Philosophy of mind and language

12 Values in Science

Kevin C. Elliott | Michigan State University The Element introduces the philosophical literature on values in science by examining four questions: (1) How do values influence science? (2) Should we actively incorporate values in science? (3) How can we manage values in science responsibly? (4) What are some next steps for those who want to help promote responsible roles for values in science?

Elements in the Philosophy of Science

75pp Jun. 2022 9781009055635 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009052597

Wittgenstein on Forms of Life

Anna Boncompagni | University of California, Irvine This Element describes Wittgenstein’s concept of ‘forms of life’, while also explaining Wittgenstein’s reluctance to say much about it. The Element examines the meaning of the term in Wittgenstein’s time, presents a survey of Wittgenstein’s employment of it, an overview of the literature, and finally, offers a methodological reading of this notion.

Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

75pp Oct. 2022 9781108931151 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108946513

Wittgenstein on Logic and Philosophical Method

Oskari Kuusela | University of East Anglia This Elements outlines Wittgenstein’s philosophy of logic and its relevance to philosophical methodology, offering a novel interpretation of the development of Wittgenstein’s philosophy.

Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

75pp Jun. 2022 9781108986649 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108981125

Wittgenstein on Sense and Grammar

Silver Bronzo This Element contrasts two exegetical approaches: one grounding charges of nonsensicality in a theory of sense specifying criteria that are external to the linguistic performance under indictment; and one rejecting any such theory.

Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

75pp Jun. 2022 9781108977395 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108973359

Cavell’s Must We Mean What We Say? at 50

Greg Chase | College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts Cavell’s Must We Mean What We Say? revolutionized philosophy of ordinary language, aesthetics, ethics, Wittgenstein, Austin, literature, and modernism. These accessible and penetrating essays by distinguished scholars explain how to enter into the sound, the content, and the lasting significance of this distinctively American philosophical voice.

Cambridge Philosophical Anniversaries

262pp Mar. 2022 9781316515259 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781009099714

Cognitive Ontology

Taxonomic Practices in the Mind-Brain Sciences Muhammad Ali Khalidi | City University of New York Cognitive scientists aim to understand the ways in which psychological functions relate to brain structures. This book examines taxonomic practices in cognitive science and proposes a new understanding of the nature of cognitive categories, and a novel account of the ways in which cognitive constructs relate to neural constructs.

220pp Dec. 2022 9781009223669 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009223645

Free Will

Derk Pereboom | Cornell University, New York This Element provides a thorough overview of the free will debate as it currently stands. After distinguishing the main senses of the term ‘free will’ invoked in that debate, it sets out the prominent versions of the main positions, libertarianism, compatibilism, and free will skepticism, and then discuss the main objections to these views.

Elements in Philosophy of Mind

75pp Feb. 2022 9781108987134 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108982511

Imagination and Creative Thinking

Amy Kind | Claremont McKenna College, California This Element explores the nature of both imagination and creative thinking in an effort to understand the relation between them and also to understand their role in the vast array of activities in which they are typically implicated, from art, music, and literature to technology, medicine, and science.

Elements in Philosophy of Mind

75pp Jul. 2022 9781108977227 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108973335