The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophical Methods

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THE PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF PHILOSOPHICAL METHODS Edited by Chris Daly 9781137344540 | July 2015 | £150 | $235 | CAN$270 The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophical Methods contains twenty-six original and substantive papers examining a wide selection of philosophical methods. Drawing upon an international range of leading contributors, this Handbook will help shape future debates about how philosophy should be done. Topics explored include philosophical disagreement, thought experiments, intuitions, rational reflection, conceptual analysis, explanation, parsimony, and experimental philosophy. Written in a clear and accessible form, and drawing upon the most recent thinking in the field, the papers will be of particular interest to researchers and high-level undergraduates. Chris Daly is Professor of Philosophy at Manchester University, UK. He is the author of Introduction to Philosophical Methods (2010) and Philosophy of Language (2012).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Contemporary and authoritative overview of philosophical methodology • Comprehensive coverage provided by 31 of the leading scholars working in the area today including Michael Huemer, Matti Eklund, James Lenman and David Braddon-Mitchell. • Logically structured in five sections covering philosophical inquiry, explanatory reasoning, intuitions and experiments, mind and epistemology, and metaethics • Introduced by a crystal-clear historical overview written by Chris Daly • Each chapter concludes with an extensive bibliography • Essential resource for all scholars, researchers and advanced students in philosophy, regardless of research interest

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