Analytic Philosophy

Featuring updates and the inclusion of nine new chapters, Analytic Philosophy: An Anthology, 2nd Edition offers a comprehensive and authoritative collection of the most influential readings in analytic philosophy written over the past hundred years.

This edition features broad coverage of analytic philosophy, including topics such as ethics, methodology, and freedom and personal identity. It focuses on classic or seminal articles that were especially influential or significant.

New articles in this edition include “Proof of an External World” by G. E. Moore, “Criteria, Defeasibility, and Knowledge” by John McDowell, “Sensations and Brain Processes” by J. J. C. Smart, selections from Sense and Sensibilia by J. L. Austin, “Other Bodies” by Tyler Burge, “Individualism and Supervenience” by Jerry Fodor, “Responsibility and Avoidability” by Roderick Chisholm, “Alternative Possibilities and Moral Responsibility” by Harry Frankfurt, and “Personal Identity” by Derek Parfit.

This anthology offers diverse approaches to analytic philosophy by including readings from prominent philosophers such as Austin, Wittgenstein, Quine, and Davidson.