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Epistemic Finitude and the Framework of InferenceIn Stephen Cade Hetherington (ed.), Epistemology futures, Oxford University Press. pp. 169. 2006.
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1Wittgenstein on scepticism and certaintyIn Hans-Johann Glock (ed.), Wittgenstein: a critical reader, Blackwell. pp. 305--321. 2001.
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10T. L. S. Sprigge, "The Vindication of Absolute Idealism" (review)Philosophical Quarterly 36 (42): 85. 1986.
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25Russell: A Very Short IntroductionOxford University Press. 2002.Bertrand Russell 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, and sexual morality.
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57Philosophy 1: A Guide Through the Subject (edited book)Oxford University Press. 1995.This is the best general book on philosophy for university students: not just an introduction, but a guide which will serve them throughout their studies. It comprises specially commissioned explanatory surveys of the main areas of philosophy, written by thirteen leading philosophers.
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26III*—Epistemology and RealismProceedings of the Aristotelian Society 92 (1): 47-66. 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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14Concept-Reference and KindsIn Petr Kotatko & John Biro (eds.), Frege: Sense and Reference one Hundred Years later, Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 75--93. 1995.
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58Wittgenstein: a very short introductionOxford University Press. 1988.Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A.C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general reader by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on co…Read more
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5Duty or Pleasure? The new bestseller from one of Britain's most pre-eminent, and arguably best known, philosophers.
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38Philosophy (edited book)Oxford University Press. 1998.This companion to the highly successful Philosophy: A Guide through the Subject, (recently reissued as Philosophy 1) is a lively and authoritative guide through important areas of philosophy that are typically studied in the later parts of an undergraduate course. Thirteen extended essays have been specially commissioned, each introducing a major area and giving an accessible and up-to-date account of the main debates. The first seven cover the philosophies of language, psychology, religion, and…Read more
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1EpistemologyIn A. C. Grayling (ed.), Philosophy: a guide through the subject, Oxford University Press. 1995.
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15FriendshipYale University Press. 2013._An entertaining and provocative investigation of friendship in all its variety, from ancient times to the present day_ A central bond, a cherished value, a unique relationship, a profound human need, a type of love. What is the nature of friendship, and what is its significance in our lives? How has friendship changed since the ancient Greeks began to analyze it, and how has modern technology altered its very definition? In this fascinating exploration of friendship through the ages, one of the…Read more
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75Truth, 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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3614 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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103Philosophy: 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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25What 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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234An 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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5RussellOxford 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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55Contemporary theories of consciousnessJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 62 549-552. 1997.
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Humanism, Religion, and EthicsIn Dolan Cummings (ed.), Debating humanism, Imprint Academic. pp. 26--47. 2006.
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