Works by J. O. Urmson
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- (1 other version)Saints and heroes.J. O. Urmson -1958 - In Abraham Irving Melden,Essays in moral philosophy. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
- Philosophical Analysis: Its Development Between the Two World Wars.J. O. Urmson -1956 - Oxford,: Oxford University Press UK.Philosophical Analysis Its Development between the Two World Wars.
- Parenthetical verbs.J. O. Urmson -1952 -Mind 61 (244):480-496.
- Parenthetical Verbs.J. O. Urmson -1952 - [Basil Blackwell].No categories
- The interpretation of the philosophy of J. S. mill.J. O. Urmson -1953 -Philosophical Quarterly 3 (10):33.
- The Interpretation of the Moral Philosophy of J.S. Mill.J. O. Urmson -1953 - [Published for the Scots Philosophical Club by the University of St. Andrews].No categories
- (1 other version)Aristotle's Doctrine of the Mean.J. O. Urmson -1973 -American Philosophical Quarterly 10 (3):223 - 230.Aristotle's doctrine of the mean is not a counsel to perform mean or moderate actions. It states that excellence of character is a mean state with regard to the having and displaying of emotions. All emotions are morally neutral; character is shown by displaying emotions on the right occasions, Not too often or too rarely, Not too strongly or too weakly, For sufficient and only sufficient reasons, Etc. The difficulties for such a view presented by justice and such bad emotions (...) as envy are discussed. The conclusion is that basically aristotle's theory can resist critical scrutiny. (shrink)
- Aristotle's Doctrine of the Mean.J. O. Urmson -1973 - [Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh].No categories
- Other Minds1.J. L. Austin,G. J. Warnock &J. O. Urmson -1961 - In John Langshaw Austin,Philosophical Papers. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.Austin takes on the problem of other minds, of how to respond to the question ‘how do you know?’, if this question is raised with regard to the thoughts, feelings, sensations, minds of other creatures. This problem has traditionally been understood as the problem of justifying our belief in the existence of other minds. Austin argues that believing in other persons, in authority and testimony, is an essential part of the act of communicating, and as such is an irreducible part (...) of our experience. While we can state certain advantages of communicative performances, there is no justification for our doing them as such. (shrink)No categories
- On grading.J. O. Urmson -1950 -Mind 59 (234):145-169.No categories
- The Emotive Theory of Ethics.J. O. Urmson -1968 - London,: Routledge.Originally published in 1968, this book traces the development of the emotive theory of ethics from its outline by Ogden and Richards in The Meaning of Meaning to the elaborate presentation by Stevenson in Ethics and Language. Attention is paid to the positive features of the ethical theory whilst the author also shows how a more adequate view can be reached through critical reflection on it.
- Performative Utterances.J. O. Urmson -1977 - University of Minnesota.No categories
- A Defence of Intuitionism.J. O. Urmson -1975 -Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 75:111 - 119.J. O. Urmson; VIII*—A Defence of Intuitionism, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Volume 75, Issue 1, 1 June 1975, Pages 111–120, https://doi.org/10.1093/.
- Memory and imagination.J. O. Urmson -1971 -Mind 80 (1):70-92.
- Philosophical Analysis.J. O. Urmson -1958 -Philosophy 33 (124):67-70.No categories
- (1 other version)Philosophical analysis, its development between the two world wars.J. O. URMSON -1956 -Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 160:502-502.
- Criteria of Intensionality.J. O. Urmson &Jonathan Cohen -1968 -Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume 42 (1):107-142.
- Some Questions concerning Validity.J. O. Urmson -1953 -Revue Internationale de Philosophie 7 (3):217.
- Fiction.J. O. Urmson -1976 -American Philosophical Quarterly 13 (2):153 - 157.
- Vii.—Memory and imagination.J. O. Urmson -1967 -Mind 76 (301):83-91.
- VIII*—A Defence of Intuitionism.J. O. Urmson -1975 -Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 75 (1):111-120.J. O. Urmson; VIII*—A Defence of Intuitionism, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Volume 75, Issue 1, 1 June 1975, Pages 111–120, https://doi.org/10.1093/.
- Berkeley.J. O. Urmson -1982 - New York: Oxford University Press.
- Truth1.J. L. Austin,G. J. Warnock &J. O. Urmson -1961 - In John Langshaw Austin,Philosophical Papers. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.Deals with the question of whether there is a use of ‘is true’ that is the primary or generic name for that which at bottom we are always saying ‘is true’. Austin discusses the views that truth is primarily a property of beliefs and of true statements. He goes on to argue that the word ‘true’ denotes the validity of an intended correspondence between a representation and what it represents, and dismantles confusions about the meaning of the words that underlie (...) such a view, such as ‘fact that’ and ‘corresponds’. (shrink)No categories
- (1 other version)The Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy and Philosophers.Jonathan Ree &J. O. Urmson (eds.) -1960 - Boston: Routledge.On its first appearance in 1960, J.O. Urmson's _Concise encyclopedia of Western philosophy and philosophers_ established itself as a classic. Its contributors included many of the leading philosophers of the English-speaking world: Ryle, Hare, Strawson, Ayer, Dummett, Williams and many others. They wrote with an authority and individuality which made the _Encyclopedia_ into a lively and engaging introduction to philosophy as well as a convenient reference work. For this edition, supervised by Jonathan Rée, the original articles have been revised and (...) updated, and eighty articles by thirty one new authors have been added. The additions take account of recent developments in philosophy, of literary, historical and political issues in philosophy, and of developments in continental thought, including in Marxism, psychoanalysis, phenomenology, existentialism, structuralism, post-structuralism and deconstruction. There is a clear, integral cross-referencing system which allows the reader to identify points of overlap between philosophical traditions and their personalities at a glance. (shrink)
- Criteria of Intensionality.J. O. Urmson &Jonathan Cohen -1900 - S.N.
- Philosophical Papers.J. O. Urmson &G. J. Warnock (eds.) -1961 - Clarendon Press.The influence of J. L. Austin on contemporary philosophy was substantial during his lifetime, and has grown greatly since his death, at the height of his powers, in 1960. Philosophical Papers, first published in 1961, was the first of three volumes of Austin's work to be edited by J. O. Urmson and G. J. Warnock. Together with Sense and Sensibilia and How to do things with Words, it has extended Austin's influence far beyond the circle who knew him or read (...) the handful of papers he published in journals. (shrink)
- Russell on acquaintance with the past.J. O. Urmson -1969 -Philosophical Review 78 (4):510-515.
- (2 other versions)J. L. Austin.J. O. Urmson &G. J. Warnock -1961 -Mind 70 (278):256-257.
- Ensayos filosóficos.J. L. Austin,J. O. Urmson,G. J. Warnock &Alfonso García Suárez -1975No categories
- Palabras y acciones: como hacer cosas con palabras.J. L. Austin &J. O. Urmson -1971 - Paidós.No categories
- The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill.J. O. Urmson -1971 -Philosophical Quarterly 21 (85):373-374.No categories
- Austin, John Langshaw.J. O. Urmson -1967 - In Paul Edwards,The Encyclopedia of philosophy. New York,: Macmillan. pp. 1.
- The Development of Logical Empiricism.J. O. Urmson -1953 -Philosophical Quarterly 3 (10):88.
- The Concise Encyclopaedia of Western Philosophy and Philosophers.J. O. Urmson -1962 -Philosophy 37 (140):184-184.No categories
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy.Jonathan Rée &J. O. Urmson (eds.) -2004 - New York: Routledge.On its first appearance in 1960, the _Concise Encyclopedia_ _of Western Philosophy_ established itself as a classic; this third edition builds on its original strengths but brings it completely up to date. The _Concise Encyclopedia_ offers a lively, readable, comprehensive and authoritative treatment of Western philosophy as a whole, incorporating scintillating articles by many leading philosophical authors. It serves not only as a convenient reference work, but also as an engaging introduction to philosophy.
- Human agency: language, duty, and value: philosophical essays in honor of J.O. Urmson.J. O. Urmson,Jonathan Dancy,J. M. E. Moravcsik &C. C. W. Taylor (eds.) -1988 - Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press.The essays in this volume explore current work in central areas of philosophy, work unified by attention to salient questions of human action and human agency. They ask what it is for humans to act knowledgeably, to use language, to be friends, to act heroically, to be mortally fortunate, and to produce as well as to appreciate art. The volume is dedicated to J. O. Urmson, in recognition of his inspirational contributions to these areas. All the essays but one have (...) been specially written for this volume. (shrink)
- The Greek Philosophical Vocabulary.J. O. Urmson -1990 - Duckworth.J.O. Urmson's The Greek Philosophical Vocabulary contains some five hundred alphabetically arranged entries, each aiming to provide useful information on a particular word used by Greek philosophers. The book includes a wealth of quotations ranging from the fifth century BC to the sixth century AD.
- Aγαθόν and Eὐδαιμονία In the Ethics of Aristotle1.J. L. Austin,G. J. Warnock &J. O. Urmson -1961 - In John Langshaw Austin,Philosophical Papers. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.‘Agathon and Eudaimonia in the Ethics of Aristotle’ is a response to an article on the meaning of Agathon in the Ethics of Aristotle, published by H. A. Pritchard in 1935. In this paper, Pritchard argued that Aristotle regarded Agathon to mean ‘conducive to our happiness’ and, consequently, that he maintained that every deliberate action stems, ultimately, from the desire to become happy. Austin finds fault with this view: first, Agathon in Aristotle does not have a single meaning, and a (...) fortiori not the one Pritchard suggested; secondly, if one had to summarise the meaning of ‘being agathon’ in one phrase, then ‘being desired’ cannot fulfil this function, for there are other objects of desire besides τό άγαθόν. (shrink)No categories
- Philosophical Analysis: Its Development Between The Two World Wars.English Philosophy Since 1900.Walter Cerf,J. O. Urmson &G. J. Warnock -1959 -Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 20 (1):119.No categories
- A fallacy of aristotle's about ends.J. O. Urmson -1995 -Argumentation 9 (4):523-530.A distinction between ‘activities’ and ‘processes’ plays an important role in Aristotle's argument to establish that the good life is a life of activities, among which metaphysical contemplation is foremost. But, as a result of having failed to distinguish internal from external ends of action, Aristotle makes fallacious inferences from every activity's having an internal end in itself to its possessing features which may be legitimately inferred only from external ends, and from every process's having an internal end that is (...) its terminal point to its having the attainment of that terminal point as an external end. The resulting confusion explains a number of problematic elements in Aristotle's ethical theory. (shrink)
- Bertrand Russell Memorial Volume.J. O. Urmson &George W. Roberts -1980 -Philosophical Quarterly 30 (120):255.First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
- A natureza da ciência empírica segundo Berkeley.J. O. Urmson &Jaimir Conte -2012 -Criticanarede 1 ( 1).Tradução para o português do capítulo 5 do livro "Berkeley" (Oxford University Press, 1982), Cap. 5, p. 47-57. Republicado em The British Empiricists: Locke, Berkeley, Hume (Oxford University Press, 1992).
- Russell on Universals.J. O. Urmson -1986 -Royal Institute of Philosophy Lecture Series 20:245-258.It might seem that there are two separate questions about universals, the question of what they are and the question why we should believe that there are such things, and that the former question should be taken first; it might seem that until you know what they are it cannot be sensible to ask whether one should believe in them. How, for example, could one know whether it was sensible or even possible to believe in Father Christmas until one knew (...) who or what he was supposed to be? But appearances could be deceptive. In the case of universals the position is different. What happened was that philosophers found themselves faced with certain problems of which they were inclined to say: this problem is insoluble unless there are some entities which have certain characteristics, the characteristics which would enable the problem to be solved. The things which, if they existed, would solve their problems they called forms or universals. So universals are things which have whatever properties they need to have to solve certain problems. This being so, it is clearly sensible to approach the theory of universals from the problems which led to philosophers postulating their existence. (shrink)
- Are There A Priori Concepts?1.J. L. Austin,G. J. Warnock &J. O. Urmson -1961 - In John Langshaw Austin,Philosophical Papers. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.Austin discusses the existence, origin, and resemblance of concepts, primarily by discussing the meaning of ‘concept’ and ‘universal’. He argues that, although sometimes it may not be harmful to talk about concepts, we neither understand the meaning of ‘concept’, nor the meaning of ‘acquiring and possessing concepts’, nor a view of concept resemblance as non-sensuous acquaintance or awareness, challenging philosophers who couch their theories in such terms to illuminating them first.No categories
- Pretending1.J. L. Austin,G. J. Warnock &J. O. Urmson -1961 - In John Langshaw Austin,Philosophical Papers. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.Addresses Bedford’s attack on appeals to introspection in the identification of emotions, which lead him to raise the question of how to draw the line between genuine and pretended anger. Austin demonstrates, through a close examination of the speech acts of ‘pretending’ and ‘really being’, that none of the supposed conditional relations between these two notions actually holds. The essay further introduces Austin’s distinction between ‘pretending to do’ and ‘pretending to be’ and emphasises the complex and diverse forms speech acts (...) involving ‘pretending’ can take. (shrink)No categories
- The Line and the Cave in Plato's Republic.J. L. Austin,G. J. Warnock &J. O. Urmson -1961 - In John Langshaw Austin,Philosophical Papers. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.A reconstruction based on previously unpublished notes, of Austin’s views of the Line and Cave allegories in Plato’s Republic. In these drafts, Austin discusses the prominent issues that arise in the context of Plato’s Line allegory, e.g. the questions of division and continuity, and shows how the different stages in the Cave allegory correspond to individual sections of the Line.No categories
- A History of Philosophy. Volume VIII: Bentham to Russell.J. O. Urmson &Frederick Copleston -1967 -Philosophical Quarterly 17 (69):360.
- XIII.—Recognition.J. O. Urmson -1956 -Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 56 (1):259-280.
- Mill's Utilitarianism: Critical Essays.Elizabeth S. Anderson,F. R. Berger,David O. Brink,D. G. Brown,Amy Gutmann,Peter Railton,J. O. Urmson &Henry R. West (eds.) -1997 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism continues to serve as a rich source of moral and theoretical insight. This collection of articles by top scholars offers fresh interpretations of Mill's ideas about happiness, moral obligation, justice, and rights. Applying contemporary philosophical insights, the articles challenge the conventional readings of Mill, and, in the process, contribute to a deeper understanding of utilitarian theory as well as the complexity of moral life.Export citation
Bookmark - The Nicomachean ethics. Aristotle,J. O. Urmson &J. L. Ackrill -1980 - New York: Oxford University Press. Edited by W. D. Ross & J. O. Urmson.Of Aristotleas works, few have had as lasting an influence on subsequent Western thought as "The Nicomachean Ethics," In it, he argues that happiness consists in aactivity of the soul in accordance with virtue, a defining avirtuea as both moral (courage, generosity, and justice) and intellectual (knowledge, wisdom, and insight). Aristotle also discusses the nature of practical reasoning, the different forms of friendship, and the relationship between individual virtue and the state. Featuring a lucid translation, a new introduction, updated suggestions (...) for further reading, and a chronology of Aristotleas life and works, this is the authoritative edition of a seminal intellectual masterpiece. (shrink)
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