Max Black

An alternative title might have been “glimpses of one man’s way of doing philosophy.” Conscious of the near-absurdity of trying to look over one’s own shoulder, I offer these backward glances to encourage beginners and to entertain fellowpractitioners. I became permanently addicted to philosophical investigation as a young Cambridge mathematician, on the verge of a research career, well trained in the natural sciences and the humanities, but oblivious of the very existence of philosophy. I was extraordinarily fortunate to be able to attend the classes of G. E. Moore, at the height of his formidable powers; of Wittgenstein, recently returned...

A collection of fourteen original essays on a variety of philosophical topics by some of the most talented younger American philosophers, specially commissioned for this volume. Previous anthologies in this series have consisted of contributions by philosophers of established reputation. By choosing now to present to a wide public the work of young philosophers still on their way to "the top", the editor hopes to enable the common reader as well as the specialist to become acquainted with some of the best of the lively and penetrating work of philosophical investigation of a younger generation.--From publisher description.