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2 An Introduction to Political Philosophy Colin Bird University of Virginia Providing a comprehensive introduction to political philosophy, this book offers a broad-ranging discussion, challenging readers to think critically about political arguments and institutions that they might otherwise take for granted. Frequent reference to topical examples are included, helping students to place ideas within a real-world context. It will be a provocative text for any student of philosophy or political science. Contents: Introduction; Part I. Politics and Justification: 1. The puzzle of justification; 2. The common good; 3. Utilitarianism; 4. The social contract; Part II. Topics in Political Philosophy: 5. Property and wealth; 6. Economic justice; 7. Authority; 8. Liberty; 9. Democratic rule; 10. War; 11. Living with difference; 12. Radical criticism x 174 mm 322pp Hardback Paperback An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language Michael Morris University of Sussex This book is a critical introduction to the central issues of the philosophy of language. Each chapter focusses on one or two texts which have had a seminal influence on work in the subject, and uses these as a way of approaching both the central topics and the various traditions of dealing with them. Theoretical jargon is kept to a minimum and, where used, is comprehensively explained in a full glossary. The book will be invaluable to students and to all readers who are interested in the nature of linguistic meaning. Contents: Introduction; 1. Locke and the nature of language; 2. Frege on sense and reference; 3. Russell on definite descriptions; 4. Kripke on proper names; 5. Natural-kind terms; 6. Quine on de dicto and de re modality; 7. Reference and propositional attitudes; 8. The semantics of propositional attitudes; 9. Davidson on truth and meaning; 10. Quine and Davidson on translation and interpretation; 11. Quine on the indeterminacy of translation; 12. Austin on speech acts; 13. Grice on meaning; 14. Kripke on the rule-following paradox; 15. Wittgenstein on the Augustinian picture x 174 mm 336pp Hardback Paperback 15.99

3 An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge Noah Lemos College of William and Mary, Virginia This book provides a clear and accessible introduction to epistemology or the theory of knowledge. Intended primarily for students taking a first class in epistemology, this lucid and well-written text would also provide an excellent introduction for anyone interested in knowing more about this area of philosophy. Contents: 1. Knowledge, truth and justification; 2. The traditional analysis and the Gettier Problem; 3. Foundationalism; 4. The coherence theory of justification; 5. Reliabilism and virtue epistemology; 6. Internalism, externalism and epistemic circularity; 7. Skepticism; 8. The problem of the criterion; 9. The a priori; 10. Naturalized epistemology x 174 mm 242pp Hardback Paperback Forthcoming An Introduction to Gödel s Theorems Peter Smith University of Cambridge Peter Smith examines Gödel s Theorems, how they were established and why they matter. An ideal textbook for philosophy and mathematics students taking a first course in mathematical logic. Includes a companion website with exercises to aid understanding. Smith has written a wonderful book giving a clear and compelling presentation of Gödel s Theorems and their implications. His style is both precise and engaging at the same time. The clarity of the writing is impressive, and there is a pleasing coverage of historical and philosophical topics. An Introduction to Gödel s Theorems will work very well either as a textbook or as an introduction for any reader who wants a thorough understanding of some of the central ideas at the intersection of philosophy, mathematics and computer science. Professor Christopher Leary, Department of Mathematics, SUNY Geneseo Contents: Preface, 1. What Gödel s Theorems say; 2. Decidability and enumerability; 3. Axiomatized formal theories; 4. Capturing numerical properties; 5. The truths of arithmetic; 6. Sufficiently strong arithmetics; 7. Interlude: taking stock; 8. Two formalized arithmetics; 9. What Q can prove; 10. First-order Peano Arithmetic; 11. Primitive recursive functions; 12. Capturing funtions; 13. Q is p.r. adequate; 14. Interlude: a very little about Principia; 15. The arithmetization of syntax; 16. PA is incomplete; 17. Gödel s First Theorem; 18. Interlude: about the First Theorem; 19. Strengthening the First Theorem; 20. The Diagonalization Lemma; 21. Using the Diagonalization Lemma; 22. Second-order arithmetics; 23. Interlude: incompleteness and Isaacson s conjecture; 24. Gödel s Second Theorem for PA; 25. The derivability conditions; 26. Deriving the derivability conditions; 27. Reflections; 28. Interlude: about the Second Theorem; 29. Recursive functions; 30. Undecidability and incompleteness; 31. Turing machines; 32. Turing machines and recursiveness; 33. Halting problems; 34. The Church-Turing Thesis; 35. Proving the Thesis? 36. Looking back x 174 mm 368pp Hardback c Paperback c

4 Other titles in the series An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind E. J. Lowe University of Durham A lucid and wide-ranging introduction suitable for readers with a basic grounding in philosophy x 152 mm 332pp Hardback Paperback An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art Richard Eldridge Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania The Philosophy of Social Science An Introduction Martin Hollis Hollis offers an exceptionally clear and concise introduction to the philosophy of social science examining questions which give rise to fundamental philosophical issues x 138 mm 296pp Paperback A clear and compact survey of philosophical theories of the nature and significance of art. Richard Eldridge s An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art offers a sophisticated, rich, and detailed treatment of the nature and value of art. British Journal of Aesthetics x 138 mm 296pp Hardback Paperback 16.99

5 Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy is a series of textbooks that aims to introduce the reader to some of the most important areas of philosophical thought. Intended for undergraduate students meeting the topics for the first time, the titles are accessible and clearly-written to give students a solid grounding in key areas of philosophy.

6 Please order from your local bookseller: Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge, on elemental chlorine free paper from sustainable forests. March 2007