophy: a guide through the subject (edited book)Oxford University Press. 1995.This comprehensive new collection is designed as a complete introduction to philosophy for students and general readers. Consisting of eleven extended essays, specially commissioned for this volume from leading philosophers, the book surveys all of the major areas of philosophy and offers an accessible but sophisticated guide to the main debates. An extended introduction provides general context and explains how the different subjects are related. The first part of the book deals with the founda…Read more
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7What is good?: the search for the best way to liveWeidenfeld & Nicolson. 2003.In his major new book A.C. Grayling examines the different ways to live a good life, as proposed from classical antiquity to the recent present. Grayling focuses on the two very different conceptions of what a good life should be: one is a broadly secular view rooted in attitudes about human nature and the human condition; the other is a broadly transcendental view which locates the source of moral value outside the human realm. In the modern world - the world shaped by the rise of science in th…Read more
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11An introduction to philosophical logicBlackwell. 1997.This new edition keeps the same successful format, with each chapter providing a self-contained introduction to the topic it discusses, rewritten to include ...
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3RussellOxford University Press. 1996.Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, andsexual morality. Russell is credited with being one of the prime movers of Analytic Philosophy, and with having played a part in the revolution in social attitudes witnessed throughout the twentieth-century world.…Read more
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Humanism, Religion, and EthicsIn Dolan Cummings (ed.), Debating humanism, Imprint Academic. pp. 26--47. 2006.
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6Contemporary theories of consciousnessJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 62 549-552. 1997.
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1The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 2015._The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism_ presents an edited collection of essays that explore the nature of Humanism as an approach to life, and a philosophical analysis of the key humanist propositions from naturalism and science to morality and meaning. Represents the first book of its kind to look at Humanism not just in terms of its theoretical underpinnings, but also its consequences and its diverse manifestations Features contributions from international and emerging scholars, plus renow…Read more
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2Scepticism and the possibility of knowledgeContinuum. 2008.In this series of studies A. C. Grayling looks at approaches the problem of how sceptical challenges can be met.
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5Epistemology and RealismProceedings of the Aristotelian Society 92. 1992.A. C. Grayling; III*—Epistemology and Realism, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 June 1992, Pages 47–66, https://doi.org/10.1093/ar.
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6Wittgenstein's Influence: Meaning, Mind and Method: A. C. GraylingRoyal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 28 61-78. 1990.In the first and shorter part of this essay I comment on Wittgenstein's general influence on the practice of philosophy since his time. In the second and much longer part I discuss aspects of his work which have had a more particular influence, chiefly on debates about meaning and mind. The aspects in question are Wittgenstein's views about rule-following and private language. This second part is more technical than the first.
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3A. Manser and G. Stock , "The Philosophy of F. H. Bradley" (review)Philosophical Quarterly 36 (44): 438. 1986.
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4The heart of things: applying philosophy to the 21st centuryWeidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005.In this new collection A.C. Grayling adds to the variety of discussion and insight in his previous three essay collections. He returns to questions of personal ethics and the problems of the contemporary world, but also looks at the lives and ideas of great thinkers, the role of the arts in civilisation, and the need for reason everywhere Anthony Grayling illustrates in his celebrated accessible prose what each area offers to thought. In a wide-ranging array of illuminating topics, THE HEART OF …Read more
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1Naturalistic AssumptionsIn Alex Orenstein & Petr Kotatko (eds.), Knowledge, Language and Logic: Questions for Quine, Kluwer Academic Print On Demand. pp. 47--56. 2000.
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4Interview - A. C. GraylingThe Philosophers' Magazine 40 42-43. 2008.AC Grayling is Britain’s leading popular philosopher. A professor at Birkbeck College, University of London, he has written over 20 books, ranging from academic monographs such as Truth, Meaning and Realism to more accessible works such as What is Good? and The Mystery of Things. His most recent books are Towards The Light and The Choice of Hercules.
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7Berkeley's argument for immaterialismIn Kenneth P. Winkler (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Berkeley, Cambridge University Press. pp. 166--189. 2005.
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1War: An EnquiryYale University Press. 2017._A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more_ For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. Though wars are terrible and destructive, they also seem unavoidable. In this original and deeply considered book, A. C. Grayling examines, tests, and challenges the concept of war. He proposes that a deeper, more accurate understanding of…Read more
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