Ramsey's Legacy

by Hallvard Lillehammer, D. H. Mellor

Overview

The Cambridge philosopher Frank Ramsey died tragically in 1930 at the age of 26, but had already established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century. Besides groundbreaking work in philosophy, particularly in logic, language, and metaphysics, he created modern decision theory and made substantial contributions to mathematics and economics. In these original essays, written to commemorate the centenary of Ramsey's birth, a distinguished international team of contributors offer fresh perspectives on his work and show its ongoing relevance to present-day concerns.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199279555
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/29/2005
Series:	Mind Association Occasional Series
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	9.43(w) x 6.38(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Cambridge University

Cambridge University (Emeritus)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Hallvard Lillehammer2. Ramsey's Principle Re-situated, Jerome Dokic & Pascal Engel3. Success Semantics, Simon Blackburn4. What is Squiggle? Ramsey on Wittgenstein's Theory of Judgement, Peter M. Sullivan5. Ramsey's Transcendental Argument, Michael Potter6. Ramsey's Legacies on Conditionals and Truth, Dorothy Edgington7. Ramsey on Universals, Fraser MacBride8. Empiricism and Ramsey's Account of Theories, Pierre Cruse9. Ramsey Sentences and Avoiding the Sui Generis, Frank Jackson10. What does Subjective Decision Theory Tell Us?, D. H. Mellor11. Three Conceptions of Intergenerational Justice, Partha Dasgupta