John McDowell

John McDowell's contribution to philosophy has ranged across Greek philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics and ethics. This book provides an account of the main claims that McDowell advances in a number of different areas of philosophy.

An underlying theme of the book is whether McDowell's therapeutic approach to philosophy, which owes much to the later Wittgenstein, is consistent with the substance of McDowell's discussion of nature that uses the vocabulary of other philosophers including, centrally, Kant.

Acknowlegements Introduction 1. Wittgenstein on philosophy, normativity and understanding 2. Value judgements 3. Formal theories of meaning and theories of sense 4. Singular thought and the Cartesian picture of mind 5. Experience, knowledge and openness to the world 6. Mind and World and idealism Glossary Guide to further reading Bibliography Index