Minds, Ethics, and Conditionals Themes from

An illustrious line-up of seventeen philosophers from the USA, the UK, and Australia present new essays on themes from the work of Frank Jackson, which bridges mind, language, logic, metaphysics, and ethics. Central to Jackson's work is an approach to metaphysical issues built on the twin foundations of supervenience and conceptual analysis. In the first part of the book six essays examine this approach and its application to philosophy of mind and philosophy of color. The second part focuses on Jackson's highly influential work on phenomenal consciousness. The third part is devoted to Jackson's work in ethics, both normative ethics and metaethics. The last three papers discuss Jackson's ground-breaking work on conditionals. The final section of the book comprises a substantial essay by Jackson in reply to his critics: this offers some of the clearest expressions of the ideas which Jackson has brought to the fore in philosophy.

Ian Ravenscroft is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Flinders University, Australia

Introduction: Themes and Criticisms	p. 1
Metaphysics and Conceptual Analysis	p. 21
Analysis, Description, and the A Priori?	p. 23
Physicalism, Conceptual Analysis, and Acts of Faith	p. 43
Serious Metaphysics: Frank Jackson's Defense of Conceptual Analysis	p. 61
Jackson's Classical Model of Meaning	p. 85
The Semantic Foundations of Metaphysics	p. 111
The Folk Theory of Colours and the Causes of Colours Experience	p. 141
The Knowledge Argument	p. 161
Consciousness and the Frustrations of Physicalism	p. 163
Jackson's Change of Mind: Representationalism, a Priorism and the Knowledge Argument	p. 189
Ethics	p. 219
Analytical Moral Functionalism Meets Moral Twin Earth	p. 221
Consequentialism and the Nearest and Dearest Objection	p. 237
The 'Actual' in Actualism	p. 267
Conditionals and the Purposes of Arguing	p. 281
Conditionals, Truth, and Assertion	p. 283
Conditionals: A Debate with Jackson	p. 311
Two Purposes of Arguing and Two Epistemic: Projects	p. 337
Replying to My Critics	p. 385
Replies to My Critics	p. 387
Index	p. 475
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