Description
About the Author
Tim Crane is Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and a Professorial Fellow of Peterhouse College. He is the author of Elements of Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind (OUP, 2001), and co-editor (with Katalin Farkas) of Metaphysics: A Guide and Anthology (OUP, 2004). He is the philosophy editor of the Times Literary Supplement, and the general editor of the Routledge Encylopedia of Philosophy. Crane is also a member (by election) of the Academia Europaea, on the editorial board of Mind and Language, and a member of the Analysis committee.
Reviews
The Objects of Thought is a rich book, full of ideas and arguments. Making room for non-existent objects is a complicated business, and Crane covers a lot of ground very clearly. So this is a great book for anyone who wishes to get a sophisticated overview of the debate about non-existent objects. Because I have only been able to discuss a very small part of this complicated issue, my suggestion is to go out and read the book. * Analysis *
Ambitious, ingenious, and lucid . . . Crane's excellent book . . . has all sorts of interesting and insightful things to say about metaphysics, language, and intentionality. There is a great deal to be learned about these things from The Objects of Thought, whether or not one ultimately agrees with the details of Crane's positive view. Crane also has a fluid clear style that makes his book a pleasure to read. So I recommend it very warmly, not merely to those interested in the nonexistent, but to all those interested in metaphysics and intentionality. * Anthony Everett, Mind *
His discussion throughout is both delightfully clear and eminently sensible--a quality that is rarer than it should be in view of much recent metaphysical extravagance in analytic philosophy . . . Tim's Crane's account is, all told, of considerable merit, and can be recommended to anyone concerned with the nature of the mind. * Peter Simons, The Times Literary Supplement *
ingenious, full of insight and wonderfully clearly written. * Niall Connolly, The Philosophical Quarterly *
elegant and original. * Pierre Jacob, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Crane offers a solid contribution to the debate on the problem of intentional inexistence . . . Highly recommended. * CHOICE *
a rich book, full of ideas and arguments . . . Crane covers a lot of ground very clearly. So this is a great book for anyone who wishes to get a sophisticated overview of the debate about non-existent objects. * Michelle Montague, Analysis *
I recommend it highly to those interested not only in the specific matters with which it deals, but also to philosophers of mind more generally. * Guy Longworth, Philosophy *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198748045
Author Tim Crane
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 142mm * 11mm