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Ramsey's Legacy
Hallvard Lillehammer and D. H. Mellor
196 pages
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2 line drawings, numerous mathematical examples
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234x156mm
978-0-19-927955-5
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Hardback
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28 July 2005
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- New perspectives on the work of a twentieth-century genius
- Highly eminent contributors pay tribute to Ramsey's achievements
- Fresh light on his relationships with Wittgenstein, Russell, and Keynes
The Cambridge philosopher Frank Ramsey (1903-1930) died tragically young, but had already established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century. Besides groundbreaking work in philosophy, particularly in logic, language, and metaphysics, he created modern decision theory and made substantial contributions to mathematics and economics. In these original essays, written to commemorate the centenary of Ramsey's birth, a distinguished international team of contributors offer fresh perspectives on his work and show how relevant it is to present-day concerns.
Each of the ten essays addresses fundamental and
contentious issues, including success semantics, propositions, infinity, conditionals, conceptual analysis, decision theory, and intergenerational justice. They also shed light on the intellectual context in which Ramsey developed his thought, including his relationship with such leading thinkers as John Maynard Keynes, Bertrand Russell, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. The volume will be indispensable reading for anyone interested in the recent history of philosophy and economics, as well as for practitioners and students of logic, metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, decision theory, and welfare economics.Readership: Scholars and students of philosophy, particularly in logic,
mind, and metaphysics; philosophers of mathematics and economics.
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Hallvard Lillehammer, University of Cambridge, and D. H. Mellor, University of Cambridge Contributors:
Hallvard Lillehammer
Jerome Dokic & Pascal Engel
Simon Blackburn
Peter M. Sullivan
Michael Potter
Dorothy Edgington
Fraser MacBride
Pierre Cruse
Frank Jackson
D. H. Mellor
Partha Dasgupta
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"Each of the papers is an important contribution to its field." - Jim Mackenzie, Zentralblatt
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1: Hallvard Lillehammer: Introduction
2: Jerome Dokic & Pascal Engel: Ramsey's Principle Re-situated
3: Simon Blackburn: Success Semantics
4: Peter M. Sullivan: What is Squiggle? Ramsey on Wittgenstein's Theory of Judgement
5: Michael Potter: Ramsey's Transcendental Argument
6: Dorothy Edgington: Ramsey's Legacies on Conditionals and Truth
7: Fraser MacBride: Ramsey on Universals
8: Pierre Cruse: Empiricism and Ramsey's Account of Theories
9: Frank Jackson: Ramsey Sentences and Avoiding the Sui Generis
10: D. H. Mellor: What does Subjective Decision Theory Tell Us?
11: Partha Dasgupta: Three Conceptions of Intergenerational Justice
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