Philosophical Essays

Antony Flew is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading in England. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Hume's Philosophy of Belief (Routledge).John Shosky is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at American University. He is the editor of Philosophy, Theology, and Justice: Essays on the Philosophy of Antony Flew.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Oxford Linguistic PhilosophyChapter 3 Philosophy and LanguageChapter 4 Theology and FalsificationChapter 5 Against IndoctrinationChapter 6 Locke and the Problem of Personal IdentityChapter 7 Private Images and Public LanguageChapter 8 What Impressions of Necessity?Chapter 9 Responding to Plato's ThrasymachusChapter 10 Communism: The Philosophical FoundationsChapter 11 Russell's Judgement on BolshevismChapter 12 Stephen Hawking and the Mind of GodChapter 13 AfterwordChapter 14 Index

In the opening essay, comissioned for this volume, Flew traces the lineage and significance of Oxford Linguistic Philosophy and in a concluding afterward, titled A Philosopher's Apology, Flew waxes autobiographical in his trademark style. This selection of essays conveys the power of Flew's writtings. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and practitioners.