McDowell and His Critics [Hardcover]

• Contains newly commissioned papers by distinguished philosophers on McDowell’s work, along with substantial replies to each by McDowell himself.
  
• The contributors are philosophers with international reputations for their work in the areas in which they are contributing.
  
• Covers the whole of McDowell’s philosophy, including his contributions in ancient philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology.
  
• McDowell’s replies to the contributions in this volume contribute to the body of his work.

Introduction.

1 Austerity and Openness: R. M. Sainsbury(University of Texas at Austin and King’s College London).

Response to Sainsbury: John McDowell.

2 Reason and Language: Richard G. Heck, Jr. (Brown University and Arché).

Response to Heck: John McDowell.

3 Some Philosophical Integrations: Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University).

Response to Bilgrami: John McDowell.

4 Self-Knowledge and Inner Space: Cynthia Macdonald (University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Queen’s University Belfast).

Response to Macdonald: John McDowell.

5 Personal Identity, Ethical not Metaphysical: Carol Rovane (Columbia University).

Response to Rovane: John McDowell.

6 Acting in the Light of the Appearances: Jonathan Dancy (University of Reading and University of Texas at Austin).