Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface by Patricia Williams vii Introduction by A.W.Moore xi PART ONE: Metaphysics and Epistemology CHAPTER ONE: Tertullian´s Paradox (1955) 3 CHAPTER TWO: Metaphysical Arguments (1957) 22 CHAPTER THREE: Pleasure and Belief (1959) 34 CHAPTER FOUR: Knowledge and Reasons (1972) 47 CHAPTER FIVE: Identity and Identities (1995) 57 PART TWO: Ethics CHAPTER SIX: The Primacy of Dispositions (1987) 67 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Structure of Hare´s Theory (1988) 76 CHAPTER EIGHT: Subjectivism and Toleration (1992) 86 CHAPTER NINE: The Actus Reus of Dr.Caligari (1994) 97 CHAPTER TEN: Values, Reasons, and the Theory of Persuasion (1996) 109 CHAPTER ELEVEN: Moral Responsibility and Political Freedom (1997) 119 CHAPTER TWELVE: Tolerating the Intolerable (1999) 126 CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Human Prejudice (unpublished) 135 PART THREE: The Scope and Limits of Philosophy CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Political Philosophy and the Analytical Tradition (1980) 155 CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Philosophy and the Understanding of Ignorance (1995) 169 CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline (2000) 180 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: What Might Philosophy Become? (unpublished) 200