Persons And Passions: Essays In Honor Of Annette Baier - Hardcover

Joyce Jenkins; Jennifer Whiting; Christopher Williams

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0268032637 ISBN 13: 9780268032630

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 2005

Synopsis

The essays in this collection, written in honor of noted philosopher Annette Baier, reflect the influence of her work in the area of philosophical naturalism. Naturalism has ethical and epistemological implications that often run contrary to the rationalist tendencies of academic philosophy. These essays collectively examine the four main themes of Baier's naturalism: a general resistance to thinking of persons atomistically, the importance of trust between persons and the mutual dependence of persons, the positive role of emotions in human judgment, and the modes of self-correction available to persons so conceived. Many of the contributors to this volume take a historical approach, dealing particularly with Descartes and Hume. Others develop Baier's naturalistic themes for feminist philosophical purposes. All of these essays offer original, and sometimes polemical, insights into the history of philosophy. This collection will be welcomed by philosophers, ethicists, feminists, and political theorists.

About this title

About the Author:

Joyce Jenkins is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

Jennifer Whiting is Chancellor Jackman Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

Christopher Williams is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Nevada, Reno.

CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher Williams, Lisa Shapiro, William Beardsley, Amy Schmitter, Cecilia Wee, Saul Traiger, Lilli Alanen, Donald Ainslie, Janet Broughton, Alasdair MacIntyre, David Gauthier, Robert Shaver, Sergio Tenenbaum, Michele Moody-Adams, Karen Jones, and Jennifer Whiting

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0268032637
• ISBN 13: 9780268032630
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376