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Modern British Philosophy
"Under Magee's sensitive guidance a remarkably coherent interpretation of this period emerges."--Marshall Cohen, Listener . "The whole book has a marvellous air of casualness and clarity that makes it a delight to read."--Colin Wilson. Contemporary British philosophy is experiencing
unprecedented openness to influences from abroad. New growth is evident in many areas of traditional philosophy which had been neglected by the logical positivists and the linguistic analysts. This sense of freedom permeates Magee's volume of conversations with leading British philosophers. Under
Magee's direction, the philosophers discuss other influential thinkers, such as Wittgenstein, Russell, Moore, and Austin, as well as ideas of universal interest, such as morality, art, religion, and social theory. As an introduction to contemporary British philosophy, a unique collection of candid
commentaries by important thinkers, and study of fresh ideas, Modern British Philosophy is consistently lively and authoritative.
unprecedented openness to influences from abroad. New growth is evident in many areas of traditional philosophy which had been neglected by the logical positivists and the linguistic analysts. This sense of freedom permeates Magee's volume of conversations with leading British philosophers. Under
Magee's direction, the philosophers discuss other influential thinkers, such as Wittgenstein, Russell, Moore, and Austin, as well as ideas of universal interest, such as morality, art, religion, and social theory. As an introduction to contemporary British philosophy, a unique collection of candid
commentaries by important thinkers, and study of fresh ideas, Modern British Philosophy is consistently lively and authoritative.
- GenresPhilosophy
287 pages, Paperback
Published October 2, 1986
About the author
Bryan Magee
54 books232 followersBryan Edgar Magee was a noted British broadcasting personality, politician, poet, and author, best known as a popularizer of philosophy.
He attended Keble College, Oxford where he studied History as an undergraduate and then Philosophy, Politics and Economics in one year. He also spent a year studying philosophy at Yale University on a post-graduate fellowship.
Magee's most important influence on society remains his efforts to make philosophy accessible to the layman. Transcripts of his television series "Men of Ideas" are available in published form in the book Talking Philosophy. This book provides a readable and wide-ranging introduction to modern Anglo-American philosophy.
He attended Keble College, Oxford where he studied History as an undergraduate and then Philosophy, Politics and Economics in one year. He also spent a year studying philosophy at Yale University on a post-graduate fellowship.
Magee's most important influence on society remains his efforts to make philosophy accessible to the layman. Transcripts of his television series "Men of Ideas" are available in published form in the book Talking Philosophy. This book provides a readable and wide-ranging introduction to modern Anglo-American philosophy.
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June 9, 2023
I am a huge fan of Bryan Magee. Read many of his books and also watched Men of Ideas. This is an entertaining read and very clear. Stuart Hampshire discusses Russell's denotation and theory of description. Magee and Hampshire complement Russell for his exceptional prose, written with so much clarity.
David Pears' description of Tractus reminded me of Sen's capability approach. For each Factual Proposition, there will be Factual Possibility. All possibilities are taken together to create Logical Space. Hence realization of possibility results in the creation of a fact
The debate between Warnock Popper and Strawson is mind-blowing. I feel Popper came out on top. Popper states the problem with the ordinary language philosophy movement was that they forgot that glasses or spectacles (analogy for language) are there to see the world, so we should not focus too much on cleaning and fixing the glass.
Fascinating book
David Pears' description of Tractus reminded me of Sen's capability approach. For each Factual Proposition, there will be Factual Possibility. All possibilities are taken together to create Logical Space. Hence realization of possibility results in the creation of a fact
The debate between Warnock Popper and Strawson is mind-blowing. I feel Popper came out on top. Popper states the problem with the ordinary language philosophy movement was that they forgot that glasses or spectacles (analogy for language) are there to see the world, so we should not focus too much on cleaning and fixing the glass.
Fascinating book
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